No. 12,292 in Spanish
lectivo
Pertaining to school days or periods when classes are held.
In a sentence
El calendario escolar tiene 200 días lectivos.
The school calendar has 200 school days.
In this sentence, 'lectivos' is used to describe the days allocated for teaching or classes to occur, distinguishing them from non-teaching days such as weekends or holidays.
Hoy es un día no lectivo debido a la festividad regional.
Today is a non-school day due to the regional holiday.
Here, 'lectivo' is again used to specify a day dedicated to learning or teaching, but in a negative context to indicate its absence.
Los profesores planifican actividades especiales para los últimos días lectivos antes de las vacaciones.
Teachers plan special activities for the last school days before the holidays.
This depicts 'lectivos' as modifying the final days of a term that are still designated for academic purposes.
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