manto

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manto

masculine noun

1cloak (capa); mantle, layer (figurative)

2mantle (geology)

manto [mahn’-to]

noun

1Silken veil for ladies, a mantle, a kirtle. (m)

2Cloak (capa), robe; a mantle of state. (m)

3Mantelpiece of a chimney. (m)

4In mines, a horizontal vein. (m)

5Veil, cover. (m)

manto

sustantivo:masculino

1 (capa) (para abrigarse) cloak; (Religión) (Jur) robe; gown;

2 (Zoología) mantle

3 (literario) (velo)

cuando la noche tiende su manto when the world is cloaked in darkness; un manto de nieve cubría la colina a blanket of snow covered the hill

4 (Minería) layer; stratum

5 (also manto de chimenea) mantel

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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw