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urchins

/ˈɜːrtʃɪnz/

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noun

Pícaro, golfillo

A mischievous child.

Examples :

"The baker shooed the urchins away from his stall, hoping they wouldn't steal any more cookies. "

El panadero ahuyentó a los golfillos de su puesto, esperando que no robaran más galletas.

person character human

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noun

Chico de la calle

A street urchin, a child who lives, or spends most of their time, in the streets.

Examples :

"The baker often gave leftover bread to the urchins who slept in the alley behind his shop. "

El panadero a menudo daba pan sobrante a los chicos de la calle que dormían en el callejón detrás de su tienda.

person society human

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noun

Erizo de mar

Examples :

"While snorkeling, we saw many spiky urchins clinging to the coral reef. "

Mientras buceábamos con esnórquel, vimos muchos erizos de mar espinosos aferrados al arrecife de coral.

animal ocean food biology

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Erizos

One of a pair in a series of small card cylinders arranged around a carding drum; so called from its fancied resemblance to the hedgehog.

Examples :

"During the tour of the textile mill, the guide pointed out the urchins, explaining that these spiky cylinders helped prepare the fibers for spinning. "

Durante la visita a la fábrica textil, el guía señaló los erizos, explicando que estos cilindros puntiagudos ayudaban a preparar las fibras para hilar.

machine industry

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Dispositivo generador de neutrones

A neutron-generating device that triggered the nuclear detonation of the earliest plutonium atomic bombs.

Examples :

"Historians now understand that the precise timing of the "Fat Man" atomic bomb's detonation depended on the reliable function of its urchins. "

Los historiadores entienden ahora que el momento preciso de la detonación de la bomba atómica "Fat Man" dependía del funcionamiento fiable de sus dispositivos generadores de neutrones.

device physics energy weapon military science technology war

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Erizo

Examples :

"We saw two small urchins snuffling around in the garden at dusk, searching for insects. "

Vimos dos pequeños erizos husmeando en el jardín al anochecer, buscando insectos.

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Duende, trasgo

A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form of a hedgehog.

Examples :

"The old woman blamed the garden gnome's disappearance on the urchins, whispering tales of mischievous hedgehog-elves. "

La anciana culpó a los duendes de la desaparición del gnomo del jardín, susurrando cuentos de duendes-erizos traviesos.

mythology character literature tradition supernatural being