zanja

f.

ditch.

pres.indicat.

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

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zanja

► nombre femenino

1 trench

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FRASEOLOGÍA

abrir una zanja to dig a trench

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noun f.

ditch

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SF

1) (=fosa) ditch; (=hoyo) pit; (=tumba) grave

abrir las zanjas — (Arquit) to lay the foundations (de for)

2) LAm (=barranco) gully, watercourse

3) And (=límite) fence, low wall

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femenino (para desagüe) ditch; (para cimientos, tuberías) trench; (acequia) irrigation channel

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= ditch, drainage ditch.

Ex. The speciments were collected from different types of habitats, such as streams, springs, ditches, dams, swamps, wells and ponds.

Ex. It was found that 73.6% of the wetlands were lost due to the construction of drainage ditches and levees.

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* cavar una zanja = dig + ditch.

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femenino (para desagüe) ditch; (para cimientos, tuberías) trench; (acequia) irrigation channel

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= ditch, drainage ditch.

Ex: The speciments were collected from different types of habitats, such as streams, springs, ditches, dams, swamps, wells and ponds.

Ex: It was found that 73.6% of the wetlands were lost due to the construction of drainage ditches and levees.

* cavar una zanja = dig + ditch.

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zanja

feminine

1 (para desagüe) ditch; (para cimientos, tuberías) trench

2 (acequia) irrigation channel

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Del verbo zanjar: (conjugate zanjar)

zanja es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
zanja    
zanjar
zanja sustantivo femenino (para desagüe) ditch;
(para cimientos, tuberías) trench;
(acequia) irrigation channel
zanjar (conjugate zanjar) verbo transitivo ‹polémica/diferencias› to settle, resolve;
‹deuda› to settle, pay off
zanja sustantivo femenino ditch, trench
abrir una zanja, to dig a ditch
zanjar vtr (terminar, concluir un asunto) to settle
'zanja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- fosa
- foso
- cavar
- chamba
- saltar
English:
ditch
- trench
- cutting
- deep

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zanja nf

ditch

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zanja

f ditch

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zanja nf

: ditch, trench

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zanja n trench [pl. trenches]