Polyglot Dictionary

contorno

/konˈtoɾno/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los contornos

Meaning

  1. outline

    • Dibujó el contorno.

      He drew the outline.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

bosquejo

contorno means "outline" as in the silhouette or contour shape of something; bosquejo means "outline" as a rough draft or sketch of ideas.

esquema

esquema is a structural diagram or schema; contorno is the silhouette or outline shape of something.

Practice

1 What does contorno mean?

2 Fill the gap: Dibujó el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches contorno?

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