Tronco in english
Trunk
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tronco = log ; trunk ; bole.
Example: Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).Example: The lower limbs (49.8%), upper limbs (23.3%), and back and trunk (22.8%) were most commonly injured.Example: There is a chance that I may be given a few boles from some very large pistachio trees and I would like to know if it would be worth it to try and do anything with them.more:
» cabaña de troncos de madera = log cabin ; wood cabin .
Example: Log cabins were considered symbols of democracy and the frontier spirit, and President Abraham Lincoln was viewed as a symbol of unity, hope, and the American dream of rising from a humble background to greatness. Example: The tent looked even more suited to the countryside than those wood cabins.» caer dormido como un tronco = zonk out .
Example: Whatever the reason, this pup is zonked out and won't even budge when mom tries to wake him.» casa de troncos de madera = log house .
Example: In this little town of about a dozen log houses, they were initiated into the mysteries, pleasures, and sufferings of a gold-digger's life.» dormir como un tronco = sleep like + a log ; sleep like + a baby .
Example: Despite all the tea I drank yesterday, last night I slept like a log. Example: Last night I slept like a baby and feel like a million dollars today!.» piragua de tronco de árbol = dugout ; dugout canoe .
Example: Generally made from massive tree trunks, dugouts are known as the best prehistoric boats, which date back to the Stone Age. Example: In the Pacific Islands, dugout canoes are fitted with outriggers for increased stability in the ocean.» quedarse como un tronco = be dead to the world ; fall + fast asleep ; conk out .
Example: He complained about feeling achy and tired, fell asleep in the car on the way home, and was dead to the world for the next 16 or so hours. Example: Have you ever been lying in bed, about to fall fast asleep when your leg jerks suddenly, snapping you awake?. Example: She curled up on the sofa with Lou, turned the TV on, and conked out for about an hour and a half.» quedarse (dormido) como un tronco = zonk out .
Example: Whatever the reason, this pup is zonked out and won't even budge when mom tries to wake him.» quedarse dormido como un tronco = sleep through + a war ; sleep through + an earthquake ; sleep through + a storm .
Example: Before I had kids my mom said I could sleep through a war and not stir. Example: Why can some people sleep through an earthquake yet some people, like myself, can wake up from the slightest noise?. Example: He is much more relaxed and will simply lay down and sleep through a storm.» silla tallada en tronco = log chair .
Example: Kubbestols are Norwegian log chairs still made by some wood-carvers in Minnesota.» tronco de árbol = tree trunk .
Example: Generally made from massive tree trunks, dugouts are known as the best prehistoric boats, which date back to the Stone Age.» tronco del encéfalo = brainstem .
Example: The brainstem controls the most basic, involuntary vital processes in the body.