Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/raˈðaɾ/

Line drawing of radar
Coloured illustration of radar
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Translation

radar

Word origin

Borrowed from English radar, an acronym of 'radio detection and ranging', coined in the 1940s.

Origin
English
Root
radar
English cognates
radar

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralradares

Examples

muchos .

The radar detected the plane many kilometres away.

.

There is a speed camera on this road.

guiado .

The ship was sailing guided by the radar.

frenar.

The car went past the speed camera without braking.

controladores .

The controllers track the flights on the radar.

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This word is part of lesson 59.