coffee table

/ˈkɔfi ˈteɪbəl/

noun A2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
coffee tables

Meaning

  1. mesa de centro

    • Magazines lie on the coffee table.

      Las revistas están sobre la mesa de centro.

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

centerpiece

In Spanish, these are almost mirror images of each other: "mesa de centro" (table of center) is a coffee table, a piece of furniture; "centro de mesa" (center of table) is a centerpiece, a decorative table display — reversing the word order completely changes the meaning.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa coffee table?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: Magazines lie on the ___ table.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a coffee table?

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