el
masculine
/awtoˈmoβil/
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Translation
car
Word origin
A modern coinage from Greek autos ('self') and Latin mobilis ('movable'), meaning self-moving. The same roots give English 'automatic' and 'mobile'.
- Origin
- Greek and Latin
- Root
- autos plus mobilis
- English cognates
- automatic, mobile
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralautomóviles
Examples
primer 1970.
My grandfather bought his first car in 1970.
miles .
The factory produces thousands of cars a year.
¿ ?
Do you prefer to travel by train or by car?
eléctrico contamina gasolina.
The electric car pollutes less than the petrol one.
Aparcó .
He parked the car in front of the house.
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