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masculine

/eskaloˈfɾio/

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Translation

shiver, chill

Word origin

A compound built on frío ('cold'), from Latin frigidus, with an initial element reinforcing the sense of a sudden cold sensation.

Origin
Latin
Root
frigidus

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralescalofríos

Examples

.

I felt a shiver as I entered the empty house.

fiebre provocaba .

The fever gave him chills during the night.

.

That ghost story gives me the shivers.

¡ , temperatura!

What a chill, the temperature has dropped a lot!

recorrió .

A shiver ran down her spine when she heard the scream.

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This word is part of lesson 91.