coat peg in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for coat peg in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.coat [Am koʊt, Brit kəʊt] N

1.1. coat FASHION:

coat (for men)

abrigo m

coat (for men)

sobretodo m RioPl

coat (for women)

abrigo m

coat (for women)

tapado m RioPl

to cut one's coat according to one's cloth Brit

vivir según sus (or mis etc.) posibilidades

to cut one's coat according to one's cloth Brit

adaptarse a las circunstancias

to cut one's coat according to one's cloth Brit

no estirar los pies más de lo que da la frazada RioPl inf

to trail one's coat

buscar pelea

to trail one's coat

buscar camorra inf

to turn or change one's coat

cambiar de chaqueta

to turn or change one's coat

chaquetear

1.2. coat FASHION:

coat (jacket)

chaqueta f

coat (jacket)

saco f LatAm

coat (heavier)

chaquetón m

2. coat (of animals):

coat

pelaje m

3. coat (layer):

coat (of paint, varnish)

capa f

coat (of paint, varnish)

mano f

coat (of dust)

capa f

II.coat [Am koʊt, Brit kəʊt] VB trans

coat

cubrir

coated with chocolate

cubierto de chocolate

coated with chocolate

bañado en chocolate

coat the surface with primer

aplique una capa or mano de base a la superficie

his tongue was coated

tenía la lengua sucia

his tongue was coated

tenía la lengua cubierta de saburra spec

I.peg [Am pɛɡ, Brit pɛɡ] N

1.1. peg:

peg (in ground)

estaca f

peg (in furniture, barrel)

estaquilla f

peg (in mountaineering)

clavija f

peg (on violin, guitar)

clavija f

peg (for tent)

estaquilla f

peg (on board game)

pieza o ficha que encaja en un tablero

a square peg in a round hole at college I felt like a square peg in a round hole

en la universidad me sentía totalmente fuera de lugar

a square peg in a round hole at college I felt like a square peg in a round hole

en la universidad me sentía como gallina en corral ajeno inf

a square peg in a round hole at college I felt like a square peg in a round hole

en la universidad me sentía como cucaracha en fiesta de gallina Ven inf

a square peg in a round hole at college I felt like a square peg in a round hole

en la universidad me sentía como sapo de otro pozo RioPl inf

to take or bring sb down a peg (or two)

bajarle los humos a alguien

to take or bring sb down a peg (or two)

poner a alguien en su sitio

1.2. peg Brit:

clothes peg

see clothespin

2. peg (hook, hanger):

peg

colgador m

peg

perchero m

peg

gancho m

the characters are just pegs on which to hang the narrative

los personajes solo sirven de apoyo a la narrativa

the characters are just pegs on which to hang the narrative

los personajes son meras apoyaturas de la narrativa liter

II.peg <pres part pegging; pt, pp pegged> [Am pɛɡ, Brit pɛɡ] VB trans

1. peg (attach, secure):

peg

sujetar

peg

asegurar (con estaquillas etc)

to peg the clothes (out) Brit

tender la ropa

the company is pegging its hopes on the new model

la empresa ha cifrado sus esperanzas en el nuevo modelo

2.1. peg (fix, limit):

peg ECON, FIN price/salary

congelar

2.2. peg ECON, FIN (link):

to peg sth to sth

vincular algo a algo

the peso is pegged to the dollar

el peso está vinculado al dólar

3. peg (categorize) Am:

she hates to be pegged as a feminist

no soporta que la etiqueten de or la encasillen como feminista

their music is difficult to peg

su música es difícil de catalogar

See also clothespin

clothespin [Am ˈkloʊ(ð)zˌpɪn, Brit ˈkləʊðzpɪn] N Am

clothespin

pinza f (de tender la ropa)

clothespin

broche m (de tender la ropa) Arg

clothespin

perrito m (de tender la ropa) Chil

clothespin

gancho (de tender la ropa) Col Ven

clothespin

palillo m (de tender la ropa) Urug

coat peg in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coat peg in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.coat [koʊt] N

1. coat:

coat (overcoat)

abrigo m

coat (overcoat)

tapado m AmS

coat (jacket)

chaqueta f

2. coat (animal's skin):

coat

pelaje m

3. coat (layer):

coat

capa f

coat of paint

mano f

coat of chocolate

baño m

Phrases:

to cut one's coat according to one's cloth

vivir según sus posibilidades

II.coat [koʊt] VB trans

to coat sth in sth

cubrir algo de algo

I.peg [peg] N

1. peg for coat:

peg

colgador m

peg

percha f

to buy clothes off the peg

comprarse ropa de confección

2. peg:

peg in furniture, for tent

estaquilla f

peg in mountain climbing, on guitar

clavija f

Phrases:

to take sb down a peg or two

bajar los humos a alguien

to feel like a square peg in a round hole

sentirse fuera de lugar [o estar como pez fuera del agua]

II.peg <-gg-> [peg] VB trans

1. peg (hold down with pegs):

peg

enclavijar

2. peg ECON:

peg

fijar

to peg prices

congelar precios

3. peg (link):

to peg sth to sth [or sb with sth]

vincular algo a algo

4. peg inf (throw):

peg

lanzar

5. peg fig inf (guess correctly):

peg

acertar

to peg sb as sth

colocar a alguien la etiqueta de algo

to peg sb as sth

encasillar a alguien como algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It introduces children to what they should expect -- their coat peg and the class pet -- using simple text accompanied by illustrations that could almost be taken for photographs.

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