fósil
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el fósil(
foh
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seel
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (geology)
a. fossil
El estudio de fósiles de homínidos permite reconstruir la evolución humana.The study of hominid fossils allows us to reconstruct human evolution.
2. (colloquial) (old-fashioned person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. old fossil (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿No quieres que Beatriz salga sola hasta que cumpla 18 años? ¡Eres un fósil!You don't want Beatriz to go out on her own until she's 18? You're such an old fossil!
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. fossil
El uso de combustibles fósiles sigue aumentando a nivel global.The use of fossil fuels keeps increasing on a global scale.
b. fossilized
Se encontraron nuevos restos fósiles de dinosaurios en la Patagonia.New fossilized remains of dinosaurs were found in Patagonia.
c. fossilised (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Gracias a las plantas fósiles, sabemos cómo era la flora de esta región cientos de millones de años atrás.Thanks to fossilised plants, we know what the flora of this region was like hundreds of millions of years ago.
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