el
masculine
/ˈlitɾo/
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Translation
litre
Word origin
From French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Greek litra, an old unit of weight.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- litra
- English cognates
- litre
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Plurallitros
Examples
.
I bought a litre of milk at the shop.
kilómetros.
The car uses eight litres every hundred kilometres.
receta.
We need two litres of water for the recipe.
capacidad .
The bottle has a capacity of half a litre.
¿ gasolina ?
How many litres of petrol shall I put in?
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Grammar articles
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