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"Resort" is a noun which is often translated as "el complejo turístico", and "swimming pool" is a noun which is often translated as "la piscina". Learn more about the difference between "resort" and "swimming pool" below.
resort(
rih
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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.
swimming pool(
swihm
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ihng
pul
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la piscina (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).
It's mandatory to use a swimming cap in public swimming pools.Es obligatorio llevar gorro de piscina en las piscinas públicas.
b. la alberca (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
We used to go to our grandparents' house in the summer to swim in their swimming pool.Solíamos ir a la casa de nuestros abuelos en verano para bañarnos en su alberca.
c. la pileta (F) (Southern Cone)
(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).
Use the net to clean out the leaves and insects that have fallen into the swimming pool.Usa la red para quitar las hojas e insectos que han caído en la pileta.
