/aˈpwesto/
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Translation
handsome
Word origin
From Latin appositus ('placed near, suitable, well-arranged'), the past participle of apponere ('to place near'), from ad- ('to') and ponere ('to put'). The same root gives English apposite and position.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- appositus
- English cognates
- apposite, position
Grammar
Feminineapuesta
Masc pluralapuestos
Fem pluralapuestas
Examples
.
Her brother is a very handsome man.
.
He wore a suit that made him look even more handsome.
barra.
The handsome young man walked up to the bar.
actor saluda .
The handsome actor greets the public at the theatre exit.
.
As a young man he was the most handsome lad in the village.
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