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/ɹaɪs/

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noun

Arroz

Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

Examples :

"My family enjoys eating rice with their dinner every night. "

A mi familia le gusta comer arroz con la cena todas las noches.

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noun

Arroz

A specific variety of this plant.

Examples :

"My grandmother grows a special type of rice in her garden. "

Mi abuela cultiva un tipo especial de arroz en su jardín.

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noun

Arroz

The seeds of this plant used as food.

Examples :

"My mother cooked rice for dinner tonight. "

Mi madre cocinó arroz para la cena de esta noche.

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verb

Pasar por un pasapurés, hacer puré

To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes).

Examples :

"To prepare the mashed potatoes for dinner, she riced the potatoes. "

Para preparar el puré de papas para la cena, pasó las papas por el pasapurés.

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verb

Cosechar arroz salvaje

To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.)

Examples :

"The Indigenous community members will rice the wild rice beds near the lake this autumn. "

Los miembros de la comunidad indígena cosecharán el arroz salvaje cerca del lago este otoño.

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verb

Arrojar arroz a

To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).

Examples :

"The guests were excited to rice the happy couple as they left the church. "

Los invitados estaban emocionados de arrojar arroz a la feliz pareja cuando salieron de la iglesia.

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verb

Personalizar

To customize the user interface of a computer system, e.g. a desktop environment.

Examples :

"To prepare for the presentation, Sarah riced her computer desktop, arranging icons neatly and grouping related files. "

Para preparar la presentación, Sarah personalizó el escritorio de su computadora, organizando los iconos de forma ordenada y agrupando los archivos relacionados.

computing technology internet system style appearance essential

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noun

Ramita, palito

(now chiefly) A twig or stick.

Examples :

"The carpenter used small rice to carefully prop up the wobbly table leg. "

El carpintero usó pequeñas ramitas para apuntalar cuidadosamente la pata tambaleante de la mesa.

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noun

Bobina

A bobbin or spool.

Examples :

"The sewing machine needs a new rice for the thread. "

La máquina de coser necesita una nueva bobina para el hilo.

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