el
masculine
/asθenˈsoɾ/
#2218 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
lift
Word origin
From Latin ascensor ('one who ascends'), from ascendere ('to climb up'), from ad ('towards') plus scandere ('to climb').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ascensor
- English cognates
- ascend, ascent
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralascensores
Examples
averiado .
The lift is broken again.
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We went up to the fifth floor by lift.
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I prefer the stairs to the lift.
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The lift only fits four people.
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Does the lift in this building work?
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