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1 algodón
m.1 cotton, cottonwool.2 cotton, gossypium.* * *1 cotton\criado,-a entre algodones pamperedalgodón dulce/de azúcar candyfloss, (US cotton candy)algodón en rama raw cottonalgodón hidrófilo cotton wool* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Cos) (=material) cotton; (=planta) cotton plant2) (Med) swabalgodón hidrófilo — cotton wool, absorbent cotton (EEUU)
3) [de azúcar] candy floss, cotton candy (EEUU)* * *1) (Bot) cotton; ( tela) cotton2) (Farm)a) ( material) tbalgodón hidrófilo — cotton (AmE), cotton wool (BrE)
b) ( trozo) piece of cotton (AmE), piece of cotton wool (BrE)entre algodones: vivía/lo criaron entre algodones — he was pampered
•* * *= cotton, cotton wool.Ex. When appropriate, give the material(s) of which the object is made; e.g., 1 quilt: cotton.Ex. Place a drop of a saturated solution of sugar in water on the paper and dab up the excess liquid with cotton wool.----* algodón de azúcar = candy floss, cotton candy.* bastoncillo de algodón = cotton swab.* fábrica de tejidos de algodón = mill, cotton mill.* hilado del algodón = cotton spinning.* tela de algodón = calico, cotton fabric.* * *1) (Bot) cotton; ( tela) cotton2) (Farm)a) ( material) tbalgodón hidrófilo — cotton (AmE), cotton wool (BrE)
b) ( trozo) piece of cotton (AmE), piece of cotton wool (BrE)entre algodones: vivía/lo criaron entre algodones — he was pampered
•* * *= cotton, cotton wool.Ex: When appropriate, give the material(s) of which the object is made; e.g., 1 quilt: cotton.
Ex: Place a drop of a saturated solution of sugar in water on the paper and dab up the excess liquid with cotton wool.* algodón de azúcar = candy floss, cotton candy.* bastoncillo de algodón = cotton swab.* fábrica de tejidos de algodón = mill, cotton mill.* hilado del algodón = cotton spinning.* tela de algodón = calico, cotton fabric.* * *A1 ( Bot) cotton2 (tela) cottonB ( Farm)1 (material) tbentre algodones: vivía/lo criaron entre algodones he was pamperedCompuestos:raw cotton* * *
algodón sustantivo masculino
1 (Bot, Tex) cotton
2 (Farm)
algodón sustantivo masculino cotton
algodón de azúcar, candy floss
' algodón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
diferenciar
- guata
- hidrófilo-a
- hisopo
- cien
- copo
- empacar
- fardo
- hilar
- pizcar
English:
candyfloss
- cotton
- cotton candy
- cotton wool
- mill
- wad
- absorbent
- muslin
* * *algodón nm1. [planta] cotton;criado entre algodones pamperedalgodón hidrófilo Br cotton wool, US absorbent cotton;algodón en rama raw cotton2. [tejido] cotton;una camisa de algodón a cotton shirt[cosmético] [bola] a cotton ball; [plano] a cotton pad5. algodón pólvora gun cotton* * *m cotton;criado entre algodones fam mollycoddled, pampered* * ** * *algodón n1. (planta, tejido) cotton2. (en medicina, cosmética) cotton woolalgodón de azúcar / algodón dulce candyfloss -
2 cotona
f.1 chamois jacket. (Mexico)2 strongly-made shirt. (Latin American)3 Child's nightdress. (Caribbean)* * *SF2) Méx (=cazadora) leather jacket, suede jacket3) Caribe (=camisón) child's nightdress* * *femenino (Chi) thick cotton shirt* * *femenino (Chi) thick cotton shirt* * *( Chi)shirt* * *cotona nf1. Am [camisa] = coarse cotton shirt -
3 cotón
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4 camiseta
f.1 vest (British), undershirt (United States).2 T-shirt.3 vest (sport) (de tirantes).* * *1 (ropa interior) vest, US undershirt2 (niqui) T-shirt3 DEPORTE shirt, jersey\sudar la camiseta familiar to sweat blood* * *noun f.1) undershirt2) T-shirt* * *SF1) [interior] vest, singlet, undershirt (EEUU); [exterior] T-shirt2) (Dep) shirt, jersey, stripcamiseta de deporte — sports shirt, sports jersey
