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"Resort" is a noun which is often translated as "el complejo turístico", and "spa" is a noun which is often translated as "el balneario". Learn more about the difference between "resort" and "spa" below.
resort(
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zort
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (retreat)
a. el complejo turístico (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).
We decided to vacation on our own instead of going to a resort.Decidimos vacacionar por nuestra cuenta en lugar de ir a un complejo turístico.
b. el centro vacacional (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).
We went to a resort in Hawaii last summer.Fuimos a un centro vacacional en Hawái el verano pasado.
2. (recourse)
a. el recurso (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).
Incarcerating minors is the last resort for this city's youth crime problem.Encarcelar a menores de edad es el último recurso para el problema de la delincuencia juvenil en esta ciudad.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
3. (to turn to)
a. recurrir a
They resorted to eating leftovers after refusing to cook dinner.Recurrieron a comer las sobras después de rehusar cocinar la cena.
spa(
spa
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el balneario (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).
We're members of the spa that's on your street.Somos socios del balneario que está en tu calle.
2. (town)
a. el balneario (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).
Many people visit the town because it's a well-known spa.Mucha gente visita el pueblo porque es un balneario conocido.
3. (geography)
a. el manantial (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 spa at the top of the mountain, and people go bathe in its hot waters.Hay un manantial en la cima de la montaña y la gente va a bañarse en sus aguas calientes.
a. el jacuzzi (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).
Their apartment in Manhattan has a spa.Su departamento en Manhattan tiene jacuzzi.
