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"Mapped" is a form of "map", a noun which is often translated as "el mapa". "Mapping" is a form of "mapping", a noun which is often translated as "el mapeo". Learn more about the difference between "mapped" and "mapping" below.
map(
mahp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el mapa (M) (of world or a part of it)
(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).
Let's find their coordinates on the map.Encontremos sus coordenadas en el mapa.
b. el plano (M) (of city or subway)
(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).
Based on the map, we're two stops away from our destination.Según el plano, estamos a dos paradas de nuestro destino.
c. la carta (F) (of world or a part of it)
(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 X on the map indicates the place where the treasure is hidden.La X en la carta indica el sitio donde está escondido el tesoro.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (to chart)
a. trazar el mapa de
Sailors helped map the coastline of the New World.Los marineros ayudaron a trazar el mapa de la costa del Nuevo Mundo.
b. trazar
Let's map the route for our cross-country road trip.Tracemos la ruta para nuestro viaje de carreteras por el país.
mapping(
mah
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pihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (geography)
a. el mapeo (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).
Satellite mapping of the area allows us to examine geological features that we had never seen before.El mapeo satelital de la zona nos permite estudiar rasgos geológicos que no se habían visto antes.
b. la cartografía (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).
Early mapping shows the city as being built on three islands.La cartografía antigua muestra que la ciudad estaba construida sobre tres islas.
2. (computing)
a. el mapeo (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).
Keyboard mapping involves customizing certain keys to perform user-defined tasks.El mapeo del teclado conlleva la personalización de ciertas teclas para ejecutar tareas definidas por el usuario.
