el
masculine
/akonteθiˈmjento/
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Translation
event
Word origin
From acontecer ('to happen'), from Vulgar Latin contigescere, from Latin contingere ('to touch, to befall').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- contingere
- English cognates
- contingent, contingency
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralacontecimientos
Examples
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The wedding was the event of the year.
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That event changed the country's history.
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Everyone remembers that sad event.
periodistas deportivo.
The journalists covered the sporting event.
inesperado .
It was an unexpected event for the whole family.
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