la
feminine
/ˈflota/
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Translation
fleet
Word origin
From Old French flotte, ultimately from Old Norse floti ('raft, fleet'), which is related to the same Germanic root as English 'float' and 'fleet'.
- Origin
- Germanic
- Root
- floti
- English cognates
- float, fleet, flotilla
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralflotas
Examples
pesquera .
The fishing fleet set out at dawn.
.
The naval fleet protects the country's coast.
renovó .
The company renewed its entire fleet of lorries.
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How many ships does the fleet have?
gran .
A large fleet of planes crossed the sky.
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