Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/inteˈɾjoɾ/

Line drawing of interior
Coloured illustration of interior
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Translation

interior; inside

Word origin

From Latin interior ('inner, more within'), a comparative of the preposition inter ('between'). The same root gives English interior.

Origin
Latin
Root
interior
English cognates
interior

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralinteriores

Examples

.

The interior of the car is very clean.

.

Deep inside he knew it was true.

Decoró .

He decorated the inside of the house himself.

medidas .

The Home Secretary announced new security measures.

.

We travelled through the interior of the country for two weeks.

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This word is part of lesson 21.