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thorn

/θɔːn/ /θɔɹn/

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noun

Espina

A sharp protective spine of a plant.

Examples :

"The rose bush has a thorn on its stem, so be careful when you pick the flowers. "

El rosal tiene una espina en su tallo, así que ten cuidado al recoger las flores.

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noun

Espina

Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns, especially a hawthorn.

Examples :

"the cockspur thorn"

la espina de espuela de gallo

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noun

Espina, molestia, problema

That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome.

Examples :

"The constant arguing between siblings was a thorn in their mother's side. "

Las constantes discusiones entre los hermanos eran una espina clavada en el costado de su madre.

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noun

Letra Þ, þ

A letter of Latin script (capital: Þ, small: þ), borrowed from the futhark; today used only in Icelandic to represent the voiceless dental fricative, but originally used in several early Germanic scripts, including Old English where it represented the dental fricatives that are today written th (Old English did not have phonemic voicing distinctions for fricatives).

Examples :

"The student struggled to decipher the Old English text, noticing the unfamiliar thorn letter. "

El estudiante luchó por descifrar el texto en inglés antiguo, notando la letra Þ desconocida.

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verb

Pinchar, punzar

To pierce with, or as if with, a thorn

Examples :

"The sharp twig thorned my finger, making it bleed. "

La ramita afilada me pinchó el dedo, haciéndolo sangrar.

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