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odalisques

/ˈoʊdəlɪsks/

Meanings
noun

Odalisca

A female slave in a harem, especially one in the Ottoman seraglio.

Examples :

"The painting depicted beautiful odalisques lounging in the Sultan's opulent harem. "
La pintura representaba a hermosas odaliscas descansando en el opulento harén del Sultán.
culture history person society royal sex
noun

Odalisca, mujer deseable

A desirable or sexually attractive woman.

Examples :

"While outdated and potentially offensive now, historically, paintings of odalisques were often popular because they depicted women in poses considered desirable. "
Si bien ahora están desactualizadas y potencialmente ofensivas, históricamente, las pinturas de odaliscas a menudo eran populares porque representaban a mujeres en poses consideradas deseables.
person appearance sex human body culture

Related Words

Illustration painting

painting verb

/ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/

Pintar

"My sister is painting her bedroom walls a cheerful yellow. "

Mi hermana está pintando las paredes de su dormitorio de un alegre amarillo.

Illustration potentially

potentially adverb

/pəˈtɛnʃ(ə)li/

Potencialmente, posiblemente

"The new student is potentially a star athlete; she runs very fast and jumps high. "

La nueva estudiante es potencialmente una atleta estrella; corre muy rápido y salta alto.

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

Considerar, reflexionar sobre

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

Considere que hemos tenido tres eventos importantes y el año apenas ha comenzado.

Illustration attractive

attractive adjective

/əˈtɹæktɪv/

Atractivo, cautivador

"The vibrant colors of the new school uniforms were attractive to the students. "

Los colores vibrantes de los nuevos uniformes escolares eran atractivos para los estudiantes.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

Illustration paintings

paintings noun

/ˈpeɪntɪŋz/

Pinturas, cuadros

"The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings."

La Mona Lisa es una de las pinturas más famosas.

Illustration depicted

depicted verb

/dɪˈpɪktɪd/

Representar, describir

"The movie depicted the struggles of a young student trying to balance schoolwork and part-time jobs. "

La película describió las dificultades de un joven estudiante que intentaba equilibrar el trabajo escolar y los trabajos a tiempo parcial.

Illustration offensive

offensive noun

/əˈfɛnsɪv/

Ofensiva, ataque

"The Marines today launched a major offensive."

Los marines lanzaron hoy una ofensiva importante.

Illustration historically

historically adverb

/hɪˈstɒrɪkli/ /hɪˈstɔːrɪkli/

Históricamente

"Historically speaking, this company has always collected payment before starting work."

Históricamente hablando, esta empresa siempre ha cobrado el pago antes de comenzar el trabajo.

Illustration seraglio

seraglio noun

/səˈɹæljoʊ/

Serrallo

"Visiting Istanbul, tourists often marvel at the Topkapi Palace, once the magnificent seraglio of the Ottoman sultans. "

Al visitar Estambul, los turistas a menudo se maravillan del Palacio de Topkapi, que fue el magnífico serrallo de los sultanes otomanos.

Illustration beautiful

beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Bella

"Hey, beautiful!"

¡Hola, bella!

Illustration desirable

desirable noun

/dɪˈzaɪəɹəbəl/

Un objeto de deseo, algo deseable

"There are plenty of desirables on display in the window."

Hay muchos objetos de deseo expuestos en el escaparate.