3) LAm nightdress* * *a) ( prenda interior) undershirt (AmE), vest (BrE)b) ( prenda exterior) T-shirt; ( de fútbol) shirt, jersey (AmE); ( de atletismo - de manga corta) shirt, jersey (AmE); (- sin mangas) jersey (AmE), vest (BrE)* * *= T-shirt [tee-shirt], tee-shirt [T-shirt].Ex. Some library workers concocted a scheme to advertise the plight of California libraries-through slogan-bearing T-shirts and sweatshirts.Ex. As I thought about what to cover in this talk, I saw someone with a tee-shirt with the slogan 'The future is already here -- it's just not uniformly distributed'.----* camiseta de mangas cortas = T-shirt [tee-shirt].* camiseta de tirantes = sleeveless shirt, sleeveless shirt, singlet, vest, tank top, sleeveless top.* camiseta interior de tirantes = singlet, vest.* * *a) ( prenda interior) undershirt (AmE), vest (BrE)b) ( prenda exterior) T-shirt; ( de fútbol) shirt, jersey (AmE); ( de atletismo - de manga corta) shirt, jersey (AmE); (- sin mangas) jersey (AmE), vest (BrE)* * *= T-shirt [tee-shirt], tee-shirt [T-shirt].Ex: Some library workers concocted a scheme to advertise the plight of California libraries-through slogan-bearing T-shirts and sweatshirts.
Ex: As I thought about what to cover in this talk, I saw someone with a tee-shirt with the slogan 'The future is already here -- it's just not uniformly distributed'.* camiseta de mangas cortas = T-shirt [tee-shirt].* camiseta de tirantes = sleeveless shirt, sleeveless shirt, singlet, vest, tank top, sleeveless top.* camiseta interior de tirantes = singlet, vest.* * *2 (prenda exterior) T-shirt; (de fútbol) shirt, jersey ( AmE); (de atletismo — de manga corta) shirt, jersey ( AmE); (— sin mangas) jersey ( AmE), singlet ( BrE), vest ( BrE)sudar la camiseta ( fam); to sweat blood* * *
camiseta sustantivo femenino
( de fútbol) shirt, jersey (AmE);
( sin mangas) jersey (AmE), vest (BrE)
camiseta sustantivo femenino
1 Indum (interior) vest, US undershirt
(exterior) T-shirt
2 Dep shirt
♦ Locuciones: familiar Dep sudar la camiseta, to run oneself into the ground: si quieres ese ascenso tendrás que sudar la camiseta, you'll have to work hard for this promotion
' camiseta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dar
- macarra
- sudada
- sudado
- buzo
- franela
- playera
- polera
- remera
English:
back
- singlet
- string vest
- T-shirt
- tee-shirt
- undershirt
- vest
- jersey
- sweat
- T
- under
- wrong
* * *camiseta nf1. [interior] Br vest, US undershirt2. [de manga corta] T-shirt3. [de deportes] [de tirantes] vest;[con mangas] shirt; Figdefender la camiseta del Lugo to play for Lugo;RP Famponerse la camiseta: se puso la camiseta de la empresa he became a real company man;sudaron la camiseta they played their hearts out* * *f1 T-shirt2 DEP jersey, Brshirt* * *camiseta nf1) : T-shirt2) : undershirt* * *camiseta n1. (con manga corta) T shirt / tee shirt2. (sin mangas) vest -
5 huipil
m.huipil, embroidered Indian dress.* * *SM CAm, Méx Indian regional dress o blouse* * *masculino (en AmC, Méx) huipil ( traditional embroidered dress worn by Indian women)•• Cultural note:A traditional shirt worn by Indian and mestizo women in Mexico and Central America. Huipiles are generally made of richly embroidered cotton. They are very wide and low-cut, and are either waist-length or thigh-length* * *masculino (en AmC, Méx) huipil ( traditional embroidered dress worn by Indian women)•• Cultural note:A traditional shirt worn by Indian and mestizo women in Mexico and Central America. Huipiles are generally made of richly embroidered cotton. They are very wide and low-cut, and are either waist-length or thigh-length* * *A traditional shirt worn by Indian and mestizo women in Mexico and Central America. Huipiles are generally made of richly embroidered cotton. They are very wide and low-cut, and are either waist-length or thigh-length.* * *
Multiple Entries:
Huipil
huipil
huipil sustantivo masculino (en AmC, Méx) huipil ( traditional embroidered dress worn by Indian women)
* * *huipil, güipil nmCAm, Méx = colourful embroidered dress or blouse traditionally worn by Indian women* * *m C.Am., Méxtype of dress traditionally worn by Native American women* * * -
6 de mangas cortas
(adj.) = short-sleevedEx. This short-sleeved tee shirt is made of 100% preshrunk cotton.* * *(adj.) = short-sleevedEx: This short-sleeved tee shirt is made of 100% preshrunk cotton.
