El Libertador
- proper noun
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El Libertador
- The peak of El Libertador rises to 20,932 feet.
Examples
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Many climbers aspire to reach the summit of El Libertador every year.
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The weather on El Libertador can change rapidly, making ascents challenging.
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From the valley below, we saw the snow-capped peak of El Libertador shining in the sunlight.
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Have you ever climbed El Libertador?
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The breathtaking view from the top of El Libertador reveals the extensive Andes mountains below.
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Climbers must prepare meticulously if they want to conquer El Libertador during the summer season.
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Photographers gather at sunrise to capture the majestic silhouette of El Libertador against the colorful sky.
Synonyms
A very high mountain in the Andes of northwestern Argentina about 20,900 feet high
Surface Forms
Morphology
El + Libertador
The title is a straightforward composition of the Spanish definite article 'El' (the) and 'Libertador' (liberator), so a learner who knows those constituent meanings can directly derive 'The Liberator' and infer it refers to a person who liberates. The pattern (article + agent noun) is cross-linguistically common, so the film title's meaning is immediately comprehensible to a learner who knows the parts.
Etymology
El Libertador is a mountain whose name likely honors the hero Simón Bolívar. The name El + Libertador paints a picture of a high peak watching over the valleys like a guard of 'freedom', so people remember the mountain by that heroic name.
