fingerbreadth in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fingerbreadth in the English»Spanish Dictionary

gingerbread man N

gingerbread man

galleta f de jengibre (en forma de monigote)

gingerbread [Am ˈdʒɪndʒərˌbrɛd, Brit ˈdʒɪndʒəbrɛd] N U

gingerbread (cake)

pan m de jengibre

gingerbread (cookie)

galleta f de jengibre

hairbreadth¹ [Am ˈhɛrbrɛdθ, Brit ˈhɛːbrɛdθ] N

hairbreadth → hair's breadth

See also hair's breadth

hair's breadth, hairsbreadth [ˈhɛːz brɛdθ] N no pl

by a hair's breadth

por un pelo inf

he escaped by a hair's breadth

se escapó por los pelos or por un pelo inf

he escaped by a hair's breadth

se libró de milagro

she was within a hair's breadth of winning the title

estaba a un paso de obtener el título

we came within a hair's breadth of crashing into the wall

por un pelo no nos estrellamos contra la pared inf

hairbreadth² ADJ attr

a hairbreadth escape

una escapada por los pelos or por un pelo inf

fingerboard [Am ˈfɪŋɡərˌbɔrd, Brit ˈfɪŋɡəbɔːd] N

fingerboard

diapasón m

hair's breadth, hairsbreadth [ˈhɛːz brɛdθ] N no pl

by a hair's breadth

por un pelo inf

he escaped by a hair's breadth

se escapó por los pelos or por un pelo inf

he escaped by a hair's breadth

se libró de milagro

she was within a hair's breadth of winning the title

estaba a un paso de obtener el título

we came within a hair's breadth of crashing into the wall

por un pelo no nos estrellamos contra la pared inf

breadth [Am brɛdθ, Brit brɛdθ, brɛtθ] N

1. breadth C or U (width):

breadth

anchura f

breadth

ancho m

the room is 12ft in breadth

la habitación tiene 12 pies de ancho or una anchura de 12 pies

2. breadth U (extent):

breadth

amplitud f

breadth of vision

amplitud de miras

breadthwise [Am ˈbrɛdθwaɪz, Brit ˈbrɛdθwʌɪz], breadthways [-weɪz] ADV

breadthwise

a lo ancho

fingerbreadth in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fingerbreadth in the English»Spanish Dictionary

gingerbread [ˈdʒɪndʒəbred, Am -dʒɚ] N no pl

gingerbread

pan m de jengibre

breadth [ˈbretθ] N no pl

1. breadth:

breadth

anchura f

to be 5 metres in breadth

tener 5 metros de ancho

2. breadth fig:

breadth

amplitud f