stave in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for stave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

stave [Am steɪv, Brit steɪv] N

1.1. stave (of barrel, hull):

stave

duela f

1.2. stave:

stave (of ladder)

peldaño m

stave (of chair)

travesaño m

2. stave MUS:

stave

pentagrama m

3. stave (stanza):

stave

estrofa f

stave off <pt & pp staved> VB [Am steɪv -, Brit steɪv -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

stave off defeat/disaster

evitar

stave off danger/threat

conjurar

she ate a carrot to stave off the hunger pangs

comió una zanahoria para engañar el estómago

I.stave in <pt & pp staved or stove> VB [Am steɪv -, Brit steɪv -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

stave in door/hull:

stave in

romper

II.stave in <pt & pp staved or stove> VB [Am steɪv -, Brit steɪv -] (v + adv)

stave in

romperse

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treble staff or stave

pentagrama m de sol

Translations for stave in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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duela

stave

pentagrama

stave

pauta

stave

stave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stave in the English»Spanish Dictionary

stave [steɪv] N

1. stave MUS:

stave

pentagrama m

2. stave (piece of wood):

stave

duela f

stave off VB trans staved off, staved off

stave off (postpone)

aplazar

stave off (prevent)

evitar

stave in VB trans stove in, stove in

stave in

romper

Translations for stave in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pentagrama

stave

engañar el hambre

to stave off one's hunger

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The club staved off relegation but released several players at the conclusion of the campaign.

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There was a stave church and then a cruciform church.

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He found the stave church still standing, beside a newly built larger log-built church seating 230 parishioners.

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Of the original stave church only three outer walls survived, as the internal posts and the raised roof were eliminated.

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Its still mildly annoying gender stereotyping, but by almost turning the episode into a musical, it manages to stave off the usual retreads.

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Some controversy developed about whether this is in fact a stave church or rather an example of the assumed predecessor type, a post church.

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In addition to the hope that this plan would boost yield and stave off famine, officials presented the project as symbolic.

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The post church is assumed to be a forerunner of the stave church.

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The first church on this site was a stave church that was built in the 1100s.

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The present church was built on or near the site of a 13th-century stave church.

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