English-Spanish translations for sand

arena¡Dubai era un montón de arena hace 20 años! Dubai was full of sand 20 years ago! Una casa edificada sobre la arena no tiene fundamento sólido. After all, a house built on sand has no solid foundations. No obstante, no podemos enterrar la cabeza en la arena. We cannot bury our heads in the sand, however.
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playaEn mi país estamos esforzándonos por aumentar el tamaño y el número de playas de arena. In my country we are endeavouring to increase the size and quantity of sand beaches. Depositar arena en playas ya existentes o crear nuevas playas de arena sin emprender las labores de infraestructura necesarias, constituye tan solo un desperdicio de los recursos. Dumping sand on existing beaches or creating new sandy beaches without undertaking the necessary infrastructural works is just a waste of resources.

Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt |grain sizes chart">w:Particle size |grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction
A beach or other expanse of sand
Personal courage
A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
A single grain of sand
A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass
Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand
To abrade the surface of with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it
To blot ink using sand
A sandpiper

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