quarrying in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for quarrying in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.quarry¹ <pl quarries> [Am ˈkwɔri, ˈkwɑri, Brit ˈkwɒri] N (excavation)

quarry

cantera f

II.quarry¹ <quarries, quarrying, quarried> [Am ˈkwɔri, ˈkwɑri, Brit ˈkwɒri] VB trans

quarry stone/slate

extraer (de una cantera)

quarry land/hillside

abrir una cantera en

to quarry sth for sth the area has been quarried for quartz

se han abierto canteras en la zona para extraer cuarzo

III.quarry¹ <quarries, quarrying, quarried> [Am ˈkwɔri, ˈkwɑri, Brit ˈkwɒri] VB intr

to quarry for sth they're quarrying for marble

han abierto una cantera para extraer mármol

he's still quarrying for information

sigue recabando información

quarry² <pl quarries> [Am ˈkwɔri, ˈkwɑri, Brit ˈkwɒri] N (prey)

quarry

presa f

quarry tile N

quarry tile

baldosa f sin vitrificar

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disused factory/quarry

abandonado

Translations for quarrying in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pedrera

stone quarry

pizarral

slate quarry

picapedrero

quarry worker

calera

limestone quarry

cantera

quarry

quarrying in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for quarrying in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.quarry¹ [ˈkwɒri, Am ˈkwɔ:r-] -ies -ie- N (rock pit)

quarry

cantera f

II.quarry¹ [ˈkwɒri, Am ˈkwɔ:r-] -ies -ie- VB trans

quarry

extraer

quarry² <-ies> [ˈkwɒri, Am ˈkwɔ:r-] N

quarry

presa f

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to be worked out lode, mine, quarry

estar agotado

Translations for quarrying in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pedrera

stone quarry

cantera

quarry

quarrying Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be worked out lode, mine, quarry

estar agotado

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The quarrying in the area became rampant and destructive.

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There has been some quarrying, and possible other uses, which may have disrupted layouts of banks and entrances.

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At the same time new quarrying and transportation machinery was becoming available and the company decided to reorganize production methods.

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This plant's habitat is affected by road construction, limestone quarrying, and recreational activity such as off-road vehicle use.

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Today part of the estate is used for quarrying.

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The motte was damaged by 19th century quarrying and houses have encroached on the bailey.

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The intrusion was created by waves quarrying a softer basalt lava flow out of the surrounding granite.

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Supporting papers in 1998 backed the continued rechannelling operations of said company, thus quarrying and rechanneling activities were resumed.

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Dynamite is mainly used in the mining, quarrying, construction, and demolition industries, and it has had some historical usage in warfare.

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Other company subsidiaries engaged in mining, pipeline development, land development, limestone quarrying, road construction.

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