la
feminine
/aðˈmosfeɾa/
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Translation
atmosphere
Word origin
From Greek atmos ('vapour') plus sphaira ('sphere'), coined in the seventeenth century for the layer of gas surrounding a planet. English 'atmosphere' has the same origin.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- atmos + sphaira
- English cognates
- atmosphere
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralatmósferas
Examples
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The Earth's atmosphere protects us from the sun.
acogedora.
The restaurant has a very cosy atmosphere.
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Pollution is damaging the atmosphere.
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There was an atmosphere of tension in the meeting.
gran .
The ship crossed the atmosphere at great speed.
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