el
masculine
/ˈfwe.ɣo/
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Translation
fire, flame; light (for a cigarette)
Word origin
From Latin focus ('hearth, fireplace'), which in Vulgar Latin came to mean 'fire' itself.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- focus
- English cognates
- focus, fuel, focal
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Examples
rápidamente .
The fire grew quickly throughout the old building.
Encendieron .
They lit the fire in the garden to make dinner.
.
Cook everything on a low heat so it turns out better.
¿ encender cigarrillo?
Do you have a light for the cigarette?
bomberos tardaron apagar .
The firefighters took hours to put out the fire.
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