arena

/aˈɾena/, [aˈɾe.na]

sand


Noun arena f (plural arenas)

  1. (geology) sand, gravel
    arena muerta
    pure sand (useless for cultivation)
    arenas movedizas
    quicksand
    chorro de arena
    sandblast
  2. (building, sports) bullfight arena; boxing ring

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • El salmón va río arriba y pone sus huevos en la arena.

    Salmon go up the river and lay their eggs in the sand.

  • Mary tiene forma de reloj de arena.

    Mary is hourglass-shaped.

  • Me gusta caminar descalza en la playa por la arena.

    I like to walk barefoot on the beach through the sand.

  • La arena en la playa era blanca.

    The sand on the beach was white.

  • Sólo quería poner mi granito de arena...

    Just my 2 cents...

  • El obrero está cargando arena con una pala.

    The worker is carrying sand with a shovel.

  • La arena seca absorbe el agua.

    Dry sand absorbs water.

  • Tengo arena en el ojo.

    I got sand in my eye.

  • La arena es amarilla, y también el sol es amarillo. La arena y el sol son amarillos.

    The sand is yellow, and also the sun is yellow. The sand and the the sun are yellow.

  • Hay arena en el fondo del mar.

    There is sand at the bottom of the ocean.

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