valla

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fence

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valla
feminine noun
1fence (cerca)
  • poner una valla alrededor de un terreno -> to fence off a piece of land
  • valla electrificada -> electric fence
  • valla publicitaria -> billboard, hoarding
2hurdle (sport)
  • los 110 metros vallas -> the 110 meters hurdles

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valla [vahl’-lyah]
noun
1Intrenchment; ground surrounded with palisades. (f)
2Barrier (barrera), barricade. (f)
3Ditch (zanja). (Andes)
3. (And. Carib. Mex.) Cockpit (de gallos).

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valla
sustantivo:femenino
1 (cercado) fence; (Mil) barricade; (empalizada) palisade; stockade; (Dep) hurdle
400 metros vallas 400 metres hurdles
valla de contención crush barrier
Entró en el edificio sorteando al centenar de informadores que le aguardaban tras un cordón de [polícias antidisturbios] reforzado con [vallas de contención.]
valla de protección valla de seguridad barrier
valla electrificada electric fence
valla publicitaria hoarding; billboard; (EEUU)
2 (barrera) barrier; (límite) limit; (estorbo) obstacle; hindrance
romper saltar(se) las vallaso to disregard social conventions
3 (And) (Caribe) (México) [de gallos] cockpit
4 (And) (zanja) ditch

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