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No. 6,799 in Spanish

cuencas

"Cuencas" means "basins" or "sockets" (such as eye sockets) in English.

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  • Las cuencas hidrográficas son vitales para la ecología.

    Watersheds are vital for ecology.

    The word 'cuencas' refers to watersheds or drainage basins, used in a geographical and ecological context.

  • Pude observar las cuencas de sus ojos hundidas por el cansancio.

    I could observe the hollow sockets of their eyes worn by fatigue.

    Here, 'cuencas' refers to eye sockets, indicating a physical feature of the human face.

  • En las cuencas mineras, los trabajadores luchan por mejores condiciones.

    In the mining basins, workers fight for better conditions.

    In this sentence, 'cuencas' refers to mining basins, representing industrial areas associated with mining.

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