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7 preencogido
adj.preshrunk.* * *= preshrunk.Ex. This short-sleeved tee shirt is made of 100% preshrunk cotton.* * *= preshrunk.Ex: This short-sleeved tee shirt is made of 100% preshrunk cotton.
* * *preencogido -dapreshrunk -
8 empapar
v.1 to soak (mojar) (material).2 to soak up.* * *1 (humedecer) to soak; (penetrar) to soak, drench2 (absorber) to soak up1 (humedecerse) to get soaked2 (persona) to get soaked, get drenched, be soaked, be drenched3 figurado (ideas etc) to soak up4 figurado (enterarse bien) to swot up (de, on)* * *1. VT1) (=mojar) to soak, drenchcierra la ducha que me estás empapando — can you turn the shower off, you're soaking o drenching me
2) (=absorber) to soak up2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( embeber) <esponja/toalla/galleta> to soakb) ( mojar mucho) < persona> to soak, drench2.empaparse v prona) ( mojarse mucho) persona/zapatos/ropa to get soaking wet, get wet throughb) ( imbuirse)empaparse de or en algo — to be/become imbued with something (frml)
empapado de la filosofía de la secta — imbued with o steeped in the philosophy of the sect
c) ( instruirse)empaparse de or en algo: se había empapado del tema — he had learned a lot about the subject
* * *= drench, soak, imbue, saturate, soak up.Ex. This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.Ex. In the vacuum soaking process paper is soaked in a watery neutralising liquid in a vacuum chamber.Ex. Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Ex. This article outlines briefly the work of the British Library aimed at improving paper quality by saturating books by a monomeric mixture of esters.Ex. They gradually soak up language, discovering the rules by which it works almost without noticing it.----* empaparse de = steep + Reflexivo + in, imbibe.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( embeber) <esponja/toalla/galleta> to soakb) ( mojar mucho) < persona> to soak, drench2.empaparse v prona) ( mojarse mucho) persona/zapatos/ropa to get soaking wet, get wet throughb) ( imbuirse)empaparse de or en algo — to be/become imbued with something (frml)
empapado de la filosofía de la secta — imbued with o steeped in the philosophy of the sect
c) ( instruirse)empaparse de or en algo: se había empapado del tema — he had learned a lot about the subject
* * *= drench, soak, imbue, saturate, soak up.Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
Ex: In the vacuum soaking process paper is soaked in a watery neutralising liquid in a vacuum chamber.Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.Ex: This article outlines briefly the work of the British Library aimed at improving paper quality by saturating books by a monomeric mixture of esters.Ex: They gradually soak up language, discovering the rules by which it works almost without noticing it.* empaparse de = steep + Reflexivo + in, imbibe.* * *empapar [A1 ]vt1 (embeber) ‹esponja/paño› to soak empapar algo EN algo to soak sth IN sthempapar las galletas en jerez soak the biscuits in sherry2 (mojar mucho) to soak, drench, saturateme empapó con la manguera she soaked o drenched o saturated me with the hosepipeel sudor le había empapado la camisa his shirt was soaked with o drenched in sweat1 (mojarse mucho) «persona» to get wet through o soaking wet o soaked o drenched; «zapatos/ropa» to get soaking wet, get wet through2 (imbuirse) empaparse DE or EN algo to be/become imbued WITH sth ( frml)volvió empapado de la filosofía de la secta he returned imbued with o steeped in the philosophy of the sect3 (instruirse) empaparse DE or EN algo:se había empapado del tema he had done a lot of work on the subject, he had learned a lot about the subject* * *
empapar ( conjugate empapar) verbo transitivo
empaparse verbo pronominal ( mojarse mucho) [persona/zapatos/ropa] to get soaking wet
empapar verbo transitivo
1 (mojar, calar) to soak: llegó con la camisa empapada en sudor, she came home with her shirt soaked in sweat
2 (con un paño) to soak up
