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/aˈβjon/
Translation
aeroplane, plane, aircraft
Word origin
Borrowed from French avion, coined by the pioneer Clement Ader from Latin avis ('bird'). The Latin avis also gives English 'aviation' and 'aviary'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- avis
- English cognates
- aviation, aviary
Grammar
Examples
retraso .
The plane left two hours late because of the bad weather.
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I prefer travelling by train rather than by plane when I am not in a hurry.
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From the plane you could see the entire coastline at night.
tráfico.
We missed the plane because of the traffic.
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The plane reached the ground without any problems despite the wind.
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We are going to take the plane very early in the morning.
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