shears in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for shears in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shears [Am ʃɪrz, Brit ʃɪəz] N npl

shears (for grass, hedge)

podaderas fpl

shears (for grass, hedge)

tijeras fpl de podar

shears (for metal)

cizallas fpl

shears (for shearing sheep)

tijeras fpl de esquilar

shears (for hair)

tijeras fpl de peluquero (grandes)

pinking shears [Am ˈpɪŋkɪŋ ˌʃɪrz, Brit ˈpɪŋkɪŋ ˌʃɪəz] N npl

pinking shears

tijeras fpl dentadas

pruning shears N npl

pruning shears

tijeras fpl de podar

edging shears N npl

edging shears

tijeras fpl bordeadoras de césped

I.shear <pt sheared, pp shorn> [Am ʃɪr, Brit ʃɪə] VB trans

1. shear:

shear sheep

esquilar

shear sheep

trasquilar

shear hair/curls

cortar

her hair was shorn (off)

le cortaron el pelo

the shorn heads of the prisoners

las cabezas rapadas de los presos

to be shorn of sth form

ser despojado de algo form

2. shear < pp sheared> (break):

shear bolt/shaft

romper

II.shear <pp sheared> [Am ʃɪr, Brit ʃɪə] VB intr

1. shear (cut):

to shear through

atravesar

2. shear (break):

shear

romperse

to shear off

romperse

Translations for shears in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tijeras dentadas (para tela)

pinking shears pl

tijeras de podar

garden shears pl

tijera dentada (para tela)

pinking shears pl

tijera de podar

garden shears pl

cizalla

metal shears pl

shears in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shears in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shears [ʃɪəz, Am ʃɪrz] N pl

shears for sheep

tijeras f de esquilar pl

shears for sheep

tijeras de podar

shears for metal

cizalla f

pinking shears N pl

pinking shears

tijeras f pl dentadas

pruning shears N

pruning shears pl Am BOT:

pruning shears

tijeras f pl de podar

shear <[or shorn]> [ʃɪəʳ, Am ʃɪr] VB trans sheared, sheared

1. shear sheep:

shear

esquilar

2. shear person:

shear

rapar

to be shorn of sth fig

ser despojado de algo

shear off VB intr

shear off

romperse

Translations for shears in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

podadera

pruning shears pl

tijera(s) (más grandes)

shears pl

trasquilar

to shear

esquilar (ovejas)

to shear

pelar (rapar)

to shear

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The operation of the shears are described as pinking or scalloping.

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Velocities, however, may exhibit significant shears within the mixed layer.

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At this point, shears are used to open the chest cavity.

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In both methods, the hair to be cut is held up by the comb and cut with shears.

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This can cause cracks as pavement shears off the edge of the panel.

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Attachments, such as breakers and compactors only need hydraulic flow in one direction, whereas thumbs, shears and grapples need two-direction hydraulic flow.

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Hair cutting scissors and shears are functionally equivalent, but the larger implements tend to be called shears.

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Originally, the procedure was typically performed with modified wool-trimming metal shears, but now there are similar metal shears designed specifically for mulesing.

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A large variety of scissors and shears exist for different specialized purposes.

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Shears over comb techniques include the up and over method and the shear lifting method.

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