quitanieves
/kitaˈnjeβes/
el
noun
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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snowplough
Built from quita (removes (from quitar)) + nieves (snows).
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El quitanieves limpia la carretera.
The snowplough clears the road.
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Made of
- quita removes (from quitar)
- nieves snows
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Practice
1 What does quitanieves mean?
snowplough
2 Fill the gap: El ___ limpia la carretera.
Full sentence: El quitanieves limpia la carretera. (The snowplough clears the road.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches quitanieves?
quitanieves: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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