Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/saˈliða/

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Translation

exit; departure

Word origin

From the verb salir ('to leave, go out'), itself from Latin salire ('to leap, to jump'). The same Latin root gives English salient and somersault.

Origin
Latin
Root
salire
English cognates
salient, somersault, sally

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralsalidas

Examples

.

The emergency exit is on the left.

retrasado.

The flight departure has been delayed.

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I see no other way out of this problem.

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The sunrise over the sea was stunning.

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We met at the cinema exit around eleven.

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This word is part of lesson 19.