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2 cardo huso
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3 de pelo rizado
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4 larva peluda de los gusanos de seda
• woolly bearDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > larva peluda de los gusanos de seda
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5 lanudo
adj.1 woolly (lanoso), consisting of wool, clothed with wool, lanigerous, fleecy.2 rustic, uncouth (maleducado). (Andes & Caribbean)3 well off (rico). (Caribbean & Mexico)* * *► adjetivo1 woolly (US wooly)* * *ADJ1) (=lanoso) woolly, wooly (EEUU), fleecy2) Méx * (=rico) well off* * *- da adjetivo long-haired, shaggy* * *= fleecy, wooly [woolier -comp., wooliest -sup.], furry [furrier -comp., furriest -sup.], shaggy [shaggier -comp., shaggiest -sup.].Ex. Results of experiments have indicated that because the beetles favour fleecy woollen material, this material can be used to trap insects in library book depositories.Ex. The problem used was the riddle of the frozen wooly mammoths.Ex. Try to imagine yourself as a 2 1/2-year-old, out walking in the park with your mum, when across your path pads a little furry animal.Ex. Then, she noticed the split ends on his shaggy hair.* * *- da adjetivo long-haired, shaggy* * *= fleecy, wooly [woolier -comp., wooliest -sup.], furry [furrier -comp., furriest -sup.], shaggy [shaggier -comp., shaggiest -sup.].Ex: Results of experiments have indicated that because the beetles favour fleecy woollen material, this material can be used to trap insects in library book depositories.
Ex: The problem used was the riddle of the frozen wooly mammoths.Ex: Try to imagine yourself as a 2 1/2-year-old, out walking in the park with your mum, when across your path pads a little furry animal.Ex: Then, she noticed the split ends on his shaggy hair.* * *lanudo -dalong-haired, shaggy* * *
lanudo◊ -da adjetivo
long-haired, shaggy
lanudo,-a adjetivo woolly, fleecy
(peludo) furry
' lanudo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
lanuda
English:
shaggy
* * *lanudo, -a adj1. [con lana, vello] woolly* * *woolly; perro shaggy, long-haired* * *lanudo, -da adj: woolly -
6 lanoso
adj.fleecy, merino, woolly, wooly.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) furry, woolly (US wooly)* * *ADJ woolly, wooly (EEUU), fleecy* * *= wooly [woolier -comp., wooliest -sup.].Ex. The problem used was the riddle of the frozen wooly mammoths.* * *= wooly [woolier -comp., wooliest -sup.].Ex: The problem used was the riddle of the frozen wooly mammoths.
* * *lanoso -sawooly** * *lanoso, -a adjwoolly* * *woolly; perro shaggy, long-haired -
7 pachón
adj.1 wooly, woolly, merino, fleecy.2 furry, covered with hair, furred.m.beagle.* * *► adjetivo1 (perro) pointer\perro pachón pointer* * *1. ADJ1) * [persona] lackadaisical3) And * (=gordito) plump4) And * (=lerdo) dim *, dense *2. SM1) (=perro) basset hound2) * (=persona) dull person, slow sort* * ** * ** * *( Méx) ‹suéter› chunky; ‹perro› wooly*; ‹gato› furrymasculine, femininebasset hound* * *
pachón
‹ perro› wooly( conjugate wooly)
* * *pachón, -ona♦ nm,fFames un pachón he's very laid back♦ nm[perro] = gun dog similar to Spanish pointer -
8 abrigar
v.1 to wrap up (person) (arropar).2 to cherish (tener) (esperanza).3 to be warm (ropa, manta).esta chaqueta no abriga nada this jacket is useless at keeping you warm4 to cover, to wrap up, to keep warm.María abriga al niño en la noche Mary covers the child at night.5 to uphold, to advocate, to cherish.Silvia abriga la idea de volver Silvia cherishes the idea of going back.6 to shelter, to harbor, to protect, to take into care.El arrecife abriga al navío The reef shelters the ship.7 to comb.* * *1 (contra el frío) to wrap up; (ropa) to be warm■ abriga bien al niño, que hace mucho frío en la calle wrap him up well, it's very cold outside2 (proteger) to shelter, protect3 figurado (sospechas) to harbour (US harbor), have4 figurado (esperanzas) to foster, cherish1 (uso reflexivo) to wrap oneself up* * *verb1) to shelter, protect2) keep warm3) cherish, harbor•* * *1. VT1) [del frío] [persona] to wrap up; [ropa, manta] to keep warm2) (=resguardar) to shelter, protect (de from)los árboles nos abrigaban del viento — the trees sheltered o protected us from the wind
3) (=ayudar) to support4) (=albergar) [+ ambición, sospecha, temor] to harbour, harbor (EEUU); [+ duda] to entertain, harbour, harbor (EEUU); [+ esperanza, ilusión] to cherish, harbour, harbor (EEUU); [+ opinión] to hold2.VI [ropa, manta] to be warm3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( con ropa) to wrap... up warm2) <idea/esperanza> to cherish; <sospecha/duda> to harbor*, entertain2. 3.abrigarse v pron (refl) to wrap up warm* * *= nurse, nestle.Ex. Not the least of its advantages is its maximum visibility to other library users, perhaps nursing unasked questions of their own.Ex. Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.----* abrigar esperanza = foster + hope, cherish + hope.* abrigarse bien = wrap up + warm.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( con ropa) to wrap... up warm2) <idea/esperanza> to cherish; <sospecha/duda> to harbor*, entertain2. 3.abrigarse v pron (refl) to wrap up warm* * *= nurse, nestle.Ex: Not the least of its advantages is its maximum visibility to other library users, perhaps nursing unasked questions of their own.
