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How do you say "screw" in Spanish?
el tornillo
In Spanish, "screw" is el tornillo.
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Pronunciation
Say el tor-NEE-yoh, stress on the middle syllable, with the double l giving a y sound.
Grammar notes
el tornillo is masculine. Its plural is tornillos.
Example sentence
Apretó el tornillo con un destornillador.
She tightened the screw with a driver.
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How to remember el tornillo
Tornillo contains 'torno', a turn, exactly how a screw goes into wood.
Related words
- hammer el martillo
- screwdriver el destornillador
- wrench la llave inglesa
- saw la sierra
- drill el taladro
- wire el alambre
- glue el pegamento
- plastic el plástico
- rubber la goma
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Questions about el tornillo
How do you pronounce el tornillo?
Say el tor-NEE-yoh, stress on the middle syllable, with the double l giving a y sound.
Is el tornillo masculine or feminine?
el tornillo is masculine. el tornillo is masculine. Its plural is tornillos.
How is el tornillo used in Spanish?
el tornillo is used the same way as the equivalent English noun. For example: Apretó el tornillo con un destornillador. (She tightened the screw with a driver.).
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