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1 cuna
f.1 cot, cradle (for child).2 cradle.3 birthplace.4 lineage.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cunar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: cunar.* * *1 (cama) cradle2 (linaje) birth, lineage, stock4 (lugar de nacimiento) birthplace* * *noun f.1) cradle2) birthplace* * *SF1) [de bebé] cot, crib (EEUU); [con balancines] cradle2) (=lugar de nacimiento) [de persona] birthplace; [de tendencia, movimiento] cradleMálaga, la cuna de Picasso — Málaga, the birthplace of Picasso
Atenas, la cuna de las olimpiadas — Athens, the birthplace of the Olympics
Escocia, la cuna del golf — Scotland, the home of golf
3) (=linaje)de cuna humilde — of humble birth o stock o origin
* * *a) ( tradicional) cradle; ( cama con barandas) crib (AmE), cot (BrE); ( portabebé) portacrib (AmE), carrycot (BrE)b) (liter) (estirpe, linaje)ser de ilustre/humilde cuna — to be of noble/humble birth (liter)
c) ( lugar de nacimiento) birthplaced) (origen de filosofía, movimiento) birthplace* * *= cradle, crib, seedbed, cot.Ex. This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.Ex. The same set of toys, which included a doll, a saucepan, a baby bottle, coffee mug, teacup, teaspoon, doll crib, blanket, toy phone and dump truck, was presented to children of all ages during individual 10-minute sessions.Ex. The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.Ex. Infants and young children may be exposed to a variety of dangerous situations when left sleeping in cots.----* canción de cuna = lullaby.* cuna de la civilización = cradle of civilisation.* cuna de la humanidad = cradle of mankind.* de alta cuna = well-born.* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* * *a) ( tradicional) cradle; ( cama con barandas) crib (AmE), cot (BrE); ( portabebé) portacrib (AmE), carrycot (BrE)b) (liter) (estirpe, linaje)ser de ilustre/humilde cuna — to be of noble/humble birth (liter)
c) ( lugar de nacimiento) birthplaced) (origen de filosofía, movimiento) birthplace* * *= cradle, crib, seedbed, cot.Ex: This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.
Ex: The same set of toys, which included a doll, a saucepan, a baby bottle, coffee mug, teacup, teaspoon, doll crib, blanket, toy phone and dump truck, was presented to children of all ages during individual 10-minute sessions.Ex: The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.Ex: Infants and young children may be exposed to a variety of dangerous situations when left sleeping in cots.* canción de cuna = lullaby.* cuna de la civilización = cradle of civilisation.* cuna de la humanidad = cradle of mankind.* de alta cuna = well-born.* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* * *1 (tradicional) cradle; (cama con barandas) crib ( AmE), cot ( BrE); (portabebé) portacrib ( AmE), carrycot ( BrE)2 ( liter)(estirpe, linaje): un joven de ilustre/humilde cuna a young man of noble/humble birth ( liter)3 (lugar de nacimiento) birthplace4 (origen, principio) birthplace, cradlela cuna de la civilización the cradle of civilization5 (juego) cat's cradle(jugar a) hacer cunitas to do o play cat's cradle* * *
Multiple Entries:
cuna
cuña
cuna sustantivo femenino
( cama con barandas) crib (AmE), cot (BrE);
( portabebé) portacrib (AmE), carrycot (BrE)
cuña sustantivo femenino
1
◊ en cuña in a V-formation o wedge formation
2 (CS fam) See Also→ palanca 2
cuna sustantivo femenino
1 cot
2 figurado (linaje) cradle
cuña sustantivo femenino wedge
cuña publicitaria, commercial break
' cuña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anticiclónica
- anticiclónico
- barrote
- canción
- cuna
- extracción
- pegar
- vaivén
- calza
- inclinar
- mecer
- moisés
- muerte
- nana
- sala
English:
born
- burble
- cot
- cradle
- crib
- lullaby
- ridge
- rock
- wedge
- bed
- birth
- carry
- door
* * *cuna nf1. [de niño] cot, cradleMéx cuna viajera Br carrycot, US portacrib2. [de movimiento, civilización] cradle;[de persona] birthplace3. [linaje]es de cuna noble/humilde he is of noble/humble birth* * *f cama crib, Brcradle* * *cuna nf1) : cradle2) : birthplacePuerto Rico es la cuna de la música salsa: Puerto Rico is the birthplace of salsa music* * * -
2 humanidad
f.1 humanity.2 humanism, benevolence, kindness, humaneness.* * *1 (género humano) humanity, mankind2 (cualidad) humanity, humaneness3 (benignidad) compassion, benevolence, kindness4 (corpulencia) corpulence1 EDUCACIÓN humanities* * *noun f.1) humanity2) mankind* * *SF1) (=género humano) humanity, mankind2) (=benevolencia) humanity, humaneness frm3) * (=gordura) corpulence4) pl humanidades (Educ) humanities* * *1)a) ( los humanos)la humanidad — the human race, humanity, mankind
