el
masculine
/kɾuˈθeɾo/
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Translation
cruise
Word origin
From cruzar ('to cross'), from Latin crux ('cross'), because a cruising ship crosses the sea. The same root gives English 'cross' and 'crusade'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- crux
- English cognates
- cross, crusade, crucial
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcruceros
Examples
Caribe.
Next summer we will go on a cruise around the Caribbean.
atracó amanecer.
The cruise ship docked in the port at dawn.
vigilaba .
A cruiser guarded the coast.
¿ cuesta ?
How much does a week-long cruise cost?
alcanzó .
The plane reached its cruising speed.
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