No. 4,663 in Spanish
cenizas
Ashes.
In a sentence
Las cenizas son el residuo que queda después de una combustión completa.
Ashes are the residue left after complete combustion.
Here, 'cenizas' is used in its literal sense to refer to the material remains of something burned.
De las cenizas de la derrota, surgió una nueva esperanza.
From the ashes of defeat, a new hope arose.
In this sentence, 'cenizas' symbolizes the remnant or aftermath of a figurative or symbolic event.
El rostro del anciano parecía cubierto de cenizas por el polvo del camino.
The old man's face seemed covered in ashes from the road's dust.
Here, 'cenizas' is used metaphorically to describe a grayish, dusty appearance similar to ashes.
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