el
masculine
/aˈlambɾe/
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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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