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root(

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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. (botany)

a. la raíz

(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)

Can you eat the root of this plant?¿Se puede comer la raíz de esta planta?

The roots of this plant are purple.Las raíces de esta planta son moradas.

2. (anatomy)

a. la raíz

(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)

She jumped when the dentist poked the root of her tooth.Brincó cuando el dentista le picó la raíz del diente.

3. (origin)

a. la raíz

(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 root of the problem lies in the lack of communication.La raíz del problema yace en la falta de comunicación.

4. (grammar)

a. la raíz

(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)

That is a compound word with a root and a suffix.Esa es una palabra compuesta con raíz y sufijo.

5. (mathematics)

a. la raíz

(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 square root of nine is three.La raíz cuadrada de nueve es tres.

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

intransitive verb

6. (botany)

a. echar raíces

Be sure not to overwater the plant so that it can properly root.Asegúrate de no regar en exceso la planta para que eche raíces correctamente.

b. arraigar

The tree should root well in this soil.El árbol debe arraigar bien en esta tierra.

7. (to search for)

a. hozar

The pig rooted around the barn looking for food.El cochino hozó por el granero en busca de comida.

roots

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

8. (lineage)

a. las raíces

(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)

I traced my family's roots back 1,000 years.Rastreé las raíces de mi familia mil años atrás.

root

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

Noun

1. (of plant, tooth, word)

a. la raíz

(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)

to pull something up by the rootsarrancar algo de raíz

to take rootarraigar

they destroyed the party root and branchdestrozaron el partido por completo

2. (fig)

to put down rootsechar raíces

3. (fig)

to get back to one's rootsvolver a las raíces

root beerbebida gaseosa sin alcohol elaborada con extractos de plantas

root cropstubérculos (comestibles)

root vegetablestubérculos mpl

4. (origin)

a. la raíz

(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 conflict has its roots in the pastel conflicto hunde sus raíces en el pasado

5. (prov)

money is the root of all evilel dinero es la raíz de todos los males

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

transitive verb

6. (general)

to be rooted to the spotquedarse de una pieza

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

intransitive verb

7. (general)

to root about or around (for something)rebuscar (algo)

to root for somebodyapoyar a alguien

root [ruːt]

noun

1 (Bot) raíz (f)

the plant's root system las raíces de la planta; to pull sth up by the roots arrancar algo de raíz; to take root echar raíces; arraigar

root and branch completamente; del todo

they aimed to eliminate Marxism root and branch su objetivo era erradicar el marxismo; su objetivo era acabar con el marxismo de raíz; a root and branch overhaul of the benefits system una revisión completa or de cabo a rabo del sistema de prestaciones

2 (Bio) [of hair, tooth] raíz (f)

3 (origin) [of problem, word] raíz (f)

the root of the problem is that ... la raíz del problema es que ...; her roots are in Manchester tiene sus raíces en Manchester; she has no roots no tiene raíces; to pull up one's roots levantar raíces; to put down roots in a country echar raíces en un país; to take root [+idea] arraigarse

money is the root of all evil she pulled up her roots and went to live in Spain

money

4 (Mat)

square root raíz (f) cuadrada

5 (Ling) raíz (f); radical (m)

transitive verb

1 (Bot) [+plant] hacer arraigar

rooted

intransitive verb

1 (Bot) [+plant] echar raíces; arraigar

2 (search) [+animal] hozar; hocicar

I was rooting through some old photos the other day el otro día estaba husmeando entre viejas fotos

modifier

root beer (n) (US) bebida refrescante elaborada a base de raíces

root cause (n) causa (f) primordial

root crops (n) cultivos (m) de tubérculos

root ginger (n) raíz (f) de jengibre

root vegetable (n) tubérculo (m) comestible

root word (n) (Ling) palabra (f) que es raíz or radical de otras

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root beer	la cerveza de raíz la zarzaparrilla
root canal	la endodoncia
taro root	el raíz de taro
root beer float	la cerveza de raíz con helado
root for	animar a
root integrity check	verificación de la integridad de la raíz
licorice root	la raíz de regaliz
take root	echar raíces
that you root for	que apoyas
you root for	animas a
root word	la raíz
root cause	el origen
root vegetable	el vegetal de raíz
they root for	son de
ginger root	el raíz de jengibre
mandrake root	la raíz de mandrágora
square root	la raíz cuadrada
tree root	la raíz de árbol