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'semstrəs, 'si:mstrəsnoun (a woman who earns her living by sewing.) costureratr['semstrəs]1 costureraseamstress ['si:mpstrəs] n: costurera fn.(§ pl.: seamstresses) = costurera s.f.• modista s.m.,f.'siːmstrəs, 'semstrɪsnoun costurera f['semstrɪs]N costurera f* * *['siːmstrəs, 'semstrɪs]noun costurera f -
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costurera sustantivo femenino seamstress
costurera sustantivo femenino seamstress ' costurera' also found in these entries: Spanish: modista - modisto English: seamstress -
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1. noun1) (the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc.) costura2) (the line where two things meet or join: Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.) juntura, junta3) (a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth: a coal seam.) veta, filón
2. verb(to sew a seam in: I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.) hacer una costura- the seamy side of life
- the seamy side
seam n costuratr[siːm]1 SMALLSEWING/SMALL costura2 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL juntura, junta\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be bursting at the seams (with people) rebosar de gente 2 (with things) estar hasta los topes 3 (with food) estar a punto de reventarseam ['si:m] vt1) stitch: unir con costuras2) mark: marcarseam n1) stitching: costura f2) lode, vein: veta f, filón mn.• costura s.f.• criadero s.m.• filón s.m.• juntura s.f.• sutura s.f.• veta s.f.v.• coser v.siːm1)a) ( stitching) costura fto 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)
b) ( join) juntura f2)a) (of coal, gold) veta f, filón mb) ( Geol) grieta f[siːm]1. N1) (Sew) costura fto 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
2) (Welding) juntura f3) (Geol) filón m, veta f2.VT (Sew) coser; (Tech) juntar* * *[siːm]1)a) ( stitching) costura fto 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)
b) ( join) juntura f2)a) (of coal, gold) veta f, filón mb) ( Geol) grieta f
См. также в других словарях:
seamstress — ► NOUN ▪ a woman who sews, especially as a job. ORIGIN from archaic seamster «tailor, seamstress» … English terms dictionary
Seamstress — Seam stress (?; 277), n. [From older seamster, properly fem., AS. se[ a]mestre. See {Seam}.] A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
seamstress — (n.) 1640s, with ESS (Cf. ess) + O.E. seamestre person whose work is sewing, from SEAM (Cf. seam). Originally indicating a woman, but the fem. ending estre no longer was felt as such in late Middle English and a new one added … Etymology dictionary
seamstress — [sēm′stris, sem′stris] n. [ME seamestre, man or woman who sews < OE < seam, SEAM + additional fem. suffix ESS] a woman who is expert at sewing, esp. one who makes her living by sewing … English World dictionary
seamstress — UK [ˈsemstrɪs] / US [ˈsɪmstrəs] noun [countable] Word forms seamstress : singular seamstress plural seamstresses a woman who sews and makes clothes as her job … English dictionary
seamstress — I seamster, seamstress (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sewer, stitcher; dressmaker, tailor[ess]. See clothing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sewer, needleworker, designer, coutourière (French); see dressmaker , tailor … English dictionary for students
seamstress — [[t]si͟ːmstrəs, se̱m [/t]] seamstresses N COUNT A seamstress is a woman who sews and makes clothes as her job. [OLD FASHIONED] … English dictionary
seamstress — noun a woman who sews, especially as a job. Origin C16: from archaic seamster, sempster tailor, seamstress + ess1 … English new terms dictionary
seamstress — noun Date: 1598 a woman whose occupation is sewing … New Collegiate Dictionary
seamstress — /seem stris/ or, esp. Brit., /sem /, n. a woman whose occupation is sewing. Also, sempstress. [1605 15; SEAMST(E)R + ESS] Usage. See ess. * * * … Universalium
seamstress — noun A woman who sews clothes professionally. See Also: seamster … Wiktionary