dent in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dent in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.dent [Am dɛnt, Brit dɛnt] N

1. dent (depression):

dent (in metal)

abolladura f

dent (in metal)

abollón m

dent (in wood)

marca f

to make a dent in sth

hacerle una abolladura a algo

to make a dent in sth

abollar algo

to make a dent in sth in wood

hacer una marca en algo

2. dent (reduction) inf:

it's made a big dent in our savings

se ha llevado or se ha comido una buena parte de nuestros ahorros inf

II.dent [Am dɛnt, Brit dɛnt] VB trans

1. dent:

dent metal

abollar

dent wood

hacer una marca en

he hit the safe with a hammer but hardly dented it

golpeó la caja fuerte con un martillo pero como si nada

2. dent:

dent popularity

afectar

dent pride

hacer mella en

to dent sb's confidence

hacerle perder confianza a alguien

III.dent [Am dɛnt, Brit dɛnt] VB intr

dent metal:

dent

abollarse

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hammer out metal/dent

alisar a martillazos

to dent/break sb's morale

minarle/destrozarle la moral a alguien

beat out dent

quitar (a martillazos etc)

I put a dent in the bumper

abollé el parachoques

Translations for dent in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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abolladura

dent

abollar

to dent

¿y ese madrazote que trae tu coche?

how did you get that dent in the car?

sumir Col Mex

to dent

sumir Col Mex

to make a dent in

me cobró un dineral por la desabolladura de la puerta

he charged me a fortune to beat the dent out of the car door

dent in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dent in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.dent [dent] N

1. dent (mark):

dent

abolladura f

2. dent (adverse effect):

dent

mella f

II.dent [dent] VB trans

1. dent (put a dent in):

dent

abollar

2. dent (have adverse effect on):

dent confidence

hacer mella en

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remove cork, dent

sacar

Translations for dent in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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abolladura

dent

abollar

to dent

bollo (abolladura)

dent

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The armor would be left badly dented but still serviceable.

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The news rather dented the group's pure and self-righteous image.

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Additionally, glue and a specially designed tab may be used from the outside of the panel to pull the dents out.

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They are durable and don't chip or dent as do metal mouthpieces.

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Dent had appeared in over 400 films by the time he retired.

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Dent was the sixth pick in the 1970 major league draft.

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Other flooring is made from inch-thick mahogany which dented the tools of electricians and telephone mechanics who attempted to string new wiring in the 1950s.

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Ava's feeble attempts to recover the south failed to make a dent.

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Even dents several-inches in diameter can be repaired with this method, as long as the metal and paint are not stretched.

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United lost 31, putting a huge dent into their slim title hopes.

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