moses

BrE /ˈməʊzɪz/ AmE /ˈmoʊsɪz/

noun en → es

1 BIBLE [singular] C1

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

  • Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt.

    Moisés llevó a los israelitas fuera de Egipto.

2 NAME [singular] A1

a boy's or man's name, Moses

nombre propio: Moisés

Collocations Moses Smith

  • My friend's name is Moses.

    El nombre de mi amigo es Moisés.

3 BASKET [singular] A2

a large basket used for carrying or storing things, especially fruit or vegetables

cesto grande, canasta

Collocations moses of apples

  • She bought a moses of bananas.

    Ella compró una canasta de plátanos.

4 BABY [singular] B1

a basket used to carry a baby, especially in hot countries

canasta para bebé

Collocations moses for the baby

  • The mother carried her baby in a moses.

    La madre llevó a su bebé en una canasta para bebé.

5 METAPHOR [singular] C1

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

  • He is the moses of this social movement.

    Él es el líder de esta movida social.

6 ART [singular] C1

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

  • 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.

7 SPORT [singular] B2

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

  • 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.

8 COOKING [singular] C1

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

  • She cooked the vegetables in a moses steamer.

    Ella cocinó las verduras en un recipiente de cesta para vaporizar.