object-plate

вогнуто-выпуклое стекло — ( для очков) lunette

предметное стекло — ( микроскопа) object-plate

von ihm könntest du dir eine Schéíbe abschneiden (fig inf) — you could take a leaf out of his book (inf)

Schéíbe! — sugar! (euph inf)

sich (Dat.) von jemandem/etwas eine Scheibe abschneiden können — (fig.) be able to learn a thing or two from somebody/something

sich (Dat.) von jemandem/etwas eine Scheibe abschneiden können — (fig.) be able to learn a thing or two from somebody/something

mostrar or pelar el cobre — (Col, Méx) to show one's true colors

estoy sin un cobre — I'm broke (colloq)

mostrar or pelar el cobre — (Col, Méx) to show one's true colors

estoy sin un cobre — I'm broke (colloq)

Ex: Nevertheless, deacidification alone will not stop the decay unless soluble copper compounds are removed from the object or converted to chemically inert compounds.

vidrios rotos — broken glass [sing]

cambié uno de los vidrios — I replaced one of the panes o windowpanes

ahí nos vidrios — (Méx fam) see you around! (colloq)

pagar los vidrios rotos — to take the responsibility o blame

cambié uno de los vidrios — I replaced one of the panes o windowpanes

ahí nos vidrios — (Méx fam) see you around! (colloq)

pagar los vidrios rotos — to take the responsibility o blame

Ex: Occasionally the slide may be mounted between two pieces of glass to prevent damage caused by dust or fingerprints.

están dispuestos a usar la violencia para defender sus ideas — they are prepared to use o resort to violence to defend their ideas

• usar algo/a algn como — to use sth/sb as

• de usar y tirar — [envase, producto] disposable

• usar de — [+ derecho, poder] to exercise

¿cómo se usa esto? — < máquina> how does this work?; <diccionario/herramienta> how do you use this?

usar algo/a alguien de or como algo — to use something/somebody as something

¿cómo se usa esto? — < máquina> how does this work?; <diccionario/herramienta> how do you use this?

usar algo/a alguien de or como algo — to use something/somebody as something

Ex: The concept of corporate authorship was first formulated in the BM code and has been adopted in all subsequent English language codes.

destornillador de estrella — Phillips screwdriver ®

Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.

la presencia material de algn — sb's physical o bodily presence

material de construcción — building materials pl

materiales de derribo — rubble sing

material de envasado — packaging materials pl

material de limpieza — cleaning materials pl

material de oficina — office supplies pl, stationery

Ex: A post-coordinate index depends upon specialised equipment and storage devices.

Ex: Unless the filmed material is deemed of high artistic or artifactual value, it is subsequently pulped.

oggetto in o di ferro iron object; filo di ferro wire; color ferro iron-grey BE, iron-gray AE; carenza di ferro med. iron deficiency; età del ferro — geol. Iron Age

di ferro — [disciplina, salute, volontà] iron; [ memoria] tenacious; [ stomaco] strong; [ alibi] cast-iron, watertight

pugno di ferro — iron fist o hand

dare un colpo di ferro a qcs. — to give sth. an iron o a press

morire sotto i -i — to die under the knife o on the operating table

mettere qcn. ai -i — to put sb. in irons o fetters, to fetter sb

ai -i — [carne, pesce] grilled

battere il ferro finché è caldo — prov. to strike while the iron is hot, to make hay while the sun shines

toccare ferro — to touch BE o knock on AE wood