desfase

/desˈfase/

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

Forms

plural
los desfases

Meaning

  1. gap

    • Hay un desfase horario.

      There is a time gap.

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

brecha

brecha is a general "gap" or breach, like a gap in a wall or a social gap; desfase specifically means a gap or mismatch in timing or level, like being out of sync.

Practice

1 What does desfase mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hay un ___ horario.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches desfase?

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