shore

shore
ʃo:
noun
(land bordering on the sea or on any large area of water: a walk along the shore; When the ship reached Gibraltar the passengers were allowed on shore.) costa, playa
shore n playa / orilla
the shores of the Mediterranean las orillas del Mediterráneo
shore
tr[ʃɔːSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 (of sea, lake) orilla; (coast) costa; (beach) playa
plural noun shores
1 tierra f sing, país m sing, tierras nombre femenino plural
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
on shore en tierra
to go on shore (sailors) bajar a tierra 2 (passengers) desembarcar
shore leave permiso para bajar a tierra
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shore
tr[ʃɔːSMALLr/SMALL]
noun
1 puntal nombre masculino
transitive verb
1 (building, tunnel) apuntalar (up, -)
2 figurative use (company, prices) sostener, apuntalar; (argument, case) apoyar, reforzar
shore ['ʃor] vt, shored ; shoring : apuntalar
they shored up the wall: apuntalaron la pared
shore n
1) : orilla f (del mar, etc.)
2) prop: puntal m
shore
n.
• costa s.f.
• entibo s.m.
• marina s.f.
• orilla s.f.
• playa s.f.
• puntal s.m.
• región s.f.
• ribera s.f.

I ʃɔːr, ʃɔː(r)
noun
1) c
a) (of sea, lake) orilla f

they have a house by the shore — tienen una casa a la orilla del mar/lago

b) (coast) costa f, ribera f

a mile off shore — a una milla de la costa

2)
a) u (land)

to go on shore — bajar a tierra (firme)

b) shores pl (country) (liter) tierras fpl

on these shores — en estas tierras


II
transitive verb shore up
Phrasal Verbs:

I [ʃɔː(r)]
1. N
1) [of sea, lake] orilla f

the eastern shores of Lake Tanganyika — la orilla oriental del lago Tanganika

we were now a few hundred yards from shore — ahora nos hallábamos a unos cientos de yardas de la orilla or de la costa

on shore — en tierra

2) shores [of country] liter tierras fpl

he will soon be leaving these shores — pronto abandonará estas tierras

2.
CPD

shore bird N — ave f zancuda

shore leave N — permiso m para bajar a tierra

shore patrol N — (US) patrulla f costera


II [ʃɔː(r)]
1.
VT

to shore up — (lit) apuntalar; (fig) apoyar, reforzar, sostener

2.
N (=prop) puntal m
* * *

I [ʃɔːr, ʃɔː(r)]
noun
1) c
a) (of sea, lake) orilla f

they have a house by the shore — tienen una casa a la orilla del mar/lago

b) (coast) costa f, ribera f

a mile off shore — a una milla de la costa

2)
a) u (land)

to go on shore — bajar a tierra (firme)

b) shores pl (country) (liter) tierras fpl

on these shores — en estas tierras


II
transitive verb shore up
Phrasal Verbs:

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