countries

Pluralofcountry

country

el país

country(

kuhn

tri

)

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

noun

1. (geographic area)

a. el país

(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)

She has visited more than 20 countries in the past year.Ella ha visitado más de 20 países en el último año.

2. (rural area)

a. el campo

(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)

They bought a beautiful house in the country.Compraron una casa preciosa en el campo.

3. (citizens of a state)

a. el pueblo

(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)

The country demonstrated its frustration with the government in the latest elections.El pueblo dio a conocer su frustración con el gobierno en las últimas elecciones.

4. (homeland)

a. la patria

(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)

James Bond is willing to die for queen and country.James Bond está dispuesto a morir por la reina y por la patria.

5. (region)

a. la tierra

(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)

You're in Gator country now, so take off your Seminoles cap.Estás ahora en tierra de los Gators, así que quítate tu gorra de los Seminoles.

b. la región

(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)

California's wine country is beautiful.La región de vino de California es bella.

6. (music)

a. el country

(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)

Country is okay, but I prefer rock.El country está bien, pero prefiero el rock.

country

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

Noun

1. (state, people)

a. el país

(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)

to go to the countryconvocar elecciones

2. (as opposed to town)

a. el campo

(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)

in the countryen el campo

country lifevida campestre

Country and Western musicmúsica country

country [ˈkʌntrɪ]

noun

1 (nation) país (m); (people) pueblo (m)

to go to the country (Britain) (Pol) convocar a elecciones generales

2 (fatherland) patria (f)

to die for one's country morir por la patria; love of country amor a la patria

3 (no pl) (countryside) campo (m)

we had to leave the road and go across country tuvimos que dejar la carretera e ir a través del campo; in the country en el campo; to live off the country vivir de lo que produce la tierra

4 (no pl) (terrain, land) terreno (m); tierra (f)

this is good fishing country esta es buena tierra para la pesca; unknown country also terreno desconocido; mountainous country región (f) montañosa; there is some lovely country further south más al sur el paisaje es muy bonito

modifier

country and western (music) (n) música (f) country; música (f) ranchera; (Méx)

country bumpkin (n) patán (m); paletoapaleta (m) (f);a paleta

country club (n) club (m) campestre

country cottage (n) casita (f) (en el campo)

country cousin (n) pueblerinoapueblerina (m) (f);a pueblerina

country dance (n) baile (m) regional

country dancing (n) danza (f) folklórica

country dweller (n) persona (f) que vive en el campo

country folk (n) gente (f) del campo

country gentleman (n) hacendado (m)

country house (n) casa (f) de campo; quinta (f); (farm) finca (f); especially (LAm) rancho (m); (Méx)

country life (n) vida (f) campestre or del campo

country mile (n)

to miss sth by a country mile (US) quedarse a una legua de algo

Both songs inexplicably missed the singles chart by a country mile

country music (n)

country and western (music) See culture box in entry country.

country park (n) parque (m)

country people (n)

country folk See culture box in entry country.

country road (n) camino (m) vecinal

country seat (n) casa (f) solariega; hacienda (f); (LAm)

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other countries	otros países
developing countries	países en desarrollo
many countries	muchos países
both countries	ambos países
these countries	estos países
some countries	algunos países
in both countries	en ambos países
countries and nationalities	países y nacionalidades
compared to other countries	comparado con otros paises
write the nationalities for the countries below	escribir las nacionalidades de los países a continuación
in other countries	en otros países
those countries	esos países
in some countries	en algunos países
western countries	países de Occidente
from different countries	de various países
you will step on the soil of many countries	pisarás el suelo de muchos países