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"Coastline" is a noun which is often translated as "la costa", and "shore" is a noun which is also often translated as "la costa". Learn more about the difference between "coastline" and "shore" below.
coastline(
kost
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layn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (geography)
b. el litoral (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).
The islands and coastline of Maine are marked by prehistoric glacial activity.Las islas y el litoral de Maine tienen evidencias de actividad glacial prehistórica.
shore(
shor
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (geography)
a. la costa (F) (of the sea)
(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).
The ship was still far from the shore.El buque aún estaba lejos de la costa.
shores
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
3. (literary) (country)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. las tierras (F)
(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).
He sailed away from these shores, and never returned.Se fue de estas tierras para jamás regresar.
b. las costas (F)
(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).
The Mayflower arrived on American shores in 1620.El Mayflower arribó a costas americanas en 1620
