vein

vena

Conducto del cuerpo que lleva la sangre de vuelta al corazón.

En inglés sencillo: A small tube in your body that carries blood back to your heart.

• The nurse found a vein in my arm.
• Blue veins showed through his pale skin.
• This vein carries blood back to the heart.

Expresiones frecuentes: arm vein, vein in something, inject into a vein

línea, línea de pensamiento

Tema o dirección particular que sigue una conversación o una serie de pensamientos.

En inglés sencillo: A particular subject or direction in a discussion or series of thoughts.

• She continued in the same vein.
• His next remark followed a similar vein of thought.
• In that vein, we should discuss the cost.

Cómo se usa: in the same/a similar vein (He continued speaking in the same vein.)

Sinónimos: line of thought

Expresiones frecuentes: in that vein, in similar vein, same vein

tono, estilo

Estilo, ambiente o cualidad particular de lo que alguien dice, escribe o hace.

En inglés sencillo: A particular style, mood, or quality in something someone says, writes, or does.

• The story begins in a humorous vein.
• Her later poems have a darker vein.
• He spoke in a more serious vein.

Cómo se usa: in a ... vein (She described the trip in a humorous vein.)

Sinónimos: style, tone

Expresiones frecuentes: humorous vein, satirical vein, in a vein

nervadura

Línea fina dentro de una hoja por la que circulan agua y nutrientes.

En inglés sencillo: A thin line inside a leaf that carries water and food through it.

• Each leaf has a central vein.
• Fine veins spread across the leaf.
• Water travels through the veins of the plant’s leaves.

Expresiones frecuentes: leaf vein, central vein, vein in something

fisura, grieta

Grieta estrecha o hueco en una roca, en la tierra o en otro material.

En inglés sencillo: A narrow crack or hollow space in rock, earth, or another material.

• Water seeped through a vein in the rock.
• The survey revealed several empty veins beneath the surface.
• A narrow vein opened between the layers of stone.

Sinónimos: fissure, cleft

Expresiones frecuentes: narrow vein, vein in rock, deep vein