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1 tijera
f.1 scissors.unas tijeras (a pair of) scissors/shearstijeras de podar secateurs2 Carpenter's horse, cooper's mare, for holding the wood while dressing, any instrument in the form of an X.3 Sheep-shearer.4 A small channel or drain.5 Detractor, murmurer.6 pair of scissors, scissor.7 folding bed, cot, pliable canvas bed.8 clipper.9 scissors jump.* * ** * *SF2) [de bicicleta] fork3)silla de tijera — (=con respaldo) folding chair; (=banqueta) folding stool, camp stool
escalera de tijera — steps, step-ladder
4) LAm (Zool) claw, pincer5) * (=persona) gossipser una buena tijera, tener buena tijera — (=chismoso) to be a great gossip; (=mordaz) to have a sharp tongue; (=criticón) be a scandalmonger
* * *tijera nf1. [para cortar] scissors;[de jardinero, esquilador] shears;unas tijeras (a pair of) scissors/shears;de tijera [escalera, silla] folding;meter la tijera a [censurar] to cut, to take the scissors totijeras de podar pruning shears, Br secateurs* * *tijera nf1) or2)de tijera : foldingescalera de tijera: stepladder* * *tijera n scissorsunas tijeras some scissors / a pair of scissors -
2 podadera
f.1 garden shears.2 pruning hook, pruner, bill-hook, billhook.3 pruning shears, pruners, secateurs.* * *1 pruning shears plural* * *SF (=cuchillo) pruning knife, billhook; (=tijera) pruning shears pl ; [de tipo yunque] secateurs pl* * ** * ** * *(cuchillo) pruner; (tijeras) pruning shearspodadera de mangos largos loppers* * *garden shears* * * -
3 tijeras
f.pl.pair of scissors, pair of shears, scissors.* * *noun f. plural* * *femenino plural, tijera femenino (para cortar papel, tela, etc) scissors (pl); ( para uñas) nail scissors (pl); ( para césped) shears (pl)estar cortados por la misma tijeras — (AmL) to be cut from the same cloth
de tijeras — <silla/cama> folding (before n)
* * *= scissors.Ex. Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding.----* cortar con tijeras = snip.* escaleja de tijera = stepladder.* tijeras dentadas = pinking shears, pinking scissors.* tijeras de sastre = pinking shears, pinking scissors.* tijeras grandes = shears.* * *femenino plural, tijera femenino (para cortar papel, tela, etc) scissors (pl); ( para uñas) nail scissors (pl); ( para césped) shears (pl)estar cortados por la misma tijeras — (AmL) to be cut from the same cloth
de tijeras — <silla/cama> folding (before n)
* * *= scissors.Ex: Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding.
* cortar con tijeras = snip.* escaleja de tijera = stepladder.* tijeras dentadas = pinking shears, pinking scissors.* tijeras de sastre = pinking shears, pinking scissors.* tijeras grandes = shears.* * *(para cortar papel, tela, etc) scissors (pl); (para las uñas) nail scissors (pl); (para el césped) shears (pl)unas tijerass nuevas a new pair of scissors o some new scissorsechó or metió (la) tijeras y en cinco minutos me cortó una falda she started snipping away and in five minutes she'd cut me out a skirtestar cortados por la misma tijeras ( AmL); to be cut from the same cloth, be cast in the same moldde tijeras ‹silla/cama› folding ( before n)escalera de tijeras stepladderCompuestos:* * *
tijeras sustantivo femenino plural,
( para uñas) nail scissors (pl);
( para césped) shears (pl);
tijeras de podar pruning shears (pl);
de tijeras ‹silla/cama› folding ( before n);
escalera de tijeras stepladder
tijeras sustantivo femenino (pair of) scissors pl
' tijeras' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
roma
- romo
- cortar
- tomar
English:
clippers
- nail scissors
- pair
- pinking shears
- scissors
- shears
- snip
- use
- useless
* * *fpl scissors;tijeras de podar pruning shears -
4 podadera
• bill-hook• billhook• pruner• pruners• pruning hook• pruning shears• secateurs -
5 tijeras de podar
• pruning shears• secateurs -
6 tijeras para podar
• pruners• pruning shears• secateurs
См. также в других словарях:
secateurs — 1881, from Fr. sécateur, ultimately from L. secare to cut (see SECTION (Cf. section)) … Etymology dictionary
secateurs — ► PLURAL NOUN chiefly Brit. ▪ a pair of pruning clippers for use with one hand. ORIGIN French, cutters , from Latin secare to cut … English terms dictionary
secateurs — [sek′ə tərz] pl.n. [< Fr secateur < L secare, to cut (see SAW1) + Fr ateur < L ator, ATOR] Chiefly Brit. shears used for pruning … English World dictionary
secateurs — n. a pair of secateurs * * * a pair of secateurs … Combinatory dictionary
secateurs — [[t]se̱kətɜ͟ː(r)z[/t]] N PLURAL: also a pair of N Secateurs are a gardening tool that look like a pair of strong, heavy scissors. Secateurs are used for cutting the stems of plants. [BRIT] (in AM, use pruning shears) … English dictionary
secateurs — sec|a|teurs [ˈsekətə:z US ˌsekəˈtə:rz] n [plural] BrE [Date: 1800 1900; : Frenc] strong scissors used for cutting plant stems ▪ a pair of secateurs … Dictionary of contemporary English
secateurs — /sek euh teuhr, terr /, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) Chiefly Brit. scissors or shears, esp. pruning shears. [1880 85; < F < L sec(are) to cut (see SECANT) + F ateurs (pl.) < L ator ATOR] * * * … Universalium
secateurs — noun /ˈsɛk.əˌtɜː(ɹ)z/ small, handheld pruning shears Syn: pruning shears … Wiktionary
secateurs — see SECTION … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
secateurs — n. pruning shears, special scissor like tool used to trim shrubs and plants (British) … English contemporary dictionary
secateurs — [ˌsɛkə tə:z, sɛkətə:z] plural noun Brit. a pair of pruning clippers for use with one hand. Origin C19: plural of Fr. sécateur cutter , formed irregularly from L. secare to cut … English new terms dictionary