nail1
/neɪl/Translation
n [c]
Véase tb: to be as tough as {nails/old boots}› (tb fingernail)
⇨ uña
Don't bite your nails! ¡No te muerdas las uñas!
nail scissors tijeras para las uñas
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⇨ clavo
the final nail in the coffin
⇨ el último paso hacia la derrota
⇨ el remate
to hit the nail on the head
⇨ dar en el clavo
I think you've hit the nail on the head there Creo que has dado en el clavo
(Definition of nail n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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