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wetlands

/ˈwɛtlændz/ /ˈwɛtlənz/

Meanings
noun

Humedales, zonas húmedas

(usually in the plural) Land that is covered mostly with water, with occasional marshy and soggy areas.

Examples :

"The city protected the wetlands because they provide a habitat for many birds and filter the water. "
La ciudad protegió los humedales porque proporcionan un hábitat para muchas aves y filtran el agua.
environment geography nature area

Related Words

Illustration because

because adverb

/bɪˈkɒz/ /biˈkɔz/

Porque, ya que

"I went to the park because the weather was nice. "

Fui al parque porque hacía buen tiempo.

Illustration filter

filter noun

/ˈfɪltə/ /ˈfɪltɚ/

Filtro

"The coffee maker has a filter to separate the coffee grounds from the liquid. "

La cafetera tiene un filtro para separar los posos del café del líquido.

Illustration usually

usually adverb

/ˈjuːʒju(ə)li/ /ˈjuːʒ(ʊə)li/

Normalmente, generalmente

"Except for one or two days a year, he usually walks to work."

Excepto uno o dos días al año, normalmente va al trabajo caminando.

Illustration habitat

habitat noun

/ˈhæbɪtæt/

Hábitat, entorno vital

"This park offers important amphibian habitat and breeding area."

Este parque ofrece un hábitat importante y una zona de reproducción para los anfibios.

Illustration plural

plural noun

/ˈplɔː.ɹəl/ /ˈpləɹəl/

Plural

"The plural of "cat" is "cats." "

El plural de «cat» es «cats».

Illustration marshy

marshy adjective

/ˈmɑɹʃi/

Pantanos, cenagoso

"The path through the marshy area was difficult to walk on because it was soft and wet. "

El camino a través del área pantanosa era difícil de transitar porque era blando y húmedo.

Illustration occasional

occasional noun

/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/

Persona ocasional

"My occasional helper at the bakery is a retired teacher. "

Mi persona ocasional que ayuda en la panadería es un profesor jubilado.

Illustration covered

covered verb

/ˈkʌvə(ɹ)d/

Cubrir

"He covered the baby with a blanket."

Él cubrió al bebé con una manta.

Illustration provide

provide verb

/pɹəˈvaɪd/

Proveer, ganarse la vida

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

Es difícil proveer para mi familia trabajando con el salario mínimo.

Illustration mostly

mostly adverb

/ˈməʊstli/ /ˈmoʊstli/

Principalmente, mayormente

"The students were mostly quiet during the presentation. "

Los estudiantes estaban mayormente callados durante la presentación.

Illustration water

water noun

/ˈwoːtə/ /ˈwɑtəɹ/ [woːʔɐ] [ˈwaːʈər] /ˈwoːtɘ/ /ˈwɔːtə/ /ˈwɔtəɹ/

Agua

"By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen."

Por la acción de la electricidad, el agua se resolvió en sus dos partes, oxígeno e hidrógeno.

Illustration protected

protected verb

/pɹəˈtɛktɪd/

Proteger, defender, resguardar

"Condoms are designed to protect against sexually-transmitted diseases."

Los condones están diseñados para proteger contra las enfermedades de transmisión sexual.