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cardinals

/ˈkɑːrdɪnəlz/ /ˈkɑːrdənəlz/

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Cardenales

One of the officials appointed by the pope in the Roman Catholic Church, ranking only below the pope and the patriarchs, constituting the special college which elects the pope. (See Wikipedia article on Catholic cardinals.)

Examples :

"After the Pope's death, the cardinals from around the world gathered in Rome to elect a new leader of the Catholic Church. "

Después de la muerte del Papa, los cardenales de todo el mundo se reunieron en Roma para elegir a un nuevo líder de la Iglesia Católica.

religion organization person theology government

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Cardenales

Any of a genus of songbirds of the finch family, Cardinalis.

Examples :

"In the winter, we put out birdseed to attract colorful cardinals to our backyard. "

En invierno, ponemos semillas para atraer a los coloridos cardenales a nuestro jardín.

bird animal nature biology

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Cardenales

Any of various related passerine birds of the family Cardinalidae (See Wikipedia article on cardinals) and other similar birds that were once considered to be related.

Examples :

"The bright red cardinals are beautiful to watch in the winter snow. "

Los cardenales de color rojo brillante son hermosos de ver en la nieve del invierno.

bird animal nature biology

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Rojo cardenal

(color) A deep red color, somewhat less vivid than scarlet, the traditional colour of a Catholic cardinal's cassock. (same as cardinal red)

Examples :

"The sunset painted the sky in vibrant cardinals and oranges. "

La puesta de sol pintó el cielo de vibrantes rojos cardenal y naranjas.

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Número cardinal

Short for cardinal number, a number indicating quantity, or the size of a set (e.g., zero, one, two, three). (See Wikipedia article on Cardinal number.)

Examples :

"To count the number of students present, we use cardinals, like one, two, and three. "

Para contar el número de estudiantes presentes, usamos números cardinales, como uno, dos y tres.

number math language

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Numeral cardinal

(grammar) Short for cardinal numeral, a word used to represent a cardinal number.

Examples :

"The cardinals for the first four students in the class were one, two, three, and four. "

Los numerales cardinales para los primeros cuatro estudiantes de la clase fueron uno, dos, tres y cuatro.

grammar number language

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Apócope de flor de cardenal, una planta con flores

Short for cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis), a flowering plant.

Examples :

"The hummingbirds were attracted to the bright red cardinals blooming in my garden. "

Los colibríes se sintieron atraídos por las brillantes flores de cardenal rojas que florecían en mi jardín.

plant biology nature

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Tetra cardenal

Short for cardinal tetra (Paracheirodon axelrodi), a freshwater fish.

Examples :

"My aquarium has a school of cardinals. "

Mi acuario tiene un cardumen de tetras cardenales.

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Capucha

(bow) A woman's short cloak with a hood, originally made of scarlet cloth.

Examples :

"During the chilly evening walk, Grandma wrapped herself in one of her cardinals, a warm, hooded cloak that was dyed a brilliant red. "

Durante el paseo vespertino frío, la abuela se envolvió en una de sus capuchas, una capa cálida con capucha que estaba teñida de un rojo brillante.

wear style material appearance

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Vino caliente

Mulled red wine.

Examples :

"After a long day of shoveling snow, a glass of warm cardinals really hit the spot. "

Después de un largo día quitando nieve, una copa de vino caliente realmente me sentó bien.