rama
Del latín 'ramus', que significa 'rama' o 'brazos de un árbol'.
NOUN
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[/ˈrama/es-ES]
branch
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limb
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bough
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offshoot
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segment
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concept of branches in a family tree
untranslatable
(Refers to branches of a family tree or conceptual divisions which lack a single term in English.)
A natural woody extension growing from the trunk or a main branch of a tree or shrub; a limb. Figuratively, it refers to a division or subdivision of something larger, such as an administrative unit, a field of study, a line of a family, or a particular area within a broader concept. While English uses terms like 'branch' or 'segment' for these figurative meanings, 'rama' in Spanish can encompass these various conceptual divisions without needing specific qualifiers, especially when referring to the branching structure of a family tree where a single direct English equivalent for this specific abstract use is often lacking.
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- Un pájaro construyó su nido en la rama más alta del árbol. — A bird built its nest on the highest branch of the tree.
- Estudia una rama de la física que se enfoca en el comportamiento de las partículas subatómicas. — She studies a branch of physics that focuses on the behavior of subatomic particles.
- Descubrimos una nueva rama en nuestro árbol genealógico que nunca conocimos. — We discovered a new branch in our family tree that we never knew about.