wing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.wing [Am wɪŋ, Brit wɪŋ] N

1. wing C or U ZOOL:

wing
ala f (con artículo masculino en el singular)
a bird on the wing
un pájaro volando or en vuelo
to take wing liter
levantar or alzar el vuelo
to clip sb's wings (restrict, constrain)
cortarle las alas a alguien
to spread or stretch one's wings liter bird:
desplegar or extender las alas
there comes a time when children want to spread their wings
llega el momento en que los chicos quieren alzar or levantar el vuelo
this job will give her a chance to spread her wings
este trabajo le va a dar la oportunidad de desarrollar su potencial
under sb's/sth's wing she took the new girl under her wing
se hizo cargo de la chica nueva
he's working under the wing of an expert
trabaja bajo la tutela de un experto
this comes under the wing of the marketing department
esto es responsabilidad del departamento de márketing

8.3. wing <wings, pl > → water wings

II.wing [Am wɪŋ, Brit wɪŋ] VB trans

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III.wing [Am wɪŋ, Brit wɪŋ] VB intr (move quickly)

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See also right wing, left wing, water wings

I.right wing [Am ˈˌraɪt ˈˌwɪŋ, Brit] N

I.left wing [Am ˈlɛf(t) ˈˌwɪŋ, Brit] N

swing-wing [Am ˈswɪŋ ˈˌwɪŋ, Brit] ADJ Brit

swept-wing [ˈswɛptˌwɪŋ] ADJ attr

I.right wing [Am ˈˌraɪt ˈˌwɪŋ, Brit] N

I.left wing [Am ˈlɛf(t) ˈˌwɪŋ, Brit] N

wing in the PONS Dictionary

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left-wing [ˌleftˈwɪŋ] ADJ POL

right-wing [ˌraɪtˈwɪŋ] ADJ POL

tapered wing [ˌteɪpədˈwɪŋ, Am -ɚdˈ-] N AVIAT

wing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be right-wing
ser de derechas
to take wing liter
alzar el vuelo
the west wing of the house
el ala oeste de la casa
left wing
ala izquierda
to take sb under one's wing
hacerse cargo de alguien
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The wing was built around two spars and the planform was unusual in that the chord of the straight tapered inboard section increased outwards.
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The wing mirror of the vehicle caught the victim's bag.
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It was a wooden-construction sesquiplane with engines mounted on the bottom wing.
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The species has a body length of approximately 4.0 mm and a fore-wing length of 5.7 mm making it the smallest species known.
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Its policies are centre to left-wing with a focus on Romany rights and culture.
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It was a small, chubby aircraft with a single central air intake, a bubble cockpit and a very thin swept-back wing.
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In the western species, the crown is more scraggly and hair-like, the chest is a uniform blue-gray and not maroon and there is a less distinct wing-bar.
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It was at wing mirror level so it must have been about 2ft-3ft of water.
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Hind wing uniform, unmarked except for a large patch of light-brown, densely set hair-like scales on the outer upper third of the wing.
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The forward boiler room contained eight boilers and was followed by an engine room for the two wing propeller shafts.
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