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la uña
-the nail
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la una
-the one
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uña

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la uña(
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-
nyah
)
A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
feminine noun
a. nail
Se pintaba las uñas con esmalte de color rosa.She painted her nails with pink nail polish.
b. fingernail (on the hand)
Es guitarrista, así que se deja crecer las uñas de la mano derecha.He's a guitarist, so he grows his fingernails on his right hand.
c. toenail (on the foot)
Ayer me di el pie contra una piedra y me rompí una uña.I hit my foot on a stone yesterday and broke a toenail.
a. hoof
El caballo tiene una uña infectada.The horse has an infected hoof.
b. claw
El oso le arañó la cara con sus uñas.The bear scratched his face with its claws.
c. stinger (of a scorpion)
Se dice que el veneno de la uña de ese escorpión puede matar.They say the venom from that scorpion's sting can kill you.
a. fluke
Como el lecho está bastante arenoso aquí, es mejor que usemos la uña.Since the bottom is pretty sandy here, I think we're better off using the fluke.
4. (music)
Regionalism used in Mexico
(Mexico)
a. plectrum
No sé si voy a tocar esta canción con los dedos o con la uña.I don't know if I'm going to play this song with my fingers or with the plectrum.
a. crowbar
Los ladrones forzaron la puerta de atrás con una uña.The burglars broke into the back door with a crowbar.
b. claw (of a hammer)
Antes de poner las tablillas nuevas, tenemos que arrancar todos los clavos con la uña del martillo para quitar las viejas.Before putting on the new shingles, we have to pull out all the nails with the claw of the hammer to remove the old ones.
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