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/moniˈtoɾ/

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Translation

monitor, screen, instructor

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Word origin

From Latin monitor ('one who warns or advises'), from monere ('to warn, to remind'). The same root gives English 'monitor', 'admonish' and 'monument'.

Origin
Latin
Root
monitor
English cognates
monitor, admonish, monument

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralmonitores

Examples

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The computer monitor has gone black.

esquí frenar.

The ski instructor taught us how to brake.

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The data appears on the screen in real time.

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Who is the camp instructor this summer?

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I bought a bigger monitor to work better.

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This word is taught in chapter 41, lesson 12: monitor, vagón, régimen and 7 more words.