Kilo Lingo

/instaˈlaɾ/

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Translation

to install, to set up

Word origin

From Medieval Latin installare, from in ('in') plus stallum ('a stall, a seat'). The same root gives English 'install' and 'stall'.

Origin
Latin
Root
installare
English cognates
install, stall

Grammar

Verb type-ar regular

Examples

ordenador .

I am going to install the program on the new computer.

técnicos calefacción .

The technicians installed the heating in a day.

¿ aplicación ?

Do you know how to install this app on the phone?

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We settled into the new house last month.

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They have installed security cameras in the shop.

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This word is part of lesson 74.