knuckle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for knuckle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

knuckle [Am ˈnək(ə)l, Brit ˈnʌk(ə)l] N

1. knuckle (finger joint):

knuckle

nudillo m

to be near the knuckle Brit inf

pasarse de castaño oscuro inf

to give sb a rap or to rap sb on or esp Brit over the knuckles (rebuke)

llamarle la atención a alguien

to give sb a rap or to rap sb on or esp Brit over the knuckles (rebuke)

echarle un rapapolvo a alguien Spain inf

to give sb a rap or to rap sb on or esp Brit over the knuckles (rebuke)

darle un café a alguien RioPl inf

to give sb a rap or to rap sb on or esp Brit over the knuckles lit (hit)

darle en los nudillos a alguien

2. knuckle:

knuckle (of pork)

codillo m

knuckle (of veal)

morcillo m

knuckle (of veal)

jarrete m

3. knuckle Am:

knuckles

→ brass knuckles

See also brass knuckles

brass knuckles N npl Am

brass knuckles

nudilleras fpl de metal

brass knuckles

manoplas fpl LatAm

knuckle down VB [Am ˈnək(ə)l -, Brit ˈnʌk(ə)l -] (v + adv)

knuckle down

ponerse a trabajar en serio

to knuckle down to sth you'd better knuckle down to some hard work

va a ser mejor que te pongas a trabajar en serio

knuckle under VB [Am ˈnək(ə)l -, Brit ˈnʌk(ə)l -] (v + adv)

knuckle under

ceder

knuckle under

pasar por el aro

to knuckle under to sth she finally knuckled under to the pressure/our demands

finalmente cedió a la presión/accedió a lo que exigíamos

knuckle joint N

1. knuckle joint ANAT:

knuckle joint

articulación f del dedo

2. knuckle joint TECH:

knuckle joint

articulación f

I.bare-knuckle [Am ˌbɛrˈnəkəl, Brit] ADJ

bare-knuckle fight

sin guantes

bare-knuckle fight

a puño limpio

bare-knuckle politician Am

implacable

II.bare-knuckle [Am ˌbɛrˈnəkəl, Brit] ADV

bare-knuckle fight:

bare-knuckle

sin guantes

bare-knuckle

a puño limpio

she has always fought bare-knuckle for her ideals Am

siempre ha luchado a brazo partido por sus ideales

Translations for knuckle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

nudillo

knuckle

codillo

knuckle

manopla

knuckle-duster

fajarse Mex Ven

to knuckle down inf

vas a tener que fajarte como los buenos

you're really going to have to knuckle down

hincar o romperse los codos inf si quieres aprobar ya puedes empezar a hincar los codos

if you want to pass you'd better knuckle down inf

knuckle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for knuckle in the English»Spanish Dictionary

knuckle [ˈnʌkl] N

knuckle

nudillo m

Phrases:

to be near the knuckle Brit inf

rayar en la indecencia

to rap sb's knuckles inf

echar un rapapolvo a alguien

knuckle under VB intr

knuckle under

darse por vencido, -a

knuckle down VB intr

knuckle down

ponerse a hacer algo con ahínco

to knuckle down to work

ponerse a trabajar concienzudamente

knuckle-duster [ˈnʌkldʌstəʳ, Am -tɚ] N

1. knuckle-duster (weapon):

knuckle-duster

puño m de hierro

2. knuckle-duster inf (ring):

knuckle-duster

aro m de hierro

Translations for knuckle in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

nudillo

knuckle

codillo

knuckle of pork

entrar [o pasar] por el aro

to knuckle under

tienes que pasar por el tubo inf

you have to knuckle under

knuckle Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to knuckle down to work

ponerse a trabajar concienzudamente

to be near the knuckle Brit inf

rayar en la indecencia

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Also, the knuckles of his one hand had been scraped.

en.wikipedia.org

However, youngsters with smaller hands tend to throw the knuckleball with their knuckles.

en.wikipedia.org

The wheel assembly is shown attached to the knuckle at its center point.

en.wikipedia.org

His superb knuckle curveball is thrown at 8588 mph.

en.wikipedia.org

The skin rash is reddish and most commonly occurs on the face, especially around the eyes, and over the knuckles and elbows.

en.wikipedia.org

Besides counting 10 fingers, some cultures have counted knuckles, the space between fingers, and toes as well as fingers.

en.wikipedia.org

The ceramic knuckles are made from a composite stronger than steel, harder than brass and gets past any metal detector.

en.wikipedia.org

The water level should be a knuckle above the rice, then the heat is decreased until the rice has cooked.

en.wikipedia.org

A knuckle on the front end of the seventy-fifth car was broken when the accident occurred.

en.wikipedia.org

Only the knuckles of the hand are typically touched to the knuckles of the other persons hand.

en.wikipedia.org