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The meaning of the Spanish word "madre" and how you use it

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madre
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) mother
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Ildu

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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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Vivo con mi madre .
I live with my mother.
Mi madre es enfermera .
My mother is a nurse.
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Mother Teresa
La Madre Teresa de Calcuta nació en Skopje ,
Mother Teresa of Calcutta was born in Skopje,
Case Closed - Love and Freedom at 17 Years Old
¿ Qué piensa tu madre de todo esto ?
What does your mother think about all this?
Mother Teresa
y sobre el milagro obtenido por intercesión de Madre Teresa .
and about the miracle obtained due to the intercession of Mother Teresa.
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madre...mía
(expression) my gosh; my goodness (lit. mother of mine)
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Ildu is an English and Spanish translator and editor living in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She holds a BA degree in Legal Sworn Translation and has been working as a translator and linguist for over 15 years.
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He perdido todo mi dinero , madre mía .
I've lost all my money, my gosh.
¡ Madre mía ! ¡ Acabo de conocer a mi actor favorito !
My goodness! I've just met my favorite actor!
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The Unexpected Life - Trailer
Vaya actorazo que se ha perdido el cine , madre mía .
What a great actor the cinema industry has missed, my gosh.
In the Bike Lane with Maria, the Painter
¡ Madre mía , ya soy cuarentona !
My goodness, I'm already in my forties!
Children's Stories: The Small Hole
No es tampoco el agujero de mi dibujo , uy , uy , eso me pasó al borrar , madre mía .
It's not either the hole of my drawing, oh, oh, that happened to me when erasing, oh goodness.
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la madre tierra
(expression) Mother Earth
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Adrián Camacho

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Adrián is a SP language assistant, EN-SP content localizer, and EN tutor living in Guadalajara, Mexico. He holds a bachelor's degree in Foreign Languages and Cultures and has worked in language-learning for almost 10 years.
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Debemos ayudar a la madre tierra .
We must help Mother Earth.
La madre tierra necesita ayuda .
Mother Earth needs help.
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The Origins of Crop Circles
que nos está emitiendo la Madre Tierra como queja al trato que le damos .
that Mother Earth is sending us as a complaint about the treatment we give her.
In the Mines of Bolivia
Se encomiendan a la Pachamama , la madre tierra , con ella comparten sus miedos , ahogados en alcohol .
They entrust the Pachamama, Mother Earth, with her they share their fears, drowned in alcohol.
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hasta...la...madre
(idiom) (regional) up to here (implying being tired or sick of something) (Mexico)
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Me tienes hasta la madre con tus problemas .
You have me up to here with your problems.
Nos tienes hasta la madre con tu trabajo .
You have us up to here with your job.
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célula...madre
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) parent cell (lit. mother cell)
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Esta célula madre está muerta .
This parent cell is dead.
Esa célula madre es saludable .
That parent cell is healthy.
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Why Isn't There a Cure for Cancer?
de la célula madre a la célula hija , lo que implica copiar tres billones de nucleótidos ,
from the parent cell to the daughter cell, which implies copying three trillion nucleotides,
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