' empapar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calar
- untar
English:
douse
- drench
- impregnate
- soak
- saturate
* * *♦ vt1. [humedecer] to soak;2. [absorber] to soak up3. [calar] to saturate, to drench;la lluvia me empapó I got soaked o drenched in the rain;el sudor le empapaba la frente his forehead was drenched in sweat* * *v/t soak; ( absorber) soak up* * *empapar vtmojar: to soak, to drench* * *empapar vb1. (mojar) to soak / to drench2. (absorber) to soak up -
9 borra
f.1 flock.2 yearling ewe.3 fluff.4 lamb.5 mattress stuffing.6 coarse wool.7 cotton fuzz.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: borrar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: borrar.* * *1 (pelusa) fluff2 (para cojines etc) flock3 (palabras de relleno) waffle, padding* * *SF1) (=relleno) [para colchones] flock; [para cojines] stuffing2) (=pelusa) [de polvo] fluff; (Bot) down3) (Zool) yearling ewe4) (=sedimento) sediment, leesborra de vino — Arg, Uru (=color) maroon
5) * (=charla insustancial) empty talk; (=tonterías) trash, rubbish* * *1) ( para relleno) flock; ( de polvo) fluff; (Bot) down2) ( sedimento - del café) dregs; (- del vino) lees (pl), sediment* * *= stuffing.Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.* * *1) ( para relleno) flock; ( de polvo) fluff; (Bot) down2) ( sedimento - del café) dregs; (- del vino) lees (pl), sediment* * *= stuffing.Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
* * *A1 (para relleno) flock3 (de polvo) fluff4 ( Bot) downCompuesto:( RPl) burgundycolor borra de vino burgundy, burgundy colored* * *
Del verbo borrar: ( conjugate borrar)
borra es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
borra
borrar
borra sustantivo femenino ( sedimento — del café) dregs;
(— del vino) lees (pl), sediment
borrar ( conjugate borrar) verbo transitivo
( con líquido corrector) to white out, tippex out (BrE);
‹ pizarra› to clean;
‹ huellas digitales› to wipe off
‹ pantalla› to clear
borrarse verbo pronominal [inscripción/letrero] to fade;◊ se borró con la lluvia the rain washed it away o off
borra f (sedimento) sediment
borrar verbo transitivo
1 (con una goma) to erase, rub out
(una pizarra) to clean
2 Inform to delete
* * *borra nf1. [lana basta] flock2. [pelusa] fluff3. [sedimento] [del café, vino] dregs -
10 empapado
adj.soaking, soaking-wet, soppy, drenched.past part.past participle of spanish verb: empapar.* * *1→ link=empapar empapar► adjetivo1 soaked* * *(f. - empapada)adj.* * *ADJ soaked, soaking wet* * *= sodden, water-soaked, bedraggled, saturated, soggy [soggier -comp., soggiest -sup.], drenched to the skin, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.Ex. He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.Ex. This article describes the freezing, drying and cleaning of water-soaked and smoke-damaged books.Ex. This novel's far-fetched but intriguing plot places a rather bedraggled and unimpressive Hitler on Australian soil in 1919.Ex. Place a drop of a saturated solution of sugar in water on the paper and dab up the excess liquid with cotton wool.Ex. The snakes had been kept in the soggy bilges for forty days and forty nights and were in pretty sad shape.Ex. A large party braved the elements on foot, and when they reached the summit they were drenched to the skin.Ex. The water washes in over the sides of the raft and from the waist down you will be wringing wet.Ex. NASA scientists say the Mars rovers have found what they were looking for -- hard evidence that the red planet was once soaking wet.Ex. It rained all the way and we arrived about 12.45, wet through to the skin.----* empapado en sudor = sweaty [sweatier -comp., sweatiest -sup.].* empapado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin, soaked to the skin, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.* * *= sodden, water-soaked, bedraggled, saturated, soggy [soggier -comp., soggiest -sup.], drenched to the skin, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.Ex: He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.
