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"Camping" is a form of "camping", a noun which is often translated as "camping". "Campamento" is a noun which is often translated as "camp". Learn more about the difference between "campamento" and "camping" below.
el campamento(
kahm
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pah
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mehn
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toh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (general)
a. camp
Montamos el campamento en las estribaciones de la montaña.We made camp in the foothills of the mountain.
b. encampment
La tropas enemigas tienen su campamento tres kilómetros afuera de la ciudad.The enemy troops have their encampment three kilometers outside of the city.
el camping(
kahm
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peen
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (activity)
a. camping
Todos los veranos, voy con mi familia de camping junto al lago.Every summer, my family and I go camping by the lake.
a. campground (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States
Vayamos a un camping que tenga ducha, parrilla y electricidad.Let's go to a campground that has showers, a grill, and electricity.
b. campsite
Está prohibido dormir en tiendas de campaña montadas fuera del camping.Sleeping in a tent outside the campsite is not allowed.
