Sustancia líquida de color blanco y de alto valor nutritivo que se produce en las mamas de las hembras de los mamíferos para alimentar a sus crías. Para consumo humano es común emplear la producida por vacas, ovejas, búfalas o cabras.
A white liquid produced by cows (and other animals) that is used as a drink and to make products like cheese, butter, and yoghurt.
Gender: femenino. Plural: leches.
🇬🇧 Uncountable noun. Do not say 'a milk'. Say 'some milk', 'a glass of milk', 'a litre of milk'. Common collocations: full-fat milk, skimmed milk, milk chocolate, dairy milk.
In Britain, milk is traditionally delivered to homes in glass bottles by a 'milkman'. The phrase 'no use crying over spilt milk' means there is no point worrying about something that has already happened and cannot be fixed.
Ejemplos
"El niño se bebió un vaso de leche."
🇬🇧 "The boy drank a glass of milk."
"Le echa leche a los cereales."
🇬🇧 "He adds milk to the cereal."