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"Countryside" is a noun which is often translated as "el campo", and "scenery" is a noun which is often translated as "el paisaje". Learn more about the difference between "countryside" and "scenery" below.
countryside(
kuhn
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tri
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sayd
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (rural area)
b. la campiña (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).
We stood on the hilltop to take in the beauty of the countryside.Nos paramos en la cima de la colina para apreciar la belleza de la campiña.
scenery(
si
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nuh
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ri
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (landscape)
a. el paisaje (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).
Let's drive to the mountains this fall; I've heard that the scenery is breathtaking.Démonos un paseo por las montañas este otoño; me han dicho que el paisaje es impresionante.
2. (theater)
a. el decorado (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).
We need to change the scenery for this season's play.Hay que cambiar el decorado para la obra de esta temporada.
