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carne(
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A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
1. (edible part of an animal)
a. meat
El doctor le dijo que redujera su consumo de carne.The doctor told him to cut back on his meat intake.
b. flesh
Su religión le prohibe comer la carne de ciertos animales.His religion prohibits him from eating the flesh of certain animals.
2. (edible part of a fruit)
a. flesh
Solo se come la carne del melón.You only eat the flesh of the melon.
b. pulp
Jaime preparó una rica mermelada con la carne de varias frutas.Jaime made some delicious jam with the pulp of several fruits.
3. (anatomy)
a. flesh
La nueva mamá seguía maravillada por la carne gordita y preciosa de su recién nacido.The new mom was still amazed by the lovely, plump flesh of her newborn baby.
4. (religion)
a. flesh
Ya no pudo resistir las tentaciones de la carne, así que renunció a sus votos.He could no longer resist the temptations of the flesh, so he renounced his vows.
5.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g. carrot, bean).
(figurative)
(physical nature of the human experience)
a. flesh
No me extraña mucho lo que ha hecho. Digo, por eso se dice que la carne es débil.I'm not that surprised by what he's done. I mean, that's why they say that the flesh is weak.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective
6. (color)
a. flesh-colored
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Al principio pensé que Ruth estaba desnuda, pero en realidad llevaba una blusa color carne.At first I though Ruth was nude, but she was really wearing a flesh-colored blouse.
b. flesh-coloured (United Kingdom)
Imelda usa unas medias color carne para disimular sus venas varicosas.Imelda uses flesh-coloured tights to hide her varicose veins.
carnes
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
plural noun
7. (of a person)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Después de pasar el invierno encerrado, Leonel había echado carnes.After spending the winter indoors, Leonel had put on a lot of weight.
Luz quiere estar de pocas carnes para lucir bien en su nuevo bikini.Luz wants to be skinny to look good in her new bikini.
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carne
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
Noun
1. (alimento)
a. meat
carne blancawhite meat
carne de chanchopork
carne de corderolamb
carne de membrilloquince jelly
carne picadamincemeat mince
carne rojared meat
carne de resbeef
carne de terneraveal
carne de vacabeef
2. (de persona, fruta)
a. flesh
3. (sensualidad)
a. flesh
los placeres de la carnethe pleasures of the flesh
4. (expresiones)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
carne de cañóncannon fodder
entrado en carnesplump
carne de gallinagooseflesh
se me pone la carne de gallina al ver esas imágenesit sends a shiver down my spine when I see those pictures
en carne y huesoin person
ser de carne y huesoto be human
en carne vivaraw
poner toda la carne en el asadorto go for broke
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carne
1 (Culin) meat
poner toda la carne en el asador to pull out all the stops; give it one's all
Castillejo puso toda la carne en el asador en el tercer asalto para alcanzar definitivamente al italiano El Banco de España va a poner toda la carne en el asador para que el plan de saneamiento salga adelante el Ejército ha puesto "toda la carne en el asador" en la lucha contra los grupos armados/, movilizando a cerca de 60.000 hombres para erradicar a las bandas armadas
no ser carne ni pescado to be neither fish nor fowl; be neither one thing nor the other
ser carne de algo
son carne de cañón they are cannon-fodder; son carne de prestamista they are prime targets for moneylenders; eran carne de prisión they were prime candidates to end up in prison
carne adobada marinated meat
carne asada roast meat
carne blanca white meat
carne bovina carne de bovino beef
carne congelada frozen meat
carne cruda raw meat
carne de carnero mutton
carne de cerdo carne de chancho (Latinoamérica) pork
carne de cordero lamb
carne de res (Latinoamérica) beef
carne deshilachada (Centroamérica) (México) stewed meat
carne de ternera veal
carne de vaca beef
carne de venado venison
carne magra carne mollar lean meat
carne marinada (Latinoamérica) salt meat
carne molida (Latinoamérica)carne picada mince; ground meat; especialmente (EEUU)
carne porcina pork
carne roja red meat
carne salvajina game
carnes blandas (S. Cone) white meat
singular
; (s)
carne tapada stewed meat; stew
2 (Anatomía) flesh
de carne y hueso
las marionetas parecían actores de carne y hueso the puppets were just like real-life actors
ser de carne y hueso to be only human
personajes de carne y hueso
me enamoro como cualquier chica de mi edad, soy de carne y hueso I fall in love like any girl of my age, I'm only human
no se ama al poder como a una persona de carne y hueso con esa apariencia tan extraña costaba creer que fuera de carne y hueso somos personas de carne y hueso y tenemos derecho a ser feliz
en carne y hueso in the flesh
desde mi asiento pude ver al mismísimo Cary Grant, en carne y hueso
en carne viva
tenía las rodillas en carne viva his knees were raw; un programa que muestra el horror en carne viva a programme that shows the full horror
carne de gallina gooseflesh; goose pimples
plural
; (p) goose bumps
plural
; (p) (EEUU)
me pone la carne de gallina [de frío, emoción] it gives me goose pimples o goose bumps; (EEUU) [de miedo] it gives me the creeps; it makes my flesh crawl
3 carnes [de persona]
de abundantes carnes amply proportioned; criar o echar carnes to put on weight; entrado o metido en carnes plump; overweight; algo metidita en carnes somewhat plump; de pocas carnes thin; skinny
4 (Religión) flesh
la carne es débil the flesh is weak; el Verbo se hizo carne the Word was made flesh
la resurrección de la carne
los pecados de la carne sins of the flesh
5 (Botánica) flesh; pulp; (Latinoamérica) [de árbol] heart(wood)
carne de membrillo quince jelly
adjective
color carne flesh-coloured; flesh-colored; (EEUU) medias de color carne flesh-coloured tights
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