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    Astronauta (en. Astronaut)

    /as.tɾo.nau̯.ta/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    A person trained to travel and work in space.
    The astronaut conducted experiments at the space station.
    El astronauta realizó experimentos en la estación espacial.
    Pilot or specialist who participates in space missions.
    The astronaut was selected for the mission to Mars.
    La astronauta fue seleccionada para la misión a Marte.
    Crew member of a spacecraft.
    Astronauts train for years for their missions.
    Los astronautas se entrenan durante años para sus misiones.

    Etymology

    From the Greek 'ástron' (star) and 'nauta' (sailor).

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    astronaut's dream
    Reference to the aspiration to travel to space.
    sueño de astronauta
    astronaut's life
    A particular lifestyle of a person who travels to space.
    vida de astronauta
    astronaut training
    Physical and technical preparation process for space missions.
    entrenamiento de astronauta

    Related Words

    space
    The vast universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere.
    espacio
    spacecraft
    Vehicle designed for traveling in space.
    nave espacial
    cosmonaut
    Term used in Russia to refer to an astronaut.
    cosmonauta

    Slang Meanings

    Traveling into the unknown
    Sometimes I feel like I'm an astronaut in my own life.
    A veces siento como si fuese un astronauta en mi propia vida.
    Feeling out of place
    At that party, I felt like an astronaut on an unknown planet.
    En esa fiesta me sentí como un astronauta en un planeta desconocido.