la
/benˈtana/
Translation
window
Word origin
From viento ('wind'), from Latin ventus ('wind'), a window being originally an opening for air. The same root gives English vent and ventilate.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ventus
- English cognates
- vent, ventilate
Grammar
Examples
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Open the window, it is very hot.
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She watched the rain through the window.
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A ball broke the neighbour's window.
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From the window you can see the whole city.
Cierra , .
Close the window, there is too much noise coming in.
Used in
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