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quarry

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkwɒri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkwɔri, ˈkwɑri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kwôrē, kworē)

Inflections of 'quarry' (n): npl: quarries
Inflections of 'quarry' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
quarries
v 3rd person singular
quarrying
v pres p
quarried
v past
quarried
v past p

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
quarry n (open pit)cantera nf
  excavación nf
 When Helen needed some gravel for her driveway, she bought it from a nearby quarry.
 Cuando Helen necesitaba grava, compró un poco en una cantera cercana.
quarry n (hunted animal, prey)presa nf
 The hounds could smell their quarry.
 Los perros podían oler a su presa.
quarry n ([sb], [sth] being pursued)presa nf
 The heat-seeking missile homed in on its quarry.
 El misil de calor se dirigió a su presa.
quarry n figurative ([sth] sought after)meta nf
  (figurado)presa nf
 Brian had been working towards the top job for years and now he sensed he was closing in on his quarry.
 Brian ha estado trabajando por ese puesto durante años y ahora siente que está alcanzando su meta.
quarry [sth] vtr (excavate)extraer vtr
  excavar vtr
 18th-century quarrymen used picks and crowbars to quarry stone.
 Los extractores del siglo XVIII usaban picos y barretas para extraer piedra.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
quarry tile n (ceramic floor tile)baldosa sin vitrificar, loseta sin vitrificar nf + loc adj
  baldosa no vidriada, loseta no vidriada nf + loc adj
rock quarry n (open pit) (de roca)cantera nf
 The rock quarry is located in Eno State Park.
 La cantera está en el parque estatal Eno.
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Collocations: the quarry road, a [marble, limestone, granite, gravel] quarry, an old quarry, more...

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