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Learn Spanish with don Quijote: Palabra del Dia

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Word: Metro
(ME-tro), sustantivo masculino.
English: underground, subway, tube / metre, meter
Etymology: Del latín metropolitanus.
Meaning: 1. (Abreviación de metropolitano) Tren eléctrico subterráneo o al aire libre que circula por las grandes ciudades.
2. Instrumento que tiene marcada la longitud del metro y sus divisores y que se emplea para medir.
Topic:Léxico relacionado con los medios de transporte
Example:

El incendio de una subestación eléctrica en Madrid provoca un caos en el transporte. 500.000 personas, afectadas por la falta de luz y el cierre de estaciones de autobús, metro y tren.
Diario El País.

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