el
masculine
/esˈpektɾo/
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Translation
spectre, ghost, spectrum
Word origin
From Latin spectrum ('appearance, apparition'), from specere ('to look'). The same root gives English 'spectre' and 'spectrum'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- spectrum
- English cognates
- spectre, spectrum
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralespectros
Examples
recorre .
They say a spectre roams the old castle.
separa .
The light splits into the whole spectrum of colours.
.
His pale face looked like that of a ghost.
abarca .
The project covers a broad spectrum of opinions.
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Do you really believe in ghosts?
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