mine

S2 W2

BrE /maɪn/ AmE /maɪn/

noun / verb en → es

1 MINERAL EXTRACT [noun] B1

a place where minerals are extracted from the ground

mina, cantera

Collocations gold mine · coal mine

  • The company owns several mines in South America.

    La empresa posee varias minas en Sudamérica.

2 OWN [transitive] B1

to own or operate a mine

poseer, explotar (una mina)

Collocations mine coal · mine diamonds

  • The company mines gold in South America.

    La empresa explota oro en Sudamérica.

3 MINE (VERB) [transitive] C1

to lay explosive devices as a military tactic

minar, poner minas

Collocations mine the area · mine the river

  • The army mined the bridge.

    El ejército minó el puente.

4 MINE (NOUN) [noun] C1

an explosive device laid as a military tactic

mina, explosivo

Collocations clear minefields · detect mines

  • The soldiers are clearing the minefield.

    Los soldados están despejando el campo de minas.

5 MINE (NOUN) [noun] C1

a trap or trick

trampa, cebo

Collocations fall into a mine · set a mine

  • He set a mine for his rival.

    Él puso una trampa para su rival.

6 MINE (PRONOUN) [pronoun] A2

used to refer to something previously mentioned

el/la que, el/la de

Collocations the mine in question · that mine

  • The mine was closed last year.

    La mina fue cerrada el año pasado.

7 MINE (VERB) [transitive] C1

to dig or search for something

excavar, buscar

Collocations mine the data · mine information

  • They are mining the database for useful information.

    Están buscando la base de datos para obtener información útil.

8 MINE (NOUN) [noun] C1

a small boat used in war

embarcación minadora, lancha

Collocations mine warfare · naval mine

  • The naval mines were deployed from small boats.

    Las minas navales fueron desplegadas desde pequeñas embarcaciones.