athlete

el/la deportista

el/la atleta

athlete(

ahth

lit

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (sportsperson)

a. el deportista

(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)

, la deportista

(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)

We need to invest more in sports if we want to develop world-class athletes.Tenemos que invertir más en el deporte si queremos desarrollar deportistas de talla mundial.

2. (track and field) (United Kingdom)

a. el atleta

(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)

, la atleta

(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)

Athletes are arriving from all over the continent to participate in the Pan American Games.Los atletas están llegando de todo el continente para participar en los Juegos Panamericanos.

athlete

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. el atleta

(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)

la atleta

(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)

2. (medicine)

athlete's footpie de atleta

athlete [ˈæθliːt]

noun

atleta (m)

modifier

athlete's foot (n) (Med) pie (m) de atleta

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Examples

Phrases

professional athlete	el/la atleta profesional
the coach interviews the athlete	el entrenador entrevista al atleta
I am an athlete	soy atleta
Mario is a good athlete	Mario es un buen atleta
male athlete	atleta masculino
Olympic athlete	deportista olímpico
student-athlete	el/la estudiante-deportista