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No. 5,355 in Spanish

machista

"Machista" refers to a person who exhibits sexist attitudes or behaviors, promoting male dominance and superiority.

In a sentence

  • Juan tiene una actitud machista hacia todo.

    Juan has a machismo attitude towards everything.

    Here, 'machista' is used as an adjective describing Juan's attitude, implying he thinks in a way that enforces traditional male privilege.

  • Ser machista no es aceptable en la sociedad moderna.

    Being chauvinistic is not acceptable in modern society.

    In this case, 'machista' acts as a descriptive noun, encapsulating the character trait of adhering to sexist attitudes.

  • La película critica los valores machistas de la época.

    The movie criticizes the chauvinistic values of the time.

    Here, 'machistas' functions as an attributive adjective detailing the 'values' being critiqued.

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