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noun

Lejía

A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.

"My grandmother used the leaches from her wood stove to make lye soap. "

Mi abuela usaba la lejía de su estufa de leña para hacer jabón de lejía.

chemistry substance material agriculture

noun

Tina de lixiviación

A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.

"The pioneer woman carefully prepared her soap by slowly pouring water through the leaches filled with wood ashes. "

La mujer pionera preparó cuidadosamente su jabón vertiendo lentamente agua a través de las tinas de lixiviación llenas de cenizas de madera.

utensil item machine building

noun

Dulce gelatinoso

A jelly-like sweetmeat popular in the fifteenth century.

"1670 Hannah Woolley The Queen-like Closet, Or, Rich Cabinet https//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen-Like_Closet "To make Leach and to colour it""

1670 Hannah Woolley The Queen-like Closet, Or, Rich Cabinet https//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen-Like_Closet "Para hacer dulce gelatinoso y colorearlo"

food history

verb

Lixiviar, lavar

To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.

"Heavy rainfall can leach out minerals important for plant growth from the soil."

Las fuertes lluvias pueden lixiviar del suelo minerales importantes para el crecimiento de las plantas.

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verb

Lixiviar

To part with soluble constituents by percolation.

"Rainwater leaches minerals from the soil as it flows through it. "

El agua de lluvia lixivia los minerales del suelo a medida que fluye a través de él.

chemistry environment process agriculture geology science

noun

Sanguijuela

An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.

"The doctor used leeches to draw blood from the patient's swollen leg. "

El médico usó sanguijuelas para extraer sangre de la pierna hinchada del paciente.

animal biology medicine organism

noun

Sanguijuela, parásito

A person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.

""The manager refused to promote anyone, instead hiring his unqualified relatives, whom many saw as leeches draining the company's resources." "

El gerente se negó a ascender a nadie, en lugar de eso contrató a sus parientes no calificados, a quienes muchos veían como sanguijuelas que drenaban los recursos de la empresa.

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noun

Sanguijuela

A glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum.

"The old medical book described how doctors once used leaches to draw out the infected blood from a wound. "

El antiguo libro de medicina describía cómo los médicos usaban sanguijuelas para extraer la sangre infectada de una herida.

medicine device utensil

noun

Médico

A physician.

"This definition is outdated and archaic. The word "leech" used to refer to a physician. Here's a sentence reflecting that usage:

"Back then, folks relied on leeches more than doctors for ailments, hoping their bloodletting would cure disease." "

Esta definición está desactualizada y es arcaica. La palabra "médico" solía referirse a un médico. Aquí hay una frase que refleja ese uso: En aquel entonces, la gente confiaba más en los médicos que en los médicos para sus dolencias, con la esperanza de que su sangría curara la enfermedad.

medicine person job history

noun

Sanador

(Heathenry) A healer.

"In that small, traditional village, Elara and Bryn were respected leaches, tending to the sick with herbal remedies and ancient healing practices. "

En ese pequeño y tradicional pueblo, Elara y Bryn eran sanadores respetados, que atendían a los enfermos con remedios herbales y antiguas prácticas curativas.

religion mythology

noun

Orillo

The vertical edge of a square sail.

"The sailor adjusted the lines attached to the leaches of the square sail to improve its shape and catch more wind. "

El marinero ajustó las líneas unidas a los orillos de la vela cuadrada para mejorar su forma y captar más viento.

nautical sailing technical part

noun

Baluma

The aft edge of a triangular sail.

"The sailor adjusted the tension on the sailboat's leaches to improve its speed and efficiency. "

El marinero ajustó la tensión en la baluma del velero para mejorar su velocidad y eficiencia.

nautical sailing