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masculine

/eksˈpeɾto/

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Translation

expert

Word origin

From Latin expertus, the past participle of experiri ('to try, to test'). The same root gives English 'experience' and 'experiment'.

Origin
Latin
Root
expertus
English cognates
expert, experience, experiment

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralexpertos

Examples

medieval.

He is an expert in medieval history.

.

They called in an expert to inspect the building.

advierten clima.

The experts warn of a change in the climate.

entenderlo.

You do not need to be an expert to understand it.

experta .

My aunt is an expert cook.

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This word is part of lesson 29.