manivela

/maniˈβela/

la 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
las manivelas

Meaning

  1. crank

    • Gira la manivela.

      Turn the crank.

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

Similar in other languages

German

Kurbel

Kurbel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "crank."

Practice

1 What does manivela mean?

2 Fill the gap: Gira la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches manivela?

noun

Last updated