Ex: This article describes the freezing, drying and cleaning of water-soaked and smoke-damaged books.Ex: This novel's far-fetched but intriguing plot places a rather bedraggled and unimpressive Hitler on Australian soil in 1919.Ex: Place a drop of a saturated solution of sugar in water on the paper and dab up the excess liquid with cotton wool.Ex: The snakes had been kept in the soggy bilges for forty days and forty nights and were in pretty sad shape.Ex: A large party braved the elements on foot, and when they reached the summit they were drenched to the skin.Ex: The water washes in over the sides of the raft and from the waist down you will be wringing wet.Ex: NASA scientists say the Mars rovers have found what they were looking for -- hard evidence that the red planet was once soaking wet.Ex: It rained all the way and we arrived about 12.45, wet through to the skin.* empapado en sudor = sweaty [sweatier -comp., sweatiest -sup.].* empapado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin, soaked to the skin, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.* * *
Del verbo empapar: ( conjugate empapar)
empapado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
empapado
empapar
empapar ( conjugate empapar) verbo transitivo
empaparse verbo pronominal ( mojarse mucho) [persona/zapatos/ropa] to get soaking wet
empapado,-a adjetivo soaked
empapar verbo transitivo
1 (mojar, calar) to soak: llegó con la camisa empapada en sudor, she came home with her shirt soaked in sweat
2 (con un paño) to soak up
' empapado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calada
- calado
- chorrear
- empapada
English:
all
- soak
- soaking
- sodden
- soggy
- sopping
- wet
- dripping
- water
* * *empapado, -a adjsoaked, drenched;iba empapado en sudor he was soaked o drenched in sweat* * *adj soaked, dripping wet* * *empapado, -da adj: soggy, sodden* * *empapado adj soaking / soaked -
11 hilo
m.1 thread (fibra, hebra).colgar o pender de un hilo to be hanging by a threadmover los hilos to pull some stringshilo dental dental floss2 linen (tejido).3 wire.sin hilos wireless4 trickle.entraba un hilo de luz por la ventana a thin shaft of light came in through the windowapenas le salía un hilo de voz he was barely able to speak5 train.perder el hilo to lose the threadseguir el hilo to follow (the thread)tomar o retomar el hilo (de la conversación) to pick up the thread (of the conversation)esto viene al hilo de lo que dijimos ayer this relates to what we were saying yesterdayhilo argumental line of argument6 line of thought, drift.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: hilar.* * *1 thread (grueso) yarn2 (lino) linen3 (alambre, cable) wire6 figurado (de la vida) course\al hilo on the graincoger el hilo figurado to catch the drift, get the driftcon un hilo de voz in a tiny voice, in a faint voiceestar colgando de un hilo figurado to be hanging by a threadestar pendiente de un hilo figurado to be hanging by a threadmover los hilos figurado to pull the stringsperder el hilo figurado to lose the threadseguir el hilo figurado to followhilo musical piped music, Musak* * *noun m.1) thread2) wire3) linen* * *SM1) (Cos) thread, yarntela de hilo — Méx linen cloth
coser al hilo — to sew on the straight, sew with the weave
- a hilo- al hilo2) (=cable) [de metal] thin wire; [de electricidad] wire, flex; [de teléfono] linehilo de tierra — earth wire, ground wire (EEUU)
hilo directo — direct line, hot line
3) (=chorro) [de líquido] thin stream, trickle; [de gente] thin linehilo de humo — thin line of smoke, plume of smoke
4) (Bot) fibre, fiber (EEUU), filament5) (=lino) linentraje de hilo — linen dress o suit
hilo de Escocia — lisle, strong cotton
6) (=curso) [de conversación] thread; [de vida] course; [de pensamientos] trainel hilo conductor — the theme o leitmotiv
seguir el hilo — [de razonamiento] to follow, understand
hilo argumental — story line, plot
* * *1)a) ( en costura) threadal hilo — <cortar/coser> on the straight, with the weave; ( uno tras otro) (AmL fam) in a row, on the trot (colloq)
