clothes pin in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for clothes pin in the English»Spanish Dictionary

clothes pin

perrito m (de la ropa) Chil

clothes pin

gancho m (de la ropa) Col Ven

clothes pin

pinza f (de la ropa)

clothes pin

broche m (de la ropa) Arg

clothes pin

palillo m (de la ropa) Urug

Translations for clothes pin in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pin [Am pɪn, Brit pɪn] N

1. pin (for cloth, paper):

pin

alfiler m

it was so quiet you could have heard a pin drop

había tanto silencio que se podía oír el vuelo de una mosca

as clean as a (new) pin

limpio como un jaspe or como los chorros del oro

for two pins inf for two pins I'd tell her what I think of her

tengo muchas ganas de decirle lo que pienso de ella

not to care or give two pins inf I don't care two pins what they think

me importa un bledo or un comino or un pepino lo que piensen

2. pin (brooch, badge):

pin Am

insignia f

3.1. pin (on grenade):

pin

anilla f

3.2. pin (on plug) Brit ELEC:

pin

clavija f

pin

borne m

pin

pata f inf

3.3. pin (peg) TECH:

pin

perno m

3.4. pin Am:

clothes pin

pinza f (de la ropa)

clothes pin

broche m (de la ropa) Arg

clothes pin

palillo m (de la ropa) Urug

clothes pin

perrito m (de la ropa) Chil

clothes pin

gancho m (de la ropa) Col Ven

3.5. pin MED:

pin

clavo m

4.1. pin (in golf):

pin

banderín m

4.2. pin (in bowling):

pin

bolo m

pin

pino m Mex

5. pin <pins, pl > (legs):

pin inf

patas fpl inf

II.pin <pres part pinning; pt, pp pinned> [Am pɪn, Brit pɪn] VB trans

1. pin (fasten, attach):

pin dress/seam

prender con alfileres

I pinned the papers together

sujeté los papeles con un alfiler

she wore her hair pinned up

llevaba el pelo recogido (con horquillas)

she wore her hair pinned up

llevaba el pelo recogido (con prendedores) Mex

pin the list (up) on the board

pon la lista en el tablero de anuncios

she had a flower pinned on or to her dress

llevaba una flor prendida en el vestido

I pinned the clothes on the line Am

colgué or tendí la ropa

she had pinned her hopes on him/on getting a scholarship

había cifrado sus esperanzas en él/en conseguir la beca

they tried to pin the blame on him

trataron de hacerle cargar con la culpa

2. pin (hold motionless):

they pinned him against the wall

lo inmovilizaron contra la pared

she pinned my arms to my sides

me sujetó los brazos a ambos lados

clothe [Am kloʊð, Brit kləʊð] VB trans

1.1. clothe (provide clothes for):

clothe

vestir

1.2. clothe < pt & pp clothed or clad> (dress):

clothe liter

vestir

clothe liter

ataviar liter

the mist clothed the valley in a grey shroud

el valle estaba envuelto en un manto gris de bruma liter

2. clothe (disguise):

clothe

disfrazar

See also clad², clad¹

clad² ADJ liter or hum

clad

vestido

scantily clad girls

chicas fpl ligeras de ropa hum

clad in sth clad in black velvet

vestida de terciopelo negro

clad in rags

cubierto de harapos

clad¹ [Am klæd, Brit klad] arch or liter pt & pt part clothe

clothes [Am kloʊ(ð)z, Brit kləʊ(ð)z] N npl

clothes

ropa f

these clothes are dirty

esta ropa está sucia

I bought him some clothes

le compré ropa

to put on/take off one's clothes

ponerse/quitarse la ropa

she jumped in with her clothes on

se metió vestida

he had no clothes on

estaba desnudo

attr clothes basket

cesta f de la ropa sucia

attr clothes basket

canasta f de la ropa sucia

attr clothes basket

canasto m de la ropa sucia

clothes pole or prop

palo m de tendedero

clothes tree Am

perchero m

PIN [Am pɪn, Brit pɪn] N

PIN → personal identification number

PIN

PIN m

clothes pin in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for clothes pin in the Spanish»English Dictionary

pinza(s)

(clothes) pin Am

Translations for clothes pin in the English»Spanish Dictionary

clothes [kləʊðz, Am kloʊðz] N

clothes

vestidos m pl

clothes (collectively)

ropa f

clothe [kləʊð, Am kloʊð] VB trans

clothe

vestir

clothe fig

revestir de

PIN [pɪn] N

PIN abbreviation of personal identification number

PIN

PIN m (número de identificación personal)

I.pin [pɪn] -nn- N

1. pin (needle):

pin

alfiler m

pin MIL on grenade

arandela f

tie pin

alfiler m de corbata

2. pin Am (brooch):

pin

prendedor m

3. pin pl iron:

pins

patas f pl

Phrases:

to have pins and needles

sentir un hormigueo

to be on pins and needles

estar hecho un manojo de nervios

as bright as a new pin

brillante como una patena

you could have heard a pin drop

se podía oír hasta el vuelo de una mosca

II.pin [pɪn] -nn- VB trans (attach using pin)

to pin sth on

prender algo con un alfiler

to pin back one's ears fig

escuchar atentamente

pin N

User Entry

pin (bowling) SPORTS

bolo m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The two must took turns removing one, two or three of the dozen clothes pins clipped to an assistant's shirt, including one holding the bill, which must be removed last.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Remember your tools: flower seeds, clothes pins, clean rivers.

ncronline.org

Next, a woman hanging up the laundry in another yard is handed clothes pins by the elephant.

en.wikipedia.org

They include earrings, rings, pendants, ceramic beads, glass paste beads and clothes pins.

en.wikipedia.org

Some of these looks included clothes pins, clocks, newspaper, magazine clippings, rice and sugar bags as well as shower curtain lining, and even caution tape.

jamaica-gleaner.com

Belle tried holding herself up by a sheet on the clothesline but the clothes pins turned loose.

www.npr.org

Fasten the leaves with a clothes pin and check the head frequently.

www.nola.com

We want to vote without the clothes pin!

hotair.com

Then grab a clothes pin for yourself.

www.ghanaweb.com

All participants get matched up with a partner and have x number of days to clip a clothes pin onto their reindeer.

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