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"Trip" is a noun which is often translated as "el viaje", and "ride" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "montar". Learn more about the difference between "trip" and "ride" below.
trip(
trihp
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (excursion)
b. la excursión (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).
Next week we're taking a trip to see the volcano.La próxima semana vamos a hacer una excursión a ver el volcán.
2. (colloquial) (figurative) (drugged state)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el viaje (M) (figurative)
(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).
That pill gave him the craziest trip of his life.Esa pastilla le dio el viaje más loco de su vida.
a. el interruptor (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).
The trip shuts down the gasoline flow once the tank is full.El interruptor detiene el flujo de la gasolina cuando el tanque esté lleno.
a. la zancadilla (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).
The player brought an opponent down with a trip and the referee called a foul.El jugador le hizo una zancadilla a un contrario y el árbitro le señaló la falta.
5. (stumble)
a. el tropezón (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 accidents in the workplace are the result of trips and falls.Muchos accidentes laborales surgen de tropezones y caídas.
6. (colloquial) (memorable experience)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
7. (colloquial) (obsession)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. la obsesión (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).
My mom is on this knitting trip right now; I have like 20 new scarves.A mi mamá le entró una obsesión por el tejido; tengo como 20 bufandas nuevas.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
8. (to stumble)
a. tropezar
Lila tripped while walking on the uneven sidewalk.Lila tropezó mientras caminaba por la acera irregular.
a. moverse con paso ligero
Erica and Ricardo tripped along the dance floor.Erica y Ricardo se movían con paso ligero por la pista de baile.
10. (colloquial) (to be drugged)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. estar colgado (colloquial)
Everyone in the club was tripping on some kind of drug.Todos en el club estaban colgados con algún tipo de droga.
b. estar colocado (colloquial) (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
What's wrong with Josh? - I don't know; he's tripping.¿Qué le pasa a Josh? - No sé; está colocado.
c. flipar (colloquial) (Spain)
Regionalism used in Spain
There was a group of teenagers tripping in a corner of the park.Había un grupo de adolescentes flipando en una esquina del parque.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. ponerle la zancadilla a
He tripped his little sister when she entered the room.Le puso la zancadilla a su hermanita cuando entró en el cuarto.
b. hacerle la zancadilla a
With nothing to lose at that stage of the game, Nacho tripped his opponent.Sin nada que perder a esas alturas del juego, Nacho le hizo la zancadilla a su contrincante.
e. hacer tropezar
That bag on the floor will trip someone.Esa bolsa ahí en el suelo hará tropezar a alguien.
12. (to trigger)
a. activar
My dad accidentally tripped the switch when he was cleaning.Mi papá activó accidentalmente el interruptor cuando estaba limpiando.
b. hacer saltar
A fox tripped the sensor on the wildlife camera last night.Un zorro hizo saltar el sensor de la cámara de vida silvestre anoche.
ride(
rayd
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. montar (animal, bike)
My father taught me to ride a horse when I was a child.Mi padre me enseñó a montar a caballo cuando era una niña.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (to travel)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (journey)
a. la atracción (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).
All of the rides at the fair cost a dollar.Todas las atracciones de la feria costaban un dólar.
b. el juego (M) (Latin America)
(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 Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
What's your favorite ride at Disneyland?¿Cuál es tu juego preferido en Disneylandia?
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Can someone give me a ride to the hospital?¿Alguien me puede llevar al hospital?
Do you want me to give you a ride home?¿Quieres que te lleve a casa?
b. el aventón (M) (colloquial) (Central America) (Mexico)
(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 Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Mexico
I gave her a ride home after the party.Le di un aventón a su casa después de la fiesta.
c. el pon (M) (colloquial) (Puerto Rico)
(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 Puerto Rico
Can you give me a ride to the movies?¿Me das pon al cine?
7. (colloquial) (motor vehicle) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
