(una costura)

Ex: Another activities organized by the library are comic, jigsaw, knitting and dressmaking swap shops.

Ex: Attempts to use leather-covered rollers in place of ink-balls for hand-press work had been made soon after 1800, but they were frustrated by the unavoidable marks made by the seam with which the leather was sewn on.

to be bursting at the seams — \<\<building/suitcase\>\> estar* hasta el tope or hasta los topes

to come apart at the seams — \<\<organization/setup\>\> venirse* abajo; (lit: split)

to fall or come apart at the seams — descoserse

to be bursting at the seams — [dress etc] estar a punto de reventar por las costuras; (fig) * [room etc] estar a rebosar

to be bursting at the seams — \<\<building/suitcase\>\> estar* hasta el tope or hasta los topes

to come apart at the seams — \<\<organization/setup\>\> venirse* abajo; (lit: split)

I joined an extra length onto the hosepipe — le añadí or le agregué un trozo a la manguera

to join hands — tomarse or (esp Esp) cogerse* de la mano

we're going for a drink, won't o will you join us? — vamos a tomar algo ¿nos acompañas?

won't o will you join us for dinner? — ¿por qué no cenan con nosotros?

my husband joins me in wishing you a speedy recovery — (frml) tanto mi marido como yo le deseamos una pronta recuperación

this river eventually joins the Thames — este río desemboca en or confluye con el Támesis

to join WITH somebody IN -ING: they join with me in congratulating you — se unen a mis felicitaciones, se hacen partícipes de mi enhorabuena (frml)

to join (together) two ends of a chain — unir or juntar dos extremos de una cadena

the island is joined to the mainland by a bridge — un puente une or conecta la isla a tierra firme

to join A to B, to join A and B — unir or juntar A con B

• join the dots to form a picture — una los puntos para formar un dibujo

• to join hands — cogerse or (LAm) tomarse de la mano

• join the club! * — ¡bienvenido al club!

• to join forces (with sb to do sth) — (gen) juntarse (con algn para hacer algo); (Mil) aliarse (con algn para hacer algo); (Comm) asociarse (con algn para hacer algo)

• we joined the motorway at junction 15 — nos metimos en la autopista por la entrada 15

• to join one's regiment — incorporarse a su regimiento

• to join one's ship — (=return to) volver a su buque; (=go on board) embarcar

may I join you? — (at table) ¿les importa que les acompañe?

will you join me in or for a drink? — ¿se toma una copa conmigo?

join us at the same time next week for... — (Rad, TV) la próxima semana tiene una cita con nosotros a la misma hora en...

they should join us in exposing government corruption — deberían unirse or sumarse a nosotros para sacar a la luz la corrupción del gobierno

• to join with sb in doing sth — unirse a algn para hacer algo

we join with you in hoping that... — compartimos su esperanza de que... + subjun, al igual que ustedes esperamos que... + subjun

you could hardly see the join — apenas se notaba la juntura or la unión

I joined an extra length onto the hosepipe — le añadí or le agregué un trozo a la manguera

to join hands — tomarse or (esp Esp) cogerse* de la mano

we're going for a drink, won't o will you join us? — vamos a tomar algo ¿nos acompañas?

won't o will you join us for dinner? — ¿por qué no cenan con nosotros?

my husband joins me in wishing you a speedy recovery — (frml) tanto mi marido como yo le deseamos una pronta recuperación

this river eventually joins the Thames — este río desemboca en or confluye con el Támesis

to join WITH somebody IN -ING: they join with me in congratulating you — se unen a mis felicitaciones, se hacen partícipes de mi enhorabuena (frml)

to be bursting at the seams — [ suitcase] essere pieno zeppo

to come apart at the seam — [ garment] scucirsi; fig. [ marriage] sfaldarsi; [ plan] fallire

to be bursting at the seams — [ suitcase] essere pieno zeppo

to come apart at the seam — [ garment] scucirsi; fig. [ marriage] sfaldarsi; [ plan] fallire

забра́ть (себе́) в го́лову ( что-либо) — metérsele (encajársele) en la cabeza algo

забра́ть (себе́) в го́лову ( что-либо) — metérsele (encajársele) en la cabeza algo

you're letting the heat out — estás dejando salir or escapar el calor

to let the air out of a tyre — desinflar or deshinchar un neumático

they won't let me out of the contract — no me van a dispensar or eximir de las obligaciones contractuales

you're letting the heat out — estás dejando salir or escapar el calor

deshacer la cama — разбирать постель ( на ночь)

corta el apio en trozos — cut o chop the celery into pieces

la línea corta el círculo en dos — the line cuts o divides the circle in two

el frío me corta los labios — the cold is chapping o cracking my lips

estas tijeras no cortan — these scissors are blunt o don't cut

hace un viento que corta — there's a bitter o biting wind

ha cortado con su novia — he's broken up with o finished with his girlfriend

¡corta! — * give us a break! *

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)

cortar algo por la mitad — to cut something in half o in two

¿en cuántas partes lo corto? — how many slices (o pieces etc) shall I cut it into?

cortarle la cabeza a alguien — to chop off o cut off somebody's head

cortarla — (Chi fam)

córtala con eso — OK, cut it out, now (colloq)

el frío me cortó los labios — my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weather

corto y fuera or corto y cierro — over and out

no sabía para dónde cortar — (Chi fam) I/he didn't know which way to turn (colloq)

Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.