strand in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for strand in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.strand¹ [Am strænd, Brit strand] VB trans usu pass

1. strand NAUT:

the ship was stranded on a sandbank

el barco quedó encallado or varado en un banco de arena

a whale was stranded by the tide

la marea dejó una ballena varada en la playa

2. strand (leave helpless):

I was (left) stranded in the desert

me quedé varado en el desierto

they left me stranded in Calcutta

me abandonaron a mi suerte en Calcuta

they left me stranded in Calcutta

me dejaron tirado en Calcuta inf

they left me stranded in Calcutta

me dejaron botado en Calcuta LatAm excl RioPl inf

stranded tourists

turistas en apuros or en dificultades

stranded tourists

turistas con problemas para volver a casa

II.strand¹ [Am strænd, Brit strand] N (beach)

strand liter

playa f

I.strand² [Am strænd, Brit strand] N

1. strand:

strand (of rope, string)

ramal m

strand (of thread, wool)

hebra f

strand (of wire)

filamento m

a strand of hair

un pelo

a strand of hair

un cabello

a three-strand pearl necklace

un collar de perlas de tres vueltas

2. strand:

strand (of opinion)

corriente f

strand (in group, movement)

tendencia f

strand (in group, movement)

línea f

there are several strands in the narrative

la narración sigue varios hilos or varias líneas argumentales

II.strand² [Am strænd, Brit strand] VB trans (twist into strand)

strand

enroscar

Translations for strand in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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brizna

strand

cordón

strand

ribera

strand

hebra

strand

vuelta

strand

strand in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for strand in the English»Spanish Dictionary

strand¹ [strænd] N

1. strand (thread):

strand of wool

hebra f

strand of rope, string

ramal m

a strand of hair

un mechón de pelo

2. strand (string):

strand of pearls

sarta f

strand of plot

hilo m

I.strand² [strænd] N liter (shore)

strand

ribera f

II.strand² [strænd] VB trans

strand

varar

to be stranded

quedarse desamparado

strand N

User Entry

strand (aspect) fig

aspecto m

strand (facet) fig

faceta f

Translations for strand in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

ramal

strand

brizna

strand

cordón

strand

strand Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a strand of hair

un mechón de pelo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Another double helix may be found tracing the spaces, or grooves, between the strands.

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In the event the submarine was stranded on the bottom the buoys could be released to show the submarine's position.

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From the palm of the hand it has long strands of white hairs.

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Specialized bungees, such as some used in bungee jumping, may be made entirely of elastic strands.

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Girders are often held together by high industrial strands.

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He often complains and despairs over his main physical feature - his lack of any hair other than five single strands.

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Fences were swept away, roads were cut and cattle were stranded when 150mm in of rain fell in a few hours.

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The students' personalities are generally the same on stage and screen, although minor plot strands have been omitted.

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She appeared to be a handsome woman of eighteen or nineteen; her hair was done up, and several loose strands hung down to her waist.

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The ship drifted away, leaving the landing party stranded.

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