quarry

Inflections of 'quarry' (n): npl: quarries

Inflections of 'quarry' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
quarry n	(open pit)	cantera nf
		excavación nf
	When Helen needed some gravel for her driveway, she bought it from a nearby quarry.
	Cuando Helen necesitaba grava, compró un poco en una cantera cercana.
quarry n	(hunted animal, prey)	presa nf
	The hounds could smell their quarry.
	Los perros podían oler a su presa.
quarry n	([sb], [sth] being pursued)	presa nf
	The heat-seeking missile homed in on its quarry.
	El misil de calor se dirigió a su presa.
quarry n	figurative ([sth] sought after)	meta nf
	(figurado)	presa nf
	Brian had been working towards the top job for years and now he sensed he was closing in on his quarry.
	Brian ha estado trabajando por ese puesto durante años y ahora siente que está alcanzando su meta.
quarry [sth]⇒ vtr	(excavate)	extraer⇒ vtr
		excavar⇒ vtr
	18th-century quarrymen used picks and crowbars to quarry stone.
	Los extractores del siglo XVIII usaban picos y barretas para extraer piedra.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
quarry tile n	(ceramic floor tile)	baldosa de piedra nf + loc adj
		azulejo de piedra nm + loc adj
	(pequeña)	loseta de piedra nf + loc adj
rock quarry n	(open pit) (de roca)	cantera nf
	The rock quarry is located in Eno State Park.
	La cantera está en el parque estatal Eno.

'quarry' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

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Spanish:

Collocations: the quarry road, a [marble, limestone, granite, gravel] quarry, an old quarry, more...

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