Ex: Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.* abrigar esperanza = foster + hope, cherish + hope.* abrigarse bien = wrap up + warm.* * *abrigar [A3 ]vtA(con ropa): abriga bien al niño wrap the child up warm o wellel pañuelo me abriga el cuello the scarf keeps my neck warmB ‹idea/esperanza› to cherish; ‹sospecha/duda› to harbor*, entertain■ abrigarvi«ropa» to be warmeste suéter abriga mucho this sweater is really warm( refl) to wrap up warm o wellabrígate (bien) que hace frío wrap up warm o well, it's coldabrígate el pecho keep your chest warm* * *
abrigar ( conjugate abrigar) verbo transitivo
1 ( con ropa) to wrap … up warm;
2 ‹idea/esperanza› to cherish;
‹sospecha/duda› to harbor( conjugate harbor), entertain
verbo intransitivo [ ropa] to be warm
abrigarse verbo pronominal ( refl) to wrap up warm
abrigar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 (dar calor) to keep warm: esta vieja manta ya no abriga mucho, this old blanket isn't very warm
(tapar, cubrir, arropar) to wrap up: abriga bien al abuelo, keep grandfather wrapped up warm
2 (resguardar) to protect, shelter
3 (tener un deseo, un sentimiento) to cherish
(una sospecha) to have, harbour, US harbor
' abrigar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
tapar
- arropar
English:
cherish
- cover
- foster
- harbor
- harbour
- muffle up
- nurture
- shelter
- entertain
* * *♦ vt1. [arropar] to wrap up;[calentar] to keep warm2. [albergar] [esperanza] to cherish;[sospechas, malas intenciones] to harbour♦ vi[ropa, manta] to be warm;esta chaqueta no abriga nada this jacket is useless at keeping you warm* * *v/t1 wrap up2 esperanzas hold out; duda entertain* * *abrigar {52} vt1) : to shelter, to protect2) : to keep warm, to dress warmly3) : to cherish, to harborabrigar esperanzas: to cherish hopes* * *abrigar vb3. (ser caliente) to be warm -
9 amarilla
adj.1 Yellow, gold color.2 Gutter (prensa sensacionalista).f.1 gold coin, especially the ounce.2 a vat.3 a liver disease of woolly flocks.* * *f., (m. - amarillo)* * *SF (Dep) yellow cardamarillo* * *----* prensa amarilla, la = tabloid press, the.* * ** prensa amarilla, la = tabloid press, the.* * *
amarillo,-a adjetivo & sustantivo masculino yellow
prensa amarilla, yellow press, gutter press, tabloid press ➣ Ver nota en broadsheet
' amarilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
amarillo
- cartulina
- prensa
- tarjeta
- transmitir
- granadilla
- prímula
English:
book
- gutter press
- butter
- yellow
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10 argumento
m.1 argument.un argumento a favor de/en contra de hacer algo an argument for/against doing something2 plot.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: argumentar.* * *1 argument2 (de novela, obra, etc) plot* * *noun m.1) argument, reasoning2) plot* * *SM1) [de razonamiento] argument tb Jur2) (Literat, Teat) plot; (TV etc) storylineargumento de la obra — plot summary, outline
3) LAm (=discusión) argument, discussion, quarrel* * *a) ( razón) argumentb) (Cin, Lit) plot, story line* * *= argument, contention, plot, point, thesis, storyline, thread, peg.Nota: En sentido figurado, razón o motivo utilizado como argumento para defender una actuación concreta.Ex. A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points in an argument.Ex. The main contentions are that it would serve both the long-term interests of authors and publishers and the interests of users of information.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.Ex. A praeses is a faculty moderator of an academic disputation, who normally proposes a thesis and participates in the ensuing disputation.Ex. Yet the aficionado of romantic fiction will be able to distinguish with ease between the novels of two authors whose storylines seem, to the outsider, to be virtually identical.Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex. The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.----* ambas partes del argumento = both sides of the fence.* ambos lados del argumento = both sides of the fence.* apoyar + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.* apoyar un argumento = support + contention.* argumento científico = scientific argument.* argumento comercial = business case.* argumento convincente = compelling argument.* argumento de venta = sales pitch, product pitch.* argumento en contra = counter-argument [counterargument].* argumento + girar en torno a = argument + revolve around.* argumento principal = main argument.* argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.* argumentos = ammunition, ammo.* argumentos a favor o en contra = arguments for (and/or) against.* argumentos en contra = counter-evidence.* corroborar un argumento = substantiate + claim.* defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.* defender un argumento = support + view.* demostrar el argumento de Uno = prove + Posesivo + point, prove + point, make + Posesivo + case.* demostrar un argumento = substantiate + claim.* encadenamiento de argumentos = threading.* esgrimir un argumento = put forward + argument.* formular un argumento = advance + argument, put forward + argument.* invalidar un argumento = invalidate + argument.* presentar argumentos a favor = make + a case for.* presentar argumentos a favor de = present + arguments in favour of.* presentar un argumento = advance + argument.* rebatir un argumento = counter + argument.* respaldar el argumento de uno = back up + story.* respaldar un argumento = back + Posesivo + argument, buttress + argument, buttress + Posesivo + case.* * *a) ( razón) argumentb) (Cin, Lit) plot, story line* * *= argument, contention, plot, point, thesis, storyline, thread, peg.Nota: En sentido figurado, razón o motivo utilizado como argumento para defender una actuación concreta.Ex: A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points in an argument.
