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 [se·ˈpi·jo, θe·ˈpi·ʎo] N m

1. cepillo TECH:

cepillo (para traje)

brush

cepillo (para madera)

plane

cepillo (de limpiar)

scrubbing brush

cepillo de barrer

broom

cepillo de dientes

toothbrush

pasar el cepillo

to brush

2. cepillo (en misa):

cepillo

collection box

I.cepillar [se·pi·ˈjar, θe·pi·ˈʎar] VB trans

1. cepillar TECH:

cepillar (traje)

to brush

cepillar (madera)

to plane

2. cepillar inf (robar):

cepillar

to rip off

3. cepillar LatAm inf (adular):

cepillar

to butter up

4. cepillar inf (ganar):

cepillar

to win

5. cepillar (suspender):

cepillar

to fail

cepillar

to flunk

II.cepillar [se·pi·ˈjar, θe·pi·ˈʎar] VB refl cepillarse

1. cepillar inf (robar):

cepillar

to rip off

2. cepillar inf (devorar):

cepillar

to polish off

3. cepillar inf (dinero):

cepillar

to squander

4. cepillar inf (matar):

cepillar

to bump off

5. cepillar vulg (seducir):

cepillar

to make it with

cepillarse a una chica

to screw a girl

pitillera [pi·ti·ˈje·ra, -·ˈʎe·ra] N f

pitillera

cigarette case

tobillera [to·βi·ˈje·ra, -ˈʎe·ra] N f

tobillera

ankle support

canillera [ka·ni·ˈje·ra, -ˈʎe·ra] N f LatAm

1. canillera (espinillera):

canillera

shin guard

2. canillera (temblor):

canillera

trembling

cordillera [kor·di·ˈje·ra, -ˈʎe·ra] N f

cordillera

mountain range

mollera [mo·ˈje·ra, -ˈʎe·ra] N f

mollera (fontanela)

fontanel

mollera (seso)

brain

tener la mollera cerrada fig

to be old enough to reason

eso no me entra en la mollera

I just don't get it

ser duro de mollera

to be stubborn

pollera [po·ˈje·ra, -ˈʎe·ra] N f Arg (falda)

pollera

skirt

cabellera [ka·βe·ˈje·ra, -ˈʎe·ra] N f

1. cabellera (de la cabeza):

cabellera

mane

2. cabellera ASTRO:

cabellera

tail (of a comet)

paellera [pae·ˈje·ra, -ˈʎera] N f

paellera

paella dish