entrañas
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las entrañas(
ehn
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trah
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nyahs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (anatomy)
a. entrails
Haz un corte a todo lo largo del vientre de la ardilla y por allí le sacas las entrañas.Make a cut along the full length of the belly of the squirrel and remove the entrails.
b. guts
Tendrás que quitar las entrañas de la caballa antes de cocinarla.You'll need to remove the mackerel guts before you cook it.
c. insides
¿Cocinaste el puerco sin primero sacarle las entrañas? ¿Estás loco?You cooked the pig without taking out its insides first? Are you nuts?
d. bowels
Tengo un dolor terrible en el estómago; como si algo estuviera mordiéndome las entrañas.I have terrible stomach ache; as if something were gnawing at my bowels.
2. (figurative) (inner depths)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. bowels
El tren de aterrizaje es liberado de las entrañas del avión unos minutos antes de aterrizar.The landing gear is released from the bowels of the plane a few minutes before landing.
b. entrails
Los mineros sacaban carbón de las entrañas de la tierra cuando ocurrió el derrumbe.The miners were getting coal out of the entrails of the earth when the mine collapsed.
3. (figurative) (emotions)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. heart
Este es un amor verdadero, que nace de lo mas profundo de mis entrañas.This is true love; it comes from deep inside my heart.
la entraña
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
a. skirt
Mi esposo preparó una deliciosa entraña a la parrilla; le quedó jugosa y llena de sabor.My husband grilled a delicious skirt steak; it was juicy and very flavorful.
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