cuna

f.

1 cot, cradle (for child).

2 cradle.

3 birthplace.

4 lineage.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cunar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: cunar.

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cuna

► nombre femenino

1 (cama) cradle

2 (linaje) birth, lineage, stock

3 figurado (origen) cradle, birthplace

■ la cuna de la filosofía the cradle of philosophy

4 (lugar de nacimiento) birthplace

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noun f.

1) cradle

2) birthplace

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SF

1) [de bebé] cot, crib (EEUU); [con balancines] cradle

canción de cuna — lullaby

casa cuna — children's home

cuna portátil — carrycot

2) (=lugar de nacimiento) [de persona] birthplace; [de tendencia, movimiento] cradle

Málaga, la cuna de Picasso — Málaga, the birthplace of Picasso

Atenas, la cuna de las olimpiadas — Athens, the birthplace of the Olympics

Escocia, la cuna del golf — Scotland, the home of golf

3) (=linaje)

de cuna humilde — of humble birth o stock o origin

de noble cuna — of noble birth

- criarse en buena cuna

4) pl cunas (=juego) cat's cradle sing

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femenino

a) (tradicional) cradle; (cama con barandas) crib (AmE), cot (BrE); (portabebé) portacrib (AmE), carrycot (BrE)

b) (liter) (estirpe, linaje)

ser de ilustre/humilde cuna — to be of noble/humble birth (liter)

c) (lugar de nacimiento) birthplace

d) (origen de filosofía, movimiento) birthplace

la cuna de la civilización — the cradle of civilization

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= cradle, crib, seedbed, cot.

Ex. This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.

Ex. The same set of toys, which included a doll, a saucepan, a baby bottle, coffee mug, teacup, teaspoon, doll crib, blanket, toy phone and dump truck, was presented to children of all ages during individual 10-minute sessions.

Ex. The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.

Ex. Infants and young children may be exposed to a variety of dangerous situations when left sleeping in cots.

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* canción de cuna = lullaby.

* cuna de la civilización = cradle of civilisation.

* cuna de la humanidad = cradle of mankind.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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femenino

a) (tradicional) cradle; (cama con barandas) crib (AmE), cot (BrE); (portabebé) portacrib (AmE), carrycot (BrE)

b) (liter) (estirpe, linaje)

ser de ilustre/humilde cuna — to be of noble/humble birth (liter)

c) (lugar de nacimiento) birthplace

d) (origen de filosofía, movimiento) birthplace

la cuna de la civilización — the cradle of civilization

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= cradle, crib, seedbed, cot.

Ex: This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.

Ex: The same set of toys, which included a doll, a saucepan, a baby bottle, coffee mug, teacup, teaspoon, doll crib, blanket, toy phone and dump truck, was presented to children of all ages during individual 10-minute sessions.

Ex: The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.

Ex: Infants and young children may be exposed to a variety of dangerous situations when left sleeping in cots.

* canción de cuna = lullaby.

* cuna de la civilización = cradle of civilisation.

* cuna de la humanidad = cradle of mankind.

* de alta cuna = well-born.

* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo = the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world, the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

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cuna

feminine

1 (tradicional) cradle; (cama con barandas) crib (AmE), cot (BrE); (portabebé) portacrib (AmE), carrycot (BrE)

2 (liter)

(estirpe, linaje): un joven de ilustre/humilde cuna a young man of noble/humble birth (liter)

3 (lugar de nacimiento) birthplace

4 (origen, principio) birthplace, cradle

la cuna de la civilización the cradle of civilization

5 (juego) cat's cradle

(jugar a) hacer cunitas to do o play cat's cradle

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Multiple Entries:
cuna    
cuña
cuna sustantivo femenino

a) (tradicional) cradle;

(cama con barandas) crib (AmE), cot (BrE);
(portabebé) portacrib (AmE), carrycot (BrE)

b) (liter) (lugar de nacimiento) birthplace

cuña sustantivo femenino
1

a) (pieza triangular) wedge;

◊ en cuña in a V-formation o wedge formation

b) (Col) (muesca) groove

2 (CS fam) See Also→ palanca 2
cuna sustantivo femenino
1 cot
2 figurado (linaje) cradle
cuña sustantivo femenino wedge
cuña publicitaria, commercial break
'cuña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
anticiclónica
- anticiclónico
- barrote
- canción
- cuna
- extracción
- pegar
- vaivén
- calza
- inclinar
- mecer
- moisés
- muerte
- nana
- sala
English:
born
- burble
- cot
- cradle
- crib
- lullaby
- ridge
- rock
- wedge
- bed
- birth
- carry
- door

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cuna nf

1. [de niño] cot, cradle

Comp

Méx cuna viajera Br carrycot, US portacrib

2. [de movimiento, civilización] cradle;

[de persona] birthplace

3. [linaje]

es de cuna noble/humilde he is of noble/humble birth

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cuna

f cama crib, Br

cot; con balancín, fig

cradle

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cuna nf

1) : cradle

2) : birthplace

Puerto Rico es la cuna de la música salsa: Puerto Rico is the birthplace of salsa music

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cuna n (de bebé) cot / cradle