mover los hilos: es lo que mueve los hilos de su política it is what controls their policy; el que mueve los hilos the one who's pulling the strings o calling the shots; pender or colgar de un hilo to hang by a thread; por el hilo se saca el ovillo — it's just a question of putting two and two together
b) ( lino) linenc) ( de araña) threadd) (fam) ( de las judías) string2) (Elec) wire3) (de relato, conversación) thread4) (de sangre, agua) trickleun hilo de luz — a thread of light (liter)
* * *= thread, strand, thread, linen, yarn.Ex. Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.Ex. Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex. The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex. This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.----* encaje de hilo = tatting.* grapadora de hilo de alambre = wire stapler, wire binder.* hebra de hilo = strand of thread.* hilo conductor = common thread.* hilo de agua = trickle.* hilo de bramante = twine.* hilo dental = dental floss.* hilo magnético = magnetic wire.* hilo telegráfico = telegraph wire.* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental = floss + teeth.* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.* retomar el hilo = pick up + the thread, take up + the thread.* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.* tanga de hilo = G-string, gee-string.* tanga de hilo dental = G-string, gee-string.* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.* * *1)a) ( en costura) threadal hilo — <cortar/coser> on the straight, with the weave; ( uno tras otro) (AmL fam) in a row, on the trot (colloq)
mover los hilos: es lo que mueve los hilos de su política it is what controls their policy; el que mueve los hilos the one who's pulling the strings o calling the shots; pender or colgar de un hilo to hang by a thread; por el hilo se saca el ovillo — it's just a question of putting two and two together
b) ( lino) linenc) ( de araña) threadd) (fam) ( de las judías) string2) (Elec) wire3) (de relato, conversación) thread4) (de sangre, agua) trickleun hilo de luz — a thread of light (liter)
* * *= thread, strand, thread, linen, yarn.Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.
Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.Ex: This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.* encaje de hilo = tatting.* grapadora de hilo de alambre = wire stapler, wire binder.* hebra de hilo = strand of thread.* hilo conductor = common thread.* hilo de agua = trickle.* hilo de bramante = twine.* hilo dental = dental floss.* hilo magnético = magnetic wire.* hilo telegráfico = telegraph wire.* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental = floss + teeth.* perder el hilo = lose + the plot, lose + the thread.* retomar el hilo = pick up + the thread, take up + the thread.* seguir el hilo = follow + the thread.* tanga de hilo = G-string, gee-string.* tanga de hilo dental = G-string, gee-string.* vida + pender + de un hilo = live on + the line.* vivir pendiendo de un hilo = live on + the line.* * *A1 (en costura) threadun carrete de hilo a reel of thread¿tienes aguja e hilo? do you have a needle and thread?al hilo ‹cortar/coser› on the straight, with the weave; (uno tras otro) ( AmL fam) on the trot ( colloq)ganó tres partidos al hilo he won three games on the trot o in a rowse vio cuatro películas al hilo she saw four movies in a row o one after the othermover los hilos: intereses económicos mueven los hilos de su política economic interests control their policytodos conocen a quienes mueven los hilos everybody knows who's pulling the strings o calling the shotspender or colgar de un hilo to hang by a threadsu vida pendía de un hilo his life was hanging by a threadel futuro de la empresa pende de un hilo the company's future hangs by a threadpor el hilo se saca el ovillo it's just a question of putting two and two together2 (lino) linenuna camisa de hilo a linen shirt3 (de araña, gusano de seda) thread4 ( fam) (de las judías, del plátano) stringCompuesto:dental flossB ( Elec) wireCompuestos:( Elec) conductor wire; (de una novela) thread( Esp) piped musicC ( Inf) threadD (de un relato, una conversación) threadperdió el hilo de la conversación she lost the thread of the conversationinterrumpió el hilo de sus pensamientos it interrupted his train of thoughtE (de sangre, agua) trickleun hilo de luz a thread of light ( liter)con un hilo de voz in a tiny voice, in a thin little voice* * *
