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"Bathing suit" is a noun which is often translated as "el traje de baño", and "swimming trunks" is a noun which is also often translated as "el traje de baño". Learn more about the difference between "bathing suit" and "swimming trunks" below.
bathing suit(
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thihng
sut
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (swimsuit)
a. el traje de baño (M)
(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).
Put on your bathing suit and get in the pool.Ponte el traje de baño y métete a la piscina.
b. el bañador (M) (Spain)
(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).
Regionalism used in Spain
I bought a new bathing suit for my trip to Cancun.Compré un nuevo bañador para mi viaje a Cancún.
c. la malla (F) (Argentina)
(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).
Regionalism used in Argentina
I swim faster in a one-piece bathing suit.Nado más rápido con una malla de una sola pieza.
swimming trunks(
swihm
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ihng
truhngks
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (clothing)
a. el traje de baño (M)
(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).
Rodrigo called you. He's at the beach and forgot his swimming trunks.Rodrigo te llamó. Está en la playa y se le olvidó su traje de baño.
b. el bañador (M) (Spain)
(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).
Regionalism used in Spain
Which swimming trunks are you wearing to the pool party?¿Cuál bañador vas a llevar puesto a la fiesta en la piscina?
