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islands

/ˈaɪləndz/

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noun

Islas

A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

Examples :

"We took a boat trip to visit some small islands off the coast. "

Hicimos un viaje en barco para visitar algunas islas pequeñas frente a la costa.

geography world area

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noun

Islas

An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.

Examples :

"The quiet study group was an island of focus amidst the noisy, distracted classroom. "

El grupo de estudio tranquilo era una isla de concentración en medio del aula ruidosa y distraída.

geography world

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noun

Superestructura

A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.

Examples :

"The pilot carefully landed the plane on the aircraft carrier's islands. "

El piloto aterrizó cuidadosamente el avión en la superestructura del portaaviones.

nautical military vehicle technology part structure

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noun

Isla de tráfico

A traffic island.

Examples :

"the island in the middle of a roundabout"

la isla de tráfico en medio de una rotonda

traffic area place

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noun

Islas

An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.

Examples :

"The map showed several unincorporated islands of land completely surrounded by the city of Springfield. "

El mapa mostraba varias islas de tierra no incorporadas completamente rodeadas por la ciudad de Springfield.

area geography politics government

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noun

Islas

(grammar) A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.

Examples :

"The phrase "the student who I suspect studies islands of algebra" forms an island because you can't easily extract "which islands" without creating an ungrammatical sentence like "Which islands do I suspect the student who studies?". "

La frase "el estudiante que sospecho que estudia islas de álgebra" forma una isla porque no se puede extraer fácilmente "qué islas" sin crear una frase gramaticalmente incorrecta como "Qué islas sospecho que el estudiante estudia?".

grammar linguistics

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verb

Rodear con agua, convertir en isla

To surround with water; make into an island.

Examples :

"The rising floodwaters threatened to island the houses closest to the river. "

Las crecientes inundaciones amenazaban con rodear de agua las casas más cercanas al río.

geography environment

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verb

Salpicar de islas

To set, dot (as if) with islands.

Examples :

"The artist used white paint to islands the blue canvas with small, abstract shapes. "

El artista usó pintura blanca para salpicar el lienzo azul con pequeñas formas abstractas.

geography world nature

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verb

Aislar

Examples :

"The strict rules of the new school isolated the students, islands of quiet contemplation surrounded by the bustling halls. "

Las estrictas reglas de la nueva escuela aislaron a los estudiantes, islas de tranquila contemplación rodeadas por los bulliciosos pasillos.

environment world geography