No. 6,571 in Spanish
cardinals
"Cardinals" in Spanish refers to fundamental numbers used for counting (e.g., one, two, three).
In a sentence
Los cardenales cantan hermosas canciones al amanecer.
The cardinals sing beautiful songs at dawn.
In this sentence, 'cardinals' refers to the birds known for their red plumage.
Los cardenales de la iglesia tienen un papel importante en el cónclave.
The cardinals of the church have an important role in the conclave.
Here, 'cardinals' refers to the high-ranking officials in the Catholic Church hierarchy.
Los números cardinales y los ordinales son conceptos básicos de matemáticas.
Cardinal and ordinal numbers are basic concepts of mathematics.
In this context, 'cardinals' refers to numbers that represent quantity as opposed to order.
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