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miércoles, 16 de diciembre de 2009

Thistle

noun
/ˈθɪs.l ̩/ n [C]

A wild plant with sharp points on the leaves and, typically, purple flowers
The thistle is the national emblem of Scotland.


Spanish: Cardo
(Cotton thistle: Cardo borriquero)

domingo, 13 de diciembre de 2009

Oats

plural noun
/əʊts/ (USA)/oʊts/ n

A cereal plant like a grass, or its seeds which are used in baking and cooking and also to feed animals.
These biscuits contain oats.


Spanish: Avena

viernes, 20 de noviembre de 2009

Wallow

verb, [I]

/ˈwɒl.əʊ/ (USA)/ˈwɑː.loʊ/

(especially of particular animals) to lie or roll about slowly in deep wet earth, sand or water

A hippopotamus wallowing in mud

Spanish: Revolcarse

sábado, 14 de noviembre de 2009

Rue

verb v [T] (rueing or ruing, rued, rued) old use or literary
/ruː/

to feel sorry about an event and wish it had not happened
I rue the day that...


Spanish: Lamentar, arrepentirse de

jueves, 5 de noviembre de 2009

Frenzy

noun [C or U]
/ˈfren.zi/

(an example of) uncontrolled and excited behaviour or emotion, which is sometimes violent.
In a frenzy of rage she hit him.


Spanish: Ataque, histeria, manía

sábado, 24 de octubre de 2009

Deliver

verb
/dɪˈlɪv.ər /

[T] (formal)
to save someone from a painful or bad experience.
Deliver us from evil


Spanish: Liberar, librar

domingo, 18 de octubre de 2009

Smoulder

verb
UK (US smolder)

(UK)/ˈsməʊl.dər/
(US)/ˈsmoʊl.dɚ/ v [I]

•to burn slowly with smoke but without flames
-a smouldering fire
-smouldering embers
The fire was started by a smouldering cigarette.


Spanish: arder sin llama