el
masculine
/ˈmando/
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Translation
command, control, remote control
Word origin
From the verb mandar ('to command, to order'), from Latin mandare ('to entrust, to commit to one's charge'). The same root gives English 'mandate' and 'command'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mandare
- English cognates
- mandate, command
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmandos
Examples
¿ ?
Have you seen the television remote control?
asumió tropas.
The general took command of the troops.
.
The senior officers met in secret.
pilota .
This plane is flown with a very simple control.
.
She is now in charge of the project.
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