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sand
1. s. Arena
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sand
1. s. Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
2. s. (often in the plural) A beach or other expanse of sand.
The Canadian tar sands are a promising source of oil.
3. s. (dated, circa 1920) Personal courage.
4. s. (geology) A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
5. s. A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
(color panel, DBC7AB)
6. s. (obsolete) A single grain of sand.
7. s. (figurative) A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
8. adj. Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
9. v. To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
10. v. To cover with sand.
11. v. (transitive, historical) To blot ink using sand.
12. s. (colloquial) A sandpiper.
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arena
1. n-f. (geology) sand, gravel
arena muerta - pure sand (useless for cultivation)
arenas movedizas - quicksand
chorro de arena - sandblast
2. n-f. (building, sport) bullfight arena; boxing ring

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We must draw a line in the sand.      Debemos trazar una línea en la arena. Freedom. On my school notebooks. On my school desk and the trees. On the sand of the snow. I write your name.      Libertad. En mis cuadernos de la escuela. En mi pupitre de la escuela y en los árboles. En la arena de la nieve. Escribo tu nombre. He who buries his head in the sand today will grind his teeth tomorrow.      El que en la arena mete su cabeza hoy, sus dientes rechinará mañana. The bottle was filled with what looked like sand.      La botella estaba llena de algo que se veía como arena. Don't bury your head in the sand.      No escondas tu cabeza en la arena.

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