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cave

/keɪv/ /ˈkeɪvi/

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noun

Cueva

A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.

Examples :

"We found a cave on the mountainside where we could take shelter."

Encontramos una cueva en la ladera de la montaña donde pudimos refugiarnos.

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noun

Cueva

A hole, depression, or gap in earth or rock, whether natural or man-made.

Examples :

"The hikers explored the dark cave near the mountain. "

Los excursionistas exploraron la cueva oscura cerca de la montaña.

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noun

Bodega, cueva

A storage cellar, especially for wine or cheese.

Examples :

"This wine has been aged in our cave for thirty years."

Este vino ha sido envejecido en nuestra bodega durante treinta años.

food drink place architecture

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noun

Cueva

A place of retreat, such as a man cave.

Examples :

"My room was a cozy cave where I could escape from my family."

Mi habitación era una cueva acogedora donde podía escapar de mi familia.

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noun

Cueva

A naturally-occurring cavity in bedrock which is large enough to be entered by an adult.

Examples :

"It was not strictly a cave, but a narrow fissure in the rock."

No era estrictamente una cueva, sino una fisura estrecha en la roca.

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noun

Cámara de seguridad, cueva

A shielded area where nuclear experiments can be carried out.

Examples :

"Scientists conducted the nuclear experiment in the specially designed cave. "

Los científicos llevaron a cabo el experimento nuclear en la cámara de seguridad especialmente diseñada.

technology science area building

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noun

Escombros, detritos

(drilling) Debris, particularly broken rock, which falls into a drill hole and interferes with drilling.

Examples :

"The drill operator had to stop drilling because a cave of rock fragments had jammed the hole. "

El operador de la perforadora tuvo que detener la perforación porque un cúmulo de fragmentos de roca había atascado el agujero.

geology technical industry

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noun

Derrumbe, hundimiento

A collapse or cave-in.

Examples :

"The heavy rainfall caused a cave in the hillside, blocking the road to the school. "

Las fuertes lluvias causaron un derrumbe en la ladera, bloqueando el camino a la escuela.

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noun

Vagina

Examples :

"The doctor examined the patient's cave for signs of infection. "

El médico examinó la vagina de la paciente en busca de signos de infección.

body organ sex anatomy

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noun

Disidentes, grupo escindido

(often "Cave") A group that breaks from a larger political party or faction on a particular issue.

Examples :

"The student council cave formed a new group to advocate for more school spirit events. "

El grupo escindido del consejo estudiantil formó un nuevo grupo para abogar por más eventos de espíritu escolar.

politics government group

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noun

Cueva

Any hollow place, or part; a cavity.

Examples :

"The old house had a large cave in the living room ceiling. "

La casa antigua tenía una gran cueva en el techo de la sala de estar.

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noun

Cueva

A code cave.

Examples :

"The programmer used a code cave to quickly test a new function in their program. "

El programador usó una cueva de código para probar rápidamente una nueva función en su programa.

computing technology

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verb

Ceder, rendirse

Examples :

"He caved under pressure."

Cedió bajo presión.

action attitude

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verb

Derrumbarse, hundirse

Examples :

"First the braces buckled, then the roof began to cave, then we ran."

Primero se doblaron los puntales, luego el techo comenzó a derrumbarse, luego corrimos.

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verb

Socavar, horadar

To hollow out or undermine.

Examples :

"The levee has been severely caved by the river current."

La corriente del río ha socavado severamente el dique.

geology environment nature building

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verb

Explorar cuevas

To engage in the recreational exploration of caves.

Examples :

"I have caved from Yugoslavia to Kentucky."

He explorado cuevas desde Yugoslavia hasta Kentucky.

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verb

Hacer derrumbar

In room-and-pillar mining, to extract a deposit of rock by breaking down a pillar which had been holding it in place.

Examples :

"The deposit is caved by knocking out the posts."

El depósito se hace derrumbar al quitar los postes.

geology industry

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verb

Trabajar sobre escombros

To work over tailings to dress small pieces of marketable ore.

Examples :

"The miner had to cave the tailings to extract the valuable gold ore. "

El minero tuvo que trabajar sobre los escombros para extraer el valioso mineral de oro.

geology mineral industry technical work

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verb

Habitar en una cueva

To dwell in a cave.

Examples :

"The family decided to cave in the mountain's caves during their summer vacation. "

La familia decidió habitar en las cuevas de la montaña durante sus vacaciones de verano.

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interjection

¡Cuidado!

(public school slang) look out!; beware!

Examples :

"Cave, your mom's calling you for dinner. "

¡Cuidado! Tu madre te llama para cenar.

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