| Additional Translations |
| mine n | (explosive device) | mina nf |
| | Hiking is prohibited here because of the risk of stepping on a buried mine. |
| | Está prohibido hacer senderismo aquí porque hay riesgo de pisar una mina enterrada. |
| mine⇒ vi | (dig, excavate) | explotar⇒ vtr |
| | They mined until the mountain had no more ore to give. |
| | Ellos explotaron la montaña hasta dejarla seca. |
| mine for [sth] vi + prep | (dig to find [sth]) (excavación) | buscar⇒ vtr |
| | | excavar⇒ vtr |
| | People have been mining for gold here for over one hundred years. |
| | La gente ha estado buscando oro aquí desde hace 100 años. |
| mine [sth]⇒ vtr | (plant explosive mines) | minar⇒ vtr |
| | The army mined the whole field. |
| | El ejército minó todo el campo. |
| mine [sth] vtr | (data: analyse) (datos, figurado) | escarbar⇒ vtr |
| | They mined the data, looking for buying patterns. |
| | Escarbaron los datos en busca de patrones de compra. |
Compound Forms:
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coal mine,
coalmine n | (pit where coal is extracted) | mina de carbón nf + loc adj |
| | My uncle used to work in a coal mine. |
| | Mi tío trabajaba en una mina de carbón. |
| copper mine n | (where copper is extracted) | mina de cobre loc nom f |
| | The copper mine produced 1.245 million tons of copper last year. |
| diamond mine n | (where diamonds come from) | mina de diamantes loc nom f |
| | There are a lot of diamond mines in South Africa. |
| | Hay muchas minas de diamantes en África. |
| emerald mine n | (extraction site for emeralds) | mina de esmeraldas nf + loc adj |
| | There are many emerald mines in Colombia. |
| | Hay muchas minas de esmeraldas en Colombia. |
engineer of mines,
mine engineer,
mining engineer n | (specialist in mineral extraction) | ingeniero de minas, ingeniera de minas nm, nf + loc adj |
| friend of mine n | (person: known, trusted) | amigo mío loc nom m |
| | Pierre is a good friend of mine. |
| | Pierre es un buen amigo mío. |
| gold mine n | (where gold is mined) | mina de oro nf |
| | The Kromdraai was one of the first gold mines in South Africa. |
land mine,
landmine n | (explosive device in ground) | mina terrestre loc nom f |
| | Every year dozens of people are injured or killed by old forgotten landmines. |
| mine clearance n | (removal of explosive devices) | extracción de minas antipersona loc nom f |
| | Mine clearance in the central region of the country is a high priority. |
| | | remoción de minas loc nom f |
| mine detector | (electromagnetic device) | detector de minas nm + loc adj |
| mine driller n | (machine that digs extraction sites) | taladro minero loc nom m |
| | The company manufactures mine drillers. |
| mine of information n | (source of great knowledge) | fuente de información nf |
| | The Internet is a mine of information, some good and some totally incorrect. |
| | Internet es una gran fuente de información, parte buena y parte absolutamente incorrecta. |
mine shaft,
mineshaft n | (underground tunnel) (de mina) | pozo nm |
| | (de mina) | galería nf |
| | Abandoned mine shafts are very dangerous and should be avoided. |
| mine-clearing operations npl | (removal of explosive devices) | limpieza de minas antipersona nf |
| Note: Se puede obviar "antipersona" cuando se tiene un contexto. |
| | The company's mine-clearing operations destroyed the beautiful landscape. |
| | Los trabajos de limpieza de minas antipersona destruyeron el paisaje. |
| | | extracción de minas antipersona nf |
minefield,
mine field n | (area full of explosives) | campo minado loc nom m |
| | | campo de minas loc nom m |
| | He lost his leg in the war, when his platoon strayed into a minefield. |
| | Perdió su pierna en la guerra, cuando su pelotón se desvió hacia un campo minado. |
minefield,
mine field n | figurative (sensitive subject or situation) (figurado) | campo minado loc nom m |
| | | campo de minas loc nom m |
| | | polvorín nm |
| | Don't discuss religion with them; it's a mine field! |
| | No discutas de religión con ellos, ¡es un campo minado! |
| salt mine n | (place where salt is extracted) | mina de sal nf + loc adj |
| | | salina nf |
| | The salt mine outside of town supplies enough salt for the whole state. |
| | They sent me to the salt mines. |
| | La mina de sal cercana a la ciudad abastece de sal a todo el estado. |
| silver mine n | (where silver is extracted) | mina de plata nf + loc adj |
| | The silver mine is situated in the south-west of Honshu Island. |
| | La mina de plata está al suroeste de la Isla Honshu. |
| strip mine n | US (type of excavation site) | mina a cielo abierto loc nom f |
| strip-mine [sth]⇒ vtr | US (extract ore from open mine) | excavar a cielo abierto loc verb |
| | The company strip-mined the area for coal. |
| strip-mine [sth] vtr | US, figurative (use ruthlessly) | extraer despiadadamente vtr + adv |
| | Many of his stories have been strip-mined from his personal life. |
sulfur mine (US),
sulphur mine (UK) n | (site where sulfur is excavated) | azufrera nf |
| | The sulfur mine was opened in 1968. |
| | | mina de sulfuro grupo nom |
| | | mina de azufre grupo nom |
| The pleasure is all mine. expr | formal (You're welcome.) | fue un placer expr |
| | | fue un gusto expr |
| | | de nada expr |
| | "Thank you for cooking us such a wonderful dinner." "The pleasure is all mine." |
| | "Gracias por una cena maravillosa." "Fue un placer." |