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"Mined" is a form of "mine", a pronoun which is often translated as "mío". "Rates" is a form of "rate", a noun which is often translated as "la tarifa". Learn more about the difference between "mined" and "rates" below.
mine(
mayn
)A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g., she).
1. (possessive)
a. el mío (M), la mía (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Those aren't my toys. Mine are over there.Estos no son mis juguetes. Los míos están allá.
You will see three houses. Mine is the red one.Verás tres casas. La mía es la roja.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
2. (excavation)
a. la mina (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
There is not much oxygen in the deep mine, so the workers must take frequent breaks.No hay mucho oxígeno en la profunda mina, por eso los trabajadores deben tomar descansos frecuentes.
3. (bomb)
4. (figurative) (rich source)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. explotar una mina de
They are mining for coal at the foot of the mountain.Están explotando una mina de carbón al pie de la montaña.
b. extraer de las minas
Mining for uranium began in the 19th century.El uranio empezó a extraerse de las minas en el siglo XIX.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
6. (to extract)
a. extraer (minerals)
They set up a joint venture to mine tin.Crearon una empresa conjunta para extraer estaño.
7. (military)
a. minar
The enemy had mined all the approach roads.El enemigo había minado todas los caminos de acceso.
b. colocar minas en
They were reported to have mined the oilfields.Se decía que habían colocado minas en los yacimientos petrolíferos.
rate(
reyt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (cost)
a. la tarifa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The company reduced the rates for all services to attract more clients.La compañía redujo las tarifas de todos los servicios para atraer a más clientes.
2. (measure)
b. el índice (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The candidate promises a fall in the unemployment rate as part of her campaign.La candidata promete una disminución del índice de desempleo como parte de su campaña.
3. (speed)
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. clasificar
The movie is rated R due to violence and sexual content.La película está clasificada R por violencia y contenido sexual.
a. evaluar
It is her job to rate the performance of all of the employees.Es su trabajo evaluar el rendimiento de todos los empleados.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. considerarse
He rates as one of the best guitarists in the world.Se considera uno de los mejores guitarristas del mundo.
