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refineries

/rɪˈfaɪnəriz/ /rəˈfaɪnəriz/

Meanings
noun

Refinerías

A building, or a mass of machinery, used to produce refined products such as sugar, oil, or metals.

Examples :

"The city's air quality is often poor because of the many oil refineries located nearby. "
La calidad del aire de la ciudad suele ser mala debido a las muchas refinerías de petróleo ubicadas cerca.
industry building machine technology environment energy material chemistry economy technical work

Related Words

Illustration located

located verb

/ləʊˈkeɪtɪd/ /loʊˈkeɪtɪd/

Ubicar, situar

"The school located the lost backpack in the main office. "

La escuela ubicó la mochila perdida en la oficina principal.

Illustration sugar

sugar noun

/ˈʃʊɡə(ɹ)/ /ˈʃʊɡɚ/

Azúcar

"My grandmother added a generous spoonful of sugar to her tea. "

Mi abuela añadió una cucharada generosa de azúcar a su té.

Illustration building

building noun

/ˈbɪl.dɪŋ/

Construcción, edificación

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

La construcción del puente se completará en un par de semanas.

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

Porque, ya que

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Fui al parque porque hacía buen tiempo.

Illustration products

products noun

/ˈpɹɒd.əkts/ /ˈpɹɑd.əkts/

Productos, artículos

"The supermarket sells a wide variety of food products. "

El supermercado vende una amplia variedad de productos alimenticios.

Illustration often

often adjective

/ˈɑf(t)ən/ /ˈɒf(t)ən/ /ˈɔf(t)ən/

Frecuente, a menudo

"My sister is often late for school. "

Mi hermana llega a menudo tarde a la escuela.

Illustration refined

refined verb

/ɹiːfaɪnd/

Refinar, purificar

"to refine gold"

Refinar oro

Illustration nearby

nearby adjective

/ˌnɪərˈbaɪ/ /ˌniːrˈbaɪ/

Cercano, próximo, adyacente

"He stopped at a nearby store for some groceries."

Se detuvo en una tienda cercana para comprar algunos comestibles.

Illustration quality

quality noun

/ˈkwɒlɪti/ /ˈkwælɪti/ /ˈkwɑləti/

Calidad

"Quality of life is usually determined by health, education, and income."

La calidad de vida generalmente se determina por la salud, la educación y los ingresos.

Illustration machinery

machinery noun

/məˈʃiːnəɹi/

Maquinaria

"The bakery's machinery worked tirelessly, producing dozens of loaves of bread each morning. "

La maquinaria de la panadería trabajaba sin descanso, produciendo docenas de hogazas de pan cada mañana.

Illustration produce

produce verb

/pɹəˈdjuːs/ /pɹəˈdus/ /ˈpɹɒdjuːs/ /ˈpɹoʊ.dus/

Producir, fabricar, generar

"The farmer's fields produced a bountiful harvest of tomatoes this year. "

Los campos del agricultor produjeron una abundante cosecha de tomates este año.

Illustration metals

metals noun

/ˈmɛtəlz/ /ˈmɛtl̩z/

Metales

"Many everyday objects, like pots, pans, and cars, are made from metals such as steel and aluminum. "

Muchos objetos cotidianos, como ollas, sartenes y coches, están hechos de metales como el acero y el aluminio.