Ex: The main contentions are that it would serve both the long-term interests of authors and publishers and the interests of users of information.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.Ex: A praeses is a faculty moderator of an academic disputation, who normally proposes a thesis and participates in the ensuing disputation.Ex: Yet the aficionado of romantic fiction will be able to distinguish with ease between the novels of two authors whose storylines seem, to the outsider, to be virtually identical.Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.Ex: The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.* ambas partes del argumento = both sides of the fence.* ambos lados del argumento = both sides of the fence.* apoyar + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.* apoyar un argumento = support + contention.* argumento científico = scientific argument.* argumento comercial = business case.* argumento convincente = compelling argument.* argumento de venta = sales pitch, product pitch.* argumento en contra = counter-argument [counterargument].* argumento + girar en torno a = argument + revolve around.* argumento principal = main argument.* argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.* argumentos = ammunition, ammo.* argumentos a favor o en contra = arguments for (and/or) against.* argumentos en contra = counter-evidence.* corroborar un argumento = substantiate + claim.* defender + Posesivo + argumento = support + Posesivo + case, buttress + Posesivo + case.* defender un argumento = support + view.* demostrar el argumento de Uno = prove + Posesivo + point, prove + point, make + Posesivo + case.* demostrar un argumento = substantiate + claim.* encadenamiento de argumentos = threading.* esgrimir un argumento = put forward + argument.* formular un argumento = advance + argument, put forward + argument.* invalidar un argumento = invalidate + argument.* presentar argumentos a favor = make + a case for.* presentar argumentos a favor de = present + arguments in favour of.* presentar un argumento = advance + argument.* rebatir un argumento = counter + argument.* respaldar el argumento de uno = back up + story.* respaldar un argumento = back + Posesivo + argument, buttress + argument, buttress + Posesivo + case.* * *1 (razón) argumentme dejó sin argumentos she demolished all my argumentsesgrimió argumentos sólidos y convincentes he employed solid, convincing arguments* * *
Del verbo argumentar: ( conjugate argumentar)
argumento es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
argumentó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
argumentar
argumento
argumentar ( conjugate argumentar) verbo transitivo
to argue
argumento sustantivo masculino
argumentar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to argue
argumento sustantivo masculino
1 (razonamiento) argument
2 (trama) plot
' argumento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
absurda
- absurdo
- arma
- base
- confusa
- confuso
- consistente
- débil
- densidad
- desmontar
- disuasiva
- disuasivo
- disuasoria
- disuasorio
- esgrimir
- exposición
- hilo
- inconsistente
- mala
- malo
- oponer
- peso
- razón
- risa
- seguir
- simplón
- simplona
- socorrida
- socorrido
- solidez
- sutil
- vigente
- consistencia
- contradecir
- contundente
- embrollo
- estúpido
- fundar
- pobre
- raciocinio
- rebuscado
- resumir
- retorcido
- sólido
- sostener
- verosímil
English:
acknowledge
- argument
- bogus
- case
- clever
- cogent
- contest
- core
- demolish
- devastating
- follow
- forceful
- impress
- lame
- leg
- pith
- plot
- point
- powerful
- reasonable
- shrewd
- side
- sound
- stand up
- state
- story
- story-line
- take apart
- telling
- tenuous
- thread
- valid
- weak
- weakness
- wishy-washy
- woolly
- wooly
* * *argumento nm1. [razonamiento] argument2. [trama] plot* * *m1 razón argument* * *argumento nm1) : argument, reasoning2) : plot, story line* * *1. (razonamiento) argument2. (tema de película, etc) plot -
11 impreciso
adj.1 imprecise, indefinite, uncertain, loose.2 blurred.3 clumsy, uncoordinated, unco-ordinated.* * *► adjetivo1 imprecise, vague* * *ADJ imprecise, vague* * *- sa adjetivo vague, imprecise* * *= fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], nebulous, non-crisp, vague [vaguer -comp., vaguest -sup.], imprecise, loose [looser -comp., loosest -sup.], wooly [woolier -comp., wooliest -sup.].Ex. This is a rather fuzzy basis for establishing subject headings, but fuzziness is not the guidelines only fault.Ex. The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.Ex. The database model presented in this article is suitable for applications in which queries may require noncrisp references to certain attributes.Ex. Some of the terms are vague.Ex. The colon is the most widely used of the synthetic devices, but is an imprecise weapon which may have several different meanings.Ex. Kast points out that there is a 'rather loose, conglomeration of interests and approaches' in this developing field.Ex. On the other side, some aspects of the planning study remains wooly.----* conjunto impreciso = imprecise set.* de un modo impreciso = fuzzily.* término impreciso = fuzzy term.* * *- sa adjetivo vague, imprecise* * *= fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], nebulous, non-crisp, vague [vaguer -comp., vaguest -sup.], imprecise, loose [looser -comp., loosest -sup.], wooly [woolier -comp., wooliest -sup.].Ex: This is a rather fuzzy basis for establishing subject headings, but fuzziness is not the guidelines only fault.
Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.Ex: The database model presented in this article is suitable for applications in which queries may require noncrisp references to certain attributes.Ex: Some of the terms are vague.Ex: The colon is the most widely used of the synthetic devices, but is an imprecise weapon which may have several different meanings.Ex: Kast points out that there is a 'rather loose, conglomeration of interests and approaches' in this developing field.Ex: On the other side, some aspects of the planning study remains wooly.* conjunto impreciso = imprecise set.* de un modo impreciso = fuzzily.* término impreciso = fuzzy term.* * *impreciso -savague, impreciseun número impreciso de personas an indeterminate number of people* * *
impreciso◊ -sa adjetivo
vague, imprecise;
un número impreciso de personas an indeterminate number of people
impreciso,-a adjetivo imprecise, vague
' impreciso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
imprecisa
- vaguedad
- indeterminado
English:
imprecise
- inaccurate
- vague
- woolly
- wooly
- shadowy
* * *impreciso, -a adjimprecise, vague* * *adj imprecise* * *impreciso, -sa adj1) : imprecise, vague2) : inaccurate* * *impreciso adj imprecise / inaccurate -
12 juguete
m.toy.una pistola/un coche de juguete a toy gun/carjuguetes bélicos war toysjuguete educativo educational toy* * *1 toy2 figurado plaything\ser el juguete de alguien to be somebody's plaything* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=objeto) toy2) [uso figurado] toy, plaything3) (=chiste) joke4) (Teat) skit, sketch* * *masculino toyno es más que un juguete en sus manos — he is merely a puppet in their hands
somos juguetes del destino — (liter) we are the playthings of fate (liter)
* * *= toy.Ex. If none of these terms is appropriate, give the specific name of the item or the names of the parts of the item as concisely as possible; e.g., 1 clockwork toy train.----* caballito de juguete = hobby-horse.* coche de juguete = toy car.* cuarto de los juguetes = playroom.* juguete de cuerda = clockwork toy.* juguete erótico = sex toy.* juguete móvil colgante = mobile.* juguete sexual = sex toy.* muelle de juguete = slinky.* soldado de juguete = model soldier.* teléfono de juguete = toy phone.* tienda de juguetes = toy shop.* tren de juguete = toy train.* * *masculino toyno es más que un juguete en sus manos — he is merely a puppet in their hands
somos juguetes del destino — (liter) we are the playthings of fate (liter)
* * *= toy.Ex: If none of these terms is appropriate, give the specific name of the item or the names of the parts of the item as concisely as possible; e.g., 1 clockwork toy train.
* caballito de juguete = hobby-horse.* coche de juguete = toy car.* cuarto de los juguetes = playroom.* juguete de cuerda = clockwork toy.* juguete erótico = sex toy.* juguete móvil colgante = mobile.* juguete sexual = sex toy.* muelle de juguete = slinky.* soldado de juguete = model soldier.* teléfono de juguete = toy phone.* tienda de juguetes = toy shop.* tren de juguete = toy train.* * *toyun tren/una pistola de juguete a toy train/gunser un juguete en manos de algn/algo: no es más que un juguete en manos de sus consejeros he is merely a puppet in the hands of his advisersCompuestos:war toyeducational toy* * *
juguete sustantivo masculino
toy;
juguete sustantivo masculino
1 toy
tren de juguete toy train
2 figurado ser el juguete de alguien, to be sb's plaything: es un juguete en manos de su marido, she's a toy in her husband's hands
' juguete' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caballito
- cometa
- desarmar
- muñeca
- muñeco
- trompo
- balero
- boliche
- chiche
- cuerda
- destrozar
- didáctico
- estropear
- maltratar
- matraca
- molinillo
- papagayo
- papalote
- peluche
English:
furry
- hobbyhorse
- kite
- plaything
- rattle
- scooter
- top
- toy
- woolly
- wooly
- clock
- dummy
- play
- pull
- train
* * *juguete nm1. [para niños] toy;una pistola/un carro de juguete a toy gun/carjuguetes bélicos war toys;juguete educativo educational toyel presidente es un juguete en manos de los militares the president is a puppet of the military;el barco era un juguete de los elementos the boat was at the mercy of the elements3. Teatro sketch, skit* * *m toy* * *juguete nm: toy* * *juguete n toy¡recoge tus juguetes! put your toys away! -
13 lana
f.1 wool.de lana woolenlana de vidrio glass fiber2 money, capital, dough.m.dosh, dough (informal). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Mexican Spanish)* * *1 wool■ ¡córtate esas lanas! get your hair cut!\de lana woollen (US woolen)cardarle la lana a alguien familiar to tick somebody off, tell somebody offir por lana y salir trasquilado,-a familiar to go for wool and come home shorn* * *noun f.* * *ISF1) [gen] wool; (=vellón) fleece; (=tela) woollen cloth, woolen cloth (EEUU); [para labores] knitting woolde lana, hecho de lana — wool antes de s, woollen, woolen (EEUU)
5) CAm (=estafador) swindlerII* * *1) ( material) wool; (vellón, pelambre) fleeceuna bufanda de lana — a wool o woolen scarf
2) (AmL fam) ( dinero) dough (sl)tienen mucha lana — they're loaded (colloq)
* * *= wool, fleece.Ex. In this subject context the concept wool plays the role of Material.Ex. Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.----* cardar lana = card + wool.* ovillo de lana = ball of wool.* paño de lana = woollen [woolen, -USA].* productor de lana = wool producer.* pura lana = pure wool.* pura lana virgen = pure new wool.* tejido grueso de lana = duffel [duffle].* * *1) ( material) wool; (vellón, pelambre) fleeceuna bufanda de lana — a wool o woolen scarf
2) (AmL fam) ( dinero) dough (sl)tienen mucha lana — they're loaded (colloq)
* * *= wool, fleece.Ex: In this subject context the concept wool plays the role of Material.
