el
masculine
/ˈkaɾɣo/
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Translation
post, position; charge
Word origin
From Spanish 'cargar' (to load), from Late Latin 'carricare' (to load a wagon), from 'carrus' (a wheeled cart). The same root gives English 'cargo', 'charge' and 'car'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- carricare
- English cognates
- cargo, charge, car
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcargos
Examples
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She holds an important post at the company.
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There are three charges against the defendant.
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Who is in charge of this project.
gerente .
The manager left his post after twenty years.
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I will take care of the children this afternoon.
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