Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/taɾˈxeta/

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Translation

card

Word origin

Diminutive of tarja ('shield, tally'), from Frankish targa ('shield'), of Germanic origin. The same root gives English target.

Origin
Germanic
Root
targa
English cognates
target

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraltarjetas

Examples

¿ crédito ?

Do you accept credit card here?

preciosa.

She gave me a lovely birthday card.

.

The referee showed him the yellow card in the match.

.

He lost the travel card at the airport.

Pagué .

I paid for dinner with the company card.

.

He left the travel card at the airport.

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This word is part of lesson 18.