This is the 3184th most frequent Spanish word.
adopción
The act of legally taking another's child as one's own or accepting something formally.
Here, 'adopción' refers to the process of legally taking another's child into one's family and raising them as one's own.
Tomaron la decisión de proceder con la adopción de un niño.
They made the decision to proceed with the adoption of a child.
In this context, 'adopción' means taking on or assuming a certain position or approach towards an issue.
La adopción de una postura firme ayudó a resolver el conflicto.
The adoption of a firm stance helped resolve the conflict.
In this sentence, 'adopción' is used to mean the act of starting to use or implement something new, such as technologies or practices.