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tar

/tɑː/ /tɑɹ/

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noun

Alquitrán

(usually uncountable) A black, oily, sticky, viscous substance, consisting mainly of hydrocarbons derived from organic materials such as wood, peat, or coal.

Examples :

"The old, leaky roof was dripping tar onto the garden. "

El viejo techo con goteras goteaba alquitrán sobre el jardín.

material substance chemistry fuel

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noun

Alquitrán

Coal tar.

Examples :

"The factory worker carefully handled the pail of coal tar, knowing it was a hazardous material. "

El trabajador de la fábrica manipuló con cuidado el cubo de alquitrán, sabiendo que era un material peligroso.

compound substance material fuel

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noun

Alquitrán

A solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke.

Examples :

"The ashtray was full of dark tar from Grandpa's pipe. "

El cenicero estaba lleno de alquitrán oscuro de la pipa del abuelo.

substance chemistry material medicine

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noun

Marinero

A sailor, because of the traditional tarpaulin clothes.

Examples :

"The old sailor, a seasoned tar, told stories of his adventures at sea. "

El viejo marinero, un marinero experimentado, contó historias de sus aventuras en el mar.

nautical sailing person

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noun

Alquitrán negro, una forma de heroína

Black tar, a form of heroin.

Examples :

"The dealer offered him a small bag of tar. "

El traficante le ofreció una pequeña bolsa de alquitrán negro.

substance medicine

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verb

Alquitranar

To coat with tar.

Examples :

"The carpenter tarred the wooden fence posts to protect them from the weather. "

El carpintero alquitranó los postes de la cerca de madera para protegerlos del clima.

material substance

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verb

Embrear, difamar

Examples :

"The allegations tarred his name, even though he was found innocent."

Las acusaciones embrearon su nombre, a pesar de que fue declarado inocente.

character language word

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noun

Programa de archivo, tar

A program for archiving files, common on Unix systems.

Examples :

"The student used the tar program to compress all their project files before sending them to the teacher. "

El estudiante usó el programa tar para comprimir todos los archivos de su proyecto antes de enviárselos al profesor.

computing utility technology

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noun

Archivo tar

A file produced by such a program.

Examples :

"The computer program created a tar file containing all my school project files. "

El programa de la computadora creó un archivo tar que contenía todos los archivos de mi proyecto escolar.

computing technology

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verb

Crear un archivo tar

To create a tar archive.

Examples :

"Before submitting the project, remember to tar the files so they are compressed for easy sharing. "

Antes de enviar el proyecto, recuerda crear un archivo tar de los archivos para que se compriman y sean fáciles de compartir.

computing technology utility

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noun

Tar

A Persian long-necked, waisted instrument, shared by many cultures and countries in the Middle East and the Caucasus.

Examples :

"The musician practiced playing the tar, a traditional Middle Eastern stringed instrument. "

El músico practicó tocar el tar, un instrumento de cuerda tradicional de Oriente Medio.

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noun

Pandereta, darbuka

A single-headed round frame drum originating in North Africa and the Middle East.

Examples :

"The musician practiced playing the tar, a North African drum, every day. "

El músico practicaba todos los días tocando la pandereta, un tambor del norte de África.

music culture utensil