reef knot in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for reef knot in the English»Spanish Dictionary

reef knot N

reef knot

nudo m de rizo

reef knot

lasca f

Translations for reef knot in the Spanish»English Dictionary

lasca

reef knot

nudo de rizo

reef knot

nudo marinero

reef knot

Translations for reef knot in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.knot [Am nɑt, Brit nɒt] N

1.1. knot (in string, tie, hair):

knot

nudo m

to tie/untie a knot

hacer/deshacer un nudo

to put or tie a knot in one's handkerchief

hacer un nudo en el pañuelo (para no olvidarse de algo)

pull the knot tight

aprieta bien el nudo

I can't get the knots out of my hair

no logro desenredarme el pelo

the marriage knot

el lazo or vínculo matrimonial

I had a knot in my stomach

tenía un nudo en el estómago

to tie sb up in knots

enredar or liar a alguien

to tie the knot inf

casarse

when are you tying the knot?

¿para cuándo es el casorio? inf

1.2. knot (in muscles):

knot

nódulo m

1.3. knot (in wood, tree):

knot

nudo m

1.4. knot (cluster):

knot

puñado m

a knot of people

un puñado de personas

2. knot (measure of speed):

knot

nudo m

at a rate of knots Brit inf

a toda mecha inf

II.knot <pres part knotting; pt, pp knotted> [Am nɑt, Brit nɒt] VB trans

knot rope/thread:

knot

hacer un nudo en

to knot two things together

anudar dos cosas

III.knot <pres part knotting; pt, pp knotted> [Am nɑt, Brit nɒt] VB intr

knot

hacerse un nudo

reef¹ [Am rif, Brit riːf] N

1. reef GEOG:

reef

arrecife m

reef (seen as hazard)

escollo m

reef (seen as hazard)

arrecife m

a coral reef

un arrecife de coral

2. reef MIN:

reef

veta f

I.reef² [Am rif, Brit riːf] N NAUT

reef

banda f de rizo

II.reef² [Am rif, Brit riːf] VB trans

reef

arrizar

reef knot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for reef knot in the English»Spanish Dictionary

reef knot N

reef knot

nudo m de rizo

Translations for reef knot in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.knot [nɒt, Am nɑ:t] -tt -tt- N

1. knot (tied join) a. NAUT:

knot

nudo m

to tie/untie a knot

hacer/deshacer un nudo

2. knot (bow):

knot

lazo m

3. knot (chignon):

knot

moño m

knot

chongo m Mex

4. knot (small group):

knot

corrillo m

Phrases:

to tie the knot inf

prometerse

II.knot [nɒt, Am nɑ:t] -tt -tt- VB trans

knot

anudar

to knot sth together

atar algo

III.knot [nɒt, Am nɑ:t] -tt -tt- VB intr

knot

anudarse

I.reef [ri:f] N

1. reef (ridge):

reef

arrecife m

2. reef (part of sail):

reef

rizo m

II.reef [ri:f] VB trans NAUT

reef

arrizar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Once you get the hang of it, you can gain the benefits of the reef knot but tie your shoes significantly faster.

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The knot can be locked by making one or more overhand knots with the loose ends in the manner of a reef knot.

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For added security, ensure both ends are sufficiently long to tie them into a reef knot.

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One way to distinguish them is that in the reef knot each loop passes completely over, or completely under (not through) the neck of the other.

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If another sailor went through the bag, the odds were high the thief would tie the bag back using the more common reef knot, revealing the tampering, hence the name.

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Many roasts are tied with string prior to roasting, often using the reef knot or the packer's knot.

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While classed with binding knots, such as the reef knot and miller's knot, the bottle sling is able to perform a function for which most other binding knots are unsuited.

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The arms show a red reef knot on a gray background.

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The traditional bow knot used for tying shoelaces is simply a reef knot with the final overhand knot made with two bights instead of the ends.

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Wrap backwards up the rope until you have both ends side by side, finish by tying a reef knot.

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