No. 2,294 in Spanish
presunta
Presumed or alleged.
In a sentence
La policía está investigando la presunta participación del sospechoso en el robo.
The police are investigating the alleged involvement of the suspect in the theft.
In this sentence, 'presunta' is used to express doubt or lack of confirmation regarding the suspect's participation, emphasizing that it is not confirmed.
La presunta solución al problema no funcionó como se esperaba.
The alleged solution to the problem did not work as expected.
Here, 'presunta' describes the unverified or proposed nature of the solution prior to its validation.
Según los informes, se trata de una presunta obra maestra del artista.
According to reports, it is allegedly a masterpiece of the artist.
In this example, 'presunta' suggests that the claim of the artwork being a masterpiece is based on opinion or preliminary information, not an established fact.
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