Palabra Inglés del Día

island

isla

Definiciones

inglés > español
island
1. s. Isla
2. Formar una isla.
3. Poner en una isla.
inglés > inglés
island
1. s. A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.
2. s. An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.
an island of tranquility (a calm place surrounded by a noisy environment)
an island of colour on a butterfly's wing
3. s. A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.
4. s. A traffic island.
the island in the middle of a roundabout
5. s. (government) An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.
6. s. (grammar) A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.
7. v. To surround with water; make into an island.
8. v. To set, dot (as if) with islands.
9. v. To isolate.
español > inglés
isla
1. n-f. island (area of land surrounded by water)
2. n-f. block (group of urban lots of property)