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a

/ɔ/ adjective A1 (estimated)

1. a, an, one

German	ein
French	un
Portuguese	um
Czech	jeden
Italian	un, uno, uno
Spanish	uno
Dutch	een
Swedish	ett
Latin	unus

2. a, a certain, someone named

French	dénommé

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a

/ɔ/ adverb A1 (estimated)

across (crossword clue notation; as in 23a)

German	W
French	h
Portuguese	contra a corrente, contra a maré

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a

/eɪ/ article A1 (estimated)

1. a, an; indefinite article, placed before a singular noun, indicating a general case of a person or thing

German	ein, ein
French	un, un, unx
Portuguese	um, um, uma
Italian	un, uno, uno
Spanish	un, unx
Dutch	een
Swedish	en, ett, ett
Latin	unus, unus

2. a, any

German	zu
French	de
Dutch	vanaf

3. a, an

Dutch	ne

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a

interjection A1 (estimated)

sound of hesitation

German	äh
French	euh
Spanish	eh

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a

/eɪ/ noun · plural: a's A1 (estimated)

1. name of the letter A, a

German	A
French	l'a
Portuguese	á
Italian	l'a
Spanish	la a
Swedish	a
Latin	a

2. name of the Cyrillic letter А, а

German	A
French	l'a
Spanish	la a

3. a, an

German	ein
French	l'un
Portuguese	o um
Italian	l'uno
Spanish	un
Dutch	de een
Swedish	en en
Latin	unus

4. a/the person playing (one of) the lead role(s) (in a movie, play, or the like); a lead actor, a leading man, a leading lady

Swedish	en huvudrollsinnehavare

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a

/eɪ/ number A1 (estimated)

first ordering symbol

French	l'a
Spanish	a

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a

/ə/ preposition A1 (estimated)

1. per; each (time unit)

German	pro
French	par
Portuguese	por, a, daqui a
Italian	al, alla, allo
Spanish	al, a la

2. a (only when speaking about frequencies); per

French	en
Swedish	om

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a

/ʌ/ pronoun A1 (estimated)

a, an

German	ein
French	un
Portuguese	um
Italian	uno
Spanish	un
Dutch	een
Swedish	en, ett
Latin	unus

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