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Definition of el - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

transportation

elevated railway or train

The el rumbled overhead as the city woke up.

elevated

overhead

alphabet

TECH.

name of the Latin-script letter L

TECH.

The word 'lion' starts with an el.

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Images of el

elevated railway or train

Expressions with el

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el cheapo

item that is very inexpensive and of low quality

This gadget is an el cheapo that broke after one use.

ras el hanout

spice blend used in North African cooking

Ras el hanout adds flavor to Moroccan dishes.

Origin of el

Spanish, el (the)

Terms with el included in their meaning

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Armenia

El Salvador town

town in El Salvador's Sonsonate department

Newtown

California

unincorporated community in El Dorado County, California

Santa Ana

El Salvador city

city in El Salvador, known for coffee processing

Santo Domingo

central america

town in the San Vicente department of El Salvador

Zaragoza

Salvadoran town

town in the La Libertad department of El Salvador

BCN

abbr.

abr: Barcelona El Prat Airport

main airport serving Barcelona, Spain

Bolívar

municipality

town in the La Unión department, El Salvador

Ciudad Juarez

geography

city in northern Mexico near El Paso

Examples of el in a sentence

The noise of the el could be heard from blocks away.
In Spanish, the letter 'L' is called 'ele', similar to 'el'.
The teacher asked the students to pronounce the el clearly.

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French:métro aérien, lettre L, ...
German:Hochbahn, El, ...
Italian:treno sopraelevato, elle, ...
Spanish:tren elevado, ele, ...
Portuguese:comboio elevado, ele, ...
Chinese:高架铁路, 字母L, ...
Japanese:高架鉄道, ...
Arabic:قِطَارٌ مُرْتَفِعٌ, إِل, ...
Hebrew:רַכֶּבֶת עֶלִּית, אֵל, ...
Russian:эстакада, эль, ...
Ukrainian:естакада, ель, ...
Hindi:एल, ...
Bengali:উচ্চতর রেলপথ, এল, ...
Catalan:tren elevat, ela, ...
Czech:nadzemní dráha, el, ...
Danish:S-tog, el, ...
Dutch:metro, el, ...
Greek:υπερυψωμένο τρένο, ελ, ...
Hungarian:magasvasút, el, ...
Khmer:រថភ្លើងលើអាកាស, ឈ្មោះអក្សរ អិល, ...
Korean:고가철도, 엘, ...
Persian:قطار مرتفع, اِل, ...
Polish:kolejka nadziemna, el, ...
Portuguese (BR):metrô elevado, ele, ...
Romanian:metrou suspendat, el, ...
Swedish:upphöjt tåg, ell, ...
Thai:รถไฟลอยฟ้า, ตัวแอล, ...
Turkish:yükseltilmiş demiryolu, el, ...
Vietnamese:tàu điện trên cao, chữ L, ...

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Definition of EL - Reverso English Dictionary

Abbreviation

abr: Electroluminescence

TECH.

light produced by electric current in some materials

TECH.

EL panels are used in some display screens.

electroluminescence

abr: Elevated Railway

Rare

train system that runs on tracks above streets

Rare

We took the EL to downtown Chicago.

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Examples of EL in a sentence

The dashboard uses EL for backlighting.
The EL rattled above the busy street.
He commutes daily on the EL.

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French:EL, métro aérien, ...
German:EL, Hochbahn, ...
Italian:elettroluminescenza, ferrovia sopraelevata, ...
Spanish:EL, tren elevado, ...
Portuguese:EL, comboio elevado, ...
Chinese:EL, 高架铁路, ...
Japanese:EL, 高架鉄道, ...
Arabic:تألق كهربائي, قطار مرتفع, ...
Hebrew:אלקטרולומינציה, הַרְכֶּבֶת הָעִילִית, ...
Russian:ЭЛ, эстакадная железная дорога, ...
Ukrainian:ЕЛ, підвісна залізниця, ...
Hindi:ईएल, उन्नत रेलवे, ...
Bengali:ইলেক্ট্রোলুমিনেসেন্স, ইএল, ...
Catalan:electroluminescència, EL, ...
Czech:elektroluminiscence, vyvýšená dráha, ...
Danish:EL, S-tog, ...
Dutch:EL, metro, ...
Greek:ΗΛ, υπερυψωμένος σιδηρόδρομος, ...
Hungarian:elektrolumineszcencia, magasvasút, ...
Khmer:អេឡិចត្រូលុយមីនេសង់, រថភ្លើងលើអាកាស, ...
Korean:전자발광, 엘, ...
Persian:الکترولومینسانس, راه‌آهن مرتفع, ...
Polish:EL, Kolej podwyższona, ...
Portuguese (BR):EL, trem elevado, ...
Romanian:EL, Căile Ferate Ridicate, ...
Swedish:EL, el-tåg, ...
Thai:การเรืองแสงด้วยไฟฟ้า, EL, ...
Turkish:Elektrolüminesans, Hafif Raylı, ...
Vietnamese:EL, tàu trên cao, ...

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Definition of el - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Images of el

Expressions with el

Origin of el

Terms related to el

Terms with el included in their meaning

Examples of el in a sentence

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Definition of EL - Reverso English Dictionary

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Terms related to EL

Examples of EL in a sentence

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