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sinónimos de antora
  25

See synonym , antora . [Note: as a curious detail, 'antora' seems to come from Greek 945; 957; 964; 953; ( anti- "opposite" ) 966; 952; 959; 961; 945; ( phthora "destroy" ), which would be an "antidote"; just for his other name 'aconito' ( 128558; ) , which also takes from Greek 945; 954; 959; 957; ( akon "javelin" ), a weapon with a poisoned tip for hunting wolves. Both were Latinized by taxonomists. ]

  
sinónimos de salubrista
  25

See synonym , healthist ( ? ) , synonimo/salubrista .

  
ontónomo
  19

Relative to ontonomy.

  
trébul
  30

Common name of several plants of the genus Trifolium .

  
siempreviva azul
  42

One of the names for the Limonium sinuatum plant, vulgarly called captain, iron hand.

  
flor de paja
  45

One of the names for the Limonium sinuatum plant, vulgarly called captain, iron hand.

  
hierba de pollo
  48

It is one of the common names for the alternanthera pungens plant, also known as chicken weed.

  
arándano rojo
  40

It is a shrub of the genus Vaccinium, which is found in the northern hemisphere, although it was exported to Patagonia where it grew thanks to the cold climate.

  
estevia
  36

It is one of the names for the plant Stevia rebaudiana, native to South America and used by guarani as a sweetener. Although known to Europeans since the 16th century, it was only during the second half of the twentieth century that it was marketed as a substitute for sugar. The name is a tribute to botanist Pedro Jaime Esteve. See svetia.

  
castaña de cajú
  53

It is the seed of the cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale), which is mainly used in pastry and jams. The name cajú ( cayú ) is of Tupi origin, as acaiu : aca ( "nut" ) iu ( "producer" ) ; chestnut is more of an argument of sale. See mereys, marañon.

  
antora
  99

It is one of the common names of the plant Aconitum anthora, also called yellow conconito, salutiferous conconito or aconito of the Alps.

  
daño colateral
  62

It is an expression used during the Vietnam War by the Americans as a euphemism for "civilian casualties or material losses resulting from military action that did not target them." He became popular during the Persian Gulf War, for his repetition in newspaper reports. Today it extends to any harm caused by an action that was directed to another end, especially if contempt for harm to innocents is obvious. It comes from the English collateral damage , and it is because collateral ( "next, next to" ) has for that language a meaning of "secondary, consequence of the main".

  
código qr
  43

Optical method for storing high contrast encoded information (typically black or white marks) similar to the barcode, but two-dimensional. It is an open source technology, although the patent belongs to the company Denso Wave. The name comes from the English Quick Response code.

  
zona de confort
  58

The situation or environment in which an individual feels comfortable and safe is called a "comfort zone". This in many cases causes changes to be avoided so as not to lose that security, resulting in stagnation in personal, professional, affective development.

  
mala pécora
  79

1o_ It is an expression used exclusively towards a woman, such as "stray sheep", by decay, disobedient, vicious. 2nd_ Surely by the above meaning, it is also "promiscuous, prostitute"; although there is an origin that tells about the herds, where the sheep seek even the coated males to be assembled and that gave them fame of libertines 128527; . See bad , pécora ( "sheep" ), pecorina .

  
bomba de relojería
  51

It is another - tighter - way to call the "time bomb" or "explosive device with a timer-controlled delay." It also has a sense figurative about the "situation that is going to end violently in a matter of time".

  
marca de distribuidor
  17

It is the correct name of the so-called "white mark", which retailers use for products manufactured by third parties and sold with their own unique brand.

  
línea blanca
  82

It is the name given to the line of household appliances such as refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, kitchens; that at some point were made enamelled white.

  
zona gris
  37

It is an expression from "white or white zone" in the sense of "clear, clean, legal" and "black, or black area" as "dark, cloudy, illegal". A 'grey zone' would be in the middle, without being totally good or totally bad.

  
cazador de eclipses
  37

It is so called the one who travels to the different localities of the world where every eclipse is best seen, when it occurs. See hunter.

  






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