calcetín

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nounmasculine

sock

Forms

noun

singular	calcetín
plural	calcetines

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Mi sobrino quiere inventar una máquina para colocar los calcetines en pares.My nephew wants to invent a machine to put socks into pairs.A2Otra vez, por favor (9) — Once more, please (9) (A2)
Un calcetín se seca sobre la estufa toda la noche.A sock dries over the stove all night.B1Otra vez, por favor (21) — Once more, please (21) (B1)
Un calcetín se pierde en cada lavado, siempre el izquierdo.One sock is lost in every wash, always the left one.B1Otra vez, por favor (6) — Once more, please (6) (B1)
Un calcetín del camionero se perdió en el pueblo de al lado.One of the lorry driver's socks was lost in the next town.B1Otra vez, por favor (13) — Once more, please (13) (B1)

Other ways to say it

mediahalf (one of two equal parts of any whole); synonym of cuarto, half-fanega (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 27.8 L)

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