Polyglot Dictionary

alavanca

/alaˈvɐ̃kɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as alavancas

Meaning

  1. lever

    • Puxe a alavanca.

      Pull the lever.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Hebel

Hebel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "lever."

Spanish

palanca

palanca is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "lever."

Practice

1 What does alavanca mean?

2 Fill the gap: Puxe a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alavanca?

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