rotativa

/rotaˈtiβa/

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 rotativas

Meaning

  1. printing press

    • Funciona la rotativa.

      The press is running.

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

imprenta

rotativa specifically means a rotary press, large-scale, like for newspapers; imprenta is the general word, which also means "print shop."

Similar in other languages

German

Presseausweis

Close — a printing press relates to a press pass.

Practice

1 What does rotativa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Funciona la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rotativa?

noun

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