core(
kor
)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
noun
1. (central part)
a. el centro
(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).
(M)
Ew, there's a worm in the core of this apple.Gu谩cala, hay un gusano en el centro de esta manzana.
The Earth's core is extremely hot.El centro de la Tierra est谩 extremadamente caliente.
b. el n煤cleo
(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).
(M)
We need to find a way of cooling the core of the reactor in an emergency situation.Necesitamos encontrar una manera de enfriar el n煤cleo del reactor en caso de emergencia.
2. (fruit)
a. el coraz贸n
(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).
(M)
Only the core of the fruit was left on the plate.Solo qued贸 el coraz贸n de la fruta en el plato.
3. (essential component)
a. el meollo
(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).
(M)
The core of the problem is that your father doesn't approve that we are getting married.El meollo del problema es que tu padre no aprueba que nos casemos.
4. (anatomy)
a. los abdominales
(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).
(M)
This exercise is great for your core.Este ejercicio es muy bueno para los abdominales.
b. los m煤sculos del abdomen
(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).
(M)
Engage your core so you don't hurt yourself.Ejercita los m煤sculos del abdomen para que no te lastimes.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
5. (to remove the pit)
a. quitar el coraz贸n a
Some people don't peel or core apples.Algunas personas ni pelan ni le quitan el coraz贸n a las manzanas.
b. deshuesar (stone fruit)
I cut my finger when I was trying to core a peach.Me cort茅 el dedo tratando de deshuesar un melocot贸n.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
6. (principal)
a. central
Our core problem is that we can't access the database.Nuestro problema central es que no podemos acceder a la base de datos.
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core
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (of apple)
a. el coraz贸n
(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).
(M)
2. (of earth, nuclear reactor)
a. el n煤cleo
(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).
(M)
a hard core of supportun n煤cleo s贸lido de apoyo
he's rotten to the coreest谩 corrompido hasta la m茅dula
3. (school)
a.
core curriculumasignaturas troncales
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb
4. (apple)
a. quitar el coraz贸n a
core [kɔːʳ]
noun
1 [of fruit] corazón (m); [of earth] centro (m); núcleo (m); [of cable, nuclear reactor] núcleo (m)
2 [of problem etc] esencia (f); meollo (m); [of group etc] centro (m)
English to the core inglés hasta los tuétanos; rotten to the core corrompido hasta la médula; shocked to the core profundamente afectado; a hard core of resistance un núcleo or foco arraigado de resistencia; the hard core of unemployment los parados que tienen pocas posibilidades de salir de esa situación
transitive verb
[+fruit] deshuesar
modifier
core business (n) actividad (f) principal
core curriculum (n) (Educ) asignaturas (f) comunes
core memory (n) (Comput) memoria (f) de núcleos
core subject (n) (Educ) (Univ) asignatura (f) común
core time (n) periodo (m) nuclear
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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