mar

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BrE /mɑː/ AmE /mɑːr/

noun en → es

1 SEA [singular] A1

the sea, especially the part of it that is away from the land and not in a bay or other area near the coast

mar, océano

  • the mar

Collocations open mar · blue mar

  • She loves to swim in the mar.

    Ella ama nadar en el mar.

2 SEA AREA [singular] A2

a particular area of sea, especially one that is near a country or coast and has a name

mar, zona del mar

  • the Mar of somewhere

Collocations English Mar · Mediterranean Mar

  • The ship sailed into the English Mar.

    El barco navegó hacia el Mar de Inglaterra.

10 MARK [singular] B1

(in sports) a mark or line on a playing field that shows the position of players at the start of play, or where they should stand during play

marca, línea

  • the Mar

Collocations starting mar · goal mar

  • The players lined up behind the starting mar.

    Los jugadores se alinearon detrás de la marca de salida.

12 TARGET [singular] B2

(in sports) a target or goal that players aim at, such as the net in basketball or soccer

objetivo, meta

  • the Mar

Collocations goal mar · target mar

  • The team scored a goal from the penalty mar.

    El equipo anotó un gol desde el punto penal.