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'pilə(an upright post used in building as a support or decoration: The hall was surrounded by stone pillars.) pilar, columnapillar n pilar
pillar ( conjugate pillar) verbo transitivo 1 (fam)◊ le pilló un dedo it caught o trapped her finger;¡te pillé! caught o got you! 2 (Esp fam) [ coche] to hit pillarse verbo pronominal (fam) ‹dedos/manga› to catch
pillar verbo transitivo
1 (una cosa, enfermedad) to catch
2 (atropellar) to run over
3 (sorprender) to catch
4 (un chiste, una idea) to get
5 (robar) to steal ➣ Ver nota en catch
Locuciones: me pilla de camino, it's on my way ' pillar' also found in these entries: Spanish: agarrar - braga - camino - mano - marrón - mona - pilar - toro - alcanzar - cachar - columna - desprevenido - pescar - pilón English: catch - find out - get - have - nail - pants - pillage - pillar - pillar box - red-handed - surprise - duck - hop - plinthtr['pɪləSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLARCHITECTURE/SMALL pilar nombre masculino, columna2 (of smoke) columna\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go from pillar to post ir de la Ceca a la Meca, ir de Herodes a Pilatospillar box buzón nombre masculinopillar ['pɪlər] n: pilar m, columna fn.• columna (Arquitectura) s.f.• machón s.m.• pilar s.m.• soporte s.m.• sostén s.m.'pɪlər, 'pɪlə(r)a) ( column) pilar m, columna ffrom pillar to post — de la ceca a la Meca
b) ( exemplary member) pilar m, baluarte m['pɪlǝ(r)]he is a pillar of the community — es uno de los pilares or baluartes de la comunidad
1.N pilar m, columna fpillar of salt — (Bible) estatua f de sal
a pillar of the church — (fig) un pilar de la iglesia
- be a pillar of strength- go from pillar to post2.CPDpillar box N — (Brit) buzón m
* * *['pɪlər, 'pɪlə(r)]a) ( column) pilar m, columna ffrom pillar to post — de la ceca a la Meca
b) ( exemplary member) pilar m, baluarte mhe is a pillar of the community — es uno de los pilares or baluartes de la comunidad
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