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antena

antenna

noun ahn-TEH-nah Rare
Communication Technology

Also means

aerial

Usage Note

Antena covers both a television or radio aerial and, in biology, an insect's antenna. In everyday speech, tener antena is also an idiomatic expression meaning to have a knack for picking up on social cues or information — roughly 'to have good antennae'. The plural antenas serves both senses.

Examples

"La antena del tejado capta la señal."

Natural Translation

The rooftop antenna picks up the signal.

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