clay
US /kleɪ/
UK /kleɪ/
1.
arcilla
a stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, typically yellow, red, or bluish-gray in color and often forming an impermeable layer in the soil. It can be molded when wet and is dried and fired to make bricks, pottery, and ceramics.
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The potter shaped the wet clay into a beautiful vase.
El alfarero moldeó la arcilla húmeda en un hermoso jarrón.
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The soil in this area is rich in clay.
El suelo de esta zona es rico en arcilla.
2.
cuerpo, arcilla
the human body, especially as contrasted with the spirit or soul
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The spirit left its mortal clay.
El espíritu abandonó su arcilla mortal.
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He was just a lump of clay in the hands of fate.
Era solo un trozo de arcilla en manos del destino.