Polyglot Dictionary

metal

/meˈtal/

el noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los metales

Meaning

  1. metal

    • La puerta es de metal.

      The door is made of metal.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

aleación

Close — an alloy is made of metal.

Similar in other languages

French

métal

métal is the French word for the same thing — both mean "metal."

Portuguese

metal

metal is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "metal."

Practice

1 What does metal mean?

2 Fill the gap: La puerta es de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches metal?

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