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extinción

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
extinción nf	(de una especie)	extinction n
	No está clara la razón de la extinción de los dinosaurios.
	The reason for the extinction of the dinosaurs is still unclear.
extinción nf	(de un incendio)	extinguishing n
	Los bomberos trabajaron horas en la extinción del fuego.
	The firemen worked for hours in extinguishing the fire.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
extinción nf	(de un plazo limite)	deadline n
		expiry n
		expiration n
	Tenemos que presentar la solicitud antes de la extinción del plazo.
	We have to submit the application before the deadline.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
en vías de extinción loc adv	(a punto de desaparecer)	endangered adj
		becoming extinct expr
		on the path to extinction expr
		on the verge of extinction expr
	Con el cambio climático el oso polar pronto estará en vías de extinción.
	With the climate change the polar bear will quickly become endangered.
especie en vías de extinción nf	(ser vivo en peligro)	endangered species expr
		species on the path to extinction expr
		species on the verge of extinction expr
	Hay muchas especies en vías de extinción.

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