puntos cardinales
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los puntos cardinales
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (geography)
a. cardinal points
La brújula muestra los cuatro puntos cardinales, y su aguja siempre apunta al norte.The compass shows the four cardinal points, and its needle always points north.
b. points of the compass
De las estaciones madrileñas parten líneas férreas hacia los cuatro puntos cardinales.Railway lines depart from Madrid's train stations to all four points of the compass.
2. (figurative) (main points)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. cardinal points
El reparto de la riqueza es uno de los puntos cardinales del marxismo.Wealth distribution is one of the cardinal points of Marxism.
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