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"Cross-country" is an adjective which is often translated as "a campo traviesa", and "jogger" is a noun which is often translated as "el corredor de footing". Learn more about the difference between "cross-country" and "jogger" below.
cross-country(
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kuhn
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tri
)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.
jogger(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sports)
a. el corredor de footing (M), la corredora de footing (F)
(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).
(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 crossed paths with a few joggers in the woods.Nos cruzamos con algunos corredores de footing en el bosque.
b. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
My friends who are joggers advised me to only jog at night.Mis amigos que salen siempre a trotar me aconsejaron que trote de noche.
There is a trail next to the park that a lot of joggers and bikers use.Hay un sendero junto al parque que usan muchas personas que hacen footing o andan en bicicleta.
joggers
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
2. (clothing)
a. joggers
Don't you think those joggers are a little casual to wear to work? - Nah, I work at a start-up.¿No te parece que esos joggers son demasiado informales para el trabajo? - Ni modo, trabajo para un start-up.
