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"Sports" is a form of "sports", a plural noun consistent which is often translated as "deporte". "Car" is a noun which is often translated as "el coche". Learn more about the difference between "sports" and "car" below.
sports(
sports
)
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
a. el deporte
(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).
(M)
Do you like to do sports?¿Te gusta hacer deporte?
b. los deportes
(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).
(M)
Playing sports is good for your health.Practicar deportes es bueno para la salud.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. de deportes (invariable)
Michelle wants to attend a university with a well-developed sports program.Michelle quiere asistir a una universidad con un programa de deportes completo.
b. deportivo
Rodney goes to the community sports center to play basketball several times a week.Rodney va al centro deportivo de la comunidad para jugar básquetbol varias veces por semana.
a. sport (invariable)
We all wear sports shirts to the office on Fridays.Todos llevamos camisas sport a la oficina los viernes.
sport
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el deporte
(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).
(M)
Sport is good for your health.El deporte es bueno para la salud.
a. el deporte
(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).
(M)
What sports do you play?¿Qué deportes practicas?
a. la diversión
(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).
(F)
They love riding their bikes along winding roads just for sport.Les encanta ir con la moto por carreteras llenas de curvas solo por diversión.
7.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(kind person)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Be a sport and come with me to the dinner.Sé amable y acompáñame a la cena.
I thought Jane was a pretty poor sport not inviting her sister to the wedding.Me parece que Jane no se portó muy bien al no invitar a su hermana a la boda.
a. la mutación
(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).
(F)
This specimen is a sport from Juniperus juniper.Este espécimen es una mutación de Juniperus juniper.
9.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(form of address)
a. el amigo
(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).
(M)
, la amiga
(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).
(F)
What's up, sport?¿Qué hay, amigo?
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. lucir
She sported her engagement ring with pride.Lucía su anillo de compromiso con orgullo.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. divertirse
He sports making fun of others.Se divierte burlándose de los demás.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
12. (related to sport)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. de deporte
They have women's sport shoes but not men's.Tienen zapatillas de deporte de mujer pero no de hombre.
13. (casual)
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
a. de sport
I wear sport clothes to the office.A la oficina voy vestida de sport.
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car(
kar
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el coche
(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).
(M)
This car can go as fast as 150 miles per hour.Este coche alcanza las 150 millas por hora.
b. el carro
(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).
(M)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
The car of her dreams is a red convertible.El carro de sus sueños es un descapotable rojo.
c. el auto
(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).
(M)
I have to take the car in on Sunday for an oil change.Tengo que llevar el auto el domingo para cambiarle el aceite.
d. el automóvil
(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).
(M)
On Saturday, we're going to take a trip in my grandfather's antique car.El sábado vamos a hacer un viaje en el automóvil antiguo de mi abuelo.
a. el vagón
(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).
(M)
This train has a restaurant car.Este tren tiene un vagón restaurante.
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