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"Swimsuit" 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 "swimsuit" and "swimwear" below.
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.
swimwear(
swihm
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wehr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (clothing)
a. los trajes 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).
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) (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 love Team Brazil's swimwear this year!¡Me encantan los bañadores del equipo brasileño este año!
c. las mallas (F) (River Plate)
(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).
The girls look so cute with their new swimwear.Las chicas se ven tan lindas con sus nuevas mallas.
