cross-country

a campo traviesa

el campo traviesa

cross-country(

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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).

adjective

1. (across the countryside)

a. a campo traviesa

Highway 5 is a cross-country route that extends from Mexico to Canada.La carretera 5 es una ruta a campo traviesa que se extiende desde México hasta Canadá.

b. campo a través

It's a cross-country drive of over 400 miles to Dresden.Es un viaje en auto de más de 400 millas campo a través hasta Dresden.

2. (across the country)

a. de extremo a extremo del país

We're going to do a cross-country trip through Australia next year.El año que viene vamos a hacer un viaje de extremo a extremo del país de Australia.

3. (skiing)

a. de fondo

We did a lot of cross-country skiing the year we lived in Norway.Hicimos mucho esquí de fondo el año que vivimos en Noruega.

b. a campo traviesa

My uncle enjoys cross-country skiing.Mi tío disfruta del esquí a campo traviesa.

An adverb is a word that describes a verb, an adjective, or other adverbs (e.g., to run quickly, very tired).

adverb

4. (across the countryside)

a. a campo traviesa

We walked cross-country rather than on main roads.Caminamos a campo traviesa y no en las carreteras principales.

b. campo a través

How did you go to the old mill? Did you go along the path? - No, we went cross-country.¿Cómo llegaron al viejo molino? ¿Fueron por el sendero? - No, fuimos campo a través.

5. (across the country)

a. a través del país

Fernando drives a truck cross-country starting in Cádiz and ending in Barcelona.Fernando está yendo en camión a través del país desde Cádiz hasta Barcelona.

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

noun

6. (sports)

a. el campo traviesa

(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)

He went to college on a cross-country scholarship.Fue a la universidad con una beca de campo traviesa.

b. el campo a través

(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)

Alexandra ran cross-country in high school.Alexandra corría campo a través en la escuela preparatoria.

c. el cross

(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)

I hated having to do cross-country when I was a kid.De pequeño, odiaba tener que hacer cross.

7. (competition)

a. la carrera a campo traviesa

(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)

I'm competing in a cross-country this weekend.Este fin de semana participo en una carrera a campo traviesa.

b. la carrera campo a través

(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)

Collins came first in the cross-country.Collins llegó en primer lugar en la carrera campo a través.

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