el
masculine
/refuˈxjaðo/
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Translation
refugee
Word origin
From refugiar ('to shelter'), from Latin refugium, from re- ('back') plus fugere ('to flee').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- refugium
- English cognates
- refuge, fugitive
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralrefugiados
Examples
cruzó .
The refugee crossed the border looking for a safe place.
Miles .
Thousands of refugees arrived at the camp during the war.
refugiada voluntarios.
The refugee family received food and clothes from the volunteers.
¿ ?
Do you know how many refugees live in this city?
vivienda.
The government promised to help the refugees with housing.
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