peg in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for peg in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.peg [Am pɛɡ, Brit pɛɡ] N

1.1. peg:

peg (in ground)

estaca f

peg (in furniture, barrel)

estaquilla f

peg (in mountaineering)

clavija f

peg (on violin, guitar)

clavija f

peg (for tent)

estaquilla f

peg (on board game)

pieza o ficha que encaja en un tablero

a square peg in a round hole at college I felt like a square peg in a round hole

en la universidad me sentía totalmente fuera de lugar

a square peg in a round hole at college I felt like a square peg in a round hole

en la universidad me sentía como gallina en corral ajeno inf

a square peg in a round hole at college I felt like a square peg in a round hole

en la universidad me sentía como cucaracha en fiesta de gallina Ven inf

a square peg in a round hole at college I felt like a square peg in a round hole

en la universidad me sentía como sapo de otro pozo RioPl inf

to take or bring sb down a peg (or two)

bajarle los humos a alguien

to take or bring sb down a peg (or two)

poner a alguien en su sitio

1.2. peg Brit:

clothes peg

see clothespin

2. peg (hook, hanger):

peg

colgador m

peg

perchero m

peg

gancho m

the characters are just pegs on which to hang the narrative

los personajes solo sirven de apoyo a la narrativa

the characters are just pegs on which to hang the narrative

los personajes son meras apoyaturas de la narrativa liter

II.peg <pres part pegging; pt, pp pegged> [Am pɛɡ, Brit pɛɡ] VB trans

1. peg (attach, secure):

peg

sujetar

peg

asegurar (con estaquillas etc)

to peg the clothes (out) Brit

tender la ropa

the company is pegging its hopes on the new model

la empresa ha cifrado sus esperanzas en el nuevo modelo

2.1. peg (fix, limit):

peg ECON, FIN price/salary

congelar

2.2. peg ECON, FIN (link):

to peg sth to sth

vincular algo a algo

the peso is pegged to the dollar

el peso está vinculado al dólar

3. peg (categorize) Am:

she hates to be pegged as a feminist

no soporta que la etiqueten de or la encasillen como feminista

their music is difficult to peg

su música es difícil de catalogar

See also clothespin

clothespin [Am ˈkloʊ(ð)zˌpɪn, Brit ˈkləʊðzpɪn] N Am

clothespin

pinza f (de tender la ropa)

clothespin

broche m (de tender la ropa) Arg

clothespin

perrito m (de tender la ropa) Chil

clothespin

gancho (de tender la ropa) Col Ven

clothespin

palillo m (de tender la ropa) Urug

tent peg N

tent peg

estaca f

level-peg <pres part level-pegging; pt, pp level-pegged> [ˌlɛv(ə)lˈpɛɡ] VB intr Brit usu in -ing form

the two teams are level-pegging

los dos equipos están or van empatados or igualados

I.peg out VB [Am pɛɡ -, Brit pɛɡ -] (v + adv) inf

1. peg out (die):

peg out

estirar la pata inf

peg out

palmarla Spain inf

peg out

petatearse Mex inf

2. peg out (collapse from exhaustion):

peg out

desplomarse

peg out

tronar Mex inf

3. peg out (break down):

peg out engine/car:

quedarse inf

peg out engine/car:

tronarse Mex inf

II.peg out VB [Am pɛɡ -, Brit pɛɡ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (stake)

peg out claim

marcar con estacas

peg leg N inf

peg leg

pata mf (de) palo inf

peg down VB [Am pɛɡ -, Brit pɛɡ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. peg down (secure, hold down) Brit:

peg down tent

sujetar (con estaquillas)

peg down prices/wages

fijar

2. peg down (pin down):

try to peg him down to a definite date

trata de que te dé una fecha concreta

peg away VB [Am pɛɡ -, Brit pɛɡ -] (v + adv) inf

I've been pegging away all morning

llevo toda la mañana dándole duro y parejo inf

keep pegging away at your studies

sigue dándole al estudio inf

clothes-peg [Am ˈkloʊ(ð)zˌpɛɡ, Brit ˈkləʊðzpɛɡ] N Brit

clothes-peg → clothespin

See also clothespin

clothespin [Am ˈkloʊ(ð)zˌpɪn, Brit ˈkləʊðzpɪn] N Am

clothespin

pinza f (de tender la ropa)

