amateur

/ˈæmətʃər/

noun B1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
amateurs

Meaning

  1. aficionado

    • He is an amateur photographer.

      Él es un fotógrafo aficionado.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

aficionado

Spanish aficionado covers both English words: an aficionado is an enthusiast with real expertise; an amateur is simply a non-professional, which can even imply inexperience.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa amateur?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: He is an ___ photographer.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a amateur?

noun

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