mar

/ˈmaɾ/, [ˈmaɾ]

sea

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Se ha descubierto petróleo bajo el fondo del Mar del Norte.

Oil has been discovered under the North Sea.

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Ven aquí y puedes ver el mar.

Come here, and you can see the sea.

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El barco se sumergió en el mar.

The ship sank in the sea.

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Los biólogos liberaron a algunas tortugas en el mar.

Biologists released some turtles into the sea.

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Podemos oír el mar desde aquí.

We can hear the ocean from here.

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Es muy divertido nadar en el mar.

Swimming in the sea is great fun.

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¡Oh, qué caliente está el agua del mar!

Oh how warm the water in the sea is!

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El agua hierve a los 100 grados Celsius a nivel del mar.

Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.

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Tom se ahogó en el mar.

Tom drowned in the ocean.

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Lo que se ve sobre la superficie del mar no es más que la punta de un iceberg.

What you see above the water is just the tip of the iceberg.

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El cielo parecía fundirse con el mar.

The sky seemed to blend with the sea.

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Muchos hombres han perdido su vida en el mar.

Many a man has lost his life at sea.

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En el siglo XVI los piratas turcos y los españoles se encontraban a menudo en el mar Mediterráneo.

In the sixteenth century Turkish and Spanish pirates often encountered each other in Mediterranean Sea.

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La ciudad está situada a 1500 metros sobre el nivel del mar.

The town is situated 1,500 meters above sea level.

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Me gustaría ir a nadar en el mar.

I like to go swimming in the sea.

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El año pasado, él pasó tres meses en el mar.

Last year, he spent three months at sea.

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Vi el barco hundirse en el mar.

I saw the ship sink in the sea.

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No es que Cristóbal Colón fuera un explorador porque le encantara el mar; lo era porque odiaba las prisiones españolas.

Christopher Columbus wasn't an explorer because he loved the sea. He was an explorer because he hated Spanish jails.

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Miré abajo hacia el mar.

I looked down at the sea.

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El pirata observaba el mar con su catalejo.

The pirate was observing the sea with his monocular.

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