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How do you say "light switch" in Spanish?
el interruptor de la luz
In Spanish, "light switch" is el interruptor de la luz.
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Pronunciation
Say in-teh-RRUP-tor deh lah looz. Stress the first word.
Grammar notes
El interruptor is masculine. Luz means light.
Example sentence
Apago el interruptor de la luz.
I turn off the light switch.
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How to remember el interruptor de la luz
Interruptor comes from interrumpir, meaning to interrupt. A switch interrupts the flow of electricity.
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Questions about el interruptor de la luz
How do you say "light switch" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "light switch" is el interruptor de la luz. It is a noun.
Is el interruptor de la luz masculine or feminine?
El interruptor is masculine. Luz means light.
How is el interruptor de la luz used in a sentence?
Use el interruptor de la luz as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Apago el interruptor de la luz. (I turn off the light switch.).
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"Light switch" in other languages
- Japanese ライトのスイッチ (raitonosuicchi)
- Korean 스위치 (seuwichi)
- Chinese 电灯开关 (diàn dēng kāi guān)
- Spanish (Latin America) el interruptor de luz
- French l'interrupteur
- German der Lichtschalter
- Italian l’interruttore della luce
- Russian выключатель света (vyključatelʹ sveta)
- Greek ο διακόπτης (o dhiakoptis)
- Arabic مـُفتاح نور (muftaah noor)
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