minefield

minefield
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. el campo de minas
(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 enemy base is protected by a minefield.La base del enemigo está protegida por un campo de minas.
b. el campo minado
(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 soldiers carefully walked through the minefield.Los soldados caminaron con cuidado por el campo minado.
a. el polvorín
(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 government is currently attempting to deal with an economic minefield.Ahora el gobierno está tratando de manejar un polvorín económico.
b. el campo minado
(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)
Someone brought up politics and I quickly changed the subject to avoid that minefield.Alguien sacó la política a colación y rápidamente cambié de tema para evitar ese campo minado.
c. el campo de minas
(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 need to get some insecticide. With these fire ants the yard is a minefield.Necesito comprar un insecticida. Con estas hormigas de fuego el jardín es un campo de minas.
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