noria

noria
f.
1 water wheel.
2 big wheel (British), Ferris wheel (United States) (de feria). (peninsular Spanish)
3 waterwheel, water wheel.
4 occupation that produces no result.
5 Ferris wheel, big wheel at fair.
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noria
► nombre femenino
1 (para agua) water wheel
2 (de feria) big wheel
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SF
1) (Agr) waterwheel
2) [de feria] big wheel, Ferris wheel (EEUU)
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femenino
a) (para sacar agua) waterwheel
b) (Ocio) Ferris wheel (AmE), big wheel (BrE)
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= water wheel [waterwheel], Ferris wheel, big wheel.
Ex. The author examines how Renaissance engineers renovated and developed ancient Roman waterworks or reinvented ancient hydraulic technologies based on siphons, water wheels, pumps, etc.
Ex. From Baghdad to Berlin, Shanghai to Dubai, new Ferris wheels are going up all over the world.
Ex. The big wheel has been in existence as long as any swings or roundabouts, and has remained unchanged in basic design principles.
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femenino
a) (para sacar agua) waterwheel
b) (Ocio) Ferris wheel (AmE), big wheel (BrE)
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= water wheel [waterwheel], Ferris wheel, big wheel.

Ex: The author examines how Renaissance engineers renovated and developed ancient Roman waterworks or reinvented ancient hydraulic technologies based on siphons, water wheels, pumps, etc.

Ex: From Baghdad to Berlin, Shanghai to Dubai, new Ferris wheels are going up all over the world.
Ex: The big wheel has been in existence as long as any swings or roundabouts, and has remained unchanged in basic design principles.

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noria
feminine
1 (para sacar agua) waterwheel
2 (Ocio) ferris wheel (AmE), big wheel (BrE)
ser una (Esp); to be a roller-coaster
mi vida es una noria my life's a complete roller-coaster
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noria sustantivo femenino
a) (para sacar agua) waterwheel

b) (Ocio) Ferris wheel (AmE), big wheel (BrE)

noria sustantivo femenino
1 (atracción de feria) big wheel
2 (para sacar agua) water-wheel
'noria' also found in these entries:
English:
water
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noria nf
1. [para agua] water wheel
2. Esp [de feria] Br big wheel, US Ferris wheel
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noria
f de agua waterwheel; en feria Ferris wheel
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noria nf
1) : waterwheel
2) : Ferris wheel
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noria n (en feria) big wheel

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