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swabs

/swɑbz/

Meanings
noun

Hisopos, torundas

A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.

Examples :

"The doctor used swabs to clean the little girl's scraped knee. "
El médico usó hisopos para limpiar la rodilla raspada de la niña.
medicine material utensil body science

Related Words

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

Algo, cosa

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Mi amigo me dijo que había algo en la caja, pero aún no sabía qué era.

Illustration collected

collected verb

/kəˈlɛktɪd/

Recopilar, acumular

"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

Suzanne recopiló todos los papeles que había extendido.

Illustration absorbent

absorbent noun

/əbˈsɔː.bn̩t/ /æbˈsɔɹ.bn̩t/

Absorbente

"The paper towel was a very effective absorbent, quickly soaking up the spilled juice. "

La toalla de papel era un absorbente muy eficaz, que absorbía rápidamente el jugo derramado.

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

Especialmente, particularmente

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Mi hermana es muy servicial, especialmente cuando se trata de organizar cosas.

Illustration medicine

medicine noun

/ˈmed(ɪ).sn̩/ /ˈmɛ.dɪ.sɪn/

Medicina, medicamento

"The medicine helped my grandmother feel better after she had the flu. "

La medicina ayudó a mi abuela a sentirse mejor después de tener gripe.

Illustration adventures

adventures noun

/ædˈvɛnt͡ʃɚz/ /ədˈvɛnt͡ʃəz/

Aventuras, riesgos

"Their weekend camping trip turned into unexpected adventures when they got lost in the woods and had to find their way back to the campsite. "

Su viaje de campamento de fin de semana se convirtió en aventuras inesperadas cuando se perdieron en el bosque y tuvieron que encontrar el camino de regreso al campamento.

Illustration material

material noun

/məˈtɪəɹɪəl/ /məˈtɪɹi.əl/

Material, materia

"Asphalt, composed of oil and sand, is a widely used material for roads."

El asfalto, compuesto de petróleo y arena, es un material ampliamente utilizado para las carreteras.

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attached verb

/əˈtætʃt/

Adjuntar, unir, sujetar

"An officer is attached to a certain regiment, company, or ship."

Un oficial está adjunto a un determinado regimiento, compañía o barco.

Illustration lieutenant

lieutenant noun

/ləˈtɛnənt/ /l(j)uˈtɛnənt/ /ˈlɛftɛnənt/

Teniente

"Example Sentence: "After graduating from officer training, Sarah became a lieutenant in the Marine Corps." "

Después de graduarse del entrenamiento de oficiales, Sarah se convirtió en teniente en el Cuerpo de Marines.

Illustration instruments

instruments noun

/ˈɪnstɹəmənts/

Instrumentos musicales

"The violinist was a master of her instrument."

La violinista era una maestra de su instrumento.

Illustration authority

authority noun

/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ /əˈθɑɹəti/

Autoridad, poder

"I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."

Tengo la autoridad para penalizar al personal de mi departamento, pero no la autoridad para despedirlos.

Illustration indicating

indicating verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/

Indicar, señalar, mostrar

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

El guardia hizo sonar su silbato para indicar la inminente partida.