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masculine

/ˈposte/

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Translation

post, pole

Word origin

From Latin postis ('doorpost, upright beam'). The same root gives English 'post'.

Origin
Latin
Root
postis
English cognates
post

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralpostes

Examples

chocó .

The car crashed into a lamp post.

golpeó .

The ball hit the goalpost and did not go in.

Colgaron cartel .

They hung a sign on the post at the corner.

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Do you see the blue post at the end of the street?

Ataron .

They tied the rope to a wooden pole.

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This word is part of lesson 85.