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"Swimming trunks" is a noun which is often translated as "el traje de baño", and "swimsuit" is a noun which is also often translated as "el traje de baño". Learn more about the difference between "swimming trunks" and "swimsuit" below.
swimming trunks(
swihm
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ihng
truhngks
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (clothing)
a. el traje de baño (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).
Rodrigo called you. He's at the beach and forgot his swimming trunks.Rodrigo te llamó. Está en la playa y se le olvidó su traje de baño.
b. el bañador (M) (Spain)
(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 Spain
Which swimming trunks are you wearing to the pool party?¿Cuál bañador vas a llevar puesto a la fiesta en la piscina?
swimsuit(
swihm
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sut
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (clothing)
a. el traje de baño (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).
Oh, man! I brought my swimsuit for nothing. It doesn't look like this storm is going to stop anytime soon.¡Vaya! Traje mi traje de baño por gusto. Esta tormenta no parece que vaya a parar pronto.
Pack your swimsuit because we're going to the beach this weekend.Empaca tu traje de baño porque nos vamos a la playa este fin de semana.
b. el bañador (M) (Spain)
(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 Spain
I bought a new swimsuit just in time for summer.Compré un bañador nuevo justo a tiempo para el verano.
c. la malla (F) (Argentina) (Bolivia) (Uruguay)
(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 Argentina
Regionalism used in Bolivia
Regionalism used in Uruguay
She put her swimsuit on and went to the pool.Se puso la malla y se fue a la pileta.
