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shin

/ʃɪn/

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noun

Espinilla

The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone

Examples :

"He scraped his shin on the rough pavement while playing soccer. "

Se raspó la espinilla con el pavimento áspero mientras jugaba al fútbol.

anatomy body physiology part

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noun

Placa de sujeción

A fishplate for a railway.

Examples :

"The railway workers replaced the old shin with a new, stronger one. "

Los trabajadores del ferrocarril reemplazaron la vieja placa de sujeción por una nueva y más fuerte.

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verb

Escalar (con brazos y piernas)

(as "shin up") To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps, spurs, or the like.

Examples :

"to shin up a mast"

Escalar un mástil

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verb

Golpear con la espinilla

To strike with the shin.

Examples :

"During the soccer game, he accidentally shinned the other player while trying to kick the ball. "

Durante el partido de fútbol, accidentalmente golpeó al otro jugador con la espinilla mientras intentaba patear el balón.

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verb

Pedir prestado urgentemente, endeudarse temporalmente

To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as when trying to make a payment.

Examples :

"To pay for the field trip, Sarah had to shin around town to get some quick loans from friends. "

Para pagar la excursión, Sarah tuvo que pedir prestado urgentemente por la ciudad para obtener algunos préstamos rápidos de amigos.

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noun

Shin

The twenty-first letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others): Shin (letter)

Examples :

"In Hebrew class, we learned that the letter that looks like a "W" is called "shin." "

En la clase de hebreo, aprendimos que la letra que parece una "W" se llama "shin".

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