mountain sickness
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mountain sickness
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (medicine)
a. el mal de montaña (M)
(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).
One of the hikers was suffering from mountain sickness.Uno de los alpinistas sufría de mal de montaña.
b. el mal de altura (M)
(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).
The people who live in this area are genetically less susceptible to mountain sickness.La gente que vive en esta área es genéticamente menos propensa al mal de altura.
c. el soroche (M) (South America)
(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).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
You should avoid alcohol for the first two days after arriving in Cuzco because it could give you mountain sickness.Deberías evitar el alcohol los primeros dos días luego de llegar a Cuzco porque te podría dar soroche.
d. la puna (F) (South America)
(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).
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Drink this tea. It'll help the mountain sickness.Toma este té. Te aliviará la puna.
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