betún

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betún
masculine noun
1shoe polish (para calzado)
2bitumen (chemistry)
  • betún de Judea -> asphalt

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betún [bay-toon’]
noun
1Bitumen. (m)
2Cement made chiefly of lime and oil. (m)
3Shoe-blacking, shoe polish. (m)
  • Dar de betún a -> to polish
4Substance with which the masts and bottoms of ships are treated. (Nautical) (m)
  • Betún de colmena -> Coarse wax, found at the entrance of a bee-hive
  • Betún judaico -> V
ASFALTO.

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betún
sustantivo:masculino
1 (para zapatos) shoe polish
dar (de) betún a algo to polish sth
darse betún (familiar) to show off
2 (Química) (also betún asfáltico) bitumen
...modificando la rasante de las [tapas de registro] de los servicios existentes en el firme y colocación de [betún asfáltico] de 1,5kilos por metro cuadrado y una capa de [aglomerado asfáltico] de cinco centímetros de espesor.
betún de Judea betún judaico asphalt
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