Mina Meaning in English
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التعريف
A 'mina' is an underground place where minerals or metals are taken from the earth. It can also mean a type of explosive device placed underground or underwater. In some informal contexts in Portuguese and Spanish, 'mina' can mean 'girl' or 'woman'.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Most commonly used for places where minerals are extracted ('gold mine'), or explosive devices ('land mine'). In Brazilian Portuguese/Argentinian Spanish slang, 'mina' means 'girl'. Do not confuse with the English word 'mine' (possessive or pronoun).
جمل نموذجية
Be careful, there might be a mina in the road.
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The army detected a mina underwater before the bridge.
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In Brazil, 'mina' is slang for a girl.
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Many towns grew up around the old silver mina.
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The workers entered the mina early in the morning.
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There is a mina of gold in this region.
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