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alca meaning in English

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alcanfor noun
{m}

camphor(white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone)
noun
[UK: ˈkæm.fə(r)] [US: ˈkæm.fər]

alcano noun

alkane [alkanes](acyclic saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2)
noun
[UK: ˈælk.eɪn] [US: ˈælk.eɪn]

alcantarilla noun
{f}

manhole(a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations)
noun
[UK: ˈmæn.həʊl] [US: ˈmænhoʊl]

sewer [sewers](pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage)
noun
[UK: ˈsjuːə(r)] [US: ˈsuːər]
I heard that there were alligators in the sewers. = Oí que había caimanes en las alcantarillas.

alcantarillado noun
{m}

sewer [sewers](pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage)
noun
[UK: ˈsjuːə(r)] [US: ˈsuːər]

sewerage(sewer system)
noun
[UK: ˈsjuːə.rɪdʒ] [US: ˈsuːə.rɪdʒ]

alcanzable adjective

attainable(able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained)
adjective
[UK: ə.ˈteɪ.nəb.l̩] [US: ə.ˈteɪ.nəb.l̩]

practicable(capable of being accomplished; feasible)
adjective
[UK: ˈpræk.tɪk.əb.l̩] [US: ˈpræk.tək.əb.l̩]

reachable(within easy reach)
adjective
[UK: ˈriː.tʃəb.l̩] [US: ˈriː.tʃəb.l̩]

alcanzar verb

catch up(to reach something that had been ahead)
verb
[UK: kætʃ ʌp] [US: ˈkætʃ ʌp]

overtake [overtook, overtaken, overtaking, overtakes](to catch up with, but not pass)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈteɪk] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈteɪk]

reach [reached, reaching, reaches](to give by stretching out, to hand over)
verb
[UK: riːtʃ] [US: ˈriːtʃ]
I can't reach it. = No puedo alcanzarlo.

suffice [sufficed, sufficing, suffices]verb
[UK: sə.ˈfaɪs] [US: sə.ˈfaɪs]

alcanzar la mayoría de edad verb

come of age(reach a specific age where one is legally considered to be an adult)
verb
[UK: kʌm əv eɪdʒ] [US: ˈkəm əv ˈeɪdʒ]

alcaparra noun
{f}

caper [capers](pickled bud of Capparis spinosa)
noun
[UK: ˈkeɪ.pə(r)] [US: ˈkeɪ.pər]
Capers are like little olives. = Las alcaparras son como aceitunas pequeñas.

alcaparro noun
{m}

caper [capers](plant)
noun
[UK: ˈkeɪ.pə(r)] [US: ˈkeɪ.pər]

alcaparrón noun
{m}

caperberry(fruit)
noun

alcaraván noun
{m}

stone curlew(species of large terrestrial birds)
noun
[UK: stəʊn ˈkɜː.ljuː] [US: ˈstoʊn ˈkɝː.ljuː]

alcaravea noun
{f}

caraway [caraways](plant)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.rə.weɪ] [US: ˈkæ.rə.ˌwe]

alcarceña noun
{f}

bitter vetch(Vicia ervilia)
noun
[UK: ˈbɪ.tə(r) vetʃ] [US: ˈbɪ.tər vetʃ]

alcarraza noun
{f}

alcarraza(jug made of porous earthenware)
noun
[UK: ˌalkərˈɑːzə] [US: ˌælkərˈɑːzə]

alcatraz noun
{m}

gannet [gannets](sea bird)
noun
[UK: ˈɡæ.nɪt] [US: ˈɡæ.nɪt]

alcatraz atlántico noun
{m}

northern gannet [Northern gannets](Morus bassanus)
noun
[UK: ˈnɔː.ðən ˈɡæ.nɪt] [US: ˈnɔːr.ðərn ˈɡæ.nɪt]

alcaucil noun
{m}

artichoke [artichokes](vegetable)
noun
[UK: ˈɑː.tɪ.tʃəʊk] [US: ˈɑː.tɪtʃoʊk]

alcaudón noun

woodchat shrike(Lanius senator)
noun
[UK: wˈʊdtʃat] [US: wˈʊdtʃæt]

alcaudón noun
{m}

shrike [shrikes](Any of various passerine birds of the family Laniidae)
noun
[UK: ʃraɪk] [US: ʃraɪk]

alcayota noun
{f}

spaghetti squash(a variety of winter squash)
noun
[UK: spə.ˈɡe.ti skwɒʃ] [US: spə.ˈɡe.ti ˈskwɑːʃ]

alcázar noun
{m}

alcazar(Moorish fortress in Spain)
noun

citadel(a strong fortress that sits high above a city)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.tə.dəl] [US: ˈsɪ.tə.ˌdel]

quarterdeck(aft part of the upper deck)
noun
[UK: ˈkwɔː.tərˌ.dek] [US: ˈkwɔːr.tər.ˌdek]

alcazuz noun
{f}

licorice [licorices](plant)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪk.ə.rɪs] [US: ˈlɪk.ə.rɪʃ]

al caballito adverb

piggyback(on somebody's back or shoulders)
adverb
[UK: ˈpɪ.ɡɪ.bæk] [US: ˈpɪ.ɡi.ˌbæk]

al cabo preposition

at last(in the end; finally; ultimately)
preposition
[UK: ət lɑːst] [US: ət ˈlæst]

in the end(eventually, finally)
preposition
[UK: ɪn ðə end] [US: ɪn ðə ˈend]

al carajo interjection

fuck itinterjection

fuck thisinterjection

astragalocalcáneo adjective

astragalocalcaneal(describing the fusion of the astragalus and calcaneum)
adjective

Balcanes proper noun
{m-Pl}

Balkans(geographical region in the southeast of Europe, see also: Balkan Peninsula)
proper noun
[UK: ˈbɒlkənz] [US: ˈbɒlkənz]
Many migrants travel from Greece, through the Balkans, to Western Europe. = Muchos migrantes viajan desde Grecia, a través de los Balcanes, hacia Europa occidental.

balcánico adjective

Balkan(of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula)
adjective
[UK: ˈbɒlkən] [US: ˈbɒlkən]
Serbia is a country on the Balkan Peninsula. = Serbia es un país de la península balcánica.

balcanización noun
{f}

Balkanization(fragmentation of a region into several small states)
noun
[UK: ˌbɒlk.ə.nə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən] [US: ˌbɒlk.ə.nə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən]

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