noun🔗ShareRebanada, rebanada de panA slice, especially of bread."He ate a shive of bread with his soup. "Comió una rebanada de pan con su sopa.fooditemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePoleaA sheave."The rope ran smoothly over the shive of the pulley, making it easier to lift the heavy bucket. "La cuerda corría suavemente sobre la polea, facilitando la elevación del cubo pesado.nauticalmachinesailingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAstilla, tablón de madera hendidaA beam or plank of split wood."The carpenter used a thick shive to reinforce the weak spot in the barn door. "El carpintero usó una astilla gruesa para reforzar el punto débil de la puerta del granero.materialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTapónA flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle."After emptying the large pickle jar, Mom used a wooden shive to seal it instead of the original lid. "Después de vaciar el frasco grande de pepinillos, mamá usó un tapón de madera para sellarlo en lugar de la tapa original.utensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstopa, astillaA splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching"After scutching the flax, the worker carefully removed the remaining shive to prepare the fibers for spinning into linen. "Después de espadar el lino, el trabajador retiró cuidadosamente la estopa restante para preparar las fibras para hilar lino.materialagricultureplantindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFragmento vegetalA plant fragment remaining in scoured wool."After scouring the wool, the weaver still found a stubborn shive stuck in the fibers. "Después de lavar la lana, el tejedor todavía encontró un fragmento vegetal persistente atascado en las fibras.plantagriculturematerialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePelusa, motaA piece of thread or fluff on the surface of cloth or other material."Before her job interview, she carefully removed a small shive from her new blazer so it would look perfect. "Antes de su entrevista de trabajo, quitó cuidadosamente una pequeña pelusa de su nuevo blazer para que se viera perfecto.materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareImpureza, partícula de madera(papermaking) A dark particle or impurity in finished paper resulting from a bundle of incompletely cooked wood fibres in the pulp."The paper in my history textbook had a noticeable shive, making it slightly harder to read in certain spots. "El papel de mi libro de texto de historia tenía una impureza notable, lo que dificultaba un poco la lectura en ciertos lugares.materialsubstanceindustrytechnicalprocesschemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuchillo, cuchillo improvisadoA knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush)."Desperate and afraid, the prisoner sharpened a toothbrush handle into a crude shive for protection. "Desesperado y asustado, el prisionero afiló el mango de un cepillo de dientes para convertirlo en un cuchillo improvisado para protegerse.weaponutensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstopaA particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp."After processing the hemp fibers, the farmer had to carefully remove the shive to ensure a smooth and usable material for making rope. "Después de procesar las fibras de cáñamo, el agricultor tuvo que quitar cuidadosamente la estopa para asegurar un material liso y utilizable para hacer cuerdas.materialagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSemana de lutoA weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative."After the funeral, the family observed shive, staying at home and receiving condolences for the next week. "Después del funeral, la familia observó la semana de luto, quedándose en casa y recibiendo condolencias durante la semana siguiente.familyritualreligiontraditioncultureeventtimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
