guardagujas
/gwaɾðaˈɣuxas/
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noun
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- los guardagujas
Meaning
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railway pointsman
Built from guarda (guards (from guardar)) + agujas (switches, needles).
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El guardagujas cambió la vía.
The pointsman changed the track.
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Made of
- guarda guards (from guardar)
- agujas switches, needles
Practice
1 What does guardagujas mean?
railway pointsman
2 Fill the gap: El ___ cambió la vía.
Full sentence: El guardagujas cambió la vía. (The pointsman changed the track.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches guardagujas?
guardagujas: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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