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madera

feminine noun

1. wood (en árbol); timber (en carpintería), lumber (United States)

madera de pino -> pinewood
de madera -> wooden
tocar madera (informal figurative) -> to touch wood (British), to knock on wood (United States)
madera contrachapada -> plywood
madera noble -> fine wood

2. piece of wood (tabla)

3. (cualidades)

4. (muy informal) (policía)

madera [mah-day’-rah]

noun

1. Wood, timber, lumber. (f)

2. Hoof of a horse or other beast. (f)

3. Said of green or unripe fruit. (f)

4. Nature, temperament; aptitude. (Figurative) (f)

noun

5. Madeira wine. (m)


P:	lenguaje de madera
R:	I think this is meant to mean something like "bullshit". it's in a text about people saying tons of things, but "puro lenguaje de madera". I was wondering…

P:	madera labrada
R:	> Natasha said: > Could we say a gate "crafted of wood"? > I'd say "carved" rather than crafted, since "labrar la madera" means "to carve the wood", but…

P:	"un tipo de madera que se llama tornillo".
R:	What exactly do you want to know about it? Here's an article that gives its scientific name in case you want to research it. [tornillo][1] [1]: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?pid=S0717-92002003000300004&script=sci_arttext…