quarry

quarry
I
1. 'kwori plural - quarries; noun
(a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.) cantera

2. verb
(to dig (stone) in a quarry.) sacar, extraer

II 'kwori plural - quarries; noun
1) (a hunted animal or bird.)
2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.) caza
quarry n cantera
El plural de quarry se escribe quarries
quarry
tr['kwɒrɪ]
noun (pl quarries)
1 cantera
2 (in hunting) presa
transitive verb (pt & pp quarried, ger quarrying)
1 extraer
quarry ['kwɔri] vt, quarried ; quarrying
1) extract: extraer, sacar
to quarry marble: extraer mármol
2) excavate: excavar
to quarry a hill: excavar un cerro
quarry n, pl quarries
1) prey: presa f
2) or stone quarry : cantera f
quarry
n.
• cantera s.f.
• caza s.f.
• mina s.f.
• pedrera s.f.
• presa s.f.
v.
• extraer v.
(§pres: -traigo, -traes...) pret: -traj-•)
• sacar v.

I 'kwɔːri, 'kwɒri
noun (pl -ries)
1) (excavation) cantera f
2) (prey) presa f

II
transitive verb -ries, -rying, -ried \<\<stone/slate\>\> extraer* (de una cantera); \<\<land/hillside\>\> abrir* una cantera en

I
['kwɒrɪ]
N (Hunting) presa f ; (fig) presa f , víctima f
II ['kwɒrɪ]
1.
N (=mine) cantera f
2.
VT sacar, extraer
3.
VI explotar una cantera, extraer piedra de una cantera

to quarry for marble — abrir una cantera en busca de mármol

4.
CPD

quarry tile N — baldosa f (no vidriada)

* * *

I ['kwɔːri, 'kwɒri]
noun (pl -ries)
1) (excavation) cantera f
2) (prey) presa f

II
transitive verb -ries, -rying, -ried \<\<stone/slate\>\> extraer* (de una cantera); \<\<land/hillside\>\> abrir* una cantera en

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