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kenning

/ˈkɛnɪŋ/

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verb

Dar a luz, concebir, engendrar, nacer; desarrollarse; nutrir, sostener

To give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).

Examples :

"The farmer hoped his prized cow would kenning a healthy calf in the spring. "

El granjero esperaba que su vaca premiada diera a luz a un ternero sano en primavera.

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verb

Saber, entender

To know, perceive or understand.

Examples :

"Simple Sentence: "I ken the feeling of being nervous before a test, I get it every time." "

Entiendo la sensación de estar nervioso antes de un examen, la siento cada vez.

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verb

Divisar, avistar

To discover by sight; to catch sight of; to descry.

Examples :

"From the hilltop, I could ken the small village nestled in the valley below. "

Desde la cima de la colina, pude divisar el pequeño pueblo enclavado en el valle de abajo.

appearance action sensation

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noun

Vista; específicamente una vista distante en el mar

Sight, view; specifically a distant view at sea.

Examples :

"From the crow's nest, the lookout had a clear kenning of the approaching ship on the horizon. "

Desde el nido de cuervo, el vigía tenía una vista clara del barco que se acercaba en el horizonte.

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noun

Alcance visual, horizonte visual

The range or extent of vision, especially at sea; (by extension) a marine measure of approximately twenty miles.

Examples :

"The distant ship was barely visible; it was just at the edge of the horizon, about one kenning away. "

El barco distante era apenas visible; estaba justo en el borde del horizonte, a una distancia de aproximadamente un alcance visual.

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noun

Un poco, un poquito

As little as one can discriminate or recognize; a small portion, a little.

Examples :

"put in a kenning of salt"

Pon un poquito de sal.

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noun

Chalaza, cicatriz

A chalaza or tread of an egg (a spiral band attaching the yolk of the egg to the eggshell); a cicatricula.

Examples :

"I separated the yolk carefully and noticed a thick kenning attached to each side, anchoring it within the egg white. "

Separé la yema con cuidado y noté una gruesa chalaza adherida a cada lado, anclándola dentro de la clara de huevo.

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noun

Kenning

A metaphorical phrase used in Germanic poetry (especially Old English or Old Norse) whereby a simple thing is described in an allusive way.

Examples :

"In Old English poems, "whale-road" is a kenning for the sea. "

En los poemas en inglés antiguo, "camino de ballenas" es un kenning para el mar.

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noun

Una medida seca equivalente a medio bushel; un recipiente con esa capacidad

A dry measure equivalent to half a bushel; a container with that capacity.

Examples :

"The farmer measured out a kenning of corn to feed the chickens. "

El granjero midió una medida seca de maíz para alimentar a los pollos.

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