No. 10,191 in Spanish
cloacas
"Sewers" or "drainage system."
In a sentence
Las cloacas de la ciudad necesitan mantenimiento regular para prevenir inundaciones.
The city's sewers need regular maintenance to prevent flooding.
Here, 'cloacas' refers to the underground systems designed for waste water management and drainage in urban areas.
En los cuentos de misterio, a veces los detectives investigan pistas ocultas en las cloacas.
In mystery stories, detectives sometimes investigate hidden clues in the sewers.
In this context, 'cloacas' is used to describe the physical, often mysterious or ominous underground passages associated with urban sewer systems.
Algunos critican que la corrupción política se asemeja a las cloacas de la sociedad.
Some criticize that political corruption resembles the sewers of society.
Here, 'cloacas' is used metaphorically to represent something hidden and corrupt within larger societal systems.
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