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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 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* * * -
3 koleb|ka
f 1. przest. (kołyska) cradle 2. przen. cradle przen.- kolebka cywilizacji/chrześcijaństwa the cradle of civilization/Christianity■ być w kolebce to be in one’s infancy- w czasach, kiedy informatyka była jeszcze w kolebce when computer science was still in its infancy- od kolebki from the cradleThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > koleb|ka
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4 истоки цивилизации
1) General subject: the cradle of civilization2) Makarov: cradle of civilizationУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > истоки цивилизации
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5 исток
муж.source прям. и перен.; мн. ч. cradle, beginnings -
6 ojczy|zna
f 1. (kraj urodzenia) home country, homeland- polec a. zginąć a. przelewać krew a. walczyć za ojczyznę to die a. spill blood a. fight for one’s country2. przen. (kolebka) cradle- ojczyzna cywilizacji the cradle of civilization- ojczyzną baroku są Włochy Baroque originated in Italy■ miłe blizny dla ojczyzny ≈ it is a sweet and seemly thing to die for one’s countryThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ojczy|zna
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7 kolebka
- ki; -ki; dat sg -ce; gen pl; -ek; f(przen) cradle* * *f.Gen.pl. -ek t. przen. cradle; kolebka cywilizacji cradle of civilization; od kolebki from the cradle.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > kolebka
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8 civilización
f.1 civilization, civilisation, humanity, world.2 civilization, culture, civilisation, Kultur.3 civilization, civilisation, culture.* * *1 civilization* * *noun f.* * *SF civilization* * *femenino civilization* * *= civilisation [civilization, -USA].Ex. Not so clear, however, is the subtle reinforcement of the majority assumptions provided by such subdivisions as CIVILIZATION OF under the names of indigenous American and African peoples.----* choque de civilizaciones = clash of civilisations.* civilización humana = human civilisation.* civilización occidental = Western civilisation.* cuna de la civilización = cradle of civilisation.* * *femenino civilization* * *= civilisation [civilization, -USA].Ex: Not so clear, however, is the subtle reinforcement of the majority assumptions provided by such subdivisions as CIVILIZATION OF under the names of indigenous American and African peoples.
* choque de civilizaciones = clash of civilisations.* civilización humana = human civilisation.* civilización occidental = Western civilisation.* cuna de la civilización = cradle of civilisation.* * *civilizationlas civilizaciones precolombinas pre-Columbian civilizations* * *
civilización sustantivo femenino
civilization
civilización sustantivo femenino civilization
' civilización' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
primitiva
- primitivo
- antiguo
- cultura
- decaer
- morir
- umbral
- vestigio
English:
civilization
- cradle
- old
* * *civilización nfcivilization* * *f civilization* * ** * *civilización n civilization
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