footpath

el sendero

la acera

footpath(

foot

pahth

)

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

noun

1. (path)

a. el sendero

(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)

There's a footpath that leads from the house to the stream nearby.Hay un sendero que lleva de la casa hasta el arroyo cercano.

2. (sidewalk)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. la acera

(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)

The policeman stepped off the footpath into the street.El policía se bajó de la acera a la calle.

b. la vereda

(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)

Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela

(South America)

Stay on the footpath until you're sure no cars are coming.Quédate en la vereda hasta que estés seguro de que no vienen autos.

c. la banqueta

(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)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

The footpath is too narrow for the stroller.La banqueta es demasiado angosta para la carriola.

d. el andén

(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)

Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

Regionalism used in Colombia

(Colombia)

The couple walked slowly along the footpath.La pareja caminó despacio por el andén.

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