la
feminine
/ˈbaʎa/
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Translation
fence, hurdle
Word origin
From Latin valla, the plural of vallum ('rampart, palisade'). The same root gives English 'wall' and 'interval'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- vallum
- English cognates
- wall, interval
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralvallas
Examples
.
The dog jumped over the garden fence.
separar .
They put up a fence to separate the two fields.
¿ ?
Did you see the advert on that billboard by the road?
derribó .
The athlete knocked down the last hurdle of the race.
¡ , pintada!
Do not lean on the fence, it has just been painted!
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