guardarraíl

/gwaɾðaraˈil/

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 guardarraíles

Meaning

  1. guardrail

    Built from guarda (guards (from guardar)) + raíl (rail).

    • El coche chocó contra el guardarraíl.

      The car hit the guardrail.

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)
  • raíl rail

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Leitplanke

Leitplanke is the German word for the same thing — both mean "guardrail."

Portuguese

guarda-corpo

guarda-corpo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "guardrail."

Practice

1 What does guardarraíl mean?

2 Fill the gap: El coche chocó contra el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches guardarraíl?

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