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/biˈʎete/ ES

/biˈʝete/ MX

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Translation

ticket (Spain), banknote

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Word origin

Borrowed from French billet ('note, ticket'), a diminutive of bille ('written document'), from Medieval Latin bulla ('sealed document'). English 'bulletin' and 'bill' share this root.

Origin
French
Root
billet
English cognates
bulletin, billet

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralbilletes

Examples

Madrid.

I bought a train ticket to Madrid.

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The plane ticket is very expensive this summer.

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They gave me a fifty euro note.

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I have lost the ticket and can't get in.

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Get the ticket before getting on the train.

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This word is taught in chapter 18, lesson 8: billete, moneda, pretender and 7 more words.