Polyglot Dictionary

detector de humo

/detekˈtoɾ de ˈumo/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los detectores de humo

Meaning

  1. smoke alarm, smoke detector

    • El detector de humo se activó por el vapor de la cocina.

      The smoke alarm went off because of the kitchen steam.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does detector de humo mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ de humo se activó por el vapor de la cocina.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches detector de humo?

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