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"Swimming trunks" is a noun which is often translated as "el traje de baño", and "swimwear" is a noun which is often translated as "los trajes de baño". Learn more about the difference between "swimming trunks" and "swimwear" below.
swimming trunks(
swihm
-
ihng
 
truhngks
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el traje de baño
(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)
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) 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 Spain
(Spain)
Which swimming trunks are you wearing to the pool party?¿Cuál bañador vas a llevar puesto a la fiesta en la piscina?
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swimwear(
swihm
-
wehr
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. los trajes de baño
(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 can't wait to see the new lines of swimwear this summer.Me muero por ver las nuevas líneas de trajes de baño este verano.
b. los bañadores
(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 Spain
(Spain)
I love Team Brazil's swimwear this year!¡Me encantan los bañadores del equipo brasileño este año!
c. las mallas
(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)
(River Plate)
The girls look so cute with their new swimwear.Las chicas se ven tan lindas con sus nuevas mallas.
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