handkerchief in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for handkerchief in the English»Spanish Dictionary

handkerchief <pl handkerchieves [-tʃiːvz] or handkerchiefs> [Am ˈhæŋkərtʃɪf, ˈhæŋkərtʃif, Brit ˈhaŋkətʃɪf] N

handkerchief

pañuelo m

a cotton/paper handkerchief

un pañuelo de algodón/papel

a garden the size of a pocket handkerchief

un jardín como un pañuelito

pocket handkerchief N

pocket handkerchief

pañuelo m (de bolsillo)

the garden is no bigger than a pocket handkerchief

el jardín es un pañuelito or es diminuto

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give that sniveling child a handkerchief

dale un pañuelo a ese llorón

give that sniveling child a handkerchief

dale un pañuelo a ese llorica Spain inf

snotty handkerchief

lleno de mocos

he unfolded a coin from his handkerchief

sacó una moneda que tenía envuelta en el pañuelo

lace attr handkerchief/curtains

de encaje

to dab sth with sth she dabbed the child's eyes with her handkerchief

le secó los ojos al niño con el pañuelo

Translations for handkerchief in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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Kleenex

paper handkerchief

pañuelo

handkerchief

pañuelo de encaje

lace handkerchief

handkerchief in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for handkerchief in the English»Spanish Dictionary

handkerchief [ˈhæŋkətʃɪf, Am -kɚtʃɪf] N

handkerchief

pañuelo m

pocket handkerchief N

pocket handkerchief

pañuelo m de bolsillo

Translations for handkerchief in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pañuelo

handkerchief

se me ha caído el pañuelo

I've dropped my handkerchief

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Staff dressed in white jackets and waving pink handkerchiefs greeted luxury liners.

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Faithful ask for that handkerchief in exchange for a new one they bring themselves or buy on the spot.

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Her punishment was to wake up every morning and find the same handkerchief lying on her nightstand.

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He then buys her an iced sorbet and gives her his handkerchief with some money in it.

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Sometimes the leader is connected to the second in line via a scarf or handkerchief.

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She was paid 7s 6d for the story, with which she bought handkerchiefs and a green vase for her parents.

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He added that he had to take out a handkerchief as he watched the film.

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He had a family (a wife and children) at one point, but lost them as one loses a pocket handkerchief.

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They then face each other and hold their handkerchief in the air, and begin to dance.

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His medical advisors told him not to speak for six months and to wrap a handkerchief over his mouth.

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