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"Mountaineering" is a form of "mountaineering", a noun which is often translated as "el montañismo". "Spelunking" is a noun which is often translated as "la espeleología". Learn more about the difference between "mountaineering" and "spelunking" below.
mountaineering(
maun
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duh
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nir
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ihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (sport)
a. el montañismo (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).
Brad's training for mountaineering consists of both strength and endurance exercises.El entrenamiento de montañismo de Brad consiste en ejercicios de fuerza y resistencia.
b. el alpinismo (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).
Barbara is learning about the different types of gear she'll use in mountaineering.Bárbara está viendo los diferentes tipos de equipo que va a utilizar en alpinismo.
c. el andinismo (M) (Latin America)
(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
Don't you get tired of the constant climbing in mountaineering? - Only half of it is uphill.¿No te cansas de la constante escalada en andinismo? - Solo la mitad es cuesta arriba.
spelunking(
speh
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luhng
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kihng
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la espeleología (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).
There will be opportunities to go skydiving and to do some spelunking.Habrá oportunidades para hacer caída libre y espeleología.
