guardafrenos

/gwaɾðaˈfɾenos/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
los guardafrenos

Meaning

  1. brakeman

    Built from guarda (guards (from guardar)) + frenos (brakes).

    • El guardafrenos revisó el tren.

      The brakeman checked the train.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Made of

  • guarda guards (from guardar)
  • frenos brakes

Practice

1 What does guardafrenos mean?

2 Fill the gap: El ___ revisó el tren.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches guardafrenos?

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