mar

/ˈmaɾ/, [ˈmaɾ]

sea


Noun mar m or f (plural mares)

  1. sea
  2. seaside
  3. (selenology) lunar mare
  4. (la mar) loads
  5. (la mar de) really; hella

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


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

    Oil has been discovered under the North Sea.

  • Ven aquí y puedes ver el mar.

    Come here, and you can see the sea.

  • El barco se sumergió en el mar.

    The ship sank in the sea.

  • Los biólogos liberaron a algunas tortugas en el mar.

    Biologists released some turtles into the sea.

  • Podemos oír el mar desde aquí.

    We can hear the ocean from here.

  • Es muy divertido nadar en el mar.

    Swimming in the sea is great fun.

  • ¡Oh, qué caliente está el agua del mar!

    Oh how warm the water in the sea is!

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

    Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius at sea level.

  • Tom se ahogó en el mar.

    Tom drowned in the ocean.

  • 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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