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torre meaning in English

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torre noun

pylon [pylons](a tower like structure used to support high voltage electricity cables)
noun
[UK: ˈpaɪ.lɒn] [US: ˈpaɪ.ˌlɑːn]

torre noun
{f}

rook [rooks](chesspiece)
noun
[UK: rʊk] [US: ˈrʊk]
A rook is a chess piece. = Una torre es una pieza de ajedrez.

skyscraper [skyscrapers](tall building)
noun
[UK: ˈskaɪ.skreɪ.pə(r)] [US: ˈskaɪ.ˌskre.pər]

tower [towers](structure)
noun
[UK: ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈtaʊər]
We go up the tower. = Subimos a la torre.

torre de agua noun
{f}

water tower(tank of water)
noun
[UK: ˈwɔː.tə(r) ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈwɒ.tər ˈtaʊər]

torre de apartamentos noun
{f}

apartment building(residential building with multiple flats)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈpɑːt.mənt ˈbɪld.ɪŋ] [US: ə.ˈpɑːrt.mənt ˈbɪld.ɪŋ]

torre de Babel noun
{f}

tower of Babel(situation of confusion due to many languages)
noun

Torre de Babel proper noun
{f}

Tower of Babel(tower erected at Babel)
proper noun

torre de control noun
{f}

control tower [control towers](airport control tower)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈtrəʊl ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: kənˈtroʊl ˈtaʊər]

Torre de Londres proper noun
{f}

Tower of London(a fortress in London)
proper noun

torre de mando noun
{f}

conning tower(structure of submarine)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.nɪŋ.ˌtaʊə] [US: ˈkɒ.nɪŋ.ˌtaʊə]

torre de marfil noun
{f}

ivory tower(overly-academic perspective)
noun
[UK: ˈaɪ.və.ri ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ.və.ri ˈtaʊər]

torre del homenaje noun
{f}

keep [keeps](main tower)
noun
[UK: kiːp] [US: ˈkiːp]

torre del reloj noun
{f}

clock tower(tower having a large clock)
noun

torre del silencio noun
{f}

tower of silence(low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate)
noun

torre Eiffel proper noun
{f}

Eiffel Tower(tower in Paris)
proper noun
[UK: ˈaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊər]

Torre inclinada de Pisa proper noun
{f}

Leaning Tower of Pisa(the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa)
proper noun
[UK: ˈliːn.ɪŋ ˈtaʊə(r) əv ˈpiː.zə] [US: ˈliːn.ɪŋ ˈtaʊər əv ˈpiː.sə]

torrefacer verb

parch [parched, parching, parches](to burn the surface of; to scorch)
verb
[UK: pɑːtʃ] [US: ˈpɑːrtʃ]

torrefy [torrefied, torrefying, torrefies](to subject to intense heat)
verb
[UK: ˈtɒ.rɪ.faɪ] [US: ˈtɔː.rə.ˌfaɪ]

torrefactar verb

torrefy [torrefied, torrefying, torrefies](to subject to intense heat)
verb
[UK: ˈtɒ.rɪ.faɪ] [US: ˈtɔː.rə.ˌfaɪ]

Torrejón de Ardoz proper noun

Torrejón de Ardoz(city)
proper noun

torrencial adjective

torrential(coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities)
adjective
[UK: tə.ˈren.ʃl̩] [US: tɒ.ˈren.tʃl̩]

torrente noun
{m}

fusillade(a rapid outburst)
noun
[UK: ˌfjuː.zɪ.ˈleɪd] [US: ˈfjuː.sə.ˌled]

torrent [torrents](violent flow, as of water etc.)
noun
[UK: ˈtɒ.rənt] [US: ˈtɔː.rənt]

torrente sanguíneo noun
{m}

bloodstream [bloodstreams](flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal)
noun
[UK: ˈblʌd.striːm] [US: ˈblʌd.ˌstrim]

torrentera noun
{f}

waterway [waterways](navigable body of water)
noun
[UK: ˈwɔː.tə.weɪ] [US: ˈwɒ.təˌr.we]

torrera noun
{f}

lighthouse keeper(person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light)
noun

torrero noun
{m}

lighthouse keeper(person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light)
noun

Torres proper noun

Towers(equivalent surnames)
proper noun
[UK: ˈtaʊəz] [US: ˈtaʊərz]
The Eiffel Tower is taller than the towers of the Cologne Cathedral. = La torre Eiffel es más alta que las torres de la catedral de Colonia.

Torres Gemelas proper noun
{f-Pl}

Twin Towers(the two main buildings of the World Trade Center)
proper noun
[UK: twɪn ˈtaʊəz] [US: ˈtwɪn ˈtaʊərz]

torreta noun
{f}

turret [turrets](a revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates)
noun
[UK: ˈtʌ.rɪt] [US: ˈtɜː.rət]

Torrevieja proper noun

Torrevieja(city to the southwest of Madrid)
proper noun

torreón noun
{m}

keep [keeps](main tower)
noun
[UK: kiːp] [US: ˈkiːp]

autorrealizada adjective
{f}

self-fulfilling(describing a prediction that causes itself to occur as predicted)
adjective

autorreferencia noun
{f}

self-reference(act or process of referring to itself)
noun

autorreferencial adjective

self-referential(that refers to itself or oneself)
adjective

autorreferencialidad noun
{f}

self-referentiality(quality of being self-referential)
noun

autorreferente adjective

self-referential(that refers to itself or oneself)
adjective

autorreflexión verb
{f}

self-reflection(the act)
verb

autorregulación noun
{f}

self-regulation(the regulation of one's own behavior)
noun
[UK: self ˌre.ɡjʊ.ˈleɪʃ.n̩] [US: ˈself ˌre.ɡjə.ˈleɪʃ.n̩]

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