b) (piedad, benevolencia) humanity2)a) (fam & hum) ( corpulencia) bulkb) ( muchedumbre)qué olor a humanidad! — (euf) there's a tremendous smell of the great unwashed in here! (hum)
3) humanidades femenino plural ( estudios de letras) humanities (pl); ( enseñanza secundaria) (Chi) secondary education* * *= humanity, mankind, humanity, humankind.Ex. Considered as necessary work in the interest of humanity and general enlightenment, bibliography gains ground as the years pass.Ex. The public library is a way of escape from the narrow area of our individual lives into the field, finite, no doubt, but unbounded, of the wisdom and experience of all mankind.Ex. Librarians need a special combination of tact, patience, and humanity to serve users satisfactorily.Ex. Information has recently been qualified as a humankind's heritage.----* cuna de la humanidad = cradle of mankind.* diplomatura en humanidades = B.A. (Bachelor of Arts), B.A. degree.* Fundación Nacional para las Humanidades (NEH) = National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).* historia de la humanidad = human history.* historia de la humanidad, la = history of humanity, the, history of mankind, the.* humanidades, las = humanities, the, liberal arts, the.* humanidades y ciencias sociales = arts and social sciences.* Licenciatura de Humanidades = M.Phil. (Master in Philosophy).* patrimonio de la humanidad = world heritage.* * *1)a) ( los humanos)la humanidad — the human race, humanity, mankind
b) (piedad, benevolencia) humanity2)a) (fam & hum) ( corpulencia) bulkb) ( muchedumbre)qué olor a humanidad! — (euf) there's a tremendous smell of the great unwashed in here! (hum)
3) humanidades femenino plural ( estudios de letras) humanities (pl); ( enseñanza secundaria) (Chi) secondary education* * *= humanity, mankind, humanity, humankind.Ex: Considered as necessary work in the interest of humanity and general enlightenment, bibliography gains ground as the years pass.
Ex: The public library is a way of escape from the narrow area of our individual lives into the field, finite, no doubt, but unbounded, of the wisdom and experience of all mankind.Ex: Librarians need a special combination of tact, patience, and humanity to serve users satisfactorily.Ex: Information has recently been qualified as a humankind's heritage.* cuna de la humanidad = cradle of mankind.* diplomatura en humanidades = B.A. (Bachelor of Arts), B.A. degree.* Fundación Nacional para las Humanidades (NEH) = National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).* historia de la humanidad = human history.* historia de la humanidad, la = history of humanity, the, history of mankind, the.* humanidades, las = humanities, the, liberal arts, the.* humanidades y ciencias sociales = arts and social sciences.* Licenciatura de Humanidades = M.Phil. (Master in Philosophy).* patrimonio de la humanidad = world heritage.* * *A(género humano): la humanidad the human race, humanity, mankinden la historia de la humanidad in the history of the human race o of mankindB (piedad, benevolencia) humanityC1 ( fam hum) (corpulencia) bulkse me vino encima con todo el peso de su humanidad his enormous bulk fell on me2(muchedumbre): ¡qué olor a humanidad! ( euf); there's a tremendous smell of the great unwashed in here! ( hum)1 (estudios de letras) humanities (pl)2 ( Chi) (enseñanza secundaria) secondary education* * *
humanidad sustantivo femeninoa) ( los humanos):
c)
( enseñanza secundaria) (Chi) secondary education
humanidad sustantivo femenino
1 (especie humana) humanity, mankind
2 (virtudes propias del ser humano) humanity, benevolence
3 las humanidades, the humanities
' humanidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
invocación
English:
crime
- humanity
- man
- mankind
- whole
* * *humanidad nf1. [género humano] humanity;el progreso de la humanidad the progress of the human race o of humankind;Famaquí huele a humanidad it's humming in here2. [sentimiento] humanity;los trataron con humanidad they were treated humanelyla Facultad de Humanidades the Faculty of Humanitiestropezó y dio con toda su humanidad en el suelo he tripped and his enormous bulk came crashing to the ground* * *f1 humanity2:humanidades pl EDU humanities* * *humanidad nf1) : humanity, mankind2) : humaneness3) humanidades nfpl: humanities pl* * *humanidad n humanity -
3 cuna de la humanidad
(n.) = cradle of mankindEx. Therefore the region is often referred to as the cradle of mankind.* * *(n.) = cradle of mankindEx: Therefore the region is often referred to as the cradle of mankind.
