La Palabra del Día: "compacto"
compacto (kohm-pac'-toh)
adjective ( compact, dense )
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Examples:
1. Me gustaría comprarme un carro compacto para poder estacionarme donde quiera.
- I would like to buy a compact car so that I can park anywhere.*
2. El granito es una roca más compacta que la caliza.
- Granite is a more compact rock than limestone.*
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El playero rojizo es un ave costera de talla mediana tamaño mediano limícola. Ellos vuelan en un grupo compacto que constantemente cambia de forma para que sea más difícil para los depredadores de elegir un blanco/objetivo.
The Red Knot bird is a medium sized shorebird. They fly in a compact group that constantly changes shape to make it more difficult for predators to pick out a target.
Nowadays many things are made and designed to be compact. Would you believe that there are also compact houses on the market?
Estos días muchas cosas son hechas y diseñadas para ser compactas. ¿Creeríais que existen también casas compactas en el mercado?
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Cuándo serrín y pegamento se mezclan, el resultado es un laminado compacto que es utilizado para la construcción.
When sawdust and glue are mixed, the result is a dense laminate that is used for construction.
The girl put her little cushion compact under her arms,she looked at the starry sky through the window. La niña deposito la poco compacto cojin bajo los brazos, me mimro a través de la ventana en el cielo estrellado
Diamonds are made of compact clusters of carbon atoms. / Los diamantes están hechos de los racimos compactos de los átomos del carbono.
??? ??? / The Koh-i-Noor (Persian) "Mountain of Light" / El K?h-i-N?r (significa "Montaña de Luz" en persa).
'MACHO' is an acronym for Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Object / En inglés, 'MACHO' es el acrónimo de Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Object ( objeto astrofísico masivo de halo compacto ).
El suelo arcilloso es demasiado compacta para plantar árboles nativos,
suelo arenoso es mejor .
Clay soil is too compact for native trees, sandy soil is better.
The Macadamia is a native Australian rainforest tree
that loves the rich, volcanic soils, subtropical climate and high annual rainfall.
Un macillo de piano es hecho de lana muy compacta.
A piano hammer is made of very dense wool.
Esta pared de baño brillante está hecha de discos compactos.
This shiny bathroom wall is made of compact discs.
La mejor leña para un fuego es muy compacta y seca.
The best wood for a fire is very dense and dry.
Nuestro primer piso fue tan 'compacto' que teníamos que cerrar el armario antes de abrir la puerta principal.
Our first flat was so 'compact' that we had to shut the wardrobe before opening the front door.
