fairground

el real

la feria

USAGE NOTE

This word is often used in the plural in the sense shown in 1).

fairground(

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

noun

1. (facility where fairs are put on)

a. el real

(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)

Traffic came to a halt, we knew we must be getting close to the fairgrounds.El tráfico se detuvo, y supimos que nos acercábamos al real.

b. el recinto ferial

(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 fairground was humming with activity, and the smell of fried food was in the air.El recinto ferial bullía de actividad, y el olor a comida frita estaba en el aire.

2. (amusement park)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. la feria

(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)

They wouldn't let me go on one of the rides at the fairground because I wasn't tall enough.No me dejaron subirme en una de las atracciones de la feria porque no era lo suficientemente alto.

b. el parque de atracciones

(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)

We went to the fairground yesterday and went on the roller coaster.Fuimos al parque de atracciones ayer y nos subimos a la montaña rusa.

c. el parque de diversiones

(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)

Do they have any water slides at this fairground?¿Tienen toboganes de agua en este parque de diversiones?

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