Ex: Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.* cardar lana = card + wool.* ovillo de lana = ball of wool.* paño de lana = woollen [woolen, -USA].* productor de lana = wool producer.* pura lana = pure wool.* pura lana virgen = pure new wool.* tejido grueso de lana = duffel [duffle].* * *A (material) wool; (vellón, pelambre) fleecelana de alpaca alpaca wooluna madeja de lana a skein of woolusó tres lanas distintas she used three different wools o kinds of wooluna bufanda de lana a wool o woolen o ( colloq) wooly scarftela de lana woolen cloth, woolno son de nylon, son de lana they're not nylon, they're woolir (a) por lana y volver trasquilado to be hoist by one's own petardunos cardan la lana y otros cobran la fama some do all the work and others get all the creditCompuestos:steel woolfiberglass*● lana merino or merinaBotany woolnew woolpura lana virgen pure new wooltienen mucha lana they're loaded ( colloq)* * *
lana sustantivo femenino
1 ( material) wool;
(vellón, pelambre) fleece;
una bufanda de lana a wool o woolen scarf
2 (AmL fam) ( dinero) dough (sl);◊ tienen mucha lana they're loaded (colloq)
lana sustantivo femenino wool
pura lana virgen, pure new wool
' lana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calceta
- chaleco
- dar
- devanar
- ser
- estambre
- mechón
- paño
- prenda
- tonsurar
- alpaca
- apelmazarse
- cardar
- catalán
- cundir
- desenredar
- enmarañado
- enredado
- enredar
- esponjoso
- gordo
- guante
- hilar
- hueco
- jaspeado
- madeja
- mota
- peinar
- peludo
- picar
- tela
- terminar
English:
ball
- coat
- demand
- fleece
- scarf
- shear
- snarl up
- tangle
- wool
- woolen
- woollen
- woolly
- wooly
- cash
- Catalan
- cough
- dough
- loop
- loot
- ply
- steel
- woolens
* * *lana nf1. [de oveja] wool;de lana woollen;ir a por lana y volver trasquilado to be hoist with one's own petardlana mineral rock wool;lana de vidrio glass wool;lana virgen virgin woolser de lana to be rolling in it* * *f1wool;pura lana virgen pure new wool* * *lana nf1) : woollana de acero: steel wool* * *lana n wool -
14 moño
adj.1 pretty, dainty, cute, ducky.2 blond.m.1 monkey, ape.2 overall, coveralls, dungarees.* * *► adjetivo1 (bonito) nice, lovely, cute■ ¡qué vestido más mono! what a lovely dress!► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 ZOOLOGÍA monkey1 peyorativo (persona fea) ugly devil2 (prenda - de trabajo) overalls plural; (- de calle) jump suit, dungarees plural; (- de niños) rompers plural■ lleva tres días sin fumar y está con el mono he hasn't smoked for three days and he's suffering from withdrawal symptoms\ser el último mono familiar to be a nobody¡tengo monos en la cara, o qué! familiar do you want a photo?mono de imitación copycat————————1 peyorativo (persona fea) ugly devil2 (prenda - de trabajo) overalls plural; (- de calle) jump suit, dungarees plural; (- de niños) rompers plural■ lleva tres días sin fumar y está con el mono he hasn't smoked for three days and he's suffering from withdrawal symptoms* * *1. (f. - mona)adj.pretty, funny2. (f. - mona)noun* * *ISM1) (Zool) monkey¡mono! — [a niño] you little monkey!
2) ** [de drogadicto] withdrawal symptoms pl, cold turkey *estar con el mono — to be suffering withdrawal symptoms, have gone cold turkey *
3) (=traje de faena) overalls pl, boiler suit; [de calle] jumpsuit; [con peto] dungarees pl4) * (=hombre feo) ugly devil5) (=figura) cartoon or caricature figurepl monos Cono Sur doodlesmonos animados — Cono Sur cartoons
6) (Naipes) joker7) ** [policía] cop *9) Caribe * (=deuda) debt10)tener monos en la cara —
IIno me mirarían más ni que tuviera monos en la cara — they couldn't have stared at me more if I had come from the moon
ADJ1) (=bonito) pretty, lovely; (=simpático) nice, cuteuna chica muy mona — a lovely o very pretty girl
¡qué sombrero más mono! — what a nice o cute little hat!
2) (Mús) monoIII mono, -a1.2.mona* * *I- na adjetivo1) (fam) < mujer> pretty, lovely-looking (colloq); < niño> lovely, cute (colloq); <vestido/piso> gorgeous, lovely2) (Col) ( rubio) <hombre/niño> blond; <mujer/niña> blonde3) (Audio) monoII- na masculino, femenino1) (Zool) monkeyser el último mono — (fam) to be the lowest of the low
ser un mono de imitación — (fam) to be a copycat (colloq)
tener monos en la cara — (fam)
¿qué miras? ¿es que tengo monos en la cara? — is there something funny about me?
