corners in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.corner [Am ˈkɔrnər, Brit ˈkɔːnə] N

1.1. corner (inside angle):

corner (of room, cupboard)
rincón m
corner (of field)
esquina f
corner (of mouth)
comisura f
in the top righthand corner of the page
en el ángulo superior derecho de la página
a quiet corner of Hampshire
un tranquilo rincón de Hampshire
to see/watch sth/sb out of the corner of one's eye
ver/observar algo/a alguien de reojo or con el rabillo del ojo
from all or the four corners of the earth or world
de todas partes (del mundo)
from all or the four corners of the earth or world
de los cuatro puntos cardinales
to be in a (tight) corner
estar en un aprieto
to drive/force sb into a corner
acorralar a alguien
to paint oneself into a corner
meterse en camisa de once varas inf
attr corner cupboard
rinconera f

1.2. corner (outside angle):

corner (of street, page)
esquina f
corner (of table)
esquina f
corner (of table)
punta f
corner (bend in road)
curva f
I'll meet you on or at the corner
te veo en la esquina
he took the corner too fast
tomó la curva demasiado rápido
around the corner (imminent)
a la vuelta de la esquina
around the corner lit (nearby)
a la vuelta de la esquina
around the corner lit (nearby)
al lado
to cut corners if you try to cut corners, the recipe doesn't work
si tratas de simplificar la receta, no te sale bien
we could produce a cheaper article, but only by cutting corners
podríamos producir un artículo más barato, pero solo si cuidáramos menos los detalles
to turn the corner lit
dar la vuelta a or doblar la esquina
the country seems to be turning the corner at last
por fin parece que el país empieza a levantarse or a repuntar

II.corner [Am ˈkɔrnər, Brit ˈkɔːnə] VB trans

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III.corner [Am ˈkɔrnər, Brit ˈkɔːnə] VB intr

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kitty-corner [Brit ˈkɪtɪˌkɔːnə], kitty-cornered [-d] ADJ Am

kitty-corner → diagonal

See also diagonal

I.diagonal [Am daɪˈæɡənl, Brit dʌɪˈaɡ(ə)n(ə)l] ADJ

II.diagonal [Am daɪˈæɡənl, Brit dʌɪˈaɡ(ə)n(ə)l] N

hole-and-corner [Am ˌhoʊl ən ˈkɔrnər, Brit] ADJ Brit attr

cater-cornered [Am ˈkædərˌkɔrnərd, Brit ˈkeɪtəˌkɔːnəd], cater-corner [-ˌkɔːrnər, -ˌkɔːnə(r)] ADJ Am

corners in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for corners in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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I.corner [ˈkɔ:nəʳ, Am ˈkɔ:rnɚ] N

II.corner [ˈkɔ:nəʳ, Am ˈkɔ:rnɚ] VB trans

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III.corner [ˈkɔ:nəʳ, Am ˈkɔ:rnɚ] VB intr

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Translations for corners in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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córner
corner
cantonera (de un libro)
corner piece
cantonera (de metal)
corner bracket
cantonera (armario)
corner unit
esquina
corner
casa que hace esquina
house on the corner
hacer un saque de esquina SPORTS
to take a corner
a la vuelta de la esquina
around the corner
doblar la esquina
to turn the corner
rinconera
corner cupboard
chaflán (en una calle)
street corner
chaflán (en un edificio)
house corner
ochava (chaflán)
corner house

corners Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a distant corner of the globe
un rincón remoto de la tierra
the four corners of the world
todas las partes del mundo
to be in a tight corner
estar en un aprieto
to drive sb into a (tight) corner
poner a alguien entre la espada y la pared
to have a corner of the market
controlar una parte del mercado
out of the corner of one's eye
con el rabillo del ojo
out of the corner of sb's mouth
en la comisura de los labios
to cut corners
ahorrar esfuerzos
to whip round the corner car
doblar la esquina a toda velocidad
to go around the corner
doblar la esquina
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Cotton is a beanpole of a man, six foot five and rail-thin, with a long face, prominent nose, and eyes that tilt down at the corners.
www.theatlantic.com
You need special levels of skill to drift through corners with the copybook excellence of a rally driver.
www.carpages.co.uk
It was not uncommon for shipyards to cut corners and use sub-standard materials, and to pocket the difference in costs as extra profit.
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The prosoma (head) is subtrapezoidal (a trapezoid with rounded corners), with compound eyes located near the edge of the front corners.
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In the new millennium the open corners of the stadium were closed and the last stand-only stand was replaced by a seat-only stand.
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The mouth has short, subtle furrows at the corners and contains 2935 upper tooth rows and 2933 lower tooth rows.
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The drivers said the car was more nimble through the corners than its more exotic competitors.
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In plethodonts, the sensory epithelium of the vomeronasal organs extends to the nasolabial grooves, which stretch from the nostrils to the corners of the mouth.
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The structure is somewhat elliptical in plan, with rounded corners.
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Nobody denies that DNA profiling is at the very cutting edge of science, but, when corners are cut, those colourful little twirls of genetic code suddenly don't look so pretty.
www.telegraph.co.uk

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