naturaleza

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nature

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naturaleza
feminine noun
1 nature (en general)
  • aman a la naturaleza -> they love nature, they are nature lovers
  • se desconoce la naturaleza de la enfermedad -> the nature of the illness is unknown
  • una persona de naturaleza nerviosa -> a person of a nervous disposition, a person who is nervous by nature
  • por naturaleza -> by nature
  • la madre naturaleza -> Mother Nature
  • la naturaleza humana -> human nature
  • naturaleza muerta -> still life
2 constitution (complexión)

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naturaleza [nah-too-rah-lay’-thah]
noun
1 Nature, aggregate, order, and disposition of all created beings; often personified. (f)
2 Nature, the native state or property of things. (f)
3 Nature, constitution of an animated body; complexion, constitution. (f)
4 Nature, the property, virtue, or quality of things. (f)
5 Nature, the regular course of things, the quality, order, and disposition of affairs. (f)
6 Nature, instinct, property, or inclination. (f)
7 Sex, genitals, especially the female. (f)
8 Species, kind. (f)
9 The state of a native with respect to the place where he was born. (f)
10 Naturalization. (f)
11 Nature, genius, temperament. (f)
  • El joven es suizo de naturaleza -> the young man is Swiss by nationality

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naturaleza
sustantivo:femenino
1 (universo físico) nature
las leyes de la naturaleza the laws of nature; las ciencias de la naturaleza the natural science(s)
2 (campo) nature
viven en plena naturaleza they live surrounded by nature
3 (carácter) nature
son de naturaleza tímida they're shy by nature; es despistado por naturaleza he's naturally absent-minded; la naturaleza humana human nature
4 (constitución) constitution
es de naturaleza fuerte he has a strong constitution
5 (especie) nature
situaciones de naturaleza poco común situations of an unusual nature
6 (Arte)
naturaleza muerta still life
7 (anticuado) (Política) nationality
el joven es suizo de naturaleza the young man is Swiss by nationality
carta de naturaleza
8
romper la naturaleza (anticuado) to start to menstruate

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