mass

masa

Cantidad de materia que contiene un objeto, normalmente medida en gramos o kilogramos.

En inglés sencillo: The amount of matter in an object, usually measured in grams or kilograms.

• The ball has a mass of two kilograms.
• We measured the mass of each sample.
• An object's mass stays the same when it moves to the moon.

Expresiones frecuentes: mass of something, body mass, total mass, measure mass

masa, montón

Gran cantidad de material o muchas cosas reunidas.

En inglés sencillo: A large amount of material or many things gathered together.

• A mass of leaves covered the path.
• Her hair was a tangled mass.
• Dark masses of cloud gathered above the hills.

Cómo se usa: a mass of something (A mass of branches blocked the stream.)

Sinónimos: heap, pile, bulk

Expresiones frecuentes: mass of something, tangled mass, solid mass, great mass

misa

Celebración cristiana, especialmente católica, en la que se comparten pan y vino en memoria de Jesús.

En inglés sencillo: A Christian church service, especially Catholic, where bread and wine are shared in memory of Jesus.

• They attend mass every Sunday.
• The priest celebrated mass in the small chapel.
• We went to midnight mass on Christmas Eve.

Sinónimos: Eucharist

Expresiones frecuentes: attend mass, Sunday mass, midnight mass, celebrate mass

multitud, masa

Un gran número de personas reunidas.

En inglés sencillo: A large number of people gathered together.

• A mass of fans filled the street.
• We could barely move through the mass of people.
• The protesters formed a huge mass outside the building.

Cómo se usa: a mass of people (A mass of people waited outside the station.)

Sinónimos: crowd, throng

Expresiones frecuentes: mass of people, mass of protesters, cheering mass, moving mass

masa, bulto

Bulto inusual en el cuerpo que se puede palpar o ver durante una revisión médica.

En inglés sencillo: An unusual lump in the body that can be felt or seen during a medical examination.

• The scan showed a small mass.
• The doctor felt a mass in her abdomen.
• Surgeons removed the mass and sent it for testing.

Sinónimos: lump

Expresiones frecuentes: abdominal mass, breast mass, remove a mass, detect a mass

masivo

Que afecta o implica una cantidad muy grande de cosas.

En inglés sencillo: Affecting or involving a very large number of things.

• Mass production made the toys cheaper.
• Scientists found evidence of a mass extinction.
• The disease caused mass deaths among the birds.

Sinónimos: large-scale, widespread

Expresiones frecuentes: mass production, mass extinction, mass destruction, mass manufacture

masivo, de masas

Que involucra o afecta a muchísimas personas, o está destinado a ellas.

En inglés sencillo: Involving, affecting, or intended for a very large number of people.

• The closures caused mass unemployment.
• Thousands joined a mass protest.
• The government launched a mass vaccination programme.

Sinónimos: large-scale, widespread

Expresiones frecuentes: mass unemployment, mass media, mass protest, mass vaccination