Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/aˈlambɾe/

Line drawing of alambre
Coloured illustration of alambre
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Translation

wire

Word origin

From Latin aeramen ('bronze, copper objects'), from aes ('copper, bronze'). The metal sense passed into the meaning of drawn metal thread.

Origin
Latin
Root
aeramen

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralalambres

Examples

rodeado .

The garden is surrounded by a wire fence.

trozo .

I need a piece of wire to fix the gate.

posaron .

The birds perched on the wire.

¡, !

Be careful, that wire is live!

darle .

He bent the wire until it was shaped like a hook.

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This word is part of lesson 91.