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"Playground" is a noun which is often translated as "el patio de recreo", and "park" is a noun which is often translated as "el parque". Learn more about the difference between "playground" and "park" below.
playground(
pley
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graund
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el patio de recreo (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 children play on the playground during recess.Los niños juegan en el patio de recreo durante el recreo.
a. el área de juegos (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).
Sara loves to go swing at the playground near our house.A Sara le encanta columpiarse en el área de juegos cerca de casa.
b. el parque infantil (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).
I'm going to take the kids to the playground for a while.Voy a llevar a los niños al parque infantil un rato.
park(
park
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
2. (automobile)
a. estacionar
You can't park a motorcycle in that space.No puedes estacionar una moto en ese espacio.
c. parquear (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
I can't stand parking the car in the city.No soporto parquear el carro en la ciudad.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (automobile)
c. parquearse (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
How much do you charge to park here?¿Cuánto cobran por parquearse aquí?
4. (colloquial) (to stay in a place)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. quedarse
Park yourself in that chair and don't move!¡Quédate ahí sentado en esa silla y no te muevas!