una revista de monitos — (Andes, Méx) a comic
la página de los monitos del periódico — (Andes, Méx) the cartoon page, the funnies (AmE colloq)
3) mono masculinoa) ( de mecánico) coveralls (pl) (AmE), overalls (pl) (BrE)b) ( de moda - de cuerpo entero) jumpsuit; (- con peto) overalls (pl) (AmE), dungarees (pl) (BrE)c) (Méx) ( malla de bailarina) leotard4) (Audio)5) (arg) ( síndrome de abstinencia) cold turkey (sl)6) ( en naipes) joker* * *= bun.Ex. The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.----* horquilla de moño = hairpin.* * *I- na adjetivo1) (fam) < mujer> pretty, lovely-looking (colloq); < niño> lovely, cute (colloq); <vestido/piso> gorgeous, lovely2) (Col) ( rubio) <hombre/niño> blond; <mujer/niña> blonde3) (Audio) monoII- na masculino, femenino1) (Zool) monkeyser el último mono — (fam) to be the lowest of the low
ser un mono de imitación — (fam) to be a copycat (colloq)
tener monos en la cara — (fam)
¿qué miras? ¿es que tengo monos en la cara? — is there something funny about me?
una revista de monitos — (Andes, Méx) a comic
la página de los monitos del periódico — (Andes, Méx) the cartoon page, the funnies (AmE colloq)
3) mono masculinoa) ( de mecánico) coveralls (pl) (AmE), overalls (pl) (BrE)b) ( de moda - de cuerpo entero) jumpsuit; (- con peto) overalls (pl) (AmE), dungarees (pl) (BrE)c) (Méx) ( malla de bailarina) leotard4) (Audio)5) (arg) ( síndrome de abstinencia) cold turkey (sl)6) ( en naipes) joker* * *mono1= monkey, ape.Ex: For example, 629.1388 in DC has to house all documents on Astronautics documents on Instrumentation, Earth satellites, monkeys in space, Manned flights, and so on.
Ex: Edgar Rice Burroughs, best known as the creator of 'Tarzan of the Apes', is one of America's most popular writers of genre fiction = Edgar Rice Burroughs, mejor conocido como el creador de "Tarzán de los monos" es uno de los escritories más populares americanos de literatura narrativa.* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.* Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda = You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.* hacer (la) mona = play + hooky, play + truant, skip + class.* mono enano = bonobo.* ser el último mono = feel + pulled and tugged.mono22 = overalls, body suit.Nota: Prenda de vestir de una pieza completa que cubre la parte superior e inferior del cuerpo.Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.
Ex: This article covers the general intellectual property situation and specific patents relating to aspects of virtual reality (headsets, data gloves, body suits, complete systems).mono33 = cute [cuter -comp., cutest -sup.], dinky [dinkier -comp., dinkiest -sup.], darling.Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
Ex: This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.Ex: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.mono44 = withdrawal symptoms.Ex: When heavy or frequent drinkers suddenly decide to quit 'cold turkey' they will experience some physical withdrawal symptoms.
* tener el mono = suffer from + withdrawal symptoms.* * *A ( fam); ‹mujer› pretty, lovely-looking ( colloq); ‹niño› lovely, cute ( colloq), sweet ( colloq); ‹vestido/piso› gorgeous, lovelyes muy mona de cara she has a lovely o a very pretty faceC ( Audio) monomasculine, feminine( Zool) monkeyel mono desnudo the naked apeser el último mono ( fam); to be a complete nobody, be the lowest of the low, be the low man on the totem pole ( AmE)tener monos en la cara ( fam): ¿qué miras? ¿es que tengo monos en la cara? is there something funny about me? you're looking at me as if I was from another planetaunque la mona se vista de seda mona se queda you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's earCompuesto:mono3A(monigote): dibujó un mono en el cuaderno he drew a little figure in his exercise bookuna revista de monitos (Andes, Méx); a comicCompuestos:( Chi) cartoon( Chi) snowmanB3 ( Méx) (malla de bailarina) leotardC ( Audio):en mono in monoestá con el mono he's gone cold turkey (sl)E (en naipes) joker* * *
Multiple Entries:
mono
moño
mono 1◊ -na adjetivo
1 (fam) ‹ mujer› pretty, lovely-looking (colloq);
‹ niño› lovely, cute (colloq);
‹vestido/piso› gorgeous, lovely
2 (Col) ( rubio) ‹hombre/niño› blond;
‹mujer/niña› blonde
3 (Audio) mono
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 (Zool) monkey;
2 sustantivo masculino
(— con peto) overalls (pl) (AmE), dungarees (pl) (BrE)
mono 2 sustantivo masculino ( monigote)
1 doodle;◊ una revista de monitos (Andes, Méx) a comic;
moño animado (Chi) cartoon;
moño de nieve (Chi) snowman
2
(— con peto) overalls (pl) (AmE), dungarees (pl) (BrE)
3 (arg) ( síndrome de abstinencia) cold turkey (sl);
moño sustantivo masculino
estar hasta el moño to be fed up (to the back teeth) (colloq)
mono,-a
I m,f Zool monkey
II sustantivo masculino
1 Indum (para trabajo) overalls pl; US coveralls pl
2 argot (de abstinencia) cold turkey
III adj fam (bonito) lovely, pretty, charming
♦ Locuciones: ¿tengo monos en la cara?, what are you staring at?
