Polyglot Dictionary

partícula

/paɾˈtikula/

la noun B2

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
las partículas

Meaning

  1. particle

    • Una partícula de polvo.

      A speck of dust.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

átomo

Close — both are small physics units, a particle and an atom.

Similar in other languages

German

Partikel

Partikel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "particle."

Portuguese

partícula

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

Practice

1 What does partícula mean?

2 Fill the gap: Una ___ de polvo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches partícula?

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