sheet anchor in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sheet anchor in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sheet anchor N

1. sheet anchor NAUT:

sheet anchor

ancla f (con artículo masculino en el singular) de la esperanza

2. sheet anchor (person, thing):

sheet anchor

áncora f (con artículo masculino en el singular) (de salvación)

Translations for sheet anchor in the Spanish»English Dictionary

ancla de la esperanza

sheet anchor

Translations for sheet anchor in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.anchor [Am ˈæŋkər, Brit ˈaŋkə] N

1.1. anchor NAUT:

anchor

ancla f (con artículo masculino en el singular)

to be or lie or ride at anchor

estar anclado

to cast or drop anchor

echar anclas

to cast or drop anchor

anclar

to cast or drop anchor

fondear

to weigh anchor

levar anclas

the ship was dragging its anchor

el buque estaba garrando or garreando

1.2. anchor (mainstay, support):

anchor

sostén m

hope/faith was his anchor

la esperanza/fe fue su sostén

hope/faith was his anchor

la esperanza/fe fue su áncora de salvación liter

2. anchor → anchorman

II.anchor [Am ˈæŋkər, Brit ˈaŋkə] VB trans

1. anchor ship:

anchor

anclar

anchor

fondear

2. anchor rope/tent:

anchor

sujetar

anchor

asegurar

See also anchorwoman, anchorman

anchorwoman <pl anchorwomen> [Am ˈæŋkərˌwʊmən, Brit ˈaŋkəˌwʊmən] N TV

anchorwoman

presentadora f

anchorman <pl anchormen [-men]> [Am ˈæŋkərˌmæn, Brit ˈaŋkəmən] N

1. anchorman TV:

anchorman

presentador m

2. anchorman SPORTS:

anchorman

última persona de un equipo en competir, particularmente en carreras de relevos

anchorman (in tug-of-war)

competidor colocado en uno de los extremos

sheet¹ [Am ʃit, Brit ʃiːt] N

1. sheet (on bed):

sheet

sábana f

the bottom/top sheet

la sábana bajera or de abajo/encimera or de arriba

a fitted sheet

una sábana ajustable

a fitted sheet

una sábana de cajón Mex

as white as a sheet

blanco como el papel

her face went as white as a sheet when she heard the news

se puso blanca como el papel cuando oyó la noticia

between the sheets

en la cama

2.1. sheet:

sheet (of paper)

hoja f

sheet (of wrapping paper)

pliego m

sheet (of wrapping paper)

hoja f

sheet (of stamps)

pliego m

information or fact sheet

folleto m

in sheets TYPO

en capillas

in sheets TYPO

sin encuadernar

to start with a clean sheet

hacer borrón y cuenta nueva

2.2. sheet (newspaper):

sheet inf

periódico m

3.1. sheet (of metal):

sheet

chapa f

sheet

plancha f

sheet

lámina f

a sheet of glass

un vidrio

a sheet of glass

una placa de vidrio

attr sheet glass

vidrio m plano

3.2. sheet (of ice):

sheet

capa f

a sheet of flame

una cortina de llamas

the rain was coming down in sheets

estaba cayendo una cortina de agua

the rain was coming down in sheets

llovía a cántaros

sheet² [Am ʃit, Brit ʃiːt] N NAUT

1. sheet (rope):

sheet

escota f

to be three sheets to the wind

estar como una cuba inf

2. sheet <sheets, pl > (space):

sheet

espacios a proa y a popa de una embarcación

sheet anchor in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sheet anchor in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.anchor [ˈæŋkəʳ, Am -kɚ] N

1. anchor NAUT:

anchor

ancla f

anchor

sacho m Chile

to be at anchor

estar anclado

to drop/weigh anchor

echar/levar anclas

2. anchor fig:

anchor

sostén m

II.anchor [ˈæŋkəʳ, Am -kɚ] VB trans

1. anchor NAUT:

anchor

anclar

2. anchor rope, tent:

anchor

sujetar

3. anchor RADIO, TV:

to anchor a radio/TV programme

presentar un programa de radio/de televisión

III.anchor [ˈæŋkəʳ, Am -kɚ] VB intr NAUT

anchor

echar anclas

sheet [ʃi:t] N

1. sheet for bed:

sheet

sábana f

2. sheet of paper:

sheet

hoja f

sheet of paper

hoja de papel

3. sheet (plate of material):

sheet

placa f

sheet of glass

lámina f

4. sheet (perforated set of stamps):

sheet

plancha f

5. sheet (paper with information on):

sheet

folleto m

6. sheet (layer):

sheet

capa f

7. sheet (broad mass):

sheet

cortina f

sheet of flame

cortina de llamas

the rain was coming down in sheets

llovía a cántaros

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He acted as one of the sheet anchors in establishing the relationship between design, fine art and crafts.

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The former rep player quickly adopted the sheet anchor role, his unbeaten 65 holding a faltering innings together.

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According to the author, historical events must form the sheet anchor for such fiction, and they should not be hidden or twisted in the narration.

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As everyone said without any second thought ur the one and only sheet anchor us...

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Despite his advanced age his cricketing smarts were on full display as he played the perfect sheet anchor role, allowing the rest of the batsmen to run rampant.

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You are right that we need players who can play the sheet anchor role.

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He is not someone who should be playing sheet anchor, since he can not take quick singles and rotate strike.

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With the bat, he's effective as a sheet anchor, holding one end up.

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Politicized religion is the sheet anchor of the dreary forty-year-old culture wars.

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It was the perfect academic discipline gained in his early life, the sheet anchor of his artistic credo, which facilitated these easy renderings.

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