colony in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for colony in the English»Spanish Dictionary

colony <pl colonies> [Am ˈkɑləni, Brit ˈkɒləni] N

1. colony (territory):

colony

colonia f

the (thirteen) Colonies

las trece colonias

2. colony (community):

colony

colonia f

3. colony BIOL:

colony

colonia f

leper colony N

leper colony

leprosería f

leper colony

leprosario m CSur

penal colony N

penal colony

penal m

penal colony

colonia f penal

penal colony

colonia f penitenciaria

Colony Collapse Disorder [Am ˌkɑləni kəˈlæps ˌdɪsɔrdər, Brit ˌkɒləni kəˈlaps dɪsɔːdə] N

Colony Collapse Disorder

síndrome m del colapso de la colmena

Translations for colony in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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leprosario

leper colony

leprosería

leper colony

colonia penal

penal colony

pingüinera

penguin colony

asentamiento (de animales)

colony

síndrome del colapso de la colmena

colony collapse disorder

colony in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for colony in the English»Spanish Dictionary

colony <-ies> [ˈkɒləni, Am ˈkɑ:lə-] N a. ZOOL

colony

colonia f

crown colony <-ies> N

crown colony

colonia f de la Corona

Translations for colony in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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leprosario

leper colony

colonia

colony

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The technique involves pressing a velveteen-covered disk, and then imprinting secondary plates with cells in colonies removed from the original plate by the material.

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Its mission also included the scientific study of products derived from the colonies and improving trade and production.

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They feed on termites, honeybee colonies, and fruits.

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The colonies rejected the plan, as their goal had become full independence.

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The first step was to define the problem: a method of identifiably duplicating colonies.

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It was of particular value on the frontier, and some colonies counted on the pigeon to support their population.

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By extension metropolis and metropolitan came to mean motherland, a nation or country as opposed to its colonies overseas.

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Generally, large numbers of colonies (roughly 30-300) are replica plated due to the difficulty in streaking each out individually onto a separate plate.

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For example, bluegills form large nesting colonies and sometimes attack snapping turtles.

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Lighting of street light in all the colonies.

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