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How do you say "smoke detector" in Spanish?
el detector de humo
In Spanish, "smoke detector" is el detector de humo.
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Pronunciation
Say deh-tek-TOR deh OO-moh. Stress the first word.
Grammar notes
El detector is masculine. Humo means smoke.
Example sentence
El detector de humo está en el techo.
The smoke detector is on the ceiling.
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How to remember el detector de humo
Detector finds smoke. A smoke detector senses when smoke appears.
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Questions about el detector de humo
How do you say "smoke detector" in Spanish?
In Spanish, "smoke detector" is el detector de humo. It is a noun.
Is el detector de humo masculine or feminine?
El detector is masculine. Humo means smoke.
How is el detector de humo used in a sentence?
Use el detector de humo as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: El detector de humo está en el techo. (The smoke detector is on the ceiling.).
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"Smoke detector" in other languages
- Japanese 煙探知機 (kemuritanchiki)
- Korean 연기 감지기 (yeongi gamjigi)
- Chinese 烟雾探测器 (yān wù tàn cè qì)
- Spanish (Latin America) el detector de humo
- French le détecteur de fumée
- German der Rauchmelder
- Italian il rilevatore di fumo
- Russian детектор дыма (detektor dyma)
- Greek ο ανιχνευτής καπνού (o anihneftis kapnu)
- Arabic جهاز كشف دخان (gihaez kashaf dukhkhaen)
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