No. 9,779 in Spanish
autónomo
Independent or self-employed.
In a sentence
El ingeniero trabaja como autónomo ofreciendo servicios de consultoría.
The engineer works as a freelancer providing consultancy services.
Here, 'autónomo' is used as a noun to refer to a person who works independently, typically self-employed or freelance.
El sistema político de la región es bastante autónomo en sus decisiones.
The political system of the region is quite autonomous in its decisions.
In this case, 'autónomo' is used as an adjective to describe the political system's capacity to govern itself independently.
Los robots de última generación son completamente autónomos en su funcionamiento.
The latest generation of robots are completely autonomous in their functioning.
Here, 'autónomo' is as an adjective to describe robots that operate independently without external control.
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