moño m (de pelo) bun: se hizo un moño, she put her hair up in a bun
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar hasta el moño, to be sick to death [de, of]
' moño' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mona
- mono
- chongo
- comodín
- corbata
- deshacer
- mano
- rico
English:
ape
- boiler suit
- bun
- cold turkey
- coveralls
- cute
- death
- dungarees
- jump suit
- monkey
- overall
- sick
- sweet
- blond
- boiler
- bow
- cartoon
- cover
- fair
- hair
- jump
- mono
- yellow
* * *mono1, -a adjes mona, pero muy sosa she's pretty but really dull;está muy mona con ese traje she looks really lovely in that dress;viste siempre muy mona she always wears really pretty clothes2. [sonido] monomono2, -a♦ nm,f1. [animal] monkey;Fam Ven Famen lo que pestañea un mono in the blink of an eye;Famtener monos en la cara: ¿qué miras? ¿tengo monos en la cara? what are you looking at? have I got two heads or something?;Famser el último mono to be bottom of the heap;aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's earmono araguato red howler monkey;mono araña spider monkey;mono aullador howler monkey;mono caparro common woolly monkey;mono capuchino capuchin monkey;mono marimonda white-bellied spider monkey;mono tití squirrel monkey♦ nm1. [prenda] [con mangas] Br overalls, US coveralls;[de peto] Br dungarees, Br boiler suit, US overalls;un mono de esquiar salopettesestar con el mono to be doing cold turkey5. RP, Ven [ropa de bebé] romper suit, Br Babygro®9. Andes, Méx [monigote] cartoon figureAndes mono animado cartoon11. CompColmeterle a alguien los monos to frighten sb* * *I m1 ZO monkey2 prenda coveralls pl, Brboilersuit3:ser el último mono be the low man on the totem pole;tratar como al último mono treat like dirtII adj pretty, cute* * *mono, -na n: monkey* * *mono2 n1. (animal) monkey2. (prenda) overalls -
15 peluche
m.1 plush (material).2 cuddly toy (muñeco).osito de peluche teddy bear3 felt doll, furry toy.* * *1 (tejido) plush2 (muñeco) teddy bear, cuddly toy* * *SM felt, plushoso* * *masculino felt, plushun juguete de peluche — a cuddly toy; oso
* * *----* osito de peluche = teddy bear.* * *masculino felt, plushun juguete de peluche — a cuddly toy; oso
* * ** osito de peluche = teddy bear.* * *felt, plushun juguete de peluche a cuddly toy* * *
peluche sustantivo masculino
felt, plush;
See Also→ oso
peluche sustantivo masculino felt, plush
muñeco de peluche, cuddly toy
' peluche' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
osa
- oso
- muñeco
English:
cuddly toy
- furry
- plush
- teddy bear
- woolly
- wooly
- cuddly
- stuffed
* * *peluche nm1. [material] plush2. [muñeco] cuddly toy;osito de peluche teddy bear3. CompMéx Famde peluches [muy bien] great* * *m soft toy;oso de peluche teddy bear* * *peluche nm: plush (fabric)* * * -
16 prenda
f.1 garment, article of clothing.prenda interior undergarmentprenda íntima undergarment, piece of underwear2 pledge.dejar algo en prenda to leave something as a pledge3 forfeit.4 talent, gift.5 darling, treasure (apelativo cariñoso).6 pawn, guaranty, security, collateral.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: prendar.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: prender.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: prendar.* * *1 (de vestir) garment2 (prueba) token, pledge3 (cualidad) talent4 (persona) darling, love5 (en juego) forfeit\no soltar prenda not to say a word* * *noun f.1) garment2) pledge* * *SF1) (tb: prenda de vestir) garment, article of clothingprenda interior — undergarment, piece of underwear
2) (=garantía) pledgedejar algo en prenda — [por dinero] to pawn sth; [como garantía] to leave sth as security
en o como prenda de algo — as a token of sth
no dolerle prendas a algn —
a mí no me duelen prendas — I don't mind saying nice things about others, it doesn't worry me that I'm not as good as others
3) pl prendas (=cualidades) talents, giftsde todas prendas — first class, excellent
4) (=juego) forfeit5) * [en oración directa] darling¡oye, prenda! — hi, gorgeous! *
6)* * *1) ( de vestir) garment2) (señal, garantía) security, suretyen prenda de mi amor — as a token o pledge of my love
no dolerle prendas a alguien: no me duelen prendas reconocerlo I don't mind admitting it; no soltar prenda — (fam) not to say a word
3) (Jueg) forfeit4) ( apelativo cariñoso) darling, pet (colloq)* * *= garment.Ex. The garment was identified as the wedding dress of Margaret of Denmark who married James III of Scotland in 1469.----* confección de prendas de vestir = dressmaking.* dejar en prenda = pledge.* entregar en prenda = pledge.* estar hecho un prenda = be a bit of a lad.* mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano = rummage sale.* mercadillo de prendas usadas = rummage sale.* prenda de ropa interior = undergarment.* prenda de vestir = garment, clothing item.* prenda interior = undergarment.* prenda íntima = undergarment.* * *1) ( de vestir) garment2) (señal, garantía) security, suretyen prenda de mi amor — as a token o pledge of my love
no dolerle prendas a alguien: no me duelen prendas reconocerlo I don't mind admitting it; no soltar prenda — (fam) not to say a word
3) (Jueg) forfeit4) ( apelativo cariñoso) darling, pet (colloq)* * *= garment.Ex: The garment was identified as the wedding dress of Margaret of Denmark who married James III of Scotland in 1469.
