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ceniza
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1    (=polvo)   ash
reducir algo a cenizas      to reduce sth to ashes
MODISMOS huir de las cenizas y dar en las brasas      to jump out of the frying pan into the fire

2 cenizas [+de persona] ashes, mortal remains

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rubio ceniza	exp.	ash-blond

gris ceniza	exp.	ash-grey

miércoles de ceniza	nm.	Ash Wednesday

reducir algo a cenizas	exp.	to reduce sth to ashes

tener el cenizo	exp.	to have a jinx on one
es un avión cenizo	exp.	it's a plane with a jinx on it
entrar el cenizo en casa	exp.	to have a spell of bad luck	(MODISMOS)

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'ceniza' also found in translations in English-Spanish dictionary
ashes to ashes, dust to dust	exp.	las cenizas a las cenizas, el polvo al polvo	[Rel.]
ashes	exp.	cenizas
Ash Wednesday	n.	el Miércoles de Ceniza
to wear sackcloth and ashes	exp.	ponerse cenizas en la cabeza
to reduce sth to ashes/rubble	exp.	reducir algo a cenizas/escombros
ash rained from the sky	exp.	llovía ceniza
to burn sth to ashes	exp.	reducir algo a cenizas
to burn {or} reduce sth to ashes	exp.	reducir algo a cenizas
to rise out of the ashes of sth	exp.	surgir de las cenizas de algo	(IDIOMS)

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