tractor
tractor
noun trahk-TOHR Rare
Origin: From Latin trahere (to pull) via English/French tractor.
Usage Note
Tractor is an international technical borrowing with no surprising features in Spanish. It is invariable in gender (always masculine) and follows normal -r pluralisation: tractores. In figurative use tractor can describe an economic driver — industria tractora — though this usage is more common in journalistic register.
Examples
"El tractor araba el campo desde el amanecer."
Natural Translation
The tractor was ploughing the field since dawn.
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