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pozo

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well

∗ noun

pozo
masculine noun
1. well (de agua); shaft (de mina)
  • pozo negro -> cesspool
  • pozo de petróleo -> oil well
  • ser un pozo de sabiduría -> to be a fountain of knowledge
  • un pozo sin fondo (figurative) -> a bottomless pit

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pozo [po’-tho]
noun
1. Well (de agua). (m)
2. A deep hole in a river; a whirlpool. (m)
3. Anything complete in its line. (m)
  • Es un pozo de ciencia -> he is deeply learned
  • Pozo de petróleo -> oil well
  • Pozo de ventilación -> ventilation shaft

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pozo
1 [de agua] well
es un pozo de maldad he is wicked through and through; he is rotten to the core
ser un pozo de sabiduría to be a fount of wisdom
ser un pozo sin fondo to be a bottomless pit
caer en el pozo to fall into oblivion
pozo artesiano artesian well
pozo ciego cesspool
pozo de petróleo oil well
pozo de riego well used for irrigation
pozo negro cesspool
pozo petrolífero oil well
pozo séptico septic tank
2 [de río] deep part
3 (Minería) (hueco) shaft; (mina) pit; mine
pozo de aire air shaft
pozo de registro pozo de visita manhole
pozo de ventilación ventilation shaft
4 (Náutica) hold
5 (Latinoamérica) (Astronomía) black hole

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