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1 vein
vein1) (any of the tubes that carry the blood back to the heart.) vena2) (a similar-looking line on a leaf.) vena, nerviovein n venatr[veɪn]1 SMALLANATOMY/SMALL vena2 SMALLBOTANY/SMALL vena, nervio3 (of mineral) veta, vena, filón nombre masculino4 (mood) humor nombre masculino, vena\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in vein estar en venavein ['veɪn] n1) : vena f (en anatomía, botánica, etc.)2) lode: veta f, vena f, filón m3) style: vena fin a humorous vein: en vena humorístican.• nervio (de la hoja) s.m.n.• filón s.m.• manto s.m.• vena s.f.• veta s.f.veɪn1) (Anat, Bot, Zool) vena f2)a) (of ore, mineral) veta f, filón m, vena fb) (in marble, cheese) veta f3) (no pl) (mood, style) vena fin a lighter vein, did you know... ? — pasando a algo menos serio ¿sabías que... ?
[veɪn]N1) (Anat, Bot) vena f2) (Min) [of ore] filón m, veta f ; (in stone) vena f3) (fig) (=streak) vena fthere is a vein of anti-semitism running through his writing — hay una vena antisemita en todos sus escritos
4) (=mood, tone) vena fshe went on in this vein for some time — continuó de esta guisa or en este tono durante un rato
the next two speakers continued in the same vein — los dos siguientes conferenciantes se expresaron en la misma línea
* * *[veɪn]1) (Anat, Bot, Zool) vena f2)a) (of ore, mineral) veta f, filón m, vena fb) (in marble, cheese) veta f3) (no pl) (mood, style) vena fin a lighter vein, did you know... ? — pasando a algo menos serio ¿sabías que... ?
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2 conversación
conversación sustantivo femenino no tiene conversación she has no conversationb)
conversación sustantivo femenino conversation ' conversación' also found in these entries: Spanish: animada - animado - coloquio - derivar - desviar - entablar - girar - intencionadamente - intranscendente - mantener - recaer - reemprender - relucir - sostener - subida - subido - tema - trabar - abarcar - amenizar - arte - cauce - cháchara - charla - corto - diálogo - entretenido - fragmento - giro - hilo - insulso - languidecer - ligero - pesadez - plática - punto - sobremesa - tono English: buzz - carry on - chip in - conversation - conversational - deadlock - engage - enter into - few - flag - hold - humorous - lapse - lull - open - pause - phrasebook - pick up - pillow talk - possess - small-talk - snatch - sparkle - sparkling - start - strike up - table talk - talk - talking point - track - turn - vein - attempt - chat - discourse - mix - phrse - talking
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