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"Asistente de vuelo" is a noun which is often translated as "flight attendant", and "azafata" is a noun which is also often translated as "flight attendant". Learn more about the difference between "asistente de vuelo" and "azafata" below.
el asistente de vuelo, la asistente de vuelo(
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)This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
1. (profession)
a. flight attendant
Gloria trabaja de asistente de vuelo en una línea aérea estadounidense.Gloria works as a flight attendant for an American airline.
b. steward (masculine)
El asistente de vuelo me ofreció artículos libres de impuestos.The steward offered me some duty-free goods.
c. stewardess (feminine)
Si pulsas ese botón, viene la asistente de vuelo.If you press that button, the stewardess will come.
d. air hostess (feminine) (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¿Qué hay que hacer para ser asistente de vuelo?What do you need to do to be an air hostess?
la azafata(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (aviation)
a. flight attendant
¿Le puedes pedir a la azafata que traiga una manta por favor?Can you ask the flight attendant to bring a blanket please?
b. air hostess (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
La azafata me trajo una taza de café.The air hostess brought me a cup of coffee.
c. stewardess (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
La azafata me indicó dónde sentarme.The stewardess told me where to sit.
a. hostess
La azafata me entregó mi gafete y materiales para la conferencia.The hostess gave me my name tag and conference materials.
