Polyglot Dictionary

gas

/ˈɡas/

el noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
gases

Meaning

  1. gas

    • Huele a gas.

      It smells of gas.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

acelerador

Close in casual speech — acelerador is the accelerator pedal; gas (dar gas) is used colloquially to mean "to accelerate," just like English "step on the gas."

nafta

Close, regional synonyms for "petrol/gas"; nafta is Argentine Spanish.

gasolina

Close, regional synonyms for "petrol, gas."

Similar in other languages

French

gaz

gaz is the French word for the same thing — both mean "gas."

Practice

1 What does gas mean?

2 Fill the gap: Huele a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gas?

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