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crocks

/krɑks/

Meanings
noun

Jarra de cerámica, vasija de barro

A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.

Examples :

"My grandmother uses large crocks to pickle cucumbers from her garden. "
Mi abuela usa grandes jarras de cerámica para encurtir pepinos de su jardín.
material utensil item
noun

Hipocondríaco, simulador

A patient who is difficult to treat, especially one who complains of a minor or imagined illness.

Examples :

"The doctor suspected that many of his regular patients were simply crocks, always complaining about aches and pains with no real medical cause. "
El médico sospechaba que muchos de sus pacientes habituales eran simplemente hipocondríacos, quejándose siempre de dolores y molestias sin una causa médica real.
medicine person condition human

Related Words

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 cucumbers

cucumbers noun

/ˈkjuːkʌmbərz/ /ˈkjukʌmbərz/

Pepinos

"My mom uses cucumbers to make a refreshing summer salad. "

Mi madre usa pepinos para hacer una ensalada de verano refrescante.

Illustration physically

physically adverb

/ˈfɪzɪkli/

Físicamente

"The children physically exhausted themselves playing tag in the park. "

Los niños se agotaron físicamente jugando al pilla-pilla en el parque.

Illustration flowerbeds

flowerbeds noun

/ˈflaʊərˌbɛdz/ /ˈflaʊɚˌbɛdz/

Parterres

"The gardener planted tulips in the flowerbeds by the front porch. "

El jardinero plantó tulipanes en los parterres junto al porche delantero.

Illustration container

container noun

/kənˈteɪnə/ /kənˈteɪnɚ/

Contenedor, recipiente

"The juice box is a small container for the children's drinks at school. "

La caja de jugo es un pequeño contenedor para las bebidas de los niños en la escuela.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

Illustration complaining

complaining verb

/kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/

Quejarse, lamentarse

"Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours."

Joe siempre se quejaba del ruido que hacían sus vecinos.

Illustration disparates

disparates noun

/ˈdɪspərɪts/ /ˈdɪspərətɪz/

Disparidades, cosas dispares

"The teacher grouped the students into teams based on their skills, resulting in disparates that had members with varying strengths and weaknesses. "

El profesor agrupó a los estudiantes en equipos según sus habilidades, lo que resultó en disparidades que tenían miembros con diferentes fortalezas y debilidades.

Illustration earthenware

earthenware noun

/ˈəːθ(ə)nwɛː/

Barro, cerámica

"earthenware bowl"

Cuenco de barro

Illustration stoneware

stoneware noun

/ˈstoʊnwer/ /ˈstoʊnˌwer/

Gres

"She preferred to drink her morning coffee from a sturdy stoneware mug because it kept the coffee warm longer. "

Ella prefería beber su café de la mañana de una robusta taza de gres porque mantenía el café caliente por más tiempo.

Illustration flowerpot

flowerpot noun

/ˈflaʊəˌpɒt/ /ˈflaʊɚˌpɑt/

Maceta

"Here are a few example sentences that fit your criteria: * My mom has a flowerpot filled with red geraniums on the porch. * I planted a small sunflower in the flowerpot. * The cat knocked the flowerpot off the windowsill. "

Illustration complaints

complaints noun

/kəmˈpleɪnts/

Queja

"The store manager received many complaints about the long wait times at the checkout. "

El gerente de la tienda recibió muchas quejas sobre los largos tiempos de espera en la caja.