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width

el ancho

width(

wihth

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (measurement)

a. el ancho

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

The lot has a width of 12 meters.El terreno mide 12 metros de ancho.

b. la anchura

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

The boat has a width of seven feet.La lancha tiene una anchura de siete pies.

2. (swimming)

a. el ancho

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Swim 30 widths to warm up before the race.Nada 30 anchos para calentarte antes de la carrera.

width

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. la anchura

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

2. (in swimming pool)

a. el ancho

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

width [wɪdθ]

noun

1 [of street, river] ancho (m); anchura (f)

of space, ocean, desert

what width is the room? ¿qué ancho or anchura tiene la habitación?

it is five metres in width it has a width of five metres tiene cinco metros de ancho or anchura; tiene un ancho or una anchura de cinco metros

measure it across its width

2 [of fabric, swimming pool] ancho (m)

you'll get it out of one width

to swim a width hacer un ancho (de la piscina)

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