lumbrera

f.

1 genius (informal).

2 skylight, light shaft, source of light, luminary.

3 great talent, pundit, talented person.

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lumbrera

► nombre femenino

1 (persona) genius, luminary; (con ironía) bright spark

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SF

1) (=genio) leading light, luminary

estaba rodeado de lumbreras literarias — he was surrounded by leading literary figures

2) (=claraboya) skylight

3) (=cuerpo luminoso) luminary liter

4) (Mec) vent, port

lumbrera de admisión — inlet

lumbrera de escape — exhaust vent

5) Méx (Taur, Teat) box

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femenino (fam) (persona brillante) genius, whiz* (colloq)

no es ninguna lumbrera — he's no genius

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= luminary, rocket scientist.

Ex. This article contrasts the views of Cutter and Panizzi and alludes to the ideas of 19th and 20th century luminaries and committees.

Ex. In economic reports month after month, the Democrats and rocket scientists scratch their heads and wonder why job creation is too low.

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femenino (fam) (persona brillante) genius, whiz* (colloq)

no es ninguna lumbrera — he's no genius

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= luminary, rocket scientist.

Ex: This article contrasts the views of Cutter and Panizzi and alludes to the ideas of 19th and 20th century luminaries and committees.

Ex: In economic reports month after month, the Democrats and rocket scientists scratch their heads and wonder why job creation is too low.

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lumbrera

feminine

A (fam) (persona brillante) genius, whiz* (colloq)

es una lumbrera para la or en química she's a real whiz o a genius at chemistry (colloq), she's brilliant at chemistry

no es ninguna lumbrera he's no genius

B (Auto) port

Compuestos:

● lumbrera de admisión

intake port

● lumbrera de escape

exhaust port

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lumbrera sustantivo femenino (fam) (persona brillante) genius, whiz^{(conjugate whiz)} (colloq)
lumbrera sustantivo femenino luminary, genius
'lumbrera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
genio
English:
brains

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lumbrera nf

1. [sabio] genius;

su hijo es una lumbrera para la música her son is a musical genius;

no es precisamente una lumbrera he's no genius o Einstein

2. Tec port

Comp

lumbrera de admisión inlet port;

lumbrera de escape exhaust port

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lumbrera

f genius

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lumbrera nf

1) : skylight

2) : vent, port

3) : brilliant person, luminary