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salamanders

/ˈsæləmændərz/

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Salamandra

A long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of the order Caudata, superficially resembling a lizard.

Examples :

"While hiking in the damp forest, we found several brightly colored salamanders hiding under a log. "

Mientras caminábamos por el bosque húmedo, encontramos varias salamandras de colores brillantes escondidas debajo de un tronco.

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Salamandra

A creature much like a lizard that is resistant to and lives in fire (in which it is often depicted in heraldry), hence the elemental being of fire.

Examples :

"The mythical king believed his armor was blessed with the power of salamanders, making him impervious to fire. "

El rey mítico creía que su armadura estaba bendecida con el poder de las salamandras, haciéndolo impermeable al fuego.

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Salamandra

A metal utensil with a flat head which is heated and put over a dish to brown the top.

Examples :

"The chef used salamanders to quickly brown the tops of the crème brûlées before serving them to the customers. "

El chef usó la salamandra para dorar rápidamente la parte superior de las crème brûlées antes de servirlas a los clientes.

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Salamandra

A small broiler (North America) or grill (Britain) that heats the food from above, used in professional cookery primarily for browning.

Examples :

"The chef first put the steak under the salamander to sear the outside."

El chef primero puso el bistec bajo la salamandra para sellar el exterior.

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Salamandras

The pouched gopher, Geomys tuza, of the southern United States.

Examples :

"My grandfather called the gophers digging holes in his garden "salamanders," but I know they are actually called "pouched gophers." "

Mi abuelo llamaba "salamandras" a las tuzas que cavaban agujeros en su jardín, pero sé que en realidad se llaman "tuza de bolsa".

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Atizador grande

Examples :

"He used the salamanders to adjust the burning logs in the fireplace. "

Usó el atizador grande para ajustar los troncos ardiendo en la chimenea.

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Material solidificado en el hogar de un horno

Solidified material in a furnace hearth.

Examples :

"The steelworkers carefully removed the salamanders – hardened clumps of iron and slag – from the furnace hearth after the smelting process was complete. "

Los trabajadores siderúrgicos retiraron cuidadosamente el material solidificado – grumos endurecidos de hierro y escoria – del hogar del horno después de que el proceso de fundición se completó.

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Estufa portátil utilizada para calentar o secar edificios en construcción

Portable stove used to heat or dry buildings under construction.

Examples :

"During the winter, the construction crew used salamanders to keep the concrete from freezing and cracking as they built the new office building. "

Durante el invierno, el equipo de construcción utilizó estufas portátiles para evitar que el hormigón se congelara y se agrietara mientras construían el nuevo edificio de oficinas.

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