towel in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for towel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.towel [Am ˈtaʊ(ə)l, Brit ˈtaʊəl] N

towel

toalla f

towel bar or Brit rail

toallero m (de barra)

II.towel <toweling toweled Am towelling towelled Brit> [Am ˈtaʊ(ə)l, Brit ˈtaʊəl] VB trans

towel

secar con toalla

to towel sb/oneself down or off

secar a alguien/secarse con una toalla

he toweled himself dry

se secó con una toalla

See also throw in

throw in VB [Am θroʊ -, Brit θrəʊ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. throw in (contribute):

throw in remark

hacer

that's even better, threw in Bob

—mejor aún —terció or agregó or añadió Bob

2. throw in (include):

take them all and I'll throw this radio in free!

si los lleva todos, le doy esta radio de regalo or de ñapa

take them all and I'll throw this radio in free!

si los lleva todos, le doy esta radio de yapa CSur Peru

3. throw in SPORTS:

throw in ball

sacar

to throw in the sponge or towel

tirar la esponja or la toalla

tea towel N Brit

tea towel

paño m de cocina

tea towel

repasador m RioPl

towel ring N

towel ring

toallero m (de aro)

towel rack N

towel rack

toallero m

hand towel N

hand towel

toalla f de manos

dish towel [Am ˈdɪʃˌtaʊ(ə)l, Brit ˈdɪʃ taʊəl] N Am

dish towel

paño m de cocina

dish towel

repasador m RioPl

dish towel

limpión m Col

roller towel N

roller towel

toalla f de rodillo

bath towel N

bath towel

toalla f de baño

sanitary napkin, sanitary towel Brit N

sanitary napkin

compresa f

sanitary napkin

paño m higiénico

Translations for towel in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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repasador

dish towel Am

repasador

tea towel Brit

towel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for towel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.towel [ˈtaʊəl] -ll- N

towel

toalla f

Phrases:

to throw in the towel

tirar la toalla

II.towel [ˈtaʊəl] -ll- VB trans

to towel sth dry

secar algo con toalla

towel rack N Am, towel rail N Aus, Brit

towel rack

toallero m

kitchen towel N Am (tea towel)

kitchen towel

paño m de cocina

tea towel N Brit

tea towel

paño m de cocina

bath towel N

bath towel

toalla f de baño

paper towel N

paper towel

toallita f de papel

sanitary towel N Brit, sanitary napkin N Am

sanitary towel

compresa f (higiénica)

Translations for towel in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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enjugamanos

hand-towel

toallero

towel rail

toallero

towel rack Am

toalla

towel

toalla de lavabo/baño

hand/bath towel

arrojar la toalla fig

to throw in the towel

towel Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to throw in the towel

tirar la toalla

to towel sth dry

secar algo con toalla

towel rail

portatoallas m inv

to rub oneself with a towel

frotarse con una toalla

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He sweated so profusely that someone handed him a hot towel to dry his brow.

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Usually, a towel is used to dry off the body afterwards.

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In 1952, he began working as a peddler, selling sheets, tablecloths, and towels door to door using a buggy.

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Brown's corner threw in the towel in the first round.

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Her work evokes the history of abstraction as well as the feminine-gendered domestic patterning of washcloths, crocheted blankets and patterned paper towels.

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Of those three methods, only paper towels reduced the total number of bacteria on hands, with through-air dried towels the most effective.

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In the household they are used in carpeting, upholstered furnishings, window shades, towels, coverings for tables, beds, and other flat surfaces, and in art.

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Upon consumers getting out of the water, waiters use six warm towels to dry their body, head face, legs, and feet softly.

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For example, a sculpted draped towel will have all the folds of a real one, but it does not move.

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There were also special towels kes-kolucjat on hips.

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