hemmed in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hemmed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

hem in VB [Am hɛm -, Brit hɛm -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

hem in

encerrar

enemy troops hemmed them in

las tropas enemigas los rodearon or encerraron

management was hemmed in by all kinds of regulations

la dirección se veía constreñida or obstaculizada por todo tipo de normas

I.hem¹ [Am hɛm, Brit hɛm] N

hem

dobladillo m

hem

basta f Chil

to take up/let down the hem

subir or meter/bajar or sacar el dobladillo

to take up/let down the hem

subir or meter/bajar or sacar la basta Chil

hems are going up/coming down this year

este año se llevarán las faldas más cortas/largas

II.hem¹ <pres part hemming; pt, pp hemmed> [Am hɛm, Brit hɛm] VB trans

hem dress/curtain/sheet:

hem

hacerle el dobladillo a

hem

hacerle la basta a Chil

I.hem² [Am hɛm, Brit hɛm] INTERJ

hem → ahem

II.hem² <pres part hemming; pt, pp hemmed> [Am hɛm, Brit hɛm] VB intr (clear throat)

hem

carraspear

See also ahem

ahem [Am əˈhəm, əˈhm, Brit əˈhɛm] INTERJ

ahem

¡ejem!

false hem N

false hem

dobladillo m falso

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unpick hem/dress

descoser

Translations for hemmed in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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jaretón

hem

basta

hem

ruedo

hem

tienes suelto el ruedo

your hem's come down

bastilla

hem

dobladillo

hem

subirle/bajarle el dobladillo a un vestido

to take up/let down the hem of a dress

hemmed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hemmed in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.hem [hem] -mm- N

hem

dobladillo m

hem

basta f LatAm

to take the hem up/down

meter/sacar el dobladillo

II.hem [hem] -mm- VB trans

hem

hacer el dobladillo a

III.hem [hem] -mm- INTERJ

hem

ejem

hem in VB trans

hem in (surround)

encerrar

hem in (constrain)

constreñir

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to hem and haw Am, to hum and haw Brit, Aus

vacilar

Translations for hemmed in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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bastilla

hem

basta

hem

dobladillo (pliegue)

hem

jareta (dobladillo)

hem

orillar (tela)

to hem

filetear

to hem

ruedo (del vestido)

hem

hemmed Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to take the hem up/down

meter/sacar el dobladillo

to hem and haw Am, to hum and haw Brit, Aus

vacilar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was hemmed in by the chord until it changed, and that made his run-up most unorthodox.

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Some restrict jorts in particular to self-cropped pants made from denim (cut-off jeans), while others broaden them to include denim shorts cropped, hemmed, and sometimes even pleated at the knee.

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Showing she can pull off serious class and a hint of cheekiness, Ches shined in this white floaty dipped-hemmed dress.

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This was the long pant, hemmed near the ankles, that displaced the knee-length breeches culottes that marked the aristocratic classes.

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The clachan is hemmed in on each hand by flowery knolls, wreathed with honeysuckle and wild roses.

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The pants must be hemmed so that they are three inches off the ground to allow the spats to be seen.

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The flag's size is 2 by 1.5 m, it has two sides and is hemmed by a strip of gold lace.

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On their heads they wore a hat made of felt, with three points, with gold braid hemmed at its edge and a red cockade.

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Some rebellious students express their dissatisfaction with this tradition by wearing their uniform with the stand-up collar intentionally left unhooked or hemmed above their knees.

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Men's garments often consist of two white un-hemmed sheets (usually towelling material) and are universal in appearance.

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