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árbol

∗ ≈

tree

∗ noun

árbol
masculine noun
1. tree
  • á. frutal -> fruit tree
  • á. de Navidad -> Christmas tree
  • á. genealógico -> family tree
2. shaft (Tec)
  • á. de levas -> camshaft
3. mast (Náut)

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árbol [ar’-bol]
noun
1. A tree. (Botany) (m)
2. Mast. (Nautical) (m)
verb
3. PALO.
4. In some machines, the upright post which serves to give them a circular motion.
5. A drill. (Mecahnic)
6. Body of a shirt without sleeves.
7. Crown post, upright post, around which winding stairs turn.
  • Árbol de amor -> (Bot.) Judastree
  • Árbol de clavo -> clove-tree
  • Árbol de fuego -> a wooden frame of fireworks
  • Árbol del paraíso or árbol paraíso -> flowering-ash
  • Árbol del pan -> bread-fruit-tree
  • Árbol marino -> a radiate much ressembling the star-fish, but larger
  • Árbol pagano -> a wild or uncultivated tree
  • De árbol caído todos hacen leña -> overthrown pride inspires only contempt
(Mech.) Arbor, upright shaft; wheel spindle.

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árbol
1 (Botánica) tree
los árboles no dejan ver el bosque you can't see the wood for the trees
estar en el árbol (And) to be in a powerful position
árbol de la ciencia tree of knowledge; tree of knowledge of good and evil
árbol de Navidad Christmas tree
árbol de Pascua (S. Cone) Christmas tree
árbol frutal fruit tree
árbol genealógico family tree
2 (Mecánica) shaft
árbol del cigüeñal crankshaft
árbol de levas camshaft
árbol de transmisión transmission shaft
árbol motor driving shaft
3 (Náutica) mast
árbol mayor mainmast
4 (Informática) tree

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