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4 cuña
f.1 cot, cradle (for child).2 cradle.3 birthplace.4 lineage.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cunar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: cunar.* * *1 (cama) cradle2 (linaje) birth, lineage, stock4 (lugar de nacimiento) birthplace* * *noun f.1) cradle2) birthplace* * *SF1) [de bebé] cot, crib (EEUU); [con balancines] cradle2) (=lugar de nacimiento) [de persona] birthplace; [de tendencia, movimiento] cradleMálaga, la cuna de Picasso — Málaga, the birthplace of Picasso
Atenas, la cuna de las olimpiadas — Athens, the birthplace of the Olympics
Escocia, la cuna del golf — Scotland, the home of golf
3) (=linaje)de cuna humilde — of humble birth o stock o origin
* * *a) ( tradicional) cradle; ( cama con barandas) crib (AmE), cot (BrE); ( portabebé) portacrib (AmE), carrycot (BrE)b) (liter) (estirpe, linaje)ser de ilustre/humilde cuna — to be of noble/humble birth (liter)
c) ( lugar de nacimiento) birthplaced) (origen de filosofía, movimiento) birthplace* * *= wedge.Ex. Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.----* cuña anticiclónica = ridge of high pressure.* cuña automática = mechanical quoin.* cuña de fijación = quoin.* cuña de madera = wooden quoin.* en forma de cuña = wedge-shaped.* * *a) ( tradicional) cradle; ( cama con barandas) crib (AmE), cot (BrE); ( portabebé) portacrib (AmE), carrycot (BrE)b) (liter) (estirpe, linaje)ser de ilustre/humilde cuna — to be of noble/humble birth (liter)
c) ( lugar de nacimiento) birthplaced) (origen de filosofía, movimiento) birthplace* * *= cradle, crib, seedbed, cot.Ex: This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.
Ex: The same set of toys, which included a doll, a saucepan, a baby bottle, coffee mug, teacup, teaspoon, doll crib, blanket, toy phone and dump truck, was presented to children of all ages during individual 10-minute sessions.Ex: The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.Ex: Infants and young children may be exposed to a variety of dangerous situations when left sleeping in cots.* canción de cuna = lullaby.* cuna de la civilización = cradle of civilisation.* cuna de la humanidad = cradle of mankind.* de alta cuna = well-born.* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.* * *1 (tradicional) cradle; (cama con barandas) crib ( AmE), cot ( BrE); (portabebé) portacrib ( AmE), carrycot ( BrE)2 ( liter)(estirpe, linaje): un joven de ilustre/humilde cuna a young man of noble/humble birth ( liter)3 (lugar de nacimiento) birthplace4 (origen, principio) birthplace, cradlela cuna de la civilización the cradle of civilization5 (juego) cat's cradle(jugar a) hacer cunitas to do o play cat's cradle* * *
Multiple Entries:
cuna
cuña
cuna sustantivo femenino
( cama con barandas) crib (AmE), cot (BrE);
( portabebé) portacrib (AmE), carrycot (BrE)
cuña sustantivo femenino
1
◊ en cuña in a V-formation o wedge formation
2 (CS fam) See Also→ palanca 2
cuna sustantivo femenino
1 cot
2 figurado (linaje) cradle
cuña sustantivo femenino wedge
cuña publicitaria, commercial break
' cuña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anticiclónica
- anticiclónico
- barrote
- canción
- cuna
- extracción
- pegar
- vaivén
- calza
- inclinar
- mecer
- moisés
- muerte
- nana
- sala
English:
born
- burble
- cot
- cradle
- crib
- lullaby
- ridge
- rock
- wedge
- bed
- birth
- carry
- door
* * *cuna nf1. [de niño] cot, cradleMéx cuna viajera Br carrycot, US portacrib2. [de movimiento, civilización] cradle;[de persona] birthplace3. [linaje]es de cuna noble/humilde he is of noble/humble birth* * *f cama crib, Brcradle* * *cuna nf1) : cradle2) : birthplacePuerto Rico es la cuna de la música salsa: Puerto Rico is the birthplace of salsa music* * *
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