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carats

/ˈkærəts/ /ˈkɛrəts/

Meanings
noun

Quilates

A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.

Examples :

"The engagement ring has a diamond that weighs two carats. "
El anillo de compromiso tiene un diamante que pesa dos quilates.
material unit value

Related Words

Illustration diamante

diamante noun

/daɪəˈmɒnti/

Diamante artificial, pedrería

"The dancer's costume sparkled under the stage lights, covered in hundreds of tiny diamantes. "

El vestuario de la bailarina brillaba bajo las luces del escenario, cubierto de cientos de pequeños diamantes artificiales.

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

Abuela

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Mi abuela me enseñó a hornear galletas cuando era niño.

Illustration necklace

necklace noun

/ˈnɛkləs/

Collar

"My grandmother wore a beautiful pearl necklace to the family dinner. "

Mi abuela usó un hermoso collar de perlas para la cena familiar.

Illustration several

several noun

/ˈsɛv(ə)ɹəl/

Terreno, propiedad

"The family owns several, a small plot of land behind their house. "

La familia posee varias propiedades, una pequeña parcela de tierra detrás de su casa.

Illustration precious

precious noun

/ˈpɹɛʃəs/

Querido, tesoro

"My little sister is my precious. "

Mi hermanita es mi tesoro.

Illustration varying

varying verb

/ˈvɛəɹiɪŋ/ /ˈvɛɹiɪŋ/

Variar, cambiar

"He varies his magic tricks so as to minimize the possibility that any given audience member will see the same trick twice."

Él varía sus trucos de magia para minimizar la posibilidad de que cualquier miembro del público vea el mismo truco dos veces.

Illustration milligrams

milligrams noun

/ˈmɪlɪˌɡræmz/ /ˈmɪlɪˌɡræms/

Miligramo

"The doctor prescribed a vitamin with 500 milligrams of Vitamin C. "

El médico recetó una vitamina con 500 miligramos de vitamina C.

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Tristemente, con tristeza

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Escuchó tristemente las preocupaciones de su madre, sintiéndose apenado por su decepción.

Illustration engagement

engagement noun

/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/

Compromiso, cita

"The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week."

El conferenciante tiene tres compromisos esta semana.

Illustration diamonds

diamonds noun

/ˈdaɪ(ə)məndz/

Diamantes

"The saw is coated with diamond."

La sierra está recubierta de diamantes.

Illustration diamond

diamond noun

/ˈdaɪ(ə)mənd/

Diamante

"The saw is coated with diamond."

La sierra está recubierta de diamante.

Illustration equivalent

equivalent noun

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

Equivalente

"A pound of apples is the equivalent of two dollars at the market. "

Una libra de manzanas es el equivalente a dos dólares en el mercado.