Polyglot Dictionary

alicate

/aliˈkate/

el noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los alicates

Meaning

  1. pliers

    • Coge el alicate.

      Take the pliers.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

pince

pince is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pliers."

French

pinces

pinces is the French word for the same thing — both mean "pliers."

Portuguese

alicate

alicate is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pliers."

Practice

1 What does alicate mean?

2 Fill the gap: Coge el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alicate?

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