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yema del dedo



Definitions

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yema del dedo
     1. n-f. fingertip
Analysis
yema
     1. n-f. yolk (of an egg)
           Le quité las yemas a los huevos antes de mezclarlos en el guacamole. - I removed the yolk from the eggs before mixing them in the guac.
     2. n-f. tip (of a finger)
           Ponga la yema de su pulgar sobre la superficie. - Please put the tip of your thumb on the surface.
     3. n-f. (botany) bud; shoot
del
     1. contraction. of the, from the (+ a masculine noun in singular).
     de
          1. prep. of; 's; (used after the thing owned and before the owner)
                Constitución española de 1812 - Spanish constitution of 1812
                la cola del perro - the dog’s tail
          2. prep. from (with the source or provenance of or at)
                Soy de España. - I’m from Spain.
     el
          1. art. (masculine singular definite article); the
          2. art. feminine singular definite article used before nouns which start with a stressed 'a':
                el alma, las almas - the soul, the souls
                el hacha, las hachas - the axe, the axes
dedo
     1. n-m. digit (a part of the body inclusive of fingers or toes)
           El pan, el queso y la fruta con dos dedos comerás; con tres también podrás; mas con cuatro ya es cosa bruta. - Bread, cheese and fruit with two fingers thou shalt eat; with three thou also maye
     2. n-m. thimble (a small device to protect a thumb or finger during sewing)
     3. n-m. (informal) finger (the width of a finger as an approximate unit of length)
     4. n-m. (historical) dedo (a traditional Spanish unit of measurement about equal to 1.75 cm)



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