Kilo Lingo

el

masculine

/ˈrekoɾð/

Line drawing of récord
Coloured illustration of récord
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Translation

record

Word origin

Borrowed from English 'record', which comes through Old French from Latin recordari ('to remember'), from re- ('again') plus cor ('heart'). The same root gives English 'record' and 'cordial'.

Origin
English
Root
recordari
English cognates
record, cordial

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralrécords

Examples

batió metros.

The athlete broke the world record for the hundred metres.

.

She finished the race in record time.

superar .

No one has managed to beat that record yet.

.

The team set a new record for wins.

temperaturas alcanzaron cifras .

Temperatures reached record figures this summer.

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This word is part of lesson 68.