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/esˈpaθjo/ ES

/esˈpasjo/ MX

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Translation

space, room, area, outer space

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Word origin

From Latin spatium ('space, room, interval'). The same root gives the English words below.

Origin
Latin
Root
spatium
English cognates
space, spatial

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralespacios

Examples

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The flat is small but it has a lot of useful space.

Yuri Gagarin.

The first human being in outer space was Yuri Gagarin.

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I need more space to work, this table is too small.

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Set aside a slot in your diary for this meeting.

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In the space of a week I finished the whole book.

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This word is taught in chapter 10, lesson 9: espacio, cerveza, político and 6 more words.