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El aficionado sigue frenando en la colina.

El aficionado sigue frenando en la colina.
The amateur keeps braking on the hill.
From Lesson 280:Standard of comparison (para)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about El aficionado sigue frenando en la colina.

Does aficionado mean the same thing as the English word "aficionado"?
It can, but here it means "amateur" (as opposed to a professional). It also commonly means "fan" (like a sports fan). In English, an "aficionado" is usually a highly knowledgeable expert, but in Spanish, un aficionado is often just someone doing something as a hobby.
Why does the sentence use sigue frenando to mean "keeps braking"?
To say someone "keeps doing" or "continues doing" an action, Spanish uses the verb seguir (to follow or continue) followed by the gerund (the -ando or -iendo form). You will use this seguir + gerund structure a lot instead of trying to translate the English word "keep" literally.
What verb does frenando come from?
It comes from the regular -ar verb frenar, which means "to brake" or "to slow down." This is closely related to the noun freno, which means "brake."
Why do we use en la colina instead of sobre la colina for "on the hill"?
The preposition en covers "in," "on," and "at" in Spanish. While sobre does mean "on" or "on top of," en is the most natural and common way to state that someone is located on a hill, a street, or a similar surface.

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