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feminine

/aˈfweɾas/

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Translation

outskirts, suburbs

Word origin

The plural of afuera ('outside'), from a ('to') and fuera, from Latin foras ('out of doors').

Origin
Latin
Root
foras
English cognates
foreign

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralafueras

Examples

.

They live on the outskirts of the city.

tranquilidad .

There is more peace and quiet in the suburbs than in the centre.

¿ ?

Do you prefer to live in the centre or on the outskirts?

Construyeron .

They built a shopping centre on the outskirts.

tarda .

The train takes half an hour to reach the outskirts.

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This word is part of lesson 64.