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altura (feminine noun (la)) — height. Look up altura in the dictionary

No me subiría al bungee porque tengo miedo a las alturas.
I wouldn't go bungee jumping because I'm scared of heights.
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Old June 14, 2009, 04:05 AM
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No practicaría puentin porque tengo miedo a las alturas

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altura (feminine noun (la)) — height. Look up altura in the dictionary

No me subiría al bungee porque tengo miedo a las alturas.
I wouldn't go bungee jumping because I'm scared of heights.
En España, bungee jumping se traduce por "puentin" y el verbo que lo acompaña sería hacer o practicar, por lo tanto la frase quedaría de la siguiente forma.:

No haría puentin porque tengo miedo a las alturas.
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Old June 15, 2009, 09:45 AM
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En España, bungee jumping se traduce por "puentin" y el verbo que lo acompaña sería hacer o practicar, por lo tanto la frase quedaría de la siguiente forma.:

No haría puentin porque tengo miedo a las alturas.
En realidad, en España se dice "puenting". La RAE intenta cambiar el nombre y llamarlo "puentismo", pero creo que no lo va a conseguir, es una palabra que está muy consolidada, ya:

http://buscon.rae.es/dpdI/SrvltConsulta?lema=puenting
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