whiskers in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for whiskers 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

muttonchops [Am ˈmətnˌtʃɑps, Brit ˈmʌt(ə)n(t)ʃɒps], muttonchop whiskers [ˈmʌtntʃɑːp, ˈmʌtntʃɒp] N npl

muttonchops

chuletas fpl dated

muttonchops

patillas fpl de boca de hacha

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he thinks he's the cat's whiskers or pajamas

se cree el súmmum

Translations for whiskers in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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creerse la mamá de los pollitos Mex

to think one is the bee's knees o the cat's whiskers inf

bigote (de un gato, ratón)

whisker

ganó por una nada

he won by a whisker

¡vaya humos que tiene!

she really thinks she's the bees knees o the cat's whiskers inf

se cree/te crees la muerte

he thinks he's/you think you're the bee's knees o the cat's whiskers inf

el mero mero Mex inf se creen los meros meros

they think they're number one o God's gift o the cat's whiskers inf

creerse el pan de peso Mex

to think one is the bee's knees o the cat's whiskers inf

whiskers in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for whiskers in the English»Spanish Dictionary

side whiskers N pl

side whiskers

patillas f pl

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)

mutton chops N pl, mutton chop whiskers N pl

mutton chops

patillas f pl de boca de hacha

Translations for whiskers in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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bigote

whiskers pl

pelo (de barba)

whisker

whiskers Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

whiskers (facial hair)

pelo m de la barba

by a whisker

por un pelo

within a whisker (of sth)

a dos dedos (de algo)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The giant otter's highly sensitive whiskers (vibrissae) allow the animal to track changes in water pressure and currents, which aids in detecting prey.

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Zinc whiskers grow from galvanized (electroplated) metal surfaces at a rate of up to 1 mm per year with a diameter of a few micrometres.

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Amorphous particles usually adopt a spherical shape (due to their microstructural isotropy), whereas the shape of anisotropic microcrystalline whiskers corresponds to their particular crystal habit.

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It has few whiskers, and its ears are triangular, short, erect and broad at the base.

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

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

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Whilst at the crime scene, her children play with a dead body, on which they paint cat whiskers and poke it with sticks.

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However, sea lions appear to monitor modulations of the characteristic frequency of the whiskers to obtain information about hydrodynamic stimuli.

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The proposed phenomena was whimsically named cosmic iron whiskers and served as the thermalization mechanism.

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Whiskers bend forward as the cat pounces.

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