la
/ˈkaɾa/
Translation
face; expensive
Word origin
From Greek kara ('head, face'), which passed into Late Latin and then Spanish. It is unrelated to the adjective caro ('expensive').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- kara
Grammar
Examples
sonríe.
She has a very pretty face and always smiles.
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He washed his face with cold water in the morning.
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The clothes in that shop are quite expensive.
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She made a surprised face when she saw the present.
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Petrol is getting more and more expensive this year.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(17)Lo mismo de siempre
2 min read · Core 1000
Casi no llega
3 min read · Core 1000
Cinco mil palabras después
3 min read · Core 5000
El mejor café de la calle
3 min read · Core 5000
El perro del barrio
3 min read · Core 5000
El trabajo de Pedro
3 min read · Core 1000
Es importante que descanses
3 min read · Core 5000
Espero que vengáis
3 min read · Core 5000
La fiesta sorpresa
3 min read · Core 1000
La habitación libre
3 min read · Core 5000
Le echo de menos
3 min read · Core 5000
Menudo desastre
3 min read · Core 5000
No creo que sea grave
3 min read · Core 5000
Una mañana en el mercado
3 min read · Core 1000
El primer día de Laura
4 min read · Core 1000
Los puestos del sábado
4 min read · Core 1000
Palabras de cocina
5 min read · Core 1000
Grammar articles
(4)Spanish Comparatives: más que, menos que, tan como and the Four Irregulars
The Spanish Neuter lo (lo bueno, lo que, lo de)
Spanish Past Participles as Adjectives and Absolute Clauses (una puerta cerrada, terminada la reunión)
How Spanish Builds Verbs: -izar, -ecer, -ificar, -ear (realizar, oscurecer, simplificar)
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