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Why is it not 'at 12' instead of 'at noon'? What Spanish word differentiates noon and midnight?
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"Twelve" should be accepted. Noon = mediodía. Midnight = medianoche.
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Yes, and DL should correct. ' "At 12" (a las doce) should not translate to "mediodia" or "medianoche.
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sguthrie1: Following your reasoning, 'noon' should also be unacceptable.
However, since 'noon' is accepted, midday and/or midnight should also be valid.
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No. Not at all.
By my reasoning, "Noon = mediodía. Midnight = medianoche." (As MarcyBrown said, and with whom I agree.)
"A las doce" = "at 12."
And DL should correct its translation. and should not translate "doce" as "noon" or 'midnight."
Part of the problem for DL is that the sentence does not say whether it is "doce de la manana/tarde" or "doce de la noche.
(Note that, generally, "noon" is 12 pm. (doce de la tarde)). https://www.timeanddate.com/time/am-and-pm.html
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la familia is singular, just like in English. The plural is las familias/families
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would a native speaker chime in and please tell me if changing the ending to 'todas las noches' changes the meaning to midnight? ¡Gracias!
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The family eats= they eat...not “it eats.” Doesn’t see right. Should be comen. But then “ they” would be ellos. So maybe it is right in an awkward way.
really? 12 isn't accepted? Where I come from it means the same as noon and is also more often used in conversation
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Midday is NOT wrong.....
from GDO ....
midday noun mediodía masculine; at/before midday al/antes del mediodía; (before noun) the midday sun el sol del mediodía
noon noun mediodía masculine; at noon a mediodía; until noon hasta (el) mediodía
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"Midday is not wrong.
From GDO...............
midday noun mediodía masculine; at/before midday al/antes del mediodía; (before noun) the midday sun el sol del mediodía
noon noun mediodía masculine; at noon a mediodía; until noon hasta (el) mediodía
