mina
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la mina(
mee
-
nah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (excavation)
Mi padre trabajó cuarenta años en una mina de carbón.My father worked in a coal mine for forty years.
2. (source)
a. gold mine (of wealth)
Si el barrio se aburguesara, esos solares podrían ser una mina.If the neighborhood becomes gentrified, those properties could be a gold mine.
b. mine (of information)
Este blog es una mina de conocimientos musicales.This blog is a mine of musical knowledge.
3. (explosive)
a. mine
El soldado murió al pisar una mina mientras caminaba por la selva.The soldier died when he stepped on a mine while walking in the jungle.
a. lead
Se me rompió la mina del lápiz. ¿Tienes un sacapuntas?My pencil lead broke. Do you have a pencil sharpener?
5. (tunnel)
a. gallery
El general les ordenó cavar una mina bajo la muralla para volarla.The general ordered them to dig a gallery under the wall to blow it up.
6. (colloquial) (woman) (Southern Cone)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. chick (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
La mina que acaba de entrar sí que es linda.The chick who just walked in sure is pretty.
b. bird (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Creo que a esa mina le gustas, Carlos.I think that bird fancies you, Carlos.
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