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1 origins
noun plural (a person's place of birth, family background etc: He tried to hide his origins.) orígenes1 origen m sing -
2 root
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1. ru:t noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) raíz2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) raíz3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) raíz, origen4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) raíces
2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) echar raíces, arraigar(se)- root crop
- root out
- take root
II ru:t verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) hurgar2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) revolverroot n raíztr[rʊːt]intransitive verb to root about / root around1 hurgar————————tr[rʊːt]1 raíz nombre femenino1 arraigar1 arraigar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take root arraigar, echar raícesto put down roots echar raícesto be rooted to the spot quedarse clavado,-aroot vegetable tubérculo————————tr[rʊːt]1 animar, alentarroot ['ru:t, 'rʊt] vi1) : arraigarthe plant rooted easily: la planta arraigó con facilidaddeeply rooted traditions: tradiciones profundamentearraigadas2) : hozar (dícese de los cerdos)to root around in: hurgar en3)to root for : apoyar a, alentarroot vtroot n1) : raíz f (de una planta)2) origin: origen m, raíz f3) core: centro m, núcleo mto get to the root of the matter: ir al centro del asunton.• cimiento s.m.• mata s.f.• raigón s.m.• raíz s.f.v.• arraigar v.• desarraigar v.• hocicar v.• hozar v.• plantar firmemente v.
I ruːt1) (of plant, hair, tooth) raíz fto pull a plant up by the o its roots — arrancar* una planta de raíz
to take root — \<\<plant\>\> echar raíces, arraigar*; \<\<idea\>\> arraigarse*
to put down roots — \<\<person\>\> echar raíces, afincarse*; (before n)
root vegetable — raíz o tubérculo comestible como la zanahoria, el boniato etc
2)a) ( origin) raíz fto get to the root of a problem — llegar* a la raíz de un problema; (before n)
root cause — causa f fundamental
b) roots pl (family, background) raíces fpl3) ( Ling) raíz f4) ( Math) raíz f
II
1) (search, forage) \<\<pig\>\> hozar*she was rooting around in the attic for her racket — estaba hurgando entre las cosas del desván buscando su raqueta
2) ( Bot) echar raíces, arraigar*•Phrasal Verbs:- root for- root out[ruːt]1. N1) (Bot) raíz fto take root — echar raíces, arraigar
they aimed to eliminate Marxism root and branch — su objetivo era erradicar el marxismo, su objetivo era acabar con el marxismo de raíz
a root and branch overhaul of the benefits system — una revisión completa or de cabo a rabo del sistema de prestaciones
2) (Bio) [of hair, tooth] raíz f3) (=origin) [of problem, word] raíz fthe root of the problem is that... — la raíz del problema es que...
moneyto take root — [idea] arraigarse
4) (Math)square root — raíz f cuadrada
5) (Ling) raíz f, radical m2. VT1) (Bot) [+ plant] hacer arraigar3. VI1) (Bot) [plant] echar raíces, arraigar2) (=search) [animal] hozar, hocicarI was rooting through some old photos the other day — el otro día estaba husmeando entre viejas fotos
4.CPDroot beer N — (US) bebida refrescante elaborada a base de raíces
root canal treatment N — tratamiento m de endodoncia
root cause N — causa f primordial
root crops NPL — cultivos mpl de tubérculos
root ginger N — raíz f de jengibre
root vegetable N — tubérculo m comestible
root word N — (Ling) palabra f que es raíz or radical de otras
- root for- root out- root up* * *
I [ruːt]1) (of plant, hair, tooth) raíz fto pull a plant up by the o its roots — arrancar* una planta de raíz
to take root — \<\<plant\>\> echar raíces, arraigar*; \<\<idea\>\> arraigarse*
to put down roots — \<\<person\>\> echar raíces, afincarse*; (before n)
root vegetable — raíz o tubérculo comestible como la zanahoria, el boniato etc
2)a) ( origin) raíz fto get to the root of a problem — llegar* a la raíz de un problema; (before n)
root cause — causa f fundamental
b) roots pl (family, background) raíces fpl3) ( Ling) raíz f4) ( Math) raíz f
II
1) (search, forage) \<\<pig\>\> hozar*she was rooting around in the attic for her racket — estaba hurgando entre las cosas del desván buscando su raqueta
2) ( Bot) echar raíces, arraigar*•Phrasal Verbs:- root for- root out -
3 descent
-t1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) descenso2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) pendiente, declive, bajada3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) ascendenciadescent n descenso / bajadatr[dɪ'sent]1 (by plane, climbers, etc) descenso, bajada; (slope) pendiente nombre femenino, declive nombre masculino, bajada2 figurative use (decline) caída3 (family origins) ascendenciadescent [di'sɛnt] n1) : bajada f, descenso mthe descent from the mountain: el descenso de la montaña2) ancestry: ascendencia f, linaje f3) slope: pendiente f, cuesta f4) fall: caída f5) attack: incursión f, ataque mn.• bajada s.f.• caída s.f.• declinación s.f.• declive s.m.• descendimiento s.m.• descenso s.m.dɪ'sent1) u ca) (by climbers, plane) descenso m, bajada fb) ( in terrain) pendiente f, bajada f2) u ( decline) caída f3) u ( lineage) ascendencia f[dɪ'sent]N1) (=going down) descenso m, bajada f ; (=slope) cuesta f, pendiente f ; (=fall) descenso m (in de)2) (=raid) ataque m (on sobre); incursión f (on en)* * *[dɪ'sent]1) u ca) (by climbers, plane) descenso m, bajada fb) ( in terrain) pendiente f, bajada f2) u ( decline) caída f3) u ( lineage) ascendencia f
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