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"Explorer" is a noun which is often translated as "el explorador", and "survivor" is a noun which is often translated as "el/la sobreviviente". Learn more about the difference between "explorer" and "survivor" below.
explorer(
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splor
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el explorador
(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).
(M)
, la exploradora
(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).
(F)
The first Spanish explorers arrived in Albuquerque in approximately 1540.Los primeros exploradores españoles llegaron a Albuquerque en aproximadamente 1540.
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survivor(
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vay
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el sobreviviente
(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).
(M)
, la sobreviviente
(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).
(F)
Robinson Crusoe was the sole survivor of the shipwreck.Robinson Crusoe fue el único sobreviviente del naufragio.
b. el superviviente
(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).
(M)
, la superviviente
(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).
(F)
The helicopter circled the mountain in search of survivors.El helicóptero rodeó la montaña en busca de supervivientes.
a. el supérstite
(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).
(M)
, la supérstite
(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).
(F)
Should one of the spouses perish, the survivor will be entitled to the estate.Si falleciera uno de los esposos, el supérstite tendrá derecho a la hacienda.
a. el luchador
(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).
(M)
, la luchadora
(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).
(F)
Gloria has endured some real hardships, but she’s a survivor.Gloria ha vivido muchas dificultades, pero es una luchadora.
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