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1 look for a needle in a haystack
English-Spanish proverbs dictionary > look for a needle in a haystack
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2 needle
'ni:dl1) (a small, sharp piece of steel with a hole (called an eye) at one end for thread, used in sewing etc: a sewing needle.) aguja2) (any of various instruments of a long narrow pointed shape: a knitting needle; a hypodermic needle.) aguja3) ((in a compass etc) a moving pointer.) aguja4) (the thin, sharp-pointed leaf of a pine, fir etc.) aguja•- needlework
needle n agujatr['niːdəl]1 (gen) aguja4 (leaf) hoja1 familiar pinchar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's like looking for a needle in a haystack es como buscar una aguja en un pajarneedle n1) : aguja fto thread a needle: enhebrar una agujaknitting needle: aguja de tejer2) pointer: aguja f, indicador mn.• aguja s.f.• lengüeta s.f.• púa s.f.v.• fastidiar v.
I 'niːdḷcount nouna) (for sewing, on syringe, for etching) aguja f; ( on record player) aguja f, púa f (RPl); ( knitting needle) aguja f de tejer or (Esp) de hacer punto, palillo m (Chi)to give somebody the needle — (colloq) ( taunt) (AmE) pinchar a alguien (fam); ( irritate) (BrE) sacar* de quicio a alguien
to look for a needle in a haystack — buscar* una aguja en un pajar
b) ( on gauge) aguja fc) ( Bot) aguja f
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transitive verb pinchar (fam)['niːdl]what really needles me is that... — lo que de verdad me saca de quicio or me fastidia es que...
1. N1) (for sewing) aguja f- get the needle- give sb the needleknitting, pin 1., 1)2) (Bot) aguja f, acícula fpine needle — aguja f de pino
3) * rivalidad f, pique m4) ** (=drugs) droga f2. VT1) * pinchar *, fastidiar2) (US) ** [+ drink] añadir alcohol a3.CPDneedle case N — alfiletero m
needle exchange N — (centro m) de intercambio m de jeringuillas
needle match N — partido m de máxima rivalidad
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I ['niːdḷ]count nouna) (for sewing, on syringe, for etching) aguja f; ( on record player) aguja f, púa f (RPl); ( knitting needle) aguja f de tejer or (Esp) de hacer punto, palillo m (Chi)to give somebody the needle — (colloq) ( taunt) (AmE) pinchar a alguien (fam); ( irritate) (BrE) sacar* de quicio a alguien
to look for a needle in a haystack — buscar* una aguja en un pajar
b) ( on gauge) aguja fc) ( Bot) aguja f
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transitive verb pinchar (fam)what really needles me is that... — lo que de verdad me saca de quicio or me fastidia es que...
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3 aguja
aguja sustantivo femenino ( para inyecciones) needle; ( de tocadiscos) stylus, needle; ( de instrumento) needle; ( de balanza) pointer, needle; ( de reloj) hand;◊ buscar una aguja en un pajar to look for a needle in a haystackb) (Inf) pin
aguja sustantivo femenino
1 needle (de reloj) hand (de tocadiscos) stylus
2 Arquit spire
3 Ferroc point, US switch ' aguja' also found in these entries: Spanish: ganchillo - hipodérmica - hipodérmico - incapaz - ojo - saeta - brocheta - clavar - enhebrar - oscilar - punta - tacón English: eye - hypodermic needle - jab - knitting needle - needle - point - pointer - sharp - spire - steeple - stiletto - stylus - thread - turnout - crochet - hand - hypodermic - knitting
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