blow

/bloʊ/

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
blows

Meaning

  1. golpe

    • The news was a big blow to the team.

      La noticia fue un gran golpe para el equipo.

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

lucky break

Both relate to Spanish "golpe," but they are unrelated: blow means a hit or strike, while lucky break means a stroke of good fortune — "golpe de suerte" uses the same root word.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa blow?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The news was a big ___ to the team.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a blow?

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