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1 depletion of the ozone layer
English-Spanish dictionary of Geography > depletion of the ozone layer
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2 ozone
'ouzəun1) (fresh (sea) air.) aire puro2) (a type of oxygen.) ozonoozone n ozonotr['əʊzəʊn]1 ozono\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLozone layer capa del ozonoozone ['o:.zo:n] n: ozono mn.• ozono (Química) s.m.'əʊzəʊn ['ǝʊzǝʊn]1.N ozono m2.CPDozone hole N — agujero m de ozono
ozone layer N — capa f de ozono
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1) (a thickness or covering: The ground was covered with a layer of snow; There was a layer of clay a few feet under the ground.) capa2) (something which lays, especially a hen: a good layer.) ponedoralayer n capatr['leɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 capa2 (of rock) estrato3 (installer) instalador,-ra■ he's a carpet layer es instalador de moquetas, coloca moquetas4 (hen) gallina ponedora1 (cake, dish) dividir en capas2 (hair) hacer un corte escalonado alayer ['leɪər] n1) : capa f (de pintura, etc.), estrato m (de roca)2) : gallina f ponedoran.• acodo s.m.• camada s.f.• capa s.f.• estrato s.m.• gallina ponedora s.f.• hebra s.f.• lecho s.m.• mugrón s.m.• tanda s.f.v.• acodar v.• amugronar v.• cerchar v.• ensarmentar v.
I 'leɪər, 'leɪə(r)noun (of dust, paint, snow) capa f; (of rock, sediment) capa f, estrato mthe novel has several layers of meaning — la novela tiene varias lecturas or interpretaciones; (before n)
layer cake — pastel m relleno
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['leɪǝ(r)]I had my hair layered — me corté el pelo en or (Esp) a capas, me rebajé el pelo (RPl)
1. N2) (=hen) gallina f ponedora2. VT1) (Culin) [+ vegetables, pasta, pancakes] poner en capas2) (Agr) acodar* * *
I ['leɪər, 'leɪə(r)]noun (of dust, paint, snow) capa f; (of rock, sediment) capa f, estrato mthe novel has several layers of meaning — la novela tiene varias lecturas or interpretaciones; (before n)
layer cake — pastel m relleno
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I had my hair layered — me corté el pelo en or (Esp) a capas, me rebajé el pelo (RPl)
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Del verbo capar: ( conjugate capar) \ \
capa es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: capa capar
capa sustantivo femenino 1◊ una capa de nieve a layer o carpet of snow;la capa de ozono the ozone layer; lleva el pelo cortado en or (Esp) a capas she has layered hair 2b) (Taur) cape
capar ( conjugate capar) verbo transitivo 1 ( castrar) to castrate 2 (Col fam)
capa sustantivo femenino
1 (recubrimiento) layer, coat
capa de ozono, ozone layer
2 Culin coating
3 Geol stratum, layer
4 (prenda) cloak, cape Locuciones: estar de capa caída, (desanimado) to be low-spirited (en decadencia) to be losing popularity
capar verbo transitivo to castrate ' capa' also found in these entries: Spanish: barniz - costra - exterior - mano - ozono - película - capote - dorado - envolver - esmalte - espuma - fino - lecho - manga - parecido English: blanket - cape - cloak - cloak and dagger - coat - coating - film - frosting - layer - ozone layer - paint - pall - permafrost - ply - scum - sheet - strip off - swashbuckling - thin - undercoat - black - deposit - doldrums - ozone - prime - skin - thickly - top -
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ozono sustantivo masculino ozone;
ozono sustantivo masculino ozone
los pesticidas destruyen la capa de ozono, pesticides destroy the ozone layer ' ozono' also found in these entries: Spanish: capa English: ozone - ozone layer -
8 thin
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1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) fino2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) delgado3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) aguado, poco espeso, claro4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) ralo, fino, escaso5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) poco convincente
2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) disminuir; disiparse; dispersarse- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
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thin adj1. delgado / finoafter her diet, she's a lot thinner después del régimen, está mucho más delgada2. líquido / aguadotr[ɵɪn]1 (person) delgado,-a, flaco,-a1 (thing) delgado,-a, fino,-a2 (liquid - soup, sauce) poco espeso,-a, claro,-a; (- rain) fino,-a1 (hair) escaso,-a, fino,-a y poco abundante; (vegetation) poco tupido,-a1 (audience, crowd) poco numeroso,-a; (response, attendance) escaso,-a2 (voice) débil3 (excuse, argument) pobre, poco convincente1 finamente1 (fog, mist) disiparse2 (audience, crowd, traffic) hacerse menos denso,-a, disminuir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas thin as a rake más flaco,-a que un paloto be thin on the ground haber muy poco,-ato have a thin time of it pasarlas canutas: hacer menos denso, diluir, aguar (un líquido), enrarecer (un gas)thin vi: diluirse, aguarse (dícese de un líquido), enrarecerse (dícese de un gas)1) lean, slim: delgado, esbelto, flaco2) sparse: ralo, escasoa thin beard: una barba rala3) watery: claro, aguado, diluido4) fine: delgado, finothin slices: rebanadas finasadj.• aguado, -a adj.• consumido, -a adj.• delgado, -a adj.• descarnado, -a adj.• escuálido, -a adj.• fino (Delgado) adj.• flaco, -a adj.• flojo, -a adj.• grácil adj.• inconsistente adj.• ligero, -a adj.• magro, -a adj.• pilongo, -a adj.• ralo, -a adj.• tenue adj.v.• adelgazar v.• aguar v.• clarear (Alimentación) v.• enrarecer v.θɪn
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1)a) <layer/slice/wall/ice> delgado, fino2)a) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce> claro, poco espeso, chirle (RPl)3) (weak, poor) < voice> débil; <excuse/argument/disguise> pobre, poco convincente
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to cut something thin — cortar algo en rebanadas (or capas etc) delgadas
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- nn- transitive verb \<\<paint\>\> diluir*, rebajar; \<\<sauce\>\> aclarar, hacer* menos espeso
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viPhrasal Verbs:- thin out[θɪn]1. ADJ(compar thinner) (superl thinnest)1) (=not fat) [person, legs, arms] delgado, flaco pej; [waist] delgado, estrecho; [face] delgado; [nose] delgado, afilado; [lips] fino; [animal] flacoyou're getting thin, aren't you eating enough? — te estás quedando muy delgado, ¿comes lo suficiente?
