la
feminine
/ɡasoliˈneɾa/
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Translation
petrol station
Word origin
From gasolina ('petrol') plus the suffix -era, which forms nouns for places or containers. Gasolina itself is thought to come from gas plus a diminutive ending.
- Origin
- Spanish
- Root
- gasolina
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralgasolineras
Examples
llenar depósito.
We stopped at the petrol station to fill up the tank.
.
There is a petrol station at the edge of the village.
.
At this petrol station they also sell coffee and sandwiches.
cercana kilómetros.
The nearest petrol station is ten kilometres away.
¿ ?
Do you know where there is a petrol station open at this hour?
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