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1 marble
1) (a kind of hard, usually highly polished stone, cold to the touch: This table is made of marble; (also adjective) a marble statue.) mármol2) (a small hard ball of glass used in children's games: The little boy rolled a marble along the ground.) canica•- marbled- marbles
marble n mármoltr['mɑːbəl]1 (stone, statue) mármol nombre masculino2 (glass ball) canica1 (floor, statue) de mármol, marmóreo,-a; (industry) del mármol2 figurative use (like marble) marmóreo,-a1 (game) canicas nombre femenino plural1 SMALLART/SMALL mármoles nombre masculino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have lost one's marbles estar chiflado,-amarble ['mɑrbəl] n1) : mármol m2) : canica fto play marbles: jugar a las canicasadj.• de mármol adj.• marmóreo, -a adj.n.• balita s.f.• bola s.f.• bolita s.f.• canica s.f.• mármol (Mineralogía) s.m.v.• jaspear v.• marmolizar v.'mɑːrbəl, 'mɑːbəl1)a) u ( Min) mármol mb) c ( Art) escultura f/estatua f de mármol2) c ( Games) canica f or (AmS) bolita fto play marbles — jugar* a las canicas or (AmS) bolitas
['mɑːbl]to lose one's marbles — (colloq & hum) perder* la chaveta (fam)
1. N1) (=material) mármol m2) (=work in marble) obra f en mármol3) (=glass ball) canica f, bolita f (And, S. Cone), metra f (Ven)- lose one's marbles2.CPD marmóreo, de mármolmarble quarry N — cantera f de mármol
marble staircase N — escalera f de mármol
* * *['mɑːrbəl, 'mɑːbəl]1)a) u ( Min) mármol mb) c ( Art) escultura f/estatua f de mármol2) c ( Games) canica f or (AmS) bolita fto play marbles — jugar* a las canicas or (AmS) bolitas
to lose one's marbles — (colloq & hum) perder* la chaveta (fam)
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2 imitation
1) (the act of imitating: Children learn how to speak by imitation.) imitación2) (a copy: an imitation of an ancient statue.) imitación, copiaimitation n réplica / reproducción / copiait's not real, its just an imitation no es auténtico, no es más que una réplicatr[ɪmɪ'teɪʃən]2 (reproduction) reproducción nombre femenino1 de imitación\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbeware of cheap imitations desconfíe de las imitacionesimitation [.ɪmə'teɪʃən] adj: de imitación, artificial: imitación fadj.• de imitación adj.• pegadizo, -a adj.n.• calco s.m.• imitación s.f.• remedo s.m.
I 'ɪmə'teɪʃən, ˌɪmɪ'teɪʃəna) u ( copying) imitación fto learn by imitation — aprender imitando or por imitación
b) c ( impersonation) imitación fc) c ( copy) imitación f
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adjective <gold/pearls> de imitación[ˌɪmɪ'teɪʃǝn]1.N (=act) imitación f ; pej remedo m ; (=copy) reproducción f, copia f2.CPD de imitaciónimitation fur N — piel f sintética
imitation gold N — oro m de imitación
imitation leather N — imitación f a piel
imitation marble N — mármol m artificial
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I ['ɪmə'teɪʃən, ˌɪmɪ'teɪʃən]a) u ( copying) imitación fto learn by imitation — aprender imitando or por imitación
b) c ( impersonation) imitación fc) c ( copy) imitación f
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adjective <gold/pearls> de imitación
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