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Topic: Spanish

"El director"

Translation:The director

5 years ago

5 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/LetitiaMary
LetitiaMary
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In English the post of a principal in a school is called a headteacher as this could be either a man or a woman. How would one term a female head teacher in Spanish?

5 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/rspreng
rspreng
  • 24

la directora But not all titles/occupations have two genders like this one does. Many you 'just gotta learn.'

5 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/Kathallia
Kathallia
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'head teacher' always confused me. We had several head teachers and a principal in my school, but when I read British novels, the principal was so often referred to as 'headteacher'. English! Ay!

5 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/kcmurphy
kcmurphyPlus
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In my region and variety of English there is no ¨head teacher.¨ There is ¨principal,¨ ¨vice principal,¨ ¨teacher,¨ but no ¨head teacher.¨

5 years ago
https://www.duolingo.com/qlu
qlu
  • 8

I just had a set in which 7 of the 10 questions revolved around 'el director'! Duolingo really has to work on its algorithm...

5 years ago
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