antenna
US /ænˈten.ə/
UK /ænˈten.ə/
1.
antena
a rod, wire, or other device used to transmit or receive radio or television signals
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The old television had a rabbit-ear antenna.
El televisor antiguo tenía una antena de orejas de conejo.
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We need to install a new antenna for better reception.
Necesitamos instalar una nueva antena para una mejor recepción.
2.
antena
each of a pair of long, thin sensory appendages on the heads of insects, crustaceans, and some other arthropods
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The butterfly used its antennae to sense the nectar.
La mariposa usó sus antenas para sentir el néctar.
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Ants communicate with each other by touching their antennae.
Las hormigas se comunican entre sí tocando sus antenas.