recreation

el esparcimiento

la recreación

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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. (leisure)

a. el esparcimiento

(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 country club offers a golf course and a lake for various forms of recreation.El club de campo ofrece varias formas de esparcimiento con una cancha de golf y un lago.

2. (theater)

a. la recreación

(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 theater company's recreation of the Shakespeare play was not well received.La recreación de la obra de Shakespeare por la compañía de teatro no fue bien recibida.

3. (education)

a. el recreo

(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 children have one hour of recreation after lunch before they have to return to their classes.Los niños tienen una hora de recreo después del almuerzo antes de regresar a sus clases.

4. (act of creating something anew)

a. la reconstrucción

(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)

Our uncle was in charge of the recreation of the Nativity scene in the town square.Nuestro tío era el encargado de la reconstrucción del Belén en la plaza mayor.

5. (something created anew)

a. la representación

(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)

While some critics consider these paintings forgeries, other might simply call them recreations.Aunque algunos críticos consideren estos cuadros falsificaciones, puede que otros simplemente los llamen representaciones.

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