fist in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for fist in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fist [Am fɪst, Brit fɪst] N

fist

puño m

to make a fist or to clench one's fist

cerrar el puño

to shake one's fist at sb

amenazar a alguien con el puño

she made a reasonable fist of repairing the car Brit

arregló el coche bastante bien

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clench fist/fingers/jaw

apretar

clenched-fist salute

saludo m con el puño cerrado

mighty arm/fist

poderoso

mighty arm/fist

potente

I gave him a smash on the jaw with my fist

le di un puñetazo en la mandíbula

he smashed his fist into my face

me pegó un puñetazo en la cara

I smashed my fist through the window

rompí la ventana de un puñetazo

he thumped the table with his fist

pegó un puñetazo en la mesa

he slammed his fist through the door

atravesó la puerta de un puñetazo

Translations for fist in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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púgil

bare-fist fighter (in Roman times)

empuñó la mano

he clenched his fist

puño

fist

golpeé la mesa con el puño

I banged my fist on the table

cierre el puño

make a fist

cierre el puño

clench your fist

saludó al público con el puño en alto

he greeted the crowd with a clenched fist salute

le rompió la cara de un puñetazo

he smashed his fist into his face

se hartó y dio o pegó un puñetazo en la mesa

he got fed up and thumped the table with his fist

fist in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fist in the English»Spanish Dictionary

fist [fɪst] N

fist

puño m

to clench one's fists

cerrar los puños

to shake one's fist at sb

amenazar a alguien con el puño

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clench one's fist

apretar

to thud on the table with one's fist

pegar un puñetazo encima de la mesa

to shake one's fist (at sb)

amenazar con el puño (a alguien)

to make money hand over fist

hacer dinero a espuertas

to lose money hand over fist

perder dinero rápidamente

Translations for fist in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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puño

fist

puño cerrado

clenched fist

con el puño en alto

with one's fist raised

manecilla

sign (clenched fist with extended index finger to draw attention to sth)

apretar el puño

to clench one's fist

fist Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make money hand over fist

hacer dinero a espuertas

to lose money hand over fist

perder dinero rápidamente

to shake one's fist at sb

amenazar a alguien con el puño

to thud on the table with one's fist

pegar un puñetazo encima de la mesa

to shake one's fist (at sb)

amenazar con el puño (a alguien)

sign (clenched fist with extended index finger to draw attention to sth)

manecilla

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ideally, the beginning of the fist's rotation coincides with the initial contact with the target.

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Through his training, he develops an iron fist technique.

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Ron rules the mall with an iron fist by punishing teens who hang out or work there for the most ridiculous actions.

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There can be an open fist or a closed fist.

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Making a fist is virtually unknown amongst other primates.

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His leg had a hole big enough to put a fist through.

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Nearly all lucha films included fist-fighting and wrestling action sequences which were choreographed and performed by the stars themselves without the aid of stunt doubles.

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He used the spear to create methods for the fist.

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He later said to a friend that what is the good of knocking a woman about with her fists?

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This people, notwithstanding their propensity to violence, rarely employ arms in their private quarrels, but decide them with the fist or with the club.

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