Polyglot Dictionary

microfone

/mikɾoˈfoni/

o noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os microfones

Meaning

  1. microphone

    Built from micro (small) + fone (sound).

    • Fale no microfone.

      Speak into the microphone.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • micro small
  • fone sound

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Mikrofon

Mikrofon is the German word for the same thing — both mean "microphone."

Spanish

micrófono

micrófono is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "microphone."

French

microphone

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

Practice

1 What does microfone mean?

2 Fill the gap: Fale no ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches microfone?

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