apertura

/apeɾˈtuɾa/

la 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las aperturas

Meaning

  1. opening

    • La apertura es a las diez.

      The opening is at ten.

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

abertura

apertura is the more common, general word for "opening," like the opening of a store; abertura specifically refers to a physical gap, slit, or aperture.

inauguración

inauguración specifically means the formal, ceremonial opening of something, like a building; apertura is more general, everyday, like a store opening.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

abertura

abertura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "opening."

Portuguese

inauguração

inauguração is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "opening."

Practice

1 What does apertura mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ es a las diez.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches apertura?

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