Isla in english
pronunciation: aɪlənd part of speech: noun
isla = island ; isle.
Example: The reading interests on Robinson's Crusoe island seem to be well defined though somewhat one-sided.Example: Another feature of the map is an isle situated to the southeast of Asia.more:
» el hombre no es una isla = no man is an island .
Example: No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.» habitante de las islas del Pacífico = Pacific Islander .
Example: This was done in May 81 when it changed from being a borstal to a youth institution for women, mainly Maori or Pacific Islanders.» isla de cocina = kitchen island .
Example: It's as if the life force itself emanates directly from the oven and swirls around the kitchen island.» Isla de Granada = Grenada .
Example: In Grenada, the enfranchised population is four times the number of the whites, nor is there one pauper among them.» isla de las especias = spice island .
Example: The spice island of Zanzibar is home to some of the best big game and deep sea fishing opportunities in the Indian Ocean.» Isla del Príncipe Eduardo = Prince Edward Island .
Example: This study considers what qualifications are needed to be certified as a teacher librarian in the following Canadian provinces: Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and British Columbia.» Isla de Pascua = Easter Island .
Example: This volume contains abstracts and author/subject indexes for the scholarly articles in the journal specializing in the culture and prehistory of Easter Island.» isla de paz = oasis of peace .
Example: At times like that, the only answer is to escape into the beauty and wonder of the natural world, and find your own little oasis of peace.» isla de paz y tranquilidad = oasis of peace and tranquillity .
Example: In this oasis of peace and tranquility all you hear is the chirping of the birds.» Isla de Reunión = Reunion Island .
Example: At 4:30 in the afternoon on Reunion Island last week tragedy struck when a bodysurfer was viciously attacked by a shark 20 yards from the shoreline = A las 4:30 de la tarde de la semana pasada en la Isla de Reunión ocurrió una tragedia cuando un tiburón atacó brutalmente a un bodysurfista a 20 metros de la costa.» isla deshabitada = uninhabited island .
Example: The theme of being stranded on an uninhabited island has inspired many films and novels.» isla desierta = desert island ; deserted island ; uninhabited island .
Example: The article carries the title 'Accessing medical information from a desert island with telephone service: how to get and organize the information you need to practice most effectively'. Example: Gilligan, Skipper and the rest of the crew were finally rescued fifteen years after shipwrecking on a mysterious deserted island. Example: The theme of being stranded on an uninhabited island has inspired many films and novels.» isla de Wight, la = Isle of Wight, the .
Example: If you wanted a chocolate-box village, go to the Isle of Wight.» Isla Mauricio = Mauritius [País] .
Example: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.» isla misteriosa = mysterious island .
Example: The mission of the game is to play the role of some castaway washed onto a mysterious island.» isla paradisiaca = paradise island .
Example: Many of Africa's paradise islands are effectively still undiscovered.» Islas Británicas, las = British Isles, the [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo] .
Example: To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.» Islas Caimán, las = Cayman Islands, the .
Example: The Cayman Islands are safe, relaxing, tranquil and best of all, home to some of the friendliest people in the Caribbean.» Islas Canarias, las = Canary Islands, the ; Canaries, the .
Example: Canaries are native to the Azores, the Canary Islands, and Madeira and were formerly used by miners to warn of dangerous gases. Example: For example, Pliny the Elder describes a Carthaginian expedition to the Canaries.» islas caribeñas, las = Caribbean islands, the .
Example: Some of the Caribbean islands with libraries with music collections include Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Curaçao, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad.» Islas de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde Islands .
Example: This is one of the few histories of the Cape Verde Islands to appear since their occupation by the Portuguese in 1460.» Islas de la República de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde Islands .
Example: This is one of the few histories of the Cape Verde Islands to appear since their occupation by the Portuguese in 1460.» islas del Caribe, las = Caribbean islands, the .
Example: Some of the Caribbean islands with libraries with music collections include Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Curaçao, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad.» Islas de Malta, las = Maltese Islands, the .
Example: This collection includes also works about the Maltese Islands and those written by Maltese nationals but published abroad.» Islas Fereo, las = Faroes, the ; Faroe Islands, the .
Example: There are participating libraries in Sweden, Norway and Denmark and since 2000 also in Iceland, Greenland and the Faroes. Example: This issue is devoted to public library legislation in Denmark including the Faroe Islands and Greenland.» Islas Salomón, las = Solomon Islands, the .
Example: About a quarter of the Melanesian population in the Solomon Islands archipelago has an extremely unusual trait -- dark skin and blonde hair.» Islas Vírgenes, las = Virgin Islands, the .
Example: The author describes the damage done to the University of the Virgin Islands library on the Caribbean island of St Thomas on 15 Sep 95 by Hurricane Marilyn.» isla tropical = tropical island .
Example: French explorer and adventurer Xavier Rosset is about to embark on a 300 day trip to live alone on a remote tropical island in the South Pacific.» isla volcánica = volcanic island .
Example: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.» La Isla del Tesoro = Treasure Island [Novela] .
Example: One of the exercises was to list all the unfamiliar words found in 'Treasure Island'.» procedente de las islas del Pacífico = Pacific Islander .
Example: This was done in May 81 when it changed from being a borstal to a youth institution for women, mainly Maori or Pacific Islanders.» quedarse abandonado en una isla desierta = be stranded on a desert island ; be stranded on an inhabited island ; be cast away on a deserted island .
Example: In the context of being stranded upon a desert island, identifies 10 themes for reference works and selects a representative title for each theme. Example: The theme of being stranded on an uninhabited island has inspired many films and novels. Example: Robinson Crusoe tells the story of a man who is cast away on a deserted island and spends twenty-eight years there until rescued.» República de las Islas de Cabo Verde = Cape Verde Islands .
Example: This is one of the few histories of the Cape Verde Islands to appear since their occupation by the Portuguese in 1460.» saltar de una isla a otra = island-hop .
Example: The main ferry company provides a range of packages and tickets, thus enabling people either to focus on one area of exploration, or just island-hop.