Discuss a body of laws. Use the examples to see how it applies.
The idea
La legislación is feminine; its plural is las legislaciones. Use una legislación for a particular body of laws.
Examples
- La legislación protege los humedales.Legislation protects wetlands.
- La legislación laboral cambió en enero.Labour legislation changed in January.
- El informe compara dos legislaciones nacionales.The report compares two national bodies of legislation.
- La empresa debe cumplir la legislación vigente.The company must comply with current legislation.
- Estudiamos la legislación sobre vivienda.We study housing legislation.
- La nueva legislación afecta al transporte público.The new legislation affects public transport.
Read-aloud uses a synthetic Spanish voice available on your device. Voice quality and availability vary; it does not assess your pronunciation.
No Spanish device voice is available. You can still read the text.
Watch out
A body of legislation can contain many laws; it is not necessarily a single law.
Try it yourself
Choose: ___ legislación ambiental exige controles. (La / El)
Show answer or example answer
La
La agrees with the feminine noun.
Choose: El estudio compara varias ___. (legislaciones / legislación)
Show answer or example answer
legislaciones
legislaciones follows a plural quantity.
Choose: La organización cumple la ___ vigente. (legislación / opinión)
Show answer or example answer
legislación
legislación names the applicable body of laws.
Practice round
Answer questions, then rebuild Spanish sentences where available. We keep your score.
Choose: ___ legislación ambiental exige controles. (La / El)
Choose: El estudio compara varias ___. (legislaciones / legislación)
Choose: La organización cumple la ___ vigente. (legislación / opinión)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Keep your progress
Sign up for free to save your practice results in your account.
Sign up to saveI already have an accountUse it today
Describe legislation affecting housing. Use a professional context in your answer.