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"Footpath" is a noun which is often translated as "el sendero", and "path" is a noun which is often translated as "el camino". Learn more about the difference between "footpath" and "path" below.
footpath(
foot
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pahth
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (path)
a. el sendero (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).
There's a footpath that leads from the house to the stream nearby.Hay un sendero que lleva de la casa hasta el arroyo cercano.
b. la vereda (F) (South America)
(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).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Stay on the footpath until you're sure no cars are coming.Quédate en la vereda hasta que estés seguro de que no vienen autos.
c. la banqueta (F) (Mexico)
(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).
Regionalism used in Mexico
The footpath is too narrow for the stroller.La banqueta es demasiado angosta para la carriola.
d. el andén (M) (Central America) (Colombia)
(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).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Colombia
The couple walked slowly along the footpath.La pareja caminó despacio por el andén.
path(
pahth
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (track)
b. el sendero (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 path took me to a river.El sendero me llevó hasta un río.
2. (course)
a. la trayectoria (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).
The path of the storm has changed, fortunately.Por fortuna, la trayectoria de la tormenta ha cambiado.
