- mina1
- 1 = lode, mine, treasure trove, coal mine.Ex. Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.Ex. The cases provide a rich mine of role-playing material.Ex. By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.Ex. Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business.----* descubrir una mina de oro = strike + gold, hit + the jackpot.* ingeniería de minas = mining engineering.* ingeniero de minas = mining engineer.* mina de carbón = coal mine.* mina de mar = sea mine.* mina de oro = goldmine [gold mine], gold mine.* mina marina = sea mine.* minas de sal = saltworks.* mina terrestre = land mine.* pozo de mina = mine shaft.* una mina de = a treasure trove of.* una mina de información = a mine of information.* una mina inagotable de = a treasure house of.
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.