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"El cerro" is a form of "cerro", a noun which is often translated as "hill". "El bosque" is a form of "bosque", a noun which is often translated as "forest". Learn more about the difference between "el cerro" and "el bosque" below.
el cerro(
seh
-
rroh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. hill
Subamos al cerro para ver las estrellas.Let's go up the hill to look at the stars.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(pile) (Andes)
a. mountain
Tengo un cerro de ropa para lavar.I have a mountain of laundry to do.
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el bosque(
bohs
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keh
)
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. forest
Escuché que un hombre lobo vive en este bosque.I heard a werewolf lives in this forest.
b. wood
Recolecté hongos en el bosque cerca de mi casa.I collected mushrooms in the wood near my house.
c. woods
Hay muchas serpientes venenosas en el bosque.There are lots of venomous snakes in the woods.
d. woodland
Hay un lindo bosque por allá donde podemos hacer un picnic.There's a lovely woodland over there where we can have a picnic.
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