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"Cycled" is a form of "cycle", a noun which is often translated as "el ciclo". "Cross-country" is an adjective which is often translated as "a campo traviesa". Learn more about the difference between "cross-country" and "cycled" below.
cross-country(
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kuhn
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. a campo traviesa 
Highway 5 is a cross-country route that extends from Mexico to Canada.La carretera 5 es una ruta a campo traviesa que se extiende desde México hasta Canadá.
b. campo a través 
It's a cross-country drive of over 400 miles to Dresden.Es un viaje en auto de más de 400 millas campo a través hasta Dresden.
a. de extremo a extremo del país 
We're going to do a cross-country trip through Australia next year.El año que viene vamos a hacer un viaje de extremo a extremo del país de Australia.
3. (skiing)
a. de fondo 
We did a lot of cross-country skiing the year we lived in Norway.Hicimos mucho esquí de fondo el año que vivimos en Noruega.
b. a campo traviesa 
My uncle enjoys cross-country skiing.Mi tío disfruta del esquí a campo traviesa.
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
a. a campo traviesa 
We walked cross-country rather than on main roads.Caminamos a campo traviesa y no en las carreteras principales.
b. campo a través 
How did you go to the old mill? Did you go along the path? - No, we went cross-country.¿Cómo llegaron al viejo molino? ¿Fueron por el sendero? - No, fuimos campo a través.
a. a través del país 
Fernando drives a truck cross-country starting in Cádiz and ending in Barcelona.Fernando está yendo en camión a través del país desde Cádiz hasta Barcelona.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
6. (sports)
a. el campo traviesa (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).
He went to college on a cross-country scholarship.Fue a la universidad con una beca de campo traviesa.
b. el campo a través (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).
Alexandra ran cross-country in high school.Alexandra corría campo a través en la escuela preparatoria.
a. la carrera a campo traviesa (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).
I'm competing in a cross-country this weekend.Este fin de semana participo en una carrera a campo traviesa.
b. la carrera campo a través (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).
Collins came first in the cross-country.Collins llegó en primer lugar en la carrera campo a través.
cycle(
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kuhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sequence)
2. (bicycle)
3. (motorcycle)
a. el programa (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).
Add detergent, set the cycle, and close the lid.Pon detergente, elige el programa y cierra la puerta.
5. (group)
a. el ciclo (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 festival will feature a cycle of contemporary Italian movies.En el festival habrá un ciclo de películas italianas contemporáneas.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. ir en bicicleta 
I don't cycle to work because I sweat a lot.No voy en bicicleta al trabajo porque transpiro mucho.