conjunction

conjunción

Palabra como «and» o «but» que une palabras o partes de una oración.

En inglés sencillo: A word such as “and” or “but” that connects words or parts of a sentence.

• “And” is a conjunction.
• Use a conjunction to join these sentences.
• We learned about conjunctions in our English lesson.

Sinónimos: joining word, connective

Expresiones frecuentes: coordinating conjunction, subordinating conjunction, use a conjunction, common conjunction

conjunción

Posición en la que dos cuerpos del sistema solar parecen alineados vistos desde la Tierra.

En inglés sencillo: A position where two objects in the solar system appear aligned when viewed from Earth.

• The planets are in conjunction.
• We observed a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.
• Another planetary conjunction will occur next month.

Cómo se usa: conjunction of A and B (We watched the conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.); in conjunction with something (Venus will be in conjunction with the Sun.)

Sinónimos: alignment

Expresiones frecuentes: planetary conjunction, conjunction of planets, in conjunction