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A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, without using the word like or as. Metaphors assert the identity of dissimilar things, as when Macbeth asserts that life is a "brief candle." Metaphors can be subtle and ...
A metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things, without using the word like or as. Metaphors assert the identity of dissimilar things, as when Macbeth asserts that life is a "brief candle." Metaphors can be subtle and ...
Any category of literature as well as various other forms of art or culture, e.g., music, based on some loose set of stylistic criteria. Genres are formed by conventions that change over time as new genres are invented and the use of of old ones are ...
A French word meaning kind or type. The major genres in literature are poetry, fiction, drama, and essays. Genre can also refer to more specific types of literature such as comedy, tragedy, epic poetry, or science fiction.
For the purposes of this weight loss glossary, making an incision to do the operation; opening the abdomen.
Para los propósitos de este glosario de pérdida de peso, realizar una incisión para realizar la operación; abrir el abdomen.
In Greek tragedies (especially those of Aeschylus and Sophocles), a group of people who serve mainly as commentators on the characters and events. They add to the audience’s understanding of the play by expressing traditional moral, religious, and social ...
En las tragedias griegas (especialmente las de Esquilo y Sófocles), un grupo de personas que sirven principalmente como comentaristas en los personajes y acontecimientos. Añaden a la comprensión del público de la obra expresando actitudes Morales, religiosas ...
A person who works with compositing. See also digital compositor.
Una persona que trabaja con la composición. Véase también compositor digital.
One of the oldest building materials, brick is based on a mix of clay with silt and sand pressed in molds and then burned in a kiln, which gives the characteristic slightly glazed finish. Standard brick sizes vary from country to country and over the years. ...
Uno de los más antiguos materiales de construcción, ladrillo se basa en una mezcla de arcilla con limo y arena prensado en moldes y luego quemados en un horno, que da la característica ligeramente esmaltada final. Tamaños de ladrillo estándar varían de país a ...
Outstanding American tennis player who was the top female competitor in the world for eight years (1927–33 and 1935).
Destacada tenista estadounidense, que fue la mejor competidora femenina del mundo durante ocho años (1927-33 y 1935).
a small square of rich cake, typically chocolate cake with nuts.
Un pequeño cuadrado de torta dulce, típicamente torta de chocolate con nueces.
The full price of a room for two people (twice the double-occupancy rate. )
El pecio total de una habitación para dos personas (dos veces la tasa de ocupación doble)
A fortress-like, three-storied home during the Italian Renaissance, usually featuring a rusticated stone exterior.
Una fortaleza, tres pisos casa durante el renacimiento italiano, generalmente con un rústico piedra exterior.