noun🔗ShareMetales(heading) Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from."The mining company explored for metal ores in the remote mountain ranges. "La empresa minera exploró en las remotas cadenas montañosas en busca de minerales metálicos.elementmaterialmineralgeologychemistryscienceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMetalA light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or."The coat of arms featured a lion rampant in a field of metal. "El escudo de armas presentaba un león rampante en un campo de metal.heraldrycoloressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareVidrio fundidoMolten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects."The glassblower carefully handled the hot metal, ready to shape it into a vase. "El soplador de vidrio manipuló cuidadosamente el vidrio fundido caliente, listo para darle forma de jarrón.materialsubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMetalA category of rock music encompassing a number of genres (including thrash metal, death metal, heavy metal, etc.) characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars."My brother loves listening to metal music in his room. "A mi hermano le encanta escuchar metal en su habitación.musicentertainmentcultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSustancia, materia, carácterThe substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper; mettle."Her mother's strong metal showed in her determination to succeed in school. "La fuerte materia de su madre se manifestó en su determinación de tener éxito en la escuela.charactersubstanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePotencia de fuegoThe effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war."The warship's metal was quite high, meaning its guns were very powerful. "La potencia de fuego del buque de guerra era bastante alta, lo que significaba que sus cañones eran muy potentes.militarynauticalweaponwaressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLos rieles(in the plural) The rails of a railway."The train rumbled along the metal tracks. "El tren retumbaba por los rieles."The train rattled over the metal, making a loud noise. "El tren traqueteó sobre los rieles, haciendo un ruido fuerte.materialtechnicalvehicleessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLa aerolínea real(travel) The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators."United Airlines is the metal operating Flight 123. "United Airlines es la aerolínea real que opera el vuelo 123.vehiclebusinessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAdoquinarTo make a road using crushed rock, stones etc."The construction workers are metaling the new path to the school playground. "Los trabajadores de la construcción están adoquinando el nuevo camino hacia el patio de recreo de la escuela.materialbuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCaracterizado por fuertes ritmos de batería y guitarras distorsionadasCharacterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars."The band's music was very metal; the drummer's beats were powerful and the guitars were highly distorted. "La música de la banda era muy metal; los ritmos del baterista eran potentes y las guitarras estaban muy distorsionadas.musicessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareMetálico, audaz, franco, inflexibleHaving the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc."His metal attitude made it difficult to have a calm discussion about the project. "Su actitud metálica dificultaba tener una discusión tranquila sobre el proyecto.musiccharacterstylecultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
