el
masculine
/oˈfiθjo/
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Translation
trade, craft
Word origin
From Latin officium ('service, duty, function'), from opus ('work') plus facere ('to do, make').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- officium
- English cognates
- office, official, officer
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraloficios
Examples
carpintería .
Carpentry is a very old trade.
.
He learned the trade from his father.
requiere .
Each trade requires its own tools.
.
She knows the secrets of the craft well.
conservan .
In the village the traditional crafts are still preserved.
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