No. 6,995 in Spanish
efectivos
"Efecivos" can mean "cash" (money in physical form) or "troops/personnel" depending on context.
In a sentence
Los bomberos fueron muy efectivos en apagar el incendio.
The firefighters were very effective in extinguishing the fire.
The word 'efectivos' is used as an adjective here, meaning 'effective', to describe the performance of the firefighters in their task.
Necesitamos reunir todos los efectivos policiales disponibles para esta operación.
We need to gather all the available police forces for this operation.
In this sentence, 'efectivos' refers to personnel or forces, in this case, police officers available for the operation.
Por favor, paga el importe en efectivos, no con tarjeta de crédito.
Please pay the amount in cash, not with a credit card.
Here, 'efectivos' is used in its plural form to mean 'cash', referring to physical money instead of electronic transactions.
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