cotton on in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cotton on in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for cotton on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

cotton [Am ˈkɑtn, Brit ˈkɒt(ə)n] N U

I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

See also put on, have on, go on, come on, bring on

I.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.put on VB [Am pʊt -, Brit pʊt -] (v + o + adv)

I.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + o + prep + o) (put on)

II.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (be wearing)

III.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv) Brit

IV.have on VB [Am hæv, həv, (ə)v -, Brit hav -] (v + o + adv)

I.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

3. go on (last, continue):

to go on -ing
¡venga! Spain
¡venga ya! Spain

II.go on VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

come on VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

cotton on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cotton on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cotton on in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.cotton [ˈkɒtn, Am ˈkɑ:tn] N

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Weighed about 50g, and sometimes had a tuft of hair or cotton on the back edge to ensure a straight flight.
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He spent much of his early life chopping and picking cotton on his family's farm.
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Provided that the white working class didn't cotton on, there were votes in it.
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Pueblo men weave with cotton on upright looms.
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Better relative tenacity efficiency is achieved during processing of cotton on rotor and friction spinning as compared to ring spinning system.
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He primarily grew corn and cotton on what became a 30000acre km2 plantation.
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Blockade runners found with salt or cotton on them were hung on the road.
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But this won't help your case once those back home cotton on.
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The cotton on melody strings tends to be quite light, while drone strings have heavier cotton.
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Holding bamboo sticks in both hands with cotton on the striking end of sticks, the gongs are gently struck to create the desired sound.
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