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1. noun(a long, thin type of candle.) cerilla
2. verb((sometimes with off) to make or become narrower or slimmer at one end: The leaves taper (off) to a point.) afilarse; estrecharse- tapered- tapering
tr['teɪpəSMALLr/SMALL]1 vela delgada1 afilar, estrechar1 afilarse, estrecharsetaper ['teɪpər] vi1) : estrecharse gradualmenteits tail tapers towards the tip: su cola va estrechándose hacia la puntataper n1) candle: vela f larga y delgada2) tapering: estrechamiento m gradualadj.• ahusado, -a adj.n.• antorcha s.f.• cerilla s.f.• cirio s.m.v.• adelgazar v.• ahusar v.• sutilizar v.'teɪpər, 'teɪpə(r)
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intransitive verb afilarse, estrecharsethe stick tapers to a point — el palo termina or remata en punta
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vt afilar, estrecharPhrasal Verbs:['teɪpǝ(r)]1.N (=spill) astilla f ; (=candle) vela f2.VI afilarse, estrecharse3.VT afilar, estrechar* * *['teɪpər, 'teɪpə(r)]
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intransitive verb afilarse, estrecharsethe stick tapers to a point — el palo termina or remata en punta
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vt afilar, estrecharPhrasal Verbs: -
2 taper
s.1 candela (candle)2 candela delgada, candela, cirio, vela.3 variación gradual.v.1 chaflanar, afilar, ahusar.2 ahusarse.3 amainar.vi.estrecharse ; acabar en punta (to a point)(pt & pp tapered) -
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punta sustantivo femenino 1 ( de nariz) end, tip; ( de pan) end; ( de pincel) tip;◊ vivo en la otra punta de la ciudad I live on the other side o at the other end of town;con la punta del pie with the print of one's foot; la punta del iceberg the tip of the iceberg; tener algo en la punta de la lengua to have sth on the tip of one's tongueb)2 (de flecha, lanza) tip; sácale punta al lápiz sharpen the pencil; de punta point first; en punta pointed; por un extremo acaba en punta it's pointed at one endb)◊ a punta de (AmL fam): a punta de repetírselo mil veces by telling him it a thousand times;a punta de palos lo hicieron obedecer they beat him until he did as he was told 3 ( de pañuelo) corner ■ adjetivo invariable:
punta
I adjetivo hora punta, peak o rush hour
tecnología punta, high technology, familiar high-tech
velocidad punta, top o maximum speed
II sustantivo femenino
1 (extremo puntiagudo) point: la punta del cuchillo, the tip of the knife (extremo) end, tip
punta del dedo, fingertip
punta del pie, toetip
2 (de un sitio) trabaja en la otra punta del país, he works at the other side of the country
3 (del pelo) puntas, ends pl
4 Dep jugar en punta, to play as a forward or striker LOC ir/ponerse de punta en blanco, to be/get all dressed up
sacar punta, (a un objeto) to sharpen, (a un comentario, suceso) to twist
tener algo en la punta de la lengua, to have sthg on the tip of one's tongue
a punta de pistola, at gunpoint
de punta a punta, from end to end ' punta' also found in these entries: Spanish: ápice - clavo - despuntar - iceberg - lanza - pelo - rotulador - tecnología - terminar - afinar - agudo - cesta - cortar - embotado - en - erizado - fino - hora - nervio - pistola - puntiagudo - puntilla - torre English: cutting-edge - edge - end - gunpoint - hair - headland - high-tech - mad - nail - nerve - nine - peak hours - point - prong - rush-hour - scary - sharpen - spike - spiky - stick up - taper - tip - weapon - bristle - corner - edgy - gun - hang - head - off - pointed - rat - rush - sharp - stand - stick
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taper — 1. (ta pé) v. a. 1° Donner une tape, des tapes. Tapez ce petit drôle. 2° Taper les cheveux, les relever avec le peigne, les crêper ; locution vieillie ; on dit crêper. • Dites à Montgobert qu on ne tape point les cheveux, et qu on ne tourne … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
taper — / taper off [v] decrease to a point abate, bate, close, come to a point, die away, die out, diminish, drain, dwindle, fade, lessen, narrow, recede, reduce, rescind, subside, thin, thin out, wane, weaken, wind down; concepts 137,698,776 Ant. go up … New thesaurus
taper off — taper / taper off [v] decrease to a point abate, bate, close, come to a point, die away, die out, diminish, drain, dwindle, fade, lessen, narrow, recede, reduce, rescind, subside, thin, thin out, wane, weaken, wind down; concepts 137,698,776 Ant … New thesaurus
Taper — Ta per, a. [Supposed to be from taper, n., in allusion to its form.] Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Point — (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pointing}.] [Cf. F. pointer. See {Point}, n.] 1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil. Used also figuratively; as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
taper — v. (d; intr., tr.) to taper to (tapered to a point) * * * [ teɪpə] (d; intr.,tr.) to taper to (tapered to a point) … Combinatory dictionary
Point de code — Unicode Unicode Jeux de caractères UCS (ISO/CEI 10646) ISO 646, ASCII ISO 8859 1 WGL4 UniHan Équivalences normalisées NFC (précomposée) NFD (décomposée) NFKC (compatibilité) NFKD (compatibilité) Propriétés et algorithmes ISO 15924 … Wikipédia en Français
point — Synonyms and related words: L, Thule, Ultima Thule, abode, accent, accentuate, ace, acerbity, acidity, acme, acridity, acrimony, aculeate, aculeus, acuminate, acumination, address, advance guard, advantage, affective meaning, aim, aim at, airhead … Moby Thesaurus
taper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. narrow; come to a point; lessen, slacken, slack off, diminish. n. candle, light; pyramid, cone, spire, etc. See narrowness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. narrow, lessen, thin out, thin down, reduce, whittle … English dictionary for students
point — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. object, meaning, significance, intent, aim; speck, dot, spot; place, location; pin, needle, prick, spike, prong, tip, end; limit; goal, site. See importance, sharpness, littleness. v. aim; face, tend … English dictionary for students
taper — Synonyms and related words: abate, aculeate, acuminate, approach, barb, bate, bayberry candle, bougie, brand, butane lighter, candle, candlewick, center, centralize, cigarette lighter, close, close in, close up, close with, coarctation, come down … Moby Thesaurus
