el

masculine

/biˈʎete/ ES

/biˈʝete/ MX

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Translation

ticket (Spain), banknote

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.

cuesta .

The plane ticket is very expensive this summer.

They gave me a fifty euro note.

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

Get the ticket before getting on the train.

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This word is part of lesson 32.