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roots

/ɹuːts/

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noun

Raíces

The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.

Examples :

"The strong roots of the oak tree held it firmly in place during the storm. "

Las fuertes raíces del roble lo mantuvieron firmemente en su lugar durante la tormenta.

plant biology anatomy organism vegetable agriculture nature part

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Hortaliza de raíz

A root vegetable.

Examples :

"Many people enjoy eating roots like carrots and potatoes. "

A muchas personas les gusta comer hortalizas de raíz como zanahorias y patatas.

vegetable food plant agriculture

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Raíz del diente

The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

Examples :

"Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing."

El daño a la raíz es un problema común del cepillado excesivo.

anatomy part body

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Raíz del cabello

The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.

Examples :

"The root is the only part of the hair that is alive."

La raíz del cabello es la única parte del cabello que está viva.

anatomy body physiology part

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Raíces

The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.

Examples :

"He dyed his hair black last month, so the grey roots can be seen."

Se tiñó el pelo de negro el mes pasado, por lo que se pueden ver las raíces grises.

appearance body part

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Origen, fuente

The primary source; origin.

Examples :

"The love of money is the root of all evil."

El amor al dinero es la raíz de todos los males.

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Raíces

Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.

Examples :

"The cube root of 27 is 3."

La raíz cúbica de 27 es 3.

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Raíz cuadrada

A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”).

Examples :

"Multiply by root 2."

Multiplica por la raíz cuadrada de 2.

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Raíz

A zero (of an equation).

Examples :

"The quadratic equation has two roots: -3 and 5. "

La ecuación cuadrática tiene dos raíces: -3 y 5.

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Raíz

The single node of a tree that has no parent.

Examples :

"In a family tree, the earliest ancestor we know about is the roots of our family's history. "

En un árbol genealógico, el antepasado más antiguo que conocemos son las raíces de la historia de nuestra familia.

plant part nature biology organism

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Raíz

The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.

Examples :

"Many English words, like "construction," share the same roots as the word "structure," showing their related meanings. "

Muchas palabras inglesas, como "construction", comparten las mismas raíces que la palabra "structure", mostrando sus significados relacionados.

grammar linguistics word language structure

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Raíz, palabra de origen

(philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.

Examples :

"The word "photograph" has Greek roots; "photo" means light, and "graph" means to write. "

La palabra "fotografía" tiene raíces griegas; "foto" significa luz y "graph" significa escribir.

language linguistics word

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Fundamental

The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed.

Examples :

"In the C major chord, the note "C" is the most important because it's the roots, and all the other notes in the chord are related to it. "

En el acorde de Do mayor, la nota "C" es la más importante porque es la fundamental, y todas las demás notas del acorde están relacionadas con ella.

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Raíces, fundamentos

The lowest place, position, or part.

Examples :

"The missing homework assignment remained buried at the roots of his backpack, crumpled and forgotten. "

La tarea perdida permaneció enterrada en las raíces de su mochila, arrugada y olvidada.

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El usuario root, el administrador del sistema

Examples :

"I have to log in as root before I do that."

Tengo que iniciar sesión como root antes de hacer eso.

computing system internet technology job

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Directorio raíz

The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories.

Examples :

"I installed the files in the root directory."

Instalé los archivos en el directorio raíz.

computing structure

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Pene, miembro

A penis, especially the base of a penis.

body organ anatomy sex

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Coito, relación sexual

An act of sexual intercourse.

Examples :

"Fancy a root?"

¿Te apetece un coito?

sex action body human

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Pareja sexual, amante

A sexual partner.

sex person human

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Antepasados, raíces

Examples :

"I have both Irish and German roots."

Tengo antepasados irlandeses y alemanes.

family history race

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Orígenes, principios

Beginnings; origin.

Examples :

"Jazz has its roots in blues."

El jazz tiene sus orígenes en el blues.