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witches

/ˈwɪtʃɪz/

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noun

Bruja, hechicera, brujo

A person who practices witchcraft; a woman or man who practices witchcraft.

Examples :

"The school's drama club invited several local witches to help with their Halloween play. "

El club de teatro de la escuela invitó a varias brujas locales para ayudar con su obra de Halloween.

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noun

Bruja, bruja fea

An ugly or unpleasant woman.

Examples :

"I hate that old witch."

Odio a esa vieja bruja.

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noun

Hechiceros, encantadores

One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person.

Examples :

"Even though she was new at school, Maria was a witches; everyone wanted to be her friend because of her bubbly personality and kind heart. "

Aunque era nueva en la escuela, María era una hechicera; todos querían ser sus amigos debido a su personalidad burbujeante y su buen corazón.

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noun

Bruja

One given to mischief, especially a woman or child.

Examples :

"The children, those little witches, hid all the teacher's erasers! "

¡Los niños, esas pequeñas brujas, escondieron todos los borradores del maestro!

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Versiera

A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.

Examples :

"In advanced calculus, students often study curves like parabolas, ellipses, and even the more unusual witches, which are a type of cubic curve. "

En cálculo avanzado, los estudiantes a menudo estudian curvas como parábolas, elipses, e incluso las más inusuales versieras, que son un tipo de curva cúbica.

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Paíño europeo

The stormy petrel.

Examples :

"Sentence: The sailors called the stormy petrels "witches" because these birds often appeared before or during bad weather at sea, seemingly bringing the storm with them. "

Los marineros llamaban a los paíños europeos "brujas" porque estas aves a menudo aparecían antes o durante el mal tiempo en el mar, aparentemente trayendo la tormenta con ellas.

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Brujas

Any of a number of flatfish:

Examples :

"The fishermen caught several witches in their nets today. "

Los pescadores atraparon varias brujas en sus redes hoy.

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La mariposa indomalaya Araotes lapithis, de la familia Lycaenidae

The Indomalayan butterfly Araotes lapithis, of the family Lycaenidae.

Examples :

"The butterfly collector carefully pinned a row of colorful butterflies, including several "witches" from Southeast Asia, into his display case. "

El coleccionista de mariposas fijó cuidadosamente una fila de mariposas coloridas, incluyendo varias "witches" del sudeste asiático, en su vitrina.

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verb

Practicar la brujería

To practise witchcraft.

Examples :

"Local folklore said that old Mrs. Gable witches her garden every spring, ensuring a bountiful harvest. "

El folclore local decía que la vieja Sra. Gable practicaba la brujería en su jardín cada primavera, asegurando una cosecha abundante.

supernatural religion mythology ritual

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verb

Embrujar, hechizar

Examples :

"The beautiful melody witched the audience, leaving them spellbound and silent. "

La hermosa melodía embrujó a la audiencia, dejándola hechizada y en silencio.

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verb

Buscar agua con una varilla

To dowse for water.

Examples :

"The farmer decided to witch for water near the dry well. "

El granjero decidió buscar agua con una varilla cerca del pozo seco.

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Brujas

A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat and used as a taper.

Examples :

"I carefully placed several witches in the rendered lard, hoping they would burn brightly enough to illuminate the cellar while I found the preserves. "

Coloqué cuidadosamente varias brujas en la manteca de cerdo derretida, esperando que ardieran lo suficientemente brillante como para iluminar la bodega mientras buscaba las conservas.

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