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string1

/strɪŋ/

Translation

n [c, u]
cuerda
Tie the parcel with this string
Ata el paquete con esta cuerda
cordel
piolín amér.
mecate amér.
n [c]
(en un instrumento musical)
cuerda
the strings of a guitar
las cuerdas de una guitarra
a string of sth
una sarta de algo
a string of beads
una sarta de cuentas
a string of lies
una sarta de mentiras
no strings (attached)
sin condiciones
sin compromisos
Véase tb: to hold the purse strings; to pull strings (for sb)
(Definition of string nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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