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tun

/tʊn/

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noun

Tonel

A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.

Examples :

"The brewery workers carefully rolled the tun of ale into the aging cellar. "

Los trabajadores de la cervecería rodaron cuidadosamente el tonel de cerveza en la bodega de envejecimiento.

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noun

Cuba, tonel

A fermenting vat.

Examples :

"The family used the old wooden tun to ferment their homemade apple cider. "

La familia usó el viejo tonel de madera para fermentar su sidra de manzana casera.

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noun

Tonel

An old English measure of capacity for liquids, containing 252 wine gallons; equal to two pipes.

Examples :

"The wine merchant ordered a tun of claret from France, hoping to satisfy the demand for the popular vintage. "

El comerciante de vinos pidió un tonel de clarete de Francia, con la esperanza de satisfacer la demanda de la popular cosecha.

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noun

Tonelada

A weight of 2,240 pounds.

Examples :

"The old ship could carry over a hundred tun of cargo, mostly tea and spices from the East. "

El viejo barco podía transportar más de cien toneladas de carga, principalmente té y especias de Oriente.

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noun

Cantidad, montón

An indefinite large quantity.

Examples :

"After the harvest, they had a tun of apples to make cider. "

Después de la cosecha, tenían un montón de manzanas para hacer sidra.

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noun

Borracho, bebedor

Examples :

"The old man, a notorious tun, was always seen slurring his words at the corner store. "

El anciano, un borracho notorio, siempre era visto farfullando sus palabras en la tienda de la esquina.

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noun

Tonna

Any shell belonging to Tonna and allied genera.

Examples :

"The child proudly displayed the large, spiraled tun she found on the beach, showing it to her mother as a unique seashell. "

El niño mostró con orgullo la gran Tonna en espiral que encontró en la playa, mostrándosela a su madre como una concha única.

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noun

El estado de criptobiosis

The cryptobiotic state of a tardigrade, when its metabolism is temporarily suspended.

Examples :

"The dried-up tardigrade, seemingly lifeless, was actually in a tun, waiting for the return of water to revive it. "

El tardígrado seco, aparentemente sin vida, estaba en realidad en estado de criptobiosis, esperando el regreso del agua para revivirlo.

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verb

Meter en toneles

To put into tuns, or casks.

Examples :

"The brewery workers carefully tunned the newly fermented beer into large oak casks for aging. "

Los trabajadores de la cervecería metieron cuidadosamente la cerveza recién fermentada en grandes toneles de roble para su envejecimiento.

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noun

Tun

A part of the ancient Maya Long Count Calendar system which corresponds to 18 winal cycles or 360 days.

Examples :

"The Maya scholar explained that a tun is a period of 360 days, roughly equivalent to our year but with a slightly different calculation. "

El erudito maya explicó que un tun es un período de 360 días, aproximadamente equivalente a nuestro año pero con un cálculo ligeramente diferente.

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