fuga

/ˈfuɣa/

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
las fugas

Meaning

  1. leak; escape

    • Hay una fuga de gas.

      There is a gas leak.

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

escape

escape and fuga both cover "escape" and "leak" senses, like a gas leak or a prison escape, largely interchangeable; escape is also used for a vehicle's exhaust pipe.

Practice

1 What does fuga mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hay una ___ de gas.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fuga?

noun

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