Mortar in spanish
Mortero
pronunciation: moʊɹ̩teɹ̩oʊ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: moʊɹ̩teɹ̩oʊ part of speech: noun
In gestures
mortar1 = mortero, almirez.
Example: The 'sweated' rags were next cut up into small pieces and placed in wooden mortars where they were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers.more:
» brick and mortar library = biblioteca tradicional, biblioteca física.
Example: The author considers what can and cannot be done with a virtual library, and analyses the relationship between virtual libraries and brick and mortar libraries.» bricks and mortar = edificios, propiedades.
Example: As information incumbents, large academic libraries are saddled with legacy assets, such as huge stores of books, public service systems, acquisitions, cataloguing, and bricks and mortar.» brick(s) and mortar = tradicional, no virtual. [Adjetivo]
Example: Advocates of the virtual university assume that the Internet can be used to replace the bricks and mortar campus.» bricks-and-mortar = de ladrillo y cemento.
Example: We now have the sound, solid construction of our bricks-and-mortar modern houses, but in Shakespeare's lifetime most ordinary houses were made of wattle and daub.» mortar and pestle = mortero, almirez. [También escrito pestle and mortar]
Example: For any foodie who's serious about cooking from scratch, a mortar and pestle is an absolute must.mortar2 = mortero.
Example: Electricity pylons, many in town centres, are booby-trapped with mines, grenades and mortars in Bubanza province.more:
» mortar attack = ataque de mortero, ataque con mortero.
Example: It's a modest start, but for children like Hamed, who lost his father and his own leg in a mortar attack, it's the beginning of a return to normality after years of conflict.» mortar fire = fuego de mortero, ataque de mortero, ataque con mortero.
Example: The building had been shelled several times in the few days previous to the closing (by which I assume he meant mortar fire).» mortar shell = proyectil, obús.
Example: Children were more likely to be injured by unexploded ordnance (which includes grenades, bombs, mortar shells, and cluster munitions), whereas adults were injured mostly by landmines.