fifth wheel

/fɪfθ wiːl/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. estorbo, mal tercio

    • I felt like a fifth wheel on their date.

      Me sentí como un mal tercio en su cita.

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

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Portuguese

estepe

Close, literally — "a fifth wheel" is a spare tyre.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa fifth wheel?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: I felt like a fifth ___ on their date.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a fifth wheel?

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