el

masculine

/ˈmoβil/

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Translation

mobile, mobile phone (Spain)

Word origin

From Latin mobilis ('movable'), from movere ('to move'). The same root gives English mobile and mobility.

Origin: Latin
Root: mobilis
English cognates: mobile, mobility

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralmóviles

Examples

I left my mobile on top of the kitchen table.

My mobile has no battery right now.

Llámame llegues .

Call me on my mobile when you get to the hotel.

The child spends all day with his mobile in his hand.

ningún .

I can't find my mobile anywhere in the house.

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This word is part of lesson 29.