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isthmus

/ˈɪs.məs/

Meanings
noun

Istmo

A narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, and connecting two larger landmasses.

Examples :

"The isthmus of Panama connects North and South America. "
El istmo de Panamá conecta América del Norte y del Sur.
geography world area

Related Words

Illustration islands

islands noun

/ˈaɪləndz/

Islas

"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.

Illustration connects

connects verb

/kəˈnɛkts/

Conecta, une

"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

Creo que esta pieza conecta con esa pieza de allá.

Illustration connecting

connecting verb

/kəˈnɛktɪŋ/

Conectar, unir

"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

Creo que esta pieza se conecta a esa pieza de allá.

Illustration deletion

deletion noun

/dɪˈliːʃən/

Eliminación, borrado

"The deletion of my old homework files freed up space on my computer. "

La eliminación de mis archivos de tareas antiguas liberó espacio en mi computadora.

Illustration network

network noun

/nɛtwɜːk/ /nɛtwɝk/

Red, entramado

"The spider's silken network stretched across the entire doorway. "

La red de seda de la araña se extendía por toda la entrada.

Illustration landmasses

landmasses noun

/ˈlændˌmæsɪz/

Masas terrestres, continentes

"The seven continents are large landmasses on Earth. "

Los siete continentes son grandes masas terrestres en la Tierra.

Illustration components

components noun

/kəmˈpoʊnənts/ /kɑmˈpoʊnənts/

Componentes, piezas

"A CPU is a component of a computer."

Una CPU es un componente de una computadora.

Illustration bordered

bordered verb

/ˈbɔːrdərd/ /ˈbɔːrdɪd/

Bordear, enmarcar

"She bordered the student's drawing with colorful construction paper. "

Ella bordeó el dibujo del estudiante con papel de construcción colorido.

Illustration connected

connected verb

/kəˈnɛktɪd/

Conectar, unir

"I think this piece connects to that piece over there."

Creo que esta pieza se conecta a esa pieza de allí.

Illustration increases

increases noun

/ɪnˈkriːsɪz/ /ˈɪŋkriːsɪz/

Aumento, incremento

"The increases in the price of milk were a surprise to the grocery shoppers. "

Los aumentos en el precio de la leche fueron una sorpresa para los compradores de comestibles.

Illustration structures

structures noun

/ˈstrʌktʃərz/

Estructura, construcción

"The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items."

Los pájaros habían construido una estructura asombrosa con palos y varios objetos desechados.

Illustration transportation

transportation noun

/tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/

Transporte

"We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation."

Tenemos que sacar a la gente de sus coches y animarles a utilizar formas alternativas de transporte.