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I noun1) (a chief product of trade or industry.)2) (a chief or main item (of diet etc).)
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1. noun1) (a U-shaped type of nail.)2) (a U-shaped piece of wire that is driven through sheets of paper etc to fasten them together.)
2. verb(to fasten or attach (paper etc) with staples.)- staplerstaple n grapatr['steɪpəl]1 (food, ingredient) básico,-a; (product, export) principal2 (usual) típico,-a, de siempre\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLstaple commodity artículo de primera necesidad————————tr['steɪpəl]1 (fastener) grapa1 graparstaple adj: principal, básicoa staple food: un alimento básicostaple n1) : producto m principal2) : grapa f (para engrapar papeles)adj.• principal adj.n.• cibica s.f.• grapa s.f.• hebra s.f.• materia prima s.f.• producto principal s.m.v.• sujetar con grapas v.
I 'steɪpəl1) (for fastening paper, cloth etc) grapa f, ganchito m, corchete m (Chi); (before n)staple gun — grapadora f, engrapadora f (AmL)
2)a) ( basic food) alimento m básicob) ( principal product) producto m principalc) ( raw material) materia f prima
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transitive verb grapar, engrapar (AmL), corchetear (Chi)to staple something together — grapar or (AmL tb) engrapar or (Chi) corchetear algo
I ['steɪpl]1.N (=fastener) grapa f, corchete m (S. Cone)2.3.CPDstaple gun N — grapadora f
II ['steɪpl]1.ADJ [product] de primera necesidad; [topic of conversation] clásicotheir staple food or diet — su comida cotidiana, su alimento de primera necesidad
2.N (=chief product) artículo m de primera necesidad; (=food) alimento m de primera necesidad; (=raw material) materia f prima; [of wool] fibra f (textil); [of conversation] asunto m principal, elemento m esencial* * *
I ['steɪpəl]1) (for fastening paper, cloth etc) grapa f, ganchito m, corchete m (Chi); (before n)staple gun — grapadora f, engrapadora f (AmL)
2)a) ( basic food) alimento m básicob) ( principal product) producto m principalc) ( raw material) materia f prima
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transitive verb grapar, engrapar (AmL), corchetear (Chi)to staple something together — grapar or (AmL tb) engrapar or (Chi) corchetear algo
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