galera

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galera

feminine noun

1galley

galera [gah-lay’-rah]

noun

1Galley, a vessel with oars, in use in the Mediterranean. (f)

2Wagon (carro), a heavy covered carriage for burdens. (f)

3House of correction for women. (f)

4Galley, an oblong square frame with ledges, to preserve together a column of types as they were composed. (Printing) (f)

5Line cutting off the quotient in division. (Arithmetic) (f)

6A subterranean gallery under a fortress. (Military) (f)

7A room for keeping the common metals. (f)

8An organ-builder’s plane. (f)

9A furnace for distilling sulphur. (f)

noun, plural

10Punishment of rowing on board of galleys.

galera

sustantivo:femenino

1 (Náutica) galley

condenar a algn a galeras to condemn sb to the galleys

2 (carro) covered wagon

3 (Med) hospital ward; (Hist) women's prison

4 (Centroamérica) (México) (cobertizo) shed

5 (Centroamérica) (matadero) slaughterhouse

6 (Latinoamérica) (chistera) top hat; (fieltro) felt hat; trilby; fedora; (EEUU) (hongo) bowler hat; derby; (EEUU)

7 (Tipografía) galley

Paid English to Spanish translation

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw