la
feminine
/pulˈɣaða/
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Translation
inch
Word origin
From pulgar ('thumb'), from Latin pollicaris, from pollex ('thumb'). Like the English 'inch' via Latin uncia, the unit was based on the width of a thumb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pollex
- English cognates
- pollex
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralpulgadas
Examples
pantalla mide treinta .
The screen measures thirty inches.
equivale centímetros.
One inch is equal to two point five centimetres.
tabla .
The board is one inch wider than I need.
cedió discusión.
He did not give an inch in the argument.
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How many inches is your new television?
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