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flesh(

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (anatomy)

a. la carne

(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).

(F)

(human or animal)

My sister is a vegetarian because she thinks that eating the flesh of other animals is morally wrong.Mi hermana es vegetariana porque cree que comerse la carne de otros animales es moralmente inaceptable.

2. (fruit)

a. la pulpa

(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).

(F)

The flesh of the apple was mealy.La pulpa de la manzana estaba harinosa.

A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).

(figurative)

(human body)

a. la carne

(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).

(F)

A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).

(figurative)

What poisons the flesh, poisons the soul.Lo que contamina la carne, contamina el alma.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

4. (to gain weight; used with "out")

a. engordar

Tony had fleshed out in his early forties and was now struggling to control his weight.Tony había engordado cuando tenía cuarenta y pocos y ahora le costaba controlar su peso.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (to add details to; used with "out")

a. desarrollar

The teacher's feedback said she needed to flesh out the characterization.En sus comentarios, el profesor le decía que tenía que desarrollar más sus personajes.

flesh

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (of person)

a. la carne

(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).

(F)

2. (of fruit)

a. la pulpa

(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).

(F)

in the fleshen persona

to make somebody's flesh creep or crawldarle escalofríos a alguien

his own flesh and bloodlos de su misma sangre

flesh woundherida superficial

flesh [fleʃ]

noun

(gen) carne (f); [of fruit] pulpa (f)

in the flesh en carne y hueso; en persona; my own flesh and blood mi propia sangre; to put on flesh echar carnes; the sins of the flesh los pecados de la carne; it's more than flesh and blood can stand no hay quien lo aguante

to make sb's flesh crawl or creep poner carne de gallina a algn

to go the way of all flesh pasar a mejor vida

press

modifier

flesh colour flesh color (US) (n) also (Art) color (m) de la piel

flesh wound (n) herida (f) superficial

Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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