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quar·ry1. quar·ry [ʼkwɒri, Am ʼkwɔ:ri] nmarble \quarry Marmor[stein]bruch m;to \quarry sth2. quar·ry [ʼkwɒri, Am ʼkwɔ:ri] n -
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1 noun(a) (for stone, slate, sand, marble etc) carrière f(a) (stone, slate, sand, marble etc) extraire(b) (land, mountain) exploiter;∎ the hills have been extensively quarried de nombreuses carrières ont été ouvertes dans les collinesexploiter;∎ they are quarrying for marble ils exploitent une carrière de marbre►► quarry tile carreau m -
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A n3 US Pol liste f de candidature.C vtr1 lit couvrir [qch] d'ardoises [roof] ;2 ○ GB ( criticize) [press, critic] taper sur ○ [play, film, politician, policy] (for pour) ; [boss, teacher] blâmer [worker, pupil] (for pour) ;3 US Pol mettre [qn] sur la liste [candidate] ;to put sth on the slate ○ mettre qch sur l'ardoise ○ ; to start again with a clean slate repartir à zéro ; to wipe the slate clean faire table rase. -
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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
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