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abortion in Spanish

abortion in Spanish is aborto, abortamiento, aborto inducido — abortion means the deliberate ending of a pregnancy before the foetus can survive on its own.

abortion in Spanish

aborto
noun
abortamiento
noun
aborto
noun
An induced abortion.
aborto inducido
noun
An induced abortion.
abortamiento
noun
An induced abortion.
aborto
noun
(figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. [from 16th c.]
engendro
noun
(figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. [from 16th c.]

What does "abortion" mean?

  1. noun The deliberate ending of a pregnancy before the foetus can survive on its own.
    "She travelled to another city to have an abortion."
  2. noun A pregnancy that ends naturally and too early to produce a surviving baby; a miscarriage.
    "The farmer lost several ewes to abortion during the cold spring."
  3. noun The failure or collapse of a plan, project, or process partway through.
    "The sudden abortion of the rocket launch disappointed the waiting crowd."
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abortion in a sentence

  • She travelled to another city to have an abortion.
  • The clinic offers counselling before and after an abortion.
  • The farmer lost several ewes to abortion during the cold spring.
  • Disease can cause abortion in cattle, so the vet tested the herd.

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What is "abortion" in Spanish?
"abortion" in Spanish is aborto, abortamiento, aborto inducido. abortion means: The deliberate ending of a pregnancy before the foetus can survive on its own.
How do you use "abortion" in a sentence?
Example: "She travelled to another city to have an abortion." In Spanish, "abortion" is aborto, abortamiento, aborto inducido.
Are there other ways to say "abortion" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 4 translations listed for "abortion": aborto, abortamiento, aborto inducido, engendro.
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