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"Swimming pool" is a noun which is often translated as "la piscina", and "spa" is a noun which is often translated as "el balneario". Learn more about the difference between "swimming pool" and "spa" below.
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)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.
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.
