ejecución

/exekuˈsjon/

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
ejecuciones

Meaning

  1. execution

    • La ejecución fue perfecta.

      The execution was perfect.

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

asesinato

Worth distinguishing: asesinato is unlawful murder; ejecución is lawful, state-sanctioned killing.

Similar in other languages

German

Hinrichtung

Hinrichtung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "execution."

Portuguese

execução

execução is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "execution."

Practice

1 What does ejecución mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ fue perfecta.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ejecución?

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