wings in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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bingo wings [ˈbɪŋɡoʊ ˌwɪŋz] N npl Brit inf

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 water wings, right wing, left wing

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

wings 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

Translations for wings in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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mantudo (-a)
with droopy wings

wings 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 be waiting in the wings fig
estar esperando su oportunidad
to spread one's wings
desplegar las alas
to stretch one's wings
extender las alas
to take sb under one's wing
hacerse cargo de alguien
to flutter one's wings
aletear
to lend wings to sb/sth
dar alas a alguien/algo
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The wings' epaulets and basicosta are orange pilose; they are hyaline and bare except brownish and microtrichose on their apical half.
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They have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and territorial disputes.
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It was soon found that the royal family needed a more spacious residence, and the wings facing the garden were extended.
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Additional wings were added in 1890 and 1891, and it was remodeled after a fire in 1894.
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Early models had cycle-type mudguards that swivelled with the front wheels, later models had fixed wings.
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Two-spar wings were folding rearwards or could be detached.
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Photos of the wreckage show no scorching and the wings still attached to the plane.
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The sparkle model has a silver leaf maple body with poplar wings while the mahogany model has a mahogany body.
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The wings of the scaffold opened wide till they covered the square from side to side; and the monster cross-beam, looking down, cast its shadow across the town.
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The fleet faces headlong wings for six straight days.
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