el
masculine
/ˈiðolo/
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Translation
idol
Word origin
From Latin idolum ('image, form'), borrowed from Greek eidolon ('phantom, likeness'), from eidos ('form, shape').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- eidolon
- English cognates
- idol, idyll
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralídolos
Examples
futbolista .
That footballer is the idol of all the children.
convirtió masas.
The singer became an idol of the masses.
templo .
In the temple there was a stone idol.
.
Meeting her idol was a dream come true.
conviene .
It is not wise to treat anyone as an idol.
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