Del verbo hilar: ( conjugate hilar)
hilo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
hiló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
hilar
hilo
hilar ( conjugate hilar) verbo intransitivo
to spin;◊ hilo fino to split hairs
verbo transitivo
[ araña] to spin
hilo sustantivo masculino
1
2 (Elec) wire;◊ hilo musical (Esp) piped music
3 (de relato, conversación) thread
4 (de sangre, agua) trickle
hilar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer hilo) to spin
2 (relacionar datos) to string together, link
♦ Locuciones: hilar fino, to split hairs
hilo sustantivo masculino
1 Cost thread
(de perlé, de tejer) yarn
(tela de hilo) linen
2 fig (argumento) thread
(del pensamiento) train
hilo musical, background music
3 (cable) wire
♦ Locuciones: familiar mantener al hilo, to keep posted
pender/colgar de un hilo, to hang by a thread o to be in imminent danger
perder el hilo, to lose the thread
' hilo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
carrete
- enrollar
- estambre
- hebra
- hilar
- pita
- alambre
- bobina
- delgado
- devanar
- doble
- embrollar
- filamento
- fino
- hacer
- madeja
- nudo
English:
balance
- ball
- cord
- cotton
- dental floss
- dribble
- floss
- length
- line
- ply
- spin
- strand
- string
- tangle
- thread
- track
- train
- trickle
- wind
- yarn
- knife
- linen
- piped music
* * *hilo nm1. [fibra, hebra] thread;Amal hilo in a row;me leí cinco libros al hilo I read five books one after the other o in a row;mover los hilos to pull some strings;es él quien mueve los hilos de la empresa he's the person who really runs the firmhilo de bramante twine;hilo dental [para la boca] dental floss;Am [bañador] G-string2. [tejido] linen;un mantel de hilo a linen tablecloth3. [cable] wire;sin hilos wireless;tener hilo directo con alguien to have direct access to sb4. [de agua, sangre] trickle;entraba un hilo de luz por la ventana a thin shaft of light came in through the window;apenas le salía un hilo de voz he was barely able to speak6. [de pensamiento] train;[de discurso, conversación] thread;perder el hilo to lose the thread;seguir el hilo to follow (the thread);el hilo conductor del argumento de la película the central strand of the film's plot;al hilo de [a propósito de] following on from;esto viene al hilo de lo que dijimos ayer this relates to what we were saying yesterday* * *mcolgar opender de un hilo fig hang by a thread;mover los hilos fig pull strings;perder el hilo fig lose the thread2:3:con un hilo de voz fig in a barely audible voice* * *hilo nm1) : threadcolgar de un hilo: to hang by a threadhilo dental: dental floss2) lino: linen3) : (electric) wire4) : theme, thread (of a discourse)5) : trickle (of water, etc.)* * *hilo n1. (hebra) thread2. (alambre, cable) wire -
12 estampado
adj.patterned, print, printed.m.1 printing, print.2 stamping.past part.past participle of spanish verb: estampar.* * *1 (tela) print2 (proceso - tela) printing; (- metal) stamping————————1→ link=estampar estampar► adjetivo1 (tela) print2 (proceso - tela) printing; (- metal) stamping* * *1.ADJ printed2. SM1) (=impresión) [gen] printing; [con sello, pie] stamping2) (=diseño) pattern3) (=tela) print* * *I- da adjetivo patterned, printedIIa) ( motivo) patternb) ( tela)los estampados están de moda — patterned o printed fabrics are in fashion
c) (proceso - sobre tela, papel) printing; (- sobre metal) stamping; (- formando relieve) embossing* * *= blocking, tooled.Ex. But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.Ex. Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.----* estampado de cachemir = paisley.* estampado de lunares = polka dot.* estampado en oro = gold tooling, goldblocking, gilt-tooled.* pasta estampada = printed paper board.* * *I- da adjetivo patterned, printedIIa) ( motivo) patternb) ( tela)los estampados están de moda — patterned o printed fabrics are in fashion
c) (proceso - sobre tela, papel) printing; (- sobre metal) stamping; (- formando relieve) embossing* * *= blocking, tooled.Ex: But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.
Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.* estampado de cachemir = paisley.* estampado de lunares = polka dot.* estampado en oro = gold tooling, goldblocking, gilt-tooled.* pasta estampada = printed paper board.* * *patterned, printed1 (motivo) pattern2(tela): los estampados están de moda patterned o printed fabrics are in fashionpara la camisa eligió un bonito estampado en rojo y azul she chose a pretty red and blue print for the shirt* * *
Del verbo estampar: ( conjugate estampar)
estampado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
estampado
estampar
estampado 1◊ -da adjetivo
patterned, printed
estampado 2 sustantivo masculino
pattern;
los estampados están de moda patterned o printed fabrics are in fashion
estampar ( conjugate estampar) verbo transitivo ( imprimir) ‹tela/diseño› to print;
‹ metal› to stamp;
( formando relieve) to emboss
estampado,-a
I adj (un tejido) printed, patterned
II sustantivo masculino
1 (en la tela) print
2 (actividad) printing
estampar verbo transitivo
1 (en tela, papel) to print: ha estampado sus iniciales en toda su correspondencia, she printed her initials on all of her letters
2 (dejar huella o señal) to imprint: su cara se estampó en mi memoria, his face is etched on my memory
3 (estrellar, arrojar) to hurl [contra, against]: estampó el vaso contra la pared, she hurled the glass against the wall
' estampado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estampar
- estampada
- dibujo
English:
pattern
- print
- emboss
- floral
- patterned
* * *estampado, -a♦ adjprinted♦ nm1. [acción] [en tela, papel] printing;[en metal] stamping2. [dibujo] pattern;estampado de flores/en azul floral/blue pattern3. [tela] (cotton) print;estampado de flores/en azul floral/blue print* * *I adj tejido patternedII m1 acción printing2 diseño pattern* * *estampado, -da adj: patterned, printedestampado nm: print, pattern* * * -
13 mota
f.1 speck.2 speck of dirt, speck, fleck, burl.3 pompom, bobble, pompon, pom-pom.* * *1 (partícula) speck3 (nudillo en el paño) burl\mota de polvo speck of dust* * *SF1) (=partícula) speck, tiny bitmota de carbonilla — smut, speck of coal dust
- ver la mota en el ojo ajeno2) (=dibujo) dota motas — [dibujo] dotted
3) [en tela] (=nudillo) burl; (=jaspeado) fleck4) (=defecto) fault, blemish5)6) (Geog) hillock8) LAm (=pelo) lock of wavy hairmoto II, 1., 1)* * *1) ( partícula) tiny bit, dot2) (Tex)a) ( lunar) small spotb) ( jaspeado) fleckc) (Andes) ( bolita de lana) ball, bobbled) (Méx) ( borla) pom-pom, bobble3) (AmS) ( pelo) tight curls (pl)4) (AmC, Méx arg) ( marihuana) grass (colloq), weed (sl)5) (Méx) ( para empolvarse) powder puff6) (Per) ( borrador de pizarrón) blackboard duster* * *= mottle, speck.Ex. The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.Ex. In comparison with China, Cuba is just a speck on the map.* * *1) ( partícula) tiny bit, dot2) (Tex)a) ( lunar) small spotb) ( jaspeado) fleckc) (Andes) ( bolita de lana) ball, bobbled) (Méx) ( borla) pom-pom, bobble3) (AmS) ( pelo) tight curls (pl)4) (AmC, Méx arg) ( marihuana) grass (colloq), weed (sl)5) (Méx) ( para empolvarse) powder puff6) (Per) ( borrador de pizarrón) blackboard duster* * *= mottle, speck.Ex: The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.
Ex: In comparison with China, Cuba is just a speck on the map.* * *A (partícula) tiny bit, dotuna mota de polvo a speck of dustcolocar sobre la coliflor unas motitas de margarina dot the cauliflower with margarineB ( Tex):una tela a motas a dotted o spotted fabriclana azul con motas de colores blue wool with flecks of colors1 ( Andes) (bolita de lana) ball, bobbleE ( Méx) (para empolvarse) powder puffF ( Per) (borrador de pizarrón) blackboard duster* * *
mota sustantivo femenino
1 ( partícula) tiny bit, dot;
2 (Tex):
una lana azul con motas de colores blue wool with flecks of colors
3 (AmC, Méx arg) ( marihuana) grass (colloq), weed (sl)
4
mota sustantivo femenino speck: tienes una mota de algo en el carrillo, you have a speck of something on your cheek
' mota' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pinta
English:
speck
- fleck
- frizzy
- grass
- spot
* * *mota nf1. [de polvo] speck2. [en una tela] dot;una camisa con motas azules a shirt with blue dots4. Méx, RP, Ven [de algodón] cotton ball5. Cuba, Méx [cosmética] powder puff* * *f1 de polvo speck2 en diseño dot* * *mota nf1) : fleck, speck2) : defect, blemish* * *mota n speck
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