morsa

/ˈmɔɾsa/

a noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as morsas

Meaning

  1. vise

    • Ele prendeu a peça na morsa antes de cortar.

      He clamped the piece in the vise before cutting.

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

Similar in other languages

French

étau

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

Practice

1 What does morsa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ele prendeu a peça na ___ antes de cortar.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches morsa?

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