el
masculine
/deˈposito/
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Translation
deposit; tank, reservoir; warehouse
Word origin
From Latin depositum, from deponere ('to put down, set aside'), a compound of de ('down') and ponere ('to place'). English 'deposit' shares the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- depositum
- English cognates
- deposit, deposition
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraldepósitos
Examples
euros .
He made a deposit of a thousand euros at the bank.
.
The water tank is almost empty.
.
They keep the boxes in a warehouse on the outskirts.
reservar .
To reserve the house you have to leave a deposit.
gasolina.
The car's tank filled up with petrol.
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