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"Cuesta" is a form of "cuesta", a noun which is often translated as "slope". "Acantilado" is a noun which is often translated as "cliff". Learn more about the difference between "cuesta" and "acantilado" below.
la cuesta(
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. slope
Llegarás a una cuesta muy empinada, al final de la cual se acaba el camino.You'll arrive at a very steep slope, at the end of which the path ends.
b. hill
La iglesia está arriba de la cuesta.The church is at the top of the hill.
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el acantilado, acantilado(
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kahn
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tee
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lah
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doh
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. cliff
Me detuve a ver el mar desde el acantilado.I stopped to watch the sea from the cliff.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. steep
La costa Na Pali en Hawái es muy acantilada, y solo se puede llegar hasta allí en lancha.The Na Pali coast in Hawaii is very steep, and it can only be reached by boat.
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