strands in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for strands 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 strands in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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huevos hilados

sweetened strands of egg yolk

cabellos de ángel (huevos hilados)

egg strands cooked in syrup

brizna

strand

cordón

strand

ribera

strand

hebra

strand

vuelta

strand

strands in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for strands 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 strands in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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ramal

strand

brizna

strand

cordón

strand

strands Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a strand of hair

un mechón de pelo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Instead, a few strands of tiny hair peek out of her bald head.

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She has long red braided hair strands and wears platform shoes to compensate for her small stature.

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To summarize, on the macroscale, the shell, its two layers (nacre and calcite), and weaker strands inside nacre represent three hierarchical structures.

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Fresh egg pasta is generally cut into strands of various widths and thicknesses depending on which pasta is to be made (e.g. fettuccine, pappardelle, and lasagne).

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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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But we recognise you can't homogenise the rural sector, which has many different strands and shades.

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Swamp tupelo grows in headwater swamps, strands, ponds, river bottoms, bays, estuaries, and low coves.

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The many fine strands and the thick insulation make for wire thicker than ordinary hookup wire, sometimes termed test prod wire.

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But stories need a centre, they can't just be myriad strands, interweaving and dancing about like spaghetti in a tumble dryer.

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When complementary DNA strands hybridize to the receptors, the charge distribution near the surface changes, which in turn modulates current transport through the semiconductor transducer.

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