tape measure in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.measure [Am ˈmɛʒər, Brit ˈmɛʒə] N

1.3. measure C or U (amount):

measure
cantidad f
mix equal measures of flour and sugar
mezclar harina y azúcar en cantidades iguales
I wasn't given full measure
no me dieron lo que (me) merecía
with a (certain) measure of success
con cierto éxito
they were granted a considerable measure of autonomy
se les concedió un grado considerable de autonomía
in some measure form
en cierta medida
in large or great or no small measure form
en gran medida
in large or great or no small measure form
en gran parte
for good measure take two for good measure
lleva dos por si acaso or para que no vaya a faltar
she threw in an extra one for good measure
me dio una de regalo
she threw in an extra one for good measure
me dio una de ñapa LatAm
she threw in an extra one for good measure
me dio una de yapa CSur Peru

II.measure [Am ˈmɛʒər, Brit ˈmɛʒə] VB trans

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III.measure [Am ˈmɛʒər, Brit ˈmɛʒə] VB intr

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I.tape [Am teɪp, Brit teɪp] N

1.4. tape U or C → tape measure

II.tape [Am teɪp, Brit teɪp] VB trans

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III.tape [Am teɪp, Brit teɪp] VB intr (record sound, pictures)

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See also tape measure, Scotch tape, masking tape

I.Scotch tape® [Am ˈˌskɑtʃ ˈteɪp, Brit] N U Am

masking tape [Am ˈmæskɪŋ ˌteɪp, Brit ˈmɑːskɪŋ teɪp] N

tape measure in the PONS Dictionary

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I.measure [ˈmeʒəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

II.measure [ˈmeʒəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

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III.measure [ˈmeʒəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

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When a tape measure is unavailable, finger widths are used to estimate centimeter (week) deviations from a corresponding anatomical landmark.
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A 3-element tape measure antenna for 2m and 5-element for 70cm will work, but the signal strength in both directions will be generally unreliable.
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Using a flexible tape measure, position the tape at the outside of the chest, under the arm, where the breast tissue begins.
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The phrenologist would often take measurements with a tape measure of the overall head size and more rarely employ a craniometer, a special version of a caliper.
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A tape measure of 25 or even 100 feet can wind into a relatively small container.
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A person with a length measuring tool (usually a tape measure) will measure from one end of the tip of the middle finger to the other.
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Story tapes - unmarked tapes to be used to record dimensions which come in a conventional tape measure case - are for sale.
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She was mindful of too much sun exposure, determined not to gain weight, and used a tape measure daily.
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Go and steal our father's tape measure, said the sister to her brother, and with the scissorblades, the little boy cut up his father's tape measure...
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Somewhere, just as the platinum iridium meter guarantees the tape measure, a strict measure must exist for the art of this time and place.
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