clothespin

broche m (de tender la ropa) Arg

clothespin

perrito m (de tender la ropa) Chil

clothespin

gancho (de tender la ropa) Col Ven

clothespin

palillo m (de tender la ropa) Urug

off-the-peg <pred off the peg> [ˈɔːfðəˈpeɡ, ˌɔfðəˈpeɡ] ADJ esp Brit

off-the-peg → off-the-rack

See also off-the-rack

off-the-rack <pred off the rack> [ˈɔːfðəˈræk, ˌɔfðəˈræk] ADJ Am

off-the-rack

de confección

I buy my suits off the rack

compro trajes de confección

Translations for peg in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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claveta

peg

peg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for peg in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.peg [peg] -gg- N

1. peg for coat:

peg

colgador m

2. peg:

peg in furniture, for tent

estaquilla f

peg in mountaineering, on guitar

clavija f

clothes peg

pinza f de tender la ropa

clothes peg

broche m de tender la ropa Arg

to buy clothes off the peg

comprarse ropa de confección

Phrases:

to take sb down a peg or two

bajar los humos a alguien

to feel like a square peg in a round hole

sentirse fuera de lugar

to use sth as a peg to hang sth on

usar algo de apoyo para algo

II.peg [peg] -gg- VB trans

1. peg (hold down with pegs):

peg

enclavijar

2. peg ECON:

peg

fijar

to peg prices

congelar precios

3. peg link:

to peg sth to sth

vincular algo a algo

4. peg Am (throw):

peg

lanzar

5. peg fig (guess correctly):

peg

acertar

peg-leg N inf

peg-leg

pata f de palo

I.peg out VB trans

1. peg out (hang out):

peg out

tender

to peg out clothes

tender la ropa

2. peg out (mark):

peg out

señalar con estacas

II.peg out VB intr Aus, Brit

1. peg out fig inf (die):

peg out

palmarla

2. peg out (stop working):

peg out car, machine

quedarse

peg out car, machine

tronarse Mex

coat peg N Brit

coat peg

colgador m

peg away VB intr inf

peg away

darle duro

to peg away at sth

persistir en algo

tent peg N

tent peg

estaquilla f de tienda

off-the-peg [ˌɒfðəˈpeg, Am ˌɑ:f-] ADJ Brit, off-the-rack [ˌɒfðəˈræk, Am ˌɑ:f-] ADJ Am

off-the-peg

prêt à porter

clothes peg N Brit, clothes pin N Am

clothes peg

pinza f (para la ropa)

peg top N

User Entry

peg top GAMES

peonza f

Translations for peg in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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estaca (para tienda)

peg

peg Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

clothes peg

pinza f de tender la ropa

to buy clothes off the peg

comprarse ropa de confección

to take sb down a peg or two

bajar los humos a alguien

to use sth as a peg to hang sth on

usar algo de apoyo para algo

to peg prices

congelar precios

to peg sth to sth

vincular algo a algo

to peg out clothes

tender la ropa

to peg away at sth

persistir en algo

to take sb down a peg

bajar los humos a alguien

to bring sb down a peg (or two)

quitar moños a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I'm now long-sighted, but my two eyes are quite different, and even different shapes it seems, so off-the-peg specs are no good.

www.telegraph.co.uk

They use their lips to tear off their food and chew with their peg-like teeth which have no enamel and are always growing.

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The teeth were peg-like and suitable for crushing of plant matter.

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Hyper-heuristics could be regarded as off-the-peg methods as opposed to made-to-measure metaheuristics.

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It makes me want, unkindly, to burst their bubble and to bring them down a peg or two.

www.huffingtonpost.ca

A tailor-made suit for the same price as off-the-peg?

fashion.telegraph.co.uk

Figuring out a good bone replacement for limbs has proved a problem since the days of the wooden peg leg.

www.popsci.com

For now, let's peg $200,000 as the price of a starter home.

www.dailyfinance.com

Machines can range in sophistication from primitive jamb-peg machines to highly refined, and highly expensive, commercially available machines.

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When it does, the peg often overvalues the local currency relative to what its market value would be if it were a floating currency.

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