Polyglot Dictionary

embalse

/emˈbalse/

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 embalses

Meaning

  1. reservoir

    • El embalse está lleno.

      The reservoir is full.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

alberca

alberca and embalse are close synonyms for "reservoir"; in Mexican Spanish, alberca specifically means "swimming pool."

pantano

embalse and pantano are close synonyms for "reservoir"; pantano also separately means "swamp."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

açude

açude is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "reservoir."

Portuguese

reservatório

reservatório is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "reservoir."

Practice

1 What does embalse mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ está lleno.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches embalse?

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