apretón

/apɾeˈton/

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

Forms

plural
apretones

Meaning

  1. squeeze

    • Me dio un apretón de manos.

      He gave me a handshake.

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

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English

hug

Close — a squeeze relates to a hug.

Practice

1 What does apretón mean?

2 Fill the gap: Me dio un ___ de manos.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches apretón?

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