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/hɔːnz/ /hɔɹnz/

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noun

Cuernos

A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.

Examples :

"The bull used its horns to defend itself in the pasture. "

El toro usó sus cuernos para defenderse en el pasto.

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noun

Cuernos, apéndice

Any similar real or imaginary growth or projection such as the elongated tusk of a narwhal, the eyestalk of a snail, the pointed growth on the nose of a rhinoceros, or the hornlike projection on the head of a demon or similar.

Examples :

"The boy drew a picture of a scary monster with big, red horns. "

El niño dibujó un monstruo aterrador con cuernos grandes y rojos.

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noun

Cuerno

Examples :

"The deer shed its horns every year, and new ones grow back. "

El ciervo muda sus cuernos cada año y vuelven a crecer unos nuevos.

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noun

Cuerno

The hard substance from which animals' horns are made, sometimes used by man as a material for making various objects.

Examples :

"an umbrella with a handle made of horn"

Un paraguas con un mango de cuerno.

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noun

Cuernos

An object whose shape resembles a horn, such as cornucopia, the point of an anvil, or a vessel for gunpowder or liquid.

Examples :

"The blacksmith carefully shaped the horns of the anvil to give them a precise point. "

El herrero dio forma cuidadosamente a los cuernos del yunque para darles una punta precisa.

utensil material thing part

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noun

Trompas

Any of several musical wind instruments.

Examples :

"The school band features a section of brass horns, including trumpets and trombones. "

La banda de la escuela presenta una sección de trompas de latón, incluyendo trompetas y trombones.

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noun

Bocina

An instrument resembling a musical horn and used to signal others.

Examples :

"hunting horn"

Bocina de caza

music sound communication signal utensil

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noun

Bocina

A loud alarm, especially one on a motor vehicle.

Examples :

"The car's horns blared loudly when the driver saw the child run into the street. "

La bocina del coche sonó con fuerza cuando el conductor vio al niño correr hacia la calle.

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noun

Señal, timbre

A sound signaling the expiration of time.

Examples :

"The shot was after the horn and therefore did not count."

El disparo fue después de la señal y, por lo tanto, no contó.

sound time signal

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noun

Bocina, cuerno

A conical device used to direct waves.

Examples :

"antenna horn"

Bocina de antena

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Instrumentos de viento metal, trompas

Generally, any brass wind instrument.

Examples :

"The school band featured a lively performance with the horns providing a bright, powerful sound. "

La banda de la escuela presentó una actuación animada con las trompas que proporcionaron un sonido brillante y potente.

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noun

Teléfono

(from the horn-shaped earpieces of old communication systems that used air tubes) A telephone.

Examples :

"Get him on the horn so that we can have a discussion about this."

Ponlo al teléfono para que podamos hablar sobre esto.

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noun

La erección

(definite article) An erection of the penis.

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noun

Península, promontorio

A peninsula or crescent-shaped tract of land.

Examples :

"to navigate around the horn"

Navegar alrededor del promontorio.

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Un signo diacrítico que puede adjuntarse a la esquina superior derecha de las letras o y u al escribir en vietnamita, formando ơ y ư.

A diacritical mark that may be attached to the top right corner of the letters o and u when writing in Vietnamese, thus forming ơ and ư.

Examples :

"In Vietnamese class, we learned how adding "horns" to the letters "o" and "u" changes their pronunciation and creates the letters "ơ" and "ư". "

En la clase de vietnamita, aprendimos cómo agregar «cuernos» a las letras «o» y «u» cambia su pronunciación y crea las letras «ơ» y «ư».

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noun

Cuernos

An incurved, tapering and pointed appendage found in the flowers of the milkweed (Asclepias).

Examples :

"The botanist carefully pointed out the tiny, curved horns inside the milkweed flower. "

El botánico señaló cuidadosamente los pequeños cuernos curvos dentro de la flor de algodoncillo.

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verb

Cornear

(of an animal) To assault with the horns.

Examples :

"The bull horns the fence, trying to escape the pasture. "

El toro cornea la valla, tratando de escapar del pasto.

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verb

Dotar de cuernos

To furnish with horns.

Examples :

"The blacksmith horns the helmet with sharp metal points to make it look menacing. "

El herrero dota el casco con puntas metálicas afiladas para que parezca amenazante.

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verb

Poner los cuernos

Examples :

"Jealous whispers suggested that Michael's coworker had horned him while he was away on business. "

Susurros celosos sugirieron que la compañera de trabajo de Michael le había puesto los cuernos mientras él estaba fuera por negocios.

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