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fósforo

B2#6,516

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nounmasculine
  1. phosphorus
  2. match, matchstick

Forms

noun

singularfósforo
pluralfósforos

Used in the library

  • Encendí las velas del altar con un fósforo.I lit the candles on the altar with a match.B2Otra vez, por favor (21) — Once more, please (21) (B2)
  • Las grúas elevan los contenedores como si fueran cajas de fósforos.The cranes lift the containers as if they were matchboxes.B2Otra vez, por favor (1) — Once more, please (1) (B2)
  • Encendí las velas con un fósforo cuando se fue la luz.I lit the candles with a match when the power went.B2Otra vez, por favor (28) — Once more, please (28) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • cerillamatch (firestarter); long, narrow candle; taper
  • cerillomatch (stick)
  • mistomatch (stick) (used regionally in provinces such as Galicia and Valencia)
  • mixtomixed; compound

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