No. 6,179 in Spanish
antena
A device for transmitting or receiving radio waves.
In a sentence
La antena de televisión está rota.
The television antenna is broken.
The word 'antena' refers to the device used to receive broadcast signals for a television.
El insecto tiene una antena más larga que la otra.
The insect has one antenna longer than the other.
Here, 'antena' is applied to the sensory organs on the head of insects.
Tiene antenas para detectar problemas antes de que ocurran.
He has a sense to detect problems before they happen.
In this context, 'antena' metaphorically describes an intuitive or perceptive skill to sense situations.
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