* confección de prendas de vestir = dressmaking.* dejar en prenda = pledge.* entregar en prenda = pledge.* estar hecho un prenda = be a bit of a lad.* mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano = rummage sale.* mercadillo de prendas usadas = rummage sale.* prenda de ropa interior = undergarment.* prenda de vestir = garment, clothing item.* prenda interior = undergarment.* prenda íntima = undergarment.* * *A (de vestir) garmentCompuesto:undergarment, item of underwearun cajón lleno de prendas íntimas a drawer full of underwearB (señal, garantía) security, suretytuvo que dejar el reloj en prenda she had to leave her watch as security o suretyte lo regalo, en prenda de mi amor I give it to you as a token o pledge of my loveno dolerle prendas a algn: no me duelen prendas reconocerlo I don't mind admitting ita nadie le dolieron prendas para opinar nobody held back when it came to airing their views, nobody had any qualms about o nobody was afraid of airing their viewsno soltar prenda ( fam); not to say a wordlo interrogaron, pero no soltó prenda they interrogated him but he didn't breathe o say a word o but he gave nothing awayC ( Jueg) forfeitjugar a las prendas to play forfeitsD (apelativo cariñoso) darling, pet ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo prendar: ( conjugate prendar)
prenda es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Del verbo prender: ( conjugate prender)
prenda es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
prenda
prender
prenda sustantivo femenino
1 ( de vestir) garment;
2 (señal, garantía) security, surety
3 (Jueg) forfeit
prender ( conjugate prender) verbo transitivo
1 ‹ persona› to catch, seize
2 ( sujetar) to pin;
‹bajo/dobladillo› to pin up
3
‹estufa/horno› to turn on;
‹radio/luz/televisión› to turn on, switch on
verbo intransitivo
1 [rama/planta] to take
2
[ leña] to catch (light)
3 [idea/moda] to catch on
prenderse verbo pronominal
prenda sustantivo femenino
1 (de vestir) garment
prenda interior, undergarment
prendas de lana, GB woollens, US woolens
prendas deportivas, sportswear
2 (garantía) security, pledge
dejar algo en prenda, to leave sthg as security
3 (en juegos) forfeit
jugar a las prendas, to play forfeits
♦ Locuciones: no soltar prenda, not to say a word
prender
I verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to catch, capture
2 (arrestar, detener) to arrest
3 (sujetar) to fasten, attach
(con alfileres) to pin
4 (una cerilla, un cigarro) to light
prender fuego a algo, to set fire to sthg
II verbo intransitivo
1 (fuego) to catch: la leña mojada no prende, wet wood doesn't catch fire
2 (planta) to take root
3 (una idea, una opinión) to catch on
' prenda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abertura
- abotonar
- abrigada
- abrigado
- abrigo
- abrochar
- acolchar
- acolchada
- acolchado
- ajustada
- ajustado
- americana
- baja
- bajo
- bolsillo
- buzo
- calentar
- capa
- ceñirse
- combinación
- decolorarse
- deformar
- deformarse
- desabrocharse
- descosido
- desgastarse
- desmontable
- empeño
- encoger
- estrenar
- fibra
- garantía
- húmeda
- húmedo
- liga
- oprimir
- pelechar
- presilla
- puesta
- puesto
- revés
- rotura
- sostén
- talle
- teñir
- tirante
- tomate
- transparentarse
- vaporosa
- vaporoso
English:
arm
- article
- brassiere
- cape
- clothing
- corset
- coveralls
- garment
- hand-me-down
- item
- neck
- overall
- ribbed
- sleeve
- split
- take in
- woolly
- wooly
- forfeit
- hand
- waterproof
* * *prenda nf1. [vestido] garment, article of clothing;prendas de abrigo/verano warm/summer clothingprenda interior undergarment;prenda íntima undergarment, piece of underwear2. [señal, garantía] pledge;dejar algo en prenda to leave sth as a pledge;le dio el anillo en prenda de su amor he gave her the ring as a token o pledge of his love;el regalo era una prenda de su amistad the gift was a token of his friendship3. [en juego] forfeit;jugar a las prendas to play forfeits4. [virtud] talent, gift6. Compno doler prendas: no me duelen prendas reconocer que estaba equivocado I don't mind admitting I was wrong;Famno soltar prenda not to say a word* * *f1 de vestir item of clothing, garment;prendas deportivas pl sportswear sg2 garantía security3 en juegos forfeit;juego de prendas forfeits sg4:no soltar prenda not say a word ( sobre about);no me duelen prendas admitir que me equivoqué I don’t mind admitting that I was wrong* * *prenda nf1) : piece of clothing2) : security, pledge* * * -
17 velludo
adj.shaggy, woolly, hairy, fuzzy.* * *► adjetivo1 downy, hairy, fluffy* * *1.ADJ hairy2.SM plush, velvet* * *- da adjetivo hairy* * *= hirsute, hairy [hairier -com., hairiest -sup.].Ex. Normal ovaries do not secrete testosterone but a small amount may be produced by the ovary of hirsute women with normal-sized glands.Ex. Do men find hairy legs more unattractive or stubbly legs more annoying on a woman?.* * *- da adjetivo hairy* * *= hirsute, hairy [hairier -com., hairiest -sup.].Ex: Normal ovaries do not secrete testosterone but a small amount may be produced by the ovary of hirsute women with normal-sized glands.
Ex: Do men find hairy legs more unattractive or stubbly legs more annoying on a woman?.* * *velludo -dahairyes muy velludo he's very hairy* * *
velloso,-a, velludo,-a adjetivo
1 hairy
2 (pelusa, pluma) fluffy
' velludo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
vellosa
- velloso
- velluda
English:
hairy
* * *adj hairy -
18 desleído
-
19 pasudo
adj.Kinky, woolly, curly, as a Negro's hair. (America)* * *ADJ Méx [pelo] kinky* * *pasudo, -a Carib, Col, Méx♦ adjfuzzy, frizzy♦ nm,fperson with curly hair -
20 calamorra
- 1
- 2
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