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placers

/ˈpleɪsərz/

Meanings
noun

Colocador, organizador

One who places or arranges something.

Examples :

"The decorators were meticulous placers, carefully arranging each vase and painting in the room. "
Los decoradores eran colocadores meticulosos, que organizaban cuidadosamente cada jarrón y pintura en la habitación.
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noun

Receptor, encubridor

One who deals in stolen goods; a fence.

Examples :

"The police suspected that the pawn shop owner was one of the biggest placers in the city, buying stolen jewelry and electronics from desperate thieves. "
La policía sospechaba que el dueño de la casa de empeño era uno de los mayores encubridores de la ciudad, comprando joyas y aparatos electrónicos robados a ladrones desesperados.
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noun

Cordero huérfano

(sheep) A lamb whose mother has died and which has transferred its attachment to an object, such as a bush or rock, in the locality.

Examples :

""Because the ewe died shortly after lambing, the shepherd had several placers in the flock, each now strangely attached to a different fence post." "
Debido a que la oveja murió poco después del parto, el pastor tenía varios corderos huérfanos en el rebaño, cada uno ahora extrañamente apegado a un poste de la cerca diferente.
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Related Words

Illustration arranging

arranging verb

/əˈɹeɪndʒɪŋ/

Organizar, arreglar, disponer

"She is arranging the books on the shelf by color. "

Ella está organizando los libros en el estante por color.

Illustration superficial

superficial noun

/ˌs(j)uːpəˈfɪʃəl/ /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/

Superficialidades

"He always concentrates on the superficials and fails to see the real issue."

Siempre se concentra en las superficialidades y no ve el problema real.

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Algo, cosa

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mi amigo me dijo que había algo en la caja, pero aún no sabía qué era.

Illustration grandmother

grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

Abuela

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

Mi abuela me enseñó a hornear galletas cuando era niño.

Illustration electronics

electronics noun

/ɪˌlɛkˈtrɑnɪks/ /ˌɛlɛkˈtrɑnɪks/

Electrónica

"Electronics is a popular subject."

La electrónica es una materia popular.

Illustration carefully

carefully adverb

/ˈkɛːfli/ /ˈkɛɹfli/

Tristemente, con tristeza

"He listened carefully to his mother's concerns, feeling sorrowful about her disappointment. "

Escuchó tristemente las preocupaciones de su madre, sintiéndose apenado por su decepción.

Illustration riverbanks

riverbanks noun

/ˈrɪvərˌbæŋks/ /ˈrɪvɚˌbæŋks/

Orillas

"Children often play near the riverbanks, throwing stones into the water. "

Los niños a menudo juegan cerca de las orillas, arrojando piedras al agua.

Illustration meticulous

meticulous adjective

/mɨˈtɪkjuləs/

Meticuloso, minucioso

"The tailor was meticulous in his work, carefully measuring and adjusting each piece of the suit before stitching it. "

El sastre era meticuloso en su trabajo, midiendo y ajustando cuidadosamente cada pieza del traje antes de coserla.

Illustration decorators

decorators noun

/ˈdɛkəˌreɪtərz/ /ˈdɛkəˌreɪɾərz/

Decoradores

"The decorators are putting up new wallpaper in the living room. "

Los decoradores están poniendo papel tapiz nuevo en la sala de estar.

Illustration prospectors

prospectors noun

/ˈprɒspektərz/ /ˈprɑːspektərz/

Buscadores de oro, prospectores

"The prospectors searched the mountainside for gold. "

Los buscadores de oro registraron la ladera de la montaña en busca de oro.

Illustration transferred

transferred verb

/tɹænsˈfɜːd/

Transferir, trasladar

"to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion"

transferir las leyes de un país a otro; transferir la sospecha

Illustration attachment

attachment noun

/əˈtætʃmənt/

Adjunto, apego

"The attachment of the student's name tag to their backpack was a simple but necessary step before class. "

La fijación de la etiqueta con el nombre del estudiante a su mochila fue un paso simple pero necesario antes de la clase.