vena

f.

1 vein (gen) & (anatomy & mining).

2 inspiration.

estar en vena, tener la vena (informal) to be on form

le dio la vena de hacerlo (informal) she took it into her head to do it

3 vein, streak (don).

tener vena de pintor to have a gift for painting

4 mineral bed, vein, reef.

5 Vena.

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vena

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA vein

2 (yacimiento) vein, seam

3 BOTÁNICA vein

4 (en mármol etc) vein, streak

5 figurado (disposición) mood

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FRASEOLOGÍA

coger a alguien en vena / coger a alguien de vena figurado to catch somebody in the right mood

coger a alguien la vena / dar a alguien la vena figurado to take something into one's head

■ le ha dado la vena de cantar she has taken it into her head to sing

estar en vena para figurado to be in the mood for

tener una vena de loco figurado to have a crazy streak

tener vena de ... to have a gift for ...

■ tiene vena de cantante he has a gift for singing

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noun f.

1) vein

2) strain

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SF

1) (Anat) vein

abrirse o cortarse las venas — to slit one's wrists

inyectar en vena — to inject into a vein

vena yugular — jugular vein

2) (Min) vein, seam

3) (en piedra, madera) grain

4) (Bot) vein, rib

5) [de humor, ánimo] mood

le dio la vena por hacer eso — he had a notion to do that

coger a algn de o en vena — to catch sb in the right mood

estar de o en vena — (=tener ganas) to be in the mood (para for); (=estar en forma) to be in good form

vena de locura — streak of madness

6) (=talento) talent, promise

tiene vena de pintor — he has the makings of a painter, he shows a talent for painting

7) (Geog) underground stream

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femenino

1) (Anat) vein

inyectar en vena — to inject into a vein

cortarse las venas — to slash o cut one's wrists

- vena coronaria/yugular

2) (Geol, Min) vein, seam

3) (de madera) grain; (de piedra) vein, stripe

4)

a) (disposición) vein, disposition

en vena poética — in a poetic vein

darle la vena a alguien — (fam)

le dio la vena y dejó el trabajo — she upped and left her job on an impulse (colloq)

cuando le da la vena de pintar ... — when he's in the mood to paint ...

estar en vena — (fam) to be in the mood

tener vena de algo — to have the makings of something

b) (talento) talent

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= streak, blood vessel.

Ex. The secret of his success is an obsessive streak in his personality combined with business aggression.

Ex. This paper discusses the medical application of reconstructing complicated cerebral blood vessel structures and associated pathologies from images and medical reports.

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* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.

* vena capilar = capillary.

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femenino

1) (Anat) vein

inyectar en vena — to inject into a vein

cortarse las venas — to slash o cut one's wrists

- vena coronaria/yugular

2) (Geol, Min) vein, seam

3) (de madera) grain; (de piedra) vein, stripe

4)

a) (disposición) vein, disposition

en vena poética — in a poetic vein

darle la vena a alguien — (fam)

le dio la vena y dejó el trabajo — she upped and left her job on an impulse (colloq)

cuando le da la vena de pintar ... — when he's in the mood to paint ...

estar en vena — (fam) to be in the mood

tener vena de algo — to have the makings of something

b) (talento) talent

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= streak, blood vessel.

Ex: The secret of his success is an obsessive streak in his personality combined with business aggression.

Ex: This paper discusses the medical application of reconstructing complicated cerebral blood vessel structures and associated pathologies from images and medical reports.

* tocar una vena sensible = hit + home.

* vena capilar = capillary.

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vena

feminine

A [Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (Anat) vein

inyectar en vena to inject into a vein

abrirse or cortarse las venas to slash o cut one's wrists

Compuestos:

● vena basílica

basilic vein

● vena cava

vena cava

● vena coronaria

cardiac vein

● vena porta

portal vein

● vena safena

saphenous vein

● vena yugular

jugular vein, jugular

B (Geol, Min) vein, seam

C (de madera) grain; (de piedra) vein, stripe

D

1

(disposición): en vena poética in a poetic vein

darle la vena a algn (fam): le dio la vena y dejó el trabajo she upped and left her job on an impulse (colloq), she suddenly decided to leave her job and she did just that

cuando le da la vena se pone a pintar when the mood takes him he starts painting

estar en vena (fam); to be in the mood

si no está en vena es incapaz de escribir una línea if she's not in the mood she can't write a single line

tener vena de algo to have the makings of sth

tiene vena de músico/profesor he has the makings of a musician/teacher

2 (talento) talent

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vena sustantivo femenino
1 (Anat) vein;

◊ cortarse las venas to slash o cut one's wrists

2 (Geol, Min) vein, seam
3 (de madera) grain;
(de piedra) vein, stripe
vena sustantivo femenino
1 Anat vein
2 (disposición, talento) vein: toda la familia tiene vena musical, the whole family has a gift for music
♦ Locuciones: dar la vena, to act on an impulse o to be in the mood: le dio la vena y se marchó a Cuba, he suddenly decided to go to Cuba
'vena' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
venal
- estrangular
- latir
- palpitar
English:
pulmonary
- streak
- vein
- jugular

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vena nf

1. [vaso sanguíneo] vein;

en vena: inyectarse en vena [substancia] to be injected into a vein;

Comp

Fam

llevar algo en las venas to have sth in one's blood

Comp

vena cava vena cava;

vena hepática hepatic vein;

vena porta portal vein;

vena pulmonar pulmonary vein;

vena safena saphenous vein;

vena subclavia subclavian vein;

vena yugular jugular (vein)

2. [veta] vein

3. Fam [ánimo] mood;

Comp

darle la vena: si le da la vena if the mood takes him;

cuando le da la vena se pone a cantar when the mood takes her she'll start singing;

Comp

Fam

estar en vena [inspirado] to be feeling inspired;

[dispuesto] to be in the right mood; [en forma] to be on form;

cuando está en vena, escribe con mucho romanticismo when he feels inspired, he writes very romantically;

no estaba en vena de conversación she wasn't in the mood for conversation;

el equipo está en vena de aciertos the team are on a winning streak

Comp

vena poética poetic vein

4. [don] vein, streak;

tener vena de pintor to have a gift for painting

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vena

f

1 ANAT vein;

le dio la vena y lo hizo fam she just upped and did it fam ;

estar en vena fam be on form;

tener vena de algo have the makings of sth;

tiene vena de artista he has an artistic streak;

lo lleva en las venas it’s in his blood

2 GEOL aquifer

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vena nf

1) : vein

vena yugular: jugular vein

2) : vein, seam, lode

3) : grain (of wood)

4) : style

en vena lírica: in a lyrical vein

5) : strain, touch

una vena de humor: a touch of humor

6) : mood

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vena n vein