esbelto

/esˈβelto/

adjective B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

feminine
esbelta
plural
esbeltos

Meaning

  1. slender

    • Es una mujer esbelta.

      She's a slender woman.

Similar words

pequeño

Worth distinguishing: pequeño (small, overall size) and esbelto (slender, shape) are easy to conflate.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

esguio

esguio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "slender."

Practice

1 What does esbelto mean?

2 Fill the gap: Es una mujer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches esbelto?

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