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How do you say "university professor" in Spanish?
profesor universitario
In Spanish, "university professor" is profesor universitario.
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Pronunciation
pro-feh-SOR oo-nee-ver-see-TAH-ree-oh. Five syllables in the second word, stress on the third.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun phrase. Can also be written as profesor de universidad or catedrático for higher rank.
Example sentence
El profesor universitario escribe libros.
The university professor writes books.
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How to remember profesor universitario
Universidad is university, profesor is professor. The phrase describes someone teaching at the higher level.
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Questions about profesor universitario
How do you say "university professor" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "university professor" is profesor universitario. It is a noun.
How is profesor universitario written in Spanish?
profesor universitario is written using the standard Spanish script.
How is profesor universitario used in a sentence?
Use profesor universitario as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: El profesor universitario escribe libros. (The university professor writes books.).
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"University professor" in other languages
- Japanese 大学教授 (daigakukyōju)
- Korean 대학 교수 (daehak gyosu)
- Chinese 大学教授 (dà xué jiào shòu)
- Spanish (Latin America) profesor universitario
- French le professeur d'université
- German der Universitätsprofessor
- Italian il professore universitario
- Russian преподаватель (prepodavatelʹ)
- Greek ο καθηγητής πανεπιστημίου (o kathiyitis panepistimiu)
- Arabic دكتور جامعة (duktoor gaemAa)
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