el
masculine
/fɾaɣˈmento/
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Translation
fragment
Word origin
From Latin fragmentum, from frangere ('to break'). A fragment is a broken-off piece of a whole.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- fragmentum
- English cognates
- fragment, fraction, fracture
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralfragmentos
Examples
estatua.
They found a fragment of the ancient statue.
poema.
The teacher read a fragment of the poem.
.
I keep a small fragment of that letter.
roto .
The fragments of the broken glass were all over the floor.
.
This fragment of the film is my favourite.
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