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she was painfully thin — estaba tan flaca que daba pena verla- be as thin as a rake2) (=not thick) [layer, sheet] fino, delgado; [wall] delgado; [slice, line, fabric] fino•
a thin layer of paint — una capa fina de pintura•
a thin volume of poetry — un delgado tomo de poesíathe joke had begun to wear very thin — (fig) la broma ya empezaba a resultar muy pesada
my patience is wearing thin — (fig) se me está agotando or acabando la paciencia
- be or skate or walk on thin ice- have a thin skinline I, 1., 1)3) (=watery) [custard, sauce, paint] poco espeso4) (=not dense) [smoke, fog, rain] fino5) (=sparse) [beard, hair] ralo, escaso; [eyebrows] fino, delgado; [crowd] escaso, poco numeroso- be thin on the ground- be thin on top6) (=unconvincing) [excuse] pobre, poco convincente; [evidence] poco concluyente; [argument, essay, script] pobre, flojo7) (=weak) [voice] aflautado8) (Econ) [profit] escaso9) (=lacking oxygen) [air, atmosphere] enrarecido, rarificadoout of/into thin air —
he disappeared or vanished into thin air — despareció como por arte de magia, se lo tragó la tierra
2.ADV (=thinly)•
slice the potatoes very thin — corta las patatas en rodajas muy finasspread 2., 5)•
spread the butter very thin — untar una capa muy fina de mantequilla3. VTgreenhouse gases are thinning the ozone layer — los gases que causan el efecto invernadero están haciendo que la capa de ozono sea cada vez menos espesa
4.VI (also: thin out) (=lessen) [fog] aclararse; [ozone layer] hacerse menos espeso; [crowd] disminuir; [population] mermar, reducirse- thin out* * *[θɪn]
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1)a) <layer/slice/wall/ice> delgado, fino2)a) ( in consistency) <soup/sauce> claro, poco espeso, chirle (RPl)3) (weak, poor) < voice> débil; <excuse/argument/disguise> pobre, poco convincente
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to cut something thin — cortar algo en rebanadas (or capas etc) delgadas
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- nn- transitive verb \<\<paint\>\> diluir*, rebajar; \<\<sauce\>\> aclarar, hacer* menos espeso
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9 deplete
di'pli:t(to make smaller in amount, number etc: Our supplies of food are rather depleted.) reducir, agotartr[dɪ'pliːt]1 formal use reducir, agotar■ we are depleting the Earth's natural resources estamos agotando los recursos naturales de la Tierra1) exhaust: agotar2) reduce: reducirv.• agotar v.• desalmar v.• vaciar v.dɪ'pliːttransitive verb ( reduce) \<\<supply/stock\>\> reducir*; ( exhaust) \<\<energy source\>\> agotar[dɪ'pliːt]VT (=reduce) mermar; (=exhaust totally) agotarstocks have been depleted by overfishing — la fauna marina se ha visto mermada debido a una actividad pesquera desmesurada
that holiday rather depleted our savings — esas vacaciones mermaron or redujeron bastante nuestros ahorros
* * *[dɪ'pliːt]transitive verb ( reduce) \<\<supply/stock\>\> reducir*; ( exhaust) \<\<energy source\>\> agotar -
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noun reducción, agotamientotr[dɪ'pliːʃən]1 formal use (reduction) reducción nombre femenino, disminución nombre femenino; (exhaustion) agotamientodepletion [di'pli:ʃən] n1) exhaustion: agotamiento m2) reduction: reducción f, disminución fn.• agotamiento s.m.• vaciamiento s.m.dɪ'pliːʃən[dɪ'pliːʃǝn]N (=reduction) reducción f, merma f ; (=exhaustion) agotamiento mthe depletion of the ozone layer — la rarefacción or destrucción de la capa de ozono
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(to make or become less dense or crowded: The trees thinned out near the river.) escasear, reducirse, disminuir; clarear, empezar a ser menos denso/poblado/tupidov.• entresacar v.1) v + adv \<\<traffic\>\> disminuir; \<\<forest\>\> hacerse* ralo or menos denso; \<\<audience\>\> mermar2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<plants\>\> entresacar*1.VT + ADV (=reduce in number) [+ population, group] mermar; [+ seedlings] entresacar2.VI + ADV (=lessen) [fog] aclararse; [ozone layer] hacerse menos denso; [crowd] disminuir; [population] mermar, reducirse* * *1) v + adv \<\<traffic\>\> disminuir; \<\<forest\>\> hacerse* ralo or menos denso; \<\<audience\>\> mermar2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<plants\>\> entresacar*
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