cepillera in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cepillera in the Spanish»English Dictionary

cepillero (cepillera) N m (f) Col inf

cepillero (cepillera)

crawler inf

arpillera N f

arpillera

hessian

arpillera

sacking

See also arpilleras

arpilleras Info

arpilleras

Pieces of appliquéd textile folk art, common in South America. Doll characters and animals create a three-dimensional effect representing scenes from daily life.
Arpilleras became a symbol of protest for mothers, sisters, and daughters of Chilean desaparecidos, as well as a source of income, during the dictatorship of General Pinochet.

aspillera N f

aspillera

loophole

harpillera N f

harpillera → arpillera

See also arpillera

arpillera N f

arpillera

hessian

arpillera

sacking

arpilleras Info

arpilleras

Pieces of appliquéd textile folk art, common in South America. Doll characters and animals create a three-dimensional effect representing scenes from daily life.
Arpilleras became a symbol of protest for mothers, sisters, and daughters of Chilean desaparecidos, as well as a source of income, during the dictatorship of General Pinochet.

See also desaparecidos

desaparecidos Info

desaparecidos

The name for people who in the 1970s, during the military dictatorships in Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, were detained by the police, secret police and the armed forces in a campaign to restore "law and order". Thousands of detainees were murdered and never seen again.

cepillo N m

1. cepillo:

cepillo (para la ropa, los zapatos, el pelo)

brush

cepillo (para el suelo)

scrubbing brush

lleva el pelo cortado al cepillo

he has a crew cut

echarle cepillo a alg. Col inf

to butter sb up inf

2. cepillo (de carpintería):

cepillo

plane

3. cepillo (en la iglesia):

cepillo

collection box

cepillo

collection plate

cepillo de uñas N m

cepillo de uñas

nailbrush

cepillado N m

1. cepillado (de ropa, pelo, dientes):

cepillado

brush

cepillado

brushing

dale un buen cepillado al abrigo antes de guardarlo

give the coat a good brush o brushing before you put it away

2. cepillado (de madera):

cepillado

planing

I.cepillar VB trans

1.1. cepillar:

cepillar ropa/zapatos/pelo

to brush

cepillar teeth

to brush

cepillar teeth

to clean

1.2. cepillar madera:

cepillar

to plane

2. cepillar inf (robar):

cepillar

to swipe inf

cepillar

to pinch Brit inf

3. cepillar Spain sl estudiante:

cepillar

to fail

cepillar

to flunk Am inf

4. cepillar Col inf (adular):

cepillar

to butter … up inf

II.cepillarse VB vpr

1. cepillarse refl:

cepillarse ropa

to brush

cepillarse dientes

to brush

cepillarse dientes

to clean

2.1. cepillarse Spain sl:

cepillarse (enfático) (matar)

to bump … off inf

cepillarse (enfático) (matar)

to wipe … out sl

2.2. cepillarse Spain:

cepillarse (enfático) (terminar)

to polish off inf

grillera N f

1. grillera (jaula):

grillera

cricket cage

2. grillera inf (loquero):

grillera

madhouse

cepillera in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cepillera in the Spanish»English Dictionary

cepillo N m

1. cepillo:

cepillo (para el cabello)

brush

cepillo (para un traje)

clothes brush

cepillo (de limpiar)

scrubbing brush

cepillo de dientes

toothbrush

cepillo [de dientes] eléctrico

electric toothbrush

cepillo [de dientes] ultrasónico

ultrasonic toothbrush

cepillo de barrer

broom

pasar el cepillo

to brush

2. cepillo TECH (para madera):

cepillo

plane

3. cepillo (en misa):

cepillo

collection box

I.cepillar VB trans

1. cepillar (cabello, traje):

cepillar

to brush

2. cepillar TECH (madera):

cepillar

to plane

3. cepillar inf (robar):

cepillar

to rip off

4. cepillar LatAm inf (adular):

cepillar

to butter up

5. cepillar inf (ganar):

cepillar

to win

6. cepillar (suspender):

cepillar

to fail

cepillar

to flunk Am

II.cepillar VB refl cepillarse

1. cepillar inf (robar):

cepillarse

to rip off

2. cepillar inf (devorar):

cepillarse

to polish off

3. cepillar inf (gastarse dinero):

cepillarse

to squander

4. cepillar inf (matar):

cepillarse

to bump off

5. cepillar vulg (seducir):

cepillarse

to make it with

cepillarse a una chica

to screw a girl

rodillera N f

1. rodillera (protección):

rodillera

kneepad

2. rodillera (del pantalón):

rodillera

knee patch

para que no salgan rodilleras al pantalón

so that the trousers don't go baggy at the knees

grillera N f

1. grillera (agujero):

grillera

cricket hole

2. grillera (jaula):

grillera

cricket cage

3. grillera inf (lugar):

esto es una grillera

this place is a madhouse

4. grillera (de la policía):

grillera

police van

tobillera N f

tobillera

ankle support

pitillera N f (estuche)

pitillera

cigarette case

canillera N f LatAm

1. canillera (espinillera):

canillera

shin guard

2. canillera (temblor):

canillera

trembling

tortillera N f vulg pej

tortillera

dyke

cordillera N f

cordillera

mountain range

mollera N f

1. mollera (de la cabeza):

mollera

crown

2. mollera (fontanela):

mollera

fontanelle Brit

mollera

fontanel Am

la mollera se cierra

the fontanelle is closing

tener la mollera cerrada fig

to be old enough to reason

3. mollera (seso):

mollera

brain

eso no me entra en la mollera

I just do not understand that

ser duro de mollera

to be stubborn