whisker in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for whisker in the English»Spanish Dictionary

whisker [Am ˈ(h)wɪskər, Brit ˈwɪskə] N

1.1. whisker C (single hair):

whisker

pelo m (de la barba)

1.2. whisker (narrow margin):

whisker no pl

pelo m

he lost the race by a whisker

perdió la carrera por un pelo or por poquísimo

they came within a whisker of …

faltó un pelo or faltó muy poco para que …

2.1. whisker <whiskers, pl > (of animal):

whisker

bigotes mpl

2.2. whisker <whiskers, pl > dated:

whisker (mustache)

bigote(s) m(pl)

whisker (sideburns)

patillas fpl

Translations for whisker in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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bigote (de un gato, ratón)

whisker

ganó por una nada

he won by a whisker

whisker in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whisker in the English»Spanish Dictionary

whisker [ˈwɪskəʳ, Am -kɚz] N

1. whisker:

whiskers (facial hair)

pelo m de la barba

2. whisker (on side of face):

whisker

patilla f

3. whisker pl (of animal):

whisker

bigotes m pl

Phrases:

by a whisker

por un pelo

within a whisker (of sth)

a dos dedos (de algo)

Translations for whisker in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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pelo (de barba)

whisker

whisker Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

by a whisker

por un pelo

within a whisker (of sth)

a dos dedos (de algo)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Areas where there are the whiskers, the eyes and a small patch behind each ear are orange.

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In fruit the raceme is covered in the siliques, which curve or stick straight out like whiskers.

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The vibrissae (whiskers) are short and the ears are small and well-haired.

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Cheeks as round as possible, and coming as near to the whiskers without touching.

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Bacon estimated the production cost of the whiskers at the time as $10 million per pound.

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Now she's a cat without a whisker a little off balance and leaving a mess all over the hospital.

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The more advanced therapsids could have had a combination of naked skin, whiskers, and scutes.

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These neurons also show directional sensitivity, certain neurons will only fire when the whisker is moved in a specific direction.

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In a fighting container, handlers stimulate their cricket's whiskers using a straw stick, causing the crickets to become aggressive.

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The head is small with a narrow, blunt snout, long whiskers and large eyes.

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