corral

  • 21corral — I UK [kəˈrɑːl] / US [kəˈræl] verb [transitive] Word forms corral : present tense I/you/we/they corral he/she/it corrals present participle corralling past tense corralled past participle corralled 1) to move horses, cows etc into a corral 2) a)… …

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  • 22corral — {{#}}{{LM C10572}}{{〓}} {{SynC10825}} {{[}}corral{{]}} ‹co·rral› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Sitio cerrado y descubierto, en una casa o en el campo, que sirve generalmente para guardar animales: • Ya no tiene vacas en el corral, solo… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 23CORRAL — SPAIN (see also List of Individuals) 28.2.1907 Santander/E .. 1990 Madrid/E Santiago Corral graduated as a civil engineer in 1929 and he obtained also a doctorate in laws. He eventually took interest in dam engineering and was associated with the …

    Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000

  • 24corral — /keuh ral /, n., v., corralled, corralling. n. 1. an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc. 2. a circular enclosure formed by wagons during an encampment, as by covered wagons crossing the North American plains in the 19th century, for defense …

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  • 25Corral — Original name in latin Corral Name in other language Ciudad de Corral, Puerto Corral State code CL Continent/City America/Santiago longitude 39.88972 latitude 73.42747 altitude 32 Population 3500 Date 2007 04 19 …

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  • 26corral — [16] English acquired corral from Spanish corral, but its previous history is disputed. Some etymologists consider that it is of southern African origin, from the language of the Hottentot people, but others derive it from Vulgar Latin *currale… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 27corral — cor•ral [[t]kəˈræl[/t]] n. v. ralled, ral•ling 1) an enclosure or pen for horses, cattle, etc 2) amh. a circular enclosure of wagons, formed for defense against attack 3) to confine in or as if in a corral 4) inf Informal. a) to seize; capture b) …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28corral — /kɒˈral/ (say ko rahl) noun 1. a pen or enclosure for horses, cattle, etc.: *But I did find a rough corral on Scotty s side, which had obviously had a horse in it recently – droppings everywhere. –james aldridge, 1973. 2. an enclosure formed of… …

  • 29corral — [16] English acquired corral from Spanish corral, but its previous history is disputed. Some etymologists consider that it is of southern African origin, from the language of the Hottentot people, but others derive it from Vulgar Latin *currale… …

    Word origins

  • 30corral — I. noun Etymology: Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *currale enclosure for vehicles, from Latin currus cart, from currere to run more at car Date: 1582 1. a pen or enclosure for confining or capturing livestock 2. an enclosure made with wagons for… …

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