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maund

/mɔːnd/

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noun

Cesta de mimbre

A wicker basket.

Examples :

"She carried the freshly picked apples in a maund to keep them from bruising. "

Llevaba las manzanas recién recogidas en una cesta de mimbre para evitar que se magullaran.

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noun

Unidad de medida

A unit of capacity with various specific local values.

Examples :

""The farmer measured the grain using a maund, but since each village had its own definition, the buyer wasn't sure exactly how much he was getting." "

El granjero midió el grano usando una unidad de medida, pero como cada pueblo tenía su propia definición, el comprador no estaba seguro de cuánto estaba recibiendo exactamente.

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Cesta con dos tapas

A handbasket with two lids.

Examples :

"The farmer carried a maund filled with apples from the orchard, the two lids swinging slightly with each step. "

El granjero llevaba una cesta con dos tapas llena de manzanas del huerto, balanceándose ligeramente las dos tapas con cada paso.

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Maund, unidad de peso

A unit of weight in southern and western Asia, whose value varied widely by location. Two maunds made one chest of opium in East India. One maund equalled 136 pounds of opium in Turkey.

Examples :

"A merchant in India used to measure rice in maunds, with one maund of rice weighing about 82 pounds in some regions. "

Un comerciante en la India solía medir el arroz en maunds, con un maund de arroz que pesaba alrededor de 82 libras en algunas regiones.

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Mendicidad

Examples :

"The stray dog's persistent maund for food outside the bakery tugged at my heart. "

La persistente mendicidad del perro callejero por comida fuera de la panadería me conmovió el corazón.

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verb

Mendigar

Examples :

"After losing his job, he had to maund for money from his relatives to pay the rent. "

Después de perder su trabajo, tuvo que mendigar dinero a sus familiares para pagar el alquiler.

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verb

Murmurar, farfullar

To mutter; to mumble or speak incoherently; to maunder.

Examples :

"After a long day at work, he would just maund to himself about his annoying boss. "

Después de un largo día de trabajo, solo murmuraba para sí mismo sobre su molesto jefe.

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