mina

/ˈmina/, [ˈmi.na]

mine


Noun mina f (plural minas)

  1. mine (excavation from which ore is taken)
  2. mine (device intended to explode when stepped on)
  3. lead (of a pencil)

Noun mina f (plural minas, masculine mino, masculine plural minos)

  1. (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, colloquial) woman
  2. (Argentina, slang) prostitute

Verb mina

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of minar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of minar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted) present indicative form of minar.

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


Examples
  • ¡Bienvenida a la familia, Mina!

    Welcome to the family, Mina!

  • Los obreros no bajaron a la mina aquella noche.

    The workmen didn't go down into the mine that night.

  • Muchos trabajadores quedaron atrapados en la mina de carbón.

    Many workers were trapped in the coal mine.

  • Ella llama a su hermana Mina-chan.

    She calls her sister Mina-chan.

  • La mayor parte de esos hombres trabajaban en la mina.

    The majority of those men worked in the mine.

  • Una mina es dónde encuentras piedras preciosas.

    A mine is where you find precious minerals.

  • Muchos mineros temen que la mina se cierre dentro de poco.

    Many miners are afraid that the mine will be closed down soon.

  • Aquel negocio era una mina de oro.

    That business was a gold mine.

  • Le compro plata a un hombre que tiene una mina.

    I buy silver from a man who owns a mine.

  • Esta mina cerrará el mes que viene.

    This mine will close down next month.


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