kidney

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɪdni/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɪdni/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kid′nē)

Inflections of 'kidney' (n): npl: kidneys
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Principal Translations
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kidney n (bodily organ)riñón nm
 Peter was suffering from renal failure and needed a new kidney.
 Peter estaba sufriendo un fallo renal y necesitaba un riñón nuevo.
kidney n (food)riñón nm
 Ben liked to bake pies with organ meats like liver and kidney in them.
 A Ben le gustaba hornear empanadas rellenas con carne de órganos como hígado y riñón.
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Additional Translations
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kidney n archaic (disposition) (figurado)especie nf
  temperamento nm
  naturaleza nf
 Alex and James weren't of the same kidney and didn't get along well.
 Alex y James no eran de la misma especie y no se llevaban bien.
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Compound Forms:
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kidney beans npl (red-brown edible legumes) (ES)alubias rojas nm
  (ES)habichuelas rojas loc nom fpl
  (CL, AR)porotos rojos, porotos colorados loc nom mpl
  (CU)frijoles rojos loc nom mpl
 The main ingredients of chilli con carne are minced beef and kidney beans.
 Los ingredientes principales del chile con carne son: carne picada y alubias rojas.
  (CO)fríjoles, frisoles nmpl
kidney disease n (medical condition affecting the kidneys)enfermedad del riñón grupo nom
 Patients with kidney disease can often benefit from dialysis.
 Los pacientes con enfermedad del riñón pueden tratarse con diálisis.
  (medicina)insuficiencia renal grupo nom
  nefropatía nf
  dolencia renal grupo nom
kidney dish n UK (medical: curved basin)batea nf
  (AR)chata nf
kidney failure n (loss of renal function)insuficiencia renal nf
 People suffering from kidney failure may require dialysis.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. A mi sobrino le diagnosticaron insuficiencia renal.
  fallo renal nm
kidney insufficiency n (impaired renal function)insuficiencia renal loc nom f
kidney machine (medicine)máquina de diálisis nf + loc adj
kidney pie n (savoury pastry containing kidney)pastel de riñones, pastel de riñón nm + loc adj
  pastel de carne inglés nm + loc adj
kidney stone n (buildup of deposits in the kidney)piedra en el riñón nf + loc adv
  cálculo nm
 He had an operation to remove a kidney stone which had been causing him great pain.
 Lo operaron para quitarle una piedra en el riñón que le estaba causando mucho dolor.
kidney transplant n (surgery to replace a kidney)trasplante de riñón nm + loc adj
 The doctor's told me I'll need a kidney transplant to survive.
 They can't do the kidney transplant until they find a donor.
 Los médicos me dijeron que necesitaré un trasplante de riñón para sobrevivir.
kidney-shaped adj (oval, indented on one side)arriñonado adj
red kidney bean n (red-purple legume)habichuela colorada loc nom f
  alubia roja loc nom f
  (AR, CL)poroto colorado loc nom m
  (AmC)frijol colorado loc nom m
steak and kidney pie n (meat pastry)pastel de carne inglés loc nom m
  pastel de carne y riñones loc nom m
woundwort,
kidney vetch n		 (plant: wild herb) (nombre botánico)Stachys sylvatica loc nom f
  (nombre común)ortiga hedionda loc nom f
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'kidney' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
beef suet - calculus - dialysis - dialysis machine - glomerulus - haricot - kidney pie - kidney stone - kidney transplant - lithotripsy - navy bean - nephrectomy - nephritis - nephron - nephrosis - on dialysis - pyelonephritis - red bean - renal calculus - renal impairment - renal pelvis - renal pyramids - reniform - renin
Spanish:
riñón - arenilla renal - ayocote - caparrón - frijol - riñón artificial - trastorno renal

In Lists: Meat, more...
Collocations: UK: [make, eat, buy] steak and kidney pie, kidney [stew, soup], suffered kidney [disease, failure, damage, cancer], more...

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