el
masculine
/ˈpolo/
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Translation
pole
Word origin
From Latin polus ('end of an axis'), from Greek polos ('pivot, axis'). The sense of a geographic or magnetic extremity comes from the earth's axis.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- polos
- English cognates
- pole, polar
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralpolos
Examples
cubierto .
The North Pole is covered in ice all year round.
exploradores .
The explorers reached the pole after weeks of travel.
imán opuestos.
Every magnet has two opposite poles.
limón.
In summer I like to eat a lemon ice lolly.
opuestos .
His ideas are at opposite poles to mine.
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