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"Backpacker" is a noun which is often translated as "el mochilero", and "hitchhiker" is a noun which is often translated as "el/la autoestopista". Learn more about the difference between "backpacker" and "hitchhiker" below.
backpacker(
bahk
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pah
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kuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el mochilero (M), la mochilera (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Traveling around Australia, we met lots of backpackers like us.Viajando por Australia conocimos a montones de mochileros, como nosotros.
hitchhiker(
hihch
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hay
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kuhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el autoestopista (M), la autoestopista (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It isn't a good idea to pick up hitchhikers if you're on your own in the car.No es una buena idea recoger a autoestopistas si vas solo en el carro.
b. el autostopista (M), la autostopista (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Hitchhikers were a regular feature on this road back in the seventies.En los años setenta los autostopistas eran moneda corriente en esta carretera.
