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1 cushion
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1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) cojín2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) amortiguador
2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) suavizar, amortiguarcushion n cojíntr['kʊʃən]2 (on billiard table) banda\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLair cushion colchón nombre masculino de airecushion ['kʊʃən] vt1) : poner cojines o almohadones a2) soften: amortiguar, mitigar, suavizarto cushion a blow: amortiguar un golpecushion n1) : cojín m, almohadón m2) protection: colchón m, protección fn.• almohada s.f.• almohadón s.m.• amortiguador s.m.• baranda s.f.• baranda de billar s.f.• cojín s.m.• lecho s.m.v.• acojinar v.• amortiguar v.• proteger con cojines v.
I 'kʊʃəna) ( on chair) almohadón m, cojín m; (before n)cushion cover — funda f de almohadón or cojín
b) ( padding) colchón m
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a) \<\<blow\>\> amortiguar*, suavizar*b) ( protect)['kʊʃǝn]to cushion something/somebody AGAINST something — proteger* algo/a alguien contra algo
1.N (gen) cojín m ; [of chair, for knees etc] almohadilla f ; [of air, moss] colchón m ; (=edge of billiard table) banda f2.VT [+ blow, fall] amortiguar3.CPDcushion cover N — funda f de cojín
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I ['kʊʃən]a) ( on chair) almohadón m, cojín m; (before n)cushion cover — funda f de almohadón or cojín
b) ( padding) colchón m
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a) \<\<blow\>\> amortiguar*, suavizar*b) ( protect)to cushion something/somebody AGAINST something — proteger* algo/a alguien contra algo
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2 cushion
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3 cushion car
n (AmE) (cf cushion wagon BrE )RAIL vagón escudo m -
4 cushion wagon
n (BrE) (cf cushion car AmE )RAIL vagón escudo m -
5 cushion
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6 cushion plant
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7 cushion
1) bloque amortiguador m2) cabeza amortiguadora fEnglish-Spanish architecture and construction dictionary > cushion
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8 cushion block
1) bloque amortiguador m2) cabeza amortiguadora fEnglish-Spanish architecture and construction dictionary > cushion block
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9 cushion rafter
English-Spanish architecture and construction dictionary > cushion rafter
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10 cushion borne
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11 cushion distortion
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12 cushion gas
nGAS gas de amortiguación m -
13 cushion spring
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14 cushion
s.1 cojín, almohadón (on chair); colchón (de aire); banda (on billiard table); amortiguador (sentido figurado) ( against para)2 almohadilla.3 reborde.vt.1 amortiguar (blow, impact)2 servir de almohada para.3 poner almohadones en, acolchar, acojinar, poner cojines en. (pt & pp cushioned) -
15 cushion bond
s.bono amortiguador, bono de protección, bono de resguardo, bono protector. -
16 cushion checking
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17 cushion chequing
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18 air cushion
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19 sewing cushion
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20 small cushion
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