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masculine

/ˈawto/

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Translation

car (Latin American)

Word origin

A shortening of automovil, from Greek autos ('self') plus Latin mobilis ('movable'). The Greek autos gives English 'automatic' and 'autonomy'.

Origin
Greek
Root
autos
English cognates
automatic, autonomy

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

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I left the car in the city centre car park.

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The car does not work in this very cold weather.

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She bought a new car barely a month ago.

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His car was stolen right outside his house.

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My father washes the car every Sunday.

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This word is part of lesson 7.