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Spanish Word of the Day Archive
Wednesday July 16, 2008
cima, noun:
top; peak
La cima applies to the tops of mountains, and of trees.
situada en la cima de una colina
situated at the top of a hill
las huecas cimas de los chopos
the empty tops of the poplar trees
Literally and metaphorically, it means the peak of something:
la cima del Everest
the peak of mount Everest
en 1993, en la cima de su carrera
in 1991, at the peak of her career
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