cuerda
Translation
s.f.
›
⇨ cord
⇨ string
El regalo estaba atado con una cuerda azul The present was tied with a blue string
⇨ line
› (gruesa)
⇨ rope
› (de saltar)
⇨ skipping rope uk
⇨ jump rope us
› (de algunos mecanismos)
⇨ clockwork
un tren de cuerda a clockwork train
› (de un instrumento musical)
⇨ string
› (conjunto de instrumentos)
⇨ string
⇨ string section
la cuerda de una orquesta the string section of an orchestra
contra las cuerdas
⇨ against the ropes
⇨ on the ropes us
cuerdas vocales
⇨ vocal chords
dar cuerda (a un reloj)
⇨ to wind
⇨ to wind up
(col.) (a una persona) ⇨ to encourage
estar en la cuerda floja
⇨ to walk the tightrope
(Definition of cuerda s.f. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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