el
masculine
/ateriˈθaxe/
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Translation
landing
Word origin
A modern Spanish formation from the verb aterrizar ('to land'), itself built on a- plus tierra ('earth, land'), from Latin terra. The Latin root gives English 'terrain' and 'terrestrial'.
- Origin
- Spanish
- Root
- tierra
- English cognates
- terrain, terrestrial
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralaterrizajes
Examples
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The plane's landing was very smooth.
retrasó .
The bad weather delayed the landing by an hour.
realizó .
The pilot made an emergency landing.
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I felt a little afraid during the landing.
histórico.
The landing on the Moon was a historic moment.
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