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mole

/mɔʊl/ /mol/ /məʊl/ /moʊl/ /ˈmoʊleɪ/

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Lunar

A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy.

Examples :

"My sister has a small, brown mole on her left cheek. "

Mi hermana tiene un lunar pequeño y marrón en su mejilla izquierda.

medicine body appearance

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Topo

Any of several small, burrowing insectivores of the family Talpidae.

Examples :

"The gardener was frustrated because a mole was digging tunnels in his vegetable garden, leaving little mounds of dirt everywhere. "

El jardinero estaba frustrado porque un topo estaba cavando túneles en su huerto, dejando pequeños montones de tierra por todas partes.

animal biology organism nature

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Topo

Any of the burrowing rodents also called mole rats.

Examples :

"The farmer set traps to get rid of the mole that was digging tunnels through his vegetable garden. "

El granjero colocó trampas para deshacerse del topo que estaba cavando túneles en su huerto.

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Topo, espía infiltrado

An internal spy, a person who involves himself or herself with an enemy organisation, especially an intelligence or governmental organisation, to determine and betray its secrets from within.

Examples :

"The mole within the student council leaked confidential information about the upcoming election to the rival group. "

El topo dentro del consejo estudiantil filtró información confidencial sobre las próximas elecciones al grupo rival.

government politics military person organization job war action state society

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Topo, tuneladora

A kind of self-propelled excavator used to form underground drains, or to clear underground pipelines

Examples :

"The construction crew used a mole to bore a tunnel for the new sewer pipe under the street. "

El equipo de construcción utilizó una tuneladora para perforar un túnel para la nueva tubería de alcantarillado debajo de la calle.

machine technology utility agriculture industry

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Drenaje topo

A type of underground drain used in farm fields, in which a mole plow creates an unlined channel through clay subsoil.

Examples :

"The farmer used a mole plow to create a mole under his field, hoping it would drain the excess water and improve his crop yield. "

El agricultor usó un drenaje topo para crear un drenaje bajo su campo, con la esperanza de que drenara el exceso de agua y mejorara el rendimiento de su cosecha.

agriculture technology environment utility machine

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Puta, zorra, perra

A moll, a bitch, a slut.

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Muelle, espigón

A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.

Examples :

"The new mole extends from the beach to the island, allowing easy travel between the two. "

El nuevo espigón se extiende desde la playa hasta la isla, permitiendo un fácil viaje entre las dos.

architecture nautical building structure

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Muelle, espigón

A haven or harbour, protected with such a breakwater.

Examples :

"The small fishing boats found safe harbor within the mole, protected from the rough sea beyond. "

Los pequeños botes de pesca encontraron un puerto seguro dentro del muelle, protegidos del mar embravecido más allá.

nautical architecture

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Mausoleo

An Ancient Roman mausoleum.

Examples :

"The students visited the ancient Roman mole, a magnificent mausoleum. "

Los estudiantes visitaron el antiguo mausoleo romano, un magnífico mausoleo.

architecture archaeology history

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Mol

In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains as many elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.) as there are atoms in 0.012 kg of carbon-12. Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number.

Examples :

"The chemist used a mole of sodium chloride to prepare the solution. "

El químico usó un mol de cloruro de sodio para preparar la solución.

amount chemistry substance unit physics science technical element number

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Mola hidatiforme

A hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus caused by a dead ovum.

Examples :

"After experiencing unusual bleeding, the doctor suspected a molar pregnancy, and further examination revealed a mole in her uterus. "

Después de experimentar un sangrado inusual, el médico sospechó una mola hidatiforme, y un examen posterior reveló una mola hidatiforme en su útero.

medicine disease body physiology biology

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Mole

One of several spicy sauces typical of the cuisine of Mexico and neighboring Central America, especially the sauce which contains chocolate and which is used in cooking main dishes, not desserts.

Examples :

"My grandmother makes a delicious chicken dish simmered in a rich, dark mole sauce with chocolate and chili peppers. "

Mi abuela prepara un delicioso plato de pollo cocinado a fuego lento en una rica y oscura salsa mole con chocolate y chiles.