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Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Friday April 24, 2009
publicidad, noun:
advertising; publicity
La publicidad is another of those economical Spanish words which wrap up two English concepts in one. On the one hand it refers to advertising, when it’s often used with the verb hacer.
Se hace buena publicidad en España.
Advertising in Spain is very good.
una agencia de publicidad
an advertising agency
On the other hand it also refers to publicity, when it’s often used with the verb dar, and that phrase translates either as to give publicity to, or to publicize.
Los militantes tratan de dar publicidad a su causa.
The militants are trying to publicize their cause.
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