Escondite (en. Hiding place)

/es.ko̞n.'di.te/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Definition_text: Hidden space intended to store objects or to hide oneself.

Example_sentence: The children played hide and seek and hid in every corner of the park.

Los niños jugaron al escondite y se escondieron en cada rincón del parque.

Definition_text: A children's game in which one counts while the others hide.

Example_sentence: We played hide and seek on a summer afternoon.

Jugamos al escondite en la tarde de verano.

Etymology_origin: From the verb 'hide' with the suffix '-ite' that denotes place.

Phrase: to look for the hiding place

Meaning: To try to find a hidden place.

buscar el escondite

Phrase: to be in the hiding place

Meaning: To be in a place that cannot be seen.

estar en el escondite

Related_word: to hide

Description: To make something or someone not visible or accessible.

esconder

Related_word: hidden

Description: That cannot be seen or is kept secret.

oculto

Meaning: Corners

Example: Let's go to the corners to see if we can find a good hiding place.

Vamos a las esquinas a ver si encontramos un buen escondite.

Meaning: Cave

Example: That cave is the best hiding place we know.

Esa cueva es el mejor escondite que conocemos.