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metal

/ˈmɛtəl/ [ˈmɛ.ɾɫ̩]

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noun

Metales

(heading) Chemical elements or alloys, and the mines where their ores come from.

Examples :

"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.

element material mineral geology chemistry science essential

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noun

Metal

A light tincture used in a coat of arms, specifically argent and or.

Examples :

"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.

heraldry color essential

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noun

Vidrio fundido

Molten glass that is to be blown or moulded to form objects.

Examples :

"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.

material substance essential

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noun

Metal

A 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.

Examples :

"My brother loves listening to metal music in his room. "

A mi hermano le encanta escuchar metal en su habitación.

music entertainment culture essential

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noun

Sustancia, materia, carácter

The substance that constitutes something or someone; matter; hence, character or temper; mettle.

Examples :

"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.

character substance essential

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noun

Potencia de fuego

The effective power or calibre of guns carried by a vessel of war.

Examples :

"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.

military nautical weapon war essential

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noun

Los rieles

(in the plural) The rails of a railway.

Examples :

"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.

material technical vehicle essential

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noun

La aerolínea real

(travel) The actual airline operating a flight, rather than any of the codeshare operators.

Examples :

"United Airlines is the metal operating Flight 123. "

United Airlines es la aerolínea real que opera el vuelo 123.

vehicle business essential

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verb

Adoquinar

To make a road using crushed rock, stones etc.

Examples :

"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.

material building essential

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adjective

Caracterizado por fuertes ritmos de batería y guitarras distorsionadas

Characterized by strong drum-beats and distorted guitars.

Examples :

"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.

music essential

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adjective

Metálico, audaz, franco, inflexible

Having the emotional or social characteristics associated with metal music; brash, bold, frank, unyielding, etc.

Examples :

"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.

music character style culture essential