Polyglot Dictionary

dispositivo

/disposiˈtiβo/

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

Forms

plural
los dispositivos

Meaning

  1. device

    • Es un dispositivo nuevo.

      It's a new device.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

artefacto

dispositivo is the more modern, technical word for "device," like an electronic device; artefacto can mean a device too, but often specifically an explosive device.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

aparelho

aparelho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "device."

Portuguese

dispositivo

dispositivo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "device."

Practice

1 What does dispositivo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es un ___ nuevo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dispositivo?

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