Polyglot Dictionary

alicates

/aliˈkates/

el noun B1

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, a hand tool for gripping or cutting

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Always used in the plural in Spanish, like "las tijeras" (scissors) — "los alicates" refers to a single tool.

Practice

1 What does alicates mean?

2 Fill the gap: Usa los ___ para doblar el alambre.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alicates?

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