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1 quarry
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1. 'kwori plural - quarries; noun(a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.) cantera
2. verb(to dig (stone) in a quarry.) sacar, extraer
II 'kwori plural - quarries; noun1) (a hunted animal or bird.)2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.) cazaquarry n canteratr['kwɒrɪ]1 cantera2 (in hunting) presa1 extraer1) extract: extraer, sacarto quarry marble: extraer mármol2) excavate: excavarto quarry a hill: excavar un cerro1) prey: presa fn.• cantera s.f.• caza s.f.• mina s.f.• pedrera s.f.• presa s.f.v.• extraer v.(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)• sacar v.
I 'kwɔːri, 'kwɒri1) ( excavation) cantera f2) ( prey) presa f
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transitive verb -ries, -rying, -ried \<\<stone/slate\>\> extraer* ( de una cantera); \<\<land/hillside\>\> abrir* una cantera en
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['kwɒrɪ]N (Hunting) presa f ; (fig) presa f, víctima f
II ['kwɒrɪ]1.N (=mine) cantera f2.VT sacar, extraer3.VI explotar una cantera, extraer piedra de una cantera4.CPDquarry tile N — baldosa f (no vidriada)
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I ['kwɔːri, 'kwɒri]1) ( excavation) cantera f2) ( prey) presa f
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transitive verb -ries, -rying, -ried \<\<stone/slate\>\> extraer* ( de una cantera); \<\<land/hillside\>\> abrir* una cantera en -
2 caza
Del verbo cazar: ( conjugate cazar) \ \
caza es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: caza cazar
caza sustantivo femenino ( como deporte — caza mayor) hunting; (— caza menor) shooting;◊ ir de caza to go hunting/shooting;caza del tesoro treasure hunt; caza furtiva poaching; salieron a la caza del ladrón they set off in pursuit of the thief; dar caza a algn ( perseguir) to pursue o chase sb; ( alcanzar) to catch sb ■ sustantivo masculino fighter
cazar ( conjugate cazar) verbo transitivo ( como deporte — caza mayor) to hunt; (— caza menor) to shootc) (fam) (conseguir, atrapar):◊ ha cazado un millonario/buen empleo she's landed herself a millionaire/good jobverbo intransitivo to hunt; ( con fusil) to shoot;◊ salimos a caza we went out hunting/shooting
caza
I sustantivo femenino
1 hunting
ir de caza, (mayor) to go hunting, (menor) to go shooting
caza furtiva, poaching
2 (animales para cazar) game: este año hay poca caza menor y mucha caza mayor, this year there is not much small game, but a lot of big game
3 Culin (carne de animales cazados) game
4 (persecución) hunt
caza de brujas, witch hunt
II sustantivo masculino Av fighter, fighter plane
cazar verbo transitivo
1 to hunt
2 familiar (entender el sentido de algo) to grasp, understand Locuciones: cazarlas al vuelo, to be quick on the uptake ' caza' also found in these entries: Spanish: abatimiento - abundar - batir - batida - cacería - cepo - ecologista - furtiva - furtivo - ojear - partida - presa - reclamo - representar - safari - temporada - veda - vedada - vedado - vivir - cazar - cebo - coto - ir - licencia - pieza - vedar English: catch - chase - close season - fighter - game - head-hunting - hound - hunt - hunting - hunting ground - lodge - party - poaching - quarry - reserve - scent - shooting - shooting-party - tout - whaler - whaling - witch hunt - after - fish - fox - go - gun - hunter - lookout - meet - preserve
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