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How to Say "enlargement" in Spanish

The Spanish word forenlargementis aumentoA2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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nounA2
making something physically bigger
A vibrant green seedling dramatically growing taller and thicker out of brown soil, illustrating general growth and increase.

Examples

Hubo un gran aumento en la población de la ciudad este año.

There was a large increase in the city's population this year.

El aumento del nivel del mar es un problema global.

The rise in sea level is a global problem.

Necesitamos un aumento de la seguridad en la zona.

We need an increase in security in the area.

Always Masculine

Even though it ends in 'o', which is typical for masculine nouns, remember to always use the masculine article 'el' (el aumento).

Using the wrong article

Mistake:La aumento de precios.

Correction: El aumento de precios. (Remember to use 'el' because 'aumento' is masculine.)

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