clip

/ˈklip/

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
clips

Meaning

  1. paper clip

    • Sujeta las hojas con un clip.

      Fasten the sheets with a clip.

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

Similar in other languages

German

Büroklammer

Büroklammer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "paper clip."

Portuguese

clipe de papel

clipe de papel is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "paper clip."

Practice

1 What does clip mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sujeta las hojas con un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches clip?

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