marble
Pronunciación: [ˈmɑːr.bəl]
Palabra
Contexto: «material»
(noun) a type of hard rock that is often shiny and colorful. People use marble to make statues, buildings, and floors because it looks nice and is very strong.
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The statue in the park is made of beautiful white marble.
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The table is not made of marble; it's just plastic.
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What kind of marble did they use to create the flooring?
Contexto: «game»
(noun) a small round ball made of glass, clay, or plastic that kids often play with. They use marbles to play games where they try to hit other marbles or win them.
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The children spent the afternoon playing marbles in the playground.
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He doesn't have any marbles left because he lost them all.
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Do you know how to play the game with marbles?
Contexto: «movement»
(verb) to make something smooth and shiny, especially by rubbing it. Like when someone polishes a surface until it looks bright and new.
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She marbled the wooden table until it shined beautifully.
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He didn't marble the surface, so it looked rough and dull.
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Can you marble the wood to make it look better?
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