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noun, adjective((of) the hard white substance forming the tusks of an elephant, walrus etc: Ivory was formerly used to make piano keys; ivory chessmen.) marfilivory n marfiltr['aɪvərɪ]1 de marfil1 (objects) objetos nombre masculino plural de marfil; (teeth) dientes nombre masculino plural; (piano keys) teclas nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLan ivory tower una torre de marfilIvory Coast Costa de Marfil1) : marfil m2) : color m de marfiladj.• de marfil adj.n.• marfil s.m.
I 'aɪvəria) ( material) marfil mb) ( color) (color m) marfil m
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['aɪvǝrɪ]1.N marfil mivories * (=teeth) dientes mpl ; (Mus) teclas fpl ; (Billiards) bolas fpl- tickle the ivories2.ADJ [cane, box] de marfil; [skin] de color marfil3.CPDIvory Coast N — Costa f de Marfil
ivory hunter N — cazador (a) m / f de marfil
ivory tower N — (fig) torre f de marfil
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I ['aɪvəri]a) ( material) marfil mb) ( color) (color m) marfil m
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adj.ebúrneo, lo que está hecho de marfil, o se parece a él; blanco, duro.s.1 marfil (substance); color marfil (color)2 Ivory, nombre propio.3 dentina, ebur. (plural ivories) -
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5 ivory tower
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6 ivory-like
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7 ivory bones
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8 ivory board
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9 ivory black
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10 Ivory Coast
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11 Ivory Coaster
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12 ivory exostosis
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13 ivory hunter
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14 ivory nut
s.marfil vegetal, nuez de tagua, tagua. -
15 ivory palm
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16 ivory tower
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17 ivory-like
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18 ivory-like tumor
s.tumor ebúrneo. -
19 of ivory
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20 an ivory tower
una torre de marfil
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