clay
US /kleɪ/
UK /kleɪ/
1.
argilla
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.
Il vasaio ha modellato l'argilla bagnata in un bellissimo vaso.
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The soil in this area is rich in clay.
Il terreno in questa zona è ricco di argilla.
2.
corpo, argilla
the human body, especially as contrasted with the spirit or soul
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The spirit left its mortal clay.
Lo spirito lasciò la sua argilla mortale.
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He was just a lump of clay in the hands of fate.
Era solo un pezzo di argilla nelle mani del destino.