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elephants

/ˈelɪfənts/

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noun

Elefantes

A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.

Examples :

"Original Sentence: "At the zoo, we saw elephants with their long trunks drinking water and using their tusks to dig in the dirt." "

En el zoológico, vimos elefantes con sus largas trompas bebiendo agua y usando sus colmillos para cavar en la tierra.

animal biology organism

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noun

Elefantes, cualquier cosa enorme y pesada

Anything huge and ponderous.

Examples :

"The moving boxes felt like elephants as I struggled to carry them up the stairs. "

Las cajas en movimiento parecían elefantes mientras luchaba por subirlas por las escaleras.

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noun

Elefantes

Used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second

Examples :

"I count "one elephant, two elephants, three elephants" to estimate how long to brush my teeth. "

Cuento "un elefante, dos elefantes, tres elefantes" para estimar cuánto tiempo necesito para cepillarme los dientes.

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noun

Marfil

Examples :

"The demand for elephants' tusks, a source of ivory, has led to dangerous poaching. "

La demanda de colmillos de marfil, una fuente de marfil, ha provocado una caza furtiva peligrosa.

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Papel elefante

A large size of paper, measuring 23 by 28 inches, or sometimes 22 by 30, or (double elephant paper) 26 by 40 inches.

Examples :

"The architect used elephants to create large blueprints for the new skyscraper because they were the only size sheets big enough to fit the entire floor plan. "

El arquitecto utilizó papel elefante para crear planos grandes para el nuevo rascacielos porque eran las únicas hojas de tamaño lo suficientemente grandes como para adaptarse a todo el plano de planta.

stationery material