mine Significado & definición

Significado de mine en español

• 0 the thing or things belonging to the person who is speaking or writing -- mío

  • ‘Whose book is this?’ ‘It’s mine.’

  • Can I use your pen? Mine’s not working.

• 1 a hole in the ground where people dig out coal, gold, etc. -- mina

• 2 a bomb hidden in the ground or water that explodes when it is touched -- mina

  • He was killed when he drove over a mine.

• 3 to remove solid substances such as coal, gold, etc. from the ground so that they can be used -- extraer

  • Tin was mined in this area for hundreds of years.

  • He made his fortune mining for gold and diamonds.

• 4 belonging or relating to the person speaking -- mío/mía

  • Is that your hat or mine? ¿Ese es tu sombrero o el mío?

  • A friend of mine told me about it. Un amigo mío me lo contó.

• 5 a place where minerals are dug from the ground -- mina [ feminine, singular ]

  • a copper/tin/coal etc. mine una mina de cobre/estaño/carbón etc.

• 6 a hidden explosive device that explodes when sth touches it -- mina [ feminine, singular ]

  • land mines minas terrestres

• 7 to take minerals out of the ground -- extraer

  • a mountainous area where coal is mined un área montañosa donde se extrae carbón

• 8 to put explosive mines in an area -- explotar

  • to mine the harbor minar el puerto