moses
BrE /ˈməʊzɪz/ AmE /ˈmoʊsɪz/
noun en → es
the leader of the Israelites who led them out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments from God
Moisés, líder de los israelitas
Collocations the story of Moses
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Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt.
Moisés llevó a los israelitas fuera de Egipto.
a boy's or man's name, Moses
nombre propio: Moisés
Collocations Moses Smith
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My friend's name is Moses.
El nombre de mi amigo es Moisés.
a large basket used for carrying or storing things, especially fruit or vegetables
cesto grande, canasta
Collocations moses of apples
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She bought a moses of bananas.
Ella compró una canasta de plátanos.
a basket used to carry a baby, especially in hot countries
canasta para bebé
Collocations moses for the baby
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The mother carried her baby in a moses.
La madre llevó a su bebé en una canasta para bebé.
a metaphorical use of the word 'moses' to refer to someone who leads or saves people, like Moses did for the Israelites
metáfora: líder o salvador de personas
Collocations moses of a movement
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He is the moses of this social movement.
Él es el líder de esta movida social.
a type of sculpture or art installation that resembles a basket used to carry babies, often inspired by the biblical story of Moses
escultura o instalación que parece una canasta para bebés
Collocations moses sculpture
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The artist created a moses as part of her exhibition.
El artista creó una escultura en forma de canasta para bebés como parte de su exposición.
a type of sled or sleigh used in winter sports, often made to resemble a basket or moses
sled o trineo que parece una canasta para bebés
Collocations moses sled
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The children used a moses sled to slide down the hill.
Los niños usaron un trineo en forma de canasta para deslizarse por la colina.
a type of cooking vessel or container that resembles a basket, used for steaming food
recipiente para cocinar que parece una canasta
Collocations moses steamer
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She cooked the vegetables in a moses steamer.
Ella cocinó las verduras en un recipiente de cesta para vaporizar.