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"Cycled" is a form of "cycle", a noun which is often translated as "el ciclo". "Downhill" is an adverb which is often translated as "cuesta abajo". Learn more about the difference between "downhill" and "cycled" below.
downhill(
daun
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hihl
)An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).
1. (downwards)
a. cuesta abajo
Water flowed downhill from the mountains into the valley.El agua fluía cuesta abajo de las montañas al valle.
2. (badly)
a. de mal en peor
Since we lost our funding, everything has gone downhill.Desde que perdimos nuestro financiamento, todo ha ido de mal en peor.
b. en declive
Because of the expensive lawsuit, our company went downhill, and we filed for bankruptcy.Por el costoso juicio, nuestra empresa fue en declive, y nos declaramos en quiebra.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. de descenso
Juan won the gold medal in downhill skiing.Juan ganó la medalla de oro en el esquí de descenso.
b. en pendiente
A downhill trail for bikes is being built in the woods in our town.Están construyendo una pista en pendiente para bicicletas en el bosque de nuestra ciudad.
cycle(
say
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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.
