contrarreloj

/kontraˈrelox/

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 contrarrelojes

Meaning

  1. time trial

    Built from contra (against) + reloj (clock).

    • Ganó la etapa contrarreloj.

      He won the time-trial stage.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • contra against
  • reloj clock

Practice

1 What does contrarreloj mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ganó la etapa ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches contrarreloj?

nouncompound

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