nails im Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Übersetzungen für nails im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

I.nail [Am neɪl, Brit neɪl] SUBST

1. nail BAU:

nail

clavo m

nail (smaller)

puntilla f

a nail in sb's coffin, this failure is another nail in his coffin

este fracaso es otro paso camino a su derrota

each cigarette you smoke is another nail in your coffin

con cada cigarrillo que fumas te vas cavando tu propia fosa

to be as hard as nails

ser muy duro (de corazón)

to hit the nail on the head

dar en el clavo

to pay on the nail ugs

pagar en el acto

they paid cash on the nail

pagaron a toca teja Esp ugs

they paid cash on the nail

pagaron taca taca RíoPl ugs

they paid cash on the nail

pagaron chinchin Chil Ven ugs

they paid cash on the nail

pagaron en caliente (y de repente) Méx ugs

2. nail ANAT:

nail

uña f

to cut one's nails

cortarse las uñas

she bites her nails

se come las uñas

attr nail polish or Am enamel or Brit varnish

esmalte m de uñas

nail polish or Am enamel or Brit also varnish remover

quitaesmalte m

II.nail [Am neɪl, Brit neɪl] VERB trans

1. nail (fix):

nail

clavar

sheer panic nailed him to the spot

se quedó clavado en el sitio de puro pánico

2.1. nail ugs (apprehend):

nail

agarrar

nail

coger Esp

nail

trincar Esp ugs

2.2. nail ugs (obtain, secure):

nail

conseguir

nail

hacerse con ugs

you nailed it!

¡le acertaste!

2.3. nail ugs (expose):

nail lie

poner al descubierto

2.4. nail ugs Am SPORT:

nail

derrotar

nail (in league)

eliminar

nail down VERB [Am neɪl -, Brit neɪl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. nail down lid/floorboard:

nail down

clavar

nail down

asegurar con clavos

2. nail down:

nail down cause

establecer con certeza

nail down agreement

concretar

3. nail down person:

see if you can nail him down on this issue

a ver si logras que te dé una respuesta concreta sobre este asunto

to nail sb down to sth we must nail them down to a precise date

tenemos que hacer que se comprometan a una fecha concreta

nail up VERB [Am neɪl -, Brit neɪl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. nail up:

nail up crate

cerrar con clavos

nail up door/window

condenar (cerrando con tablas)

2. nail up picture/sign:

nail up

clavar

nail-biting [Am ˈneɪlˌbaɪdɪŋ, Brit ˈneɪlbʌɪtɪŋ] ADJ

nail-biting suspense/tension

angustioso

nail-biting wait/finish/contest

lleno de tensión

nail scissors SUBST Plsubst

nail scissors

tijeras fpl para uñas

nail brush [Am ˈneɪl ˌbrəʃ, Brit] SUBST

nail brush

cepillo m de uñas

nail bomb SUBST

nail bomb

bomba f de metralla

nail clippers SUBST Plsubst

nail clippers

cortaúñas m

a pair of nail clippers

un cortaúñas

nail polish SUBST U

nail polish

esmalte m de uñas

nail file SUBST

nail file

lima f (de uñas)

nails im PONS Wörterbuch

Übersetzungen für nails im Englisch»Spanisch-Wörterbuch

I.nail [neɪl] SUBST

1. nail (tool):

nail

clavo m

2. nail ANAT:

nail

uña f

Wendungen:

to hit the nail on the head

dar en el clavo

to pay on the nail

pagar a toca teja

II.nail [neɪl] VERB trans

1. nail (fasten):

nail

clavar

2. nail ugs (catch):

nail police

pillar

nail lie

poner al descubierto

Wendungen:

to nail one's colours to the mast

mantenerse firme

nail-biting ADJ übtr

nail-biting

angustioso, -a

nail brush <-es> SUBST

nail brush

cepillo m de uñas

nail scissors SUBST Pl

nail scissors

tijeras f Pl para uñas

nail file SUBST

nail file

lima f de uñas

nail polish SUBST kein Pl

nail polish

esmalte m de uñas

nail clippers SUBST Pl

nail clippers

cortaúñas m inv

nail varnish SUBST kein Pl

nail varnish

esmalte m de uñas

nail enamel remover SUBST Am

nail enamel remover

quitaesmalte m

nail polish remover SUBST

nail polish remover

quitaesmalte m

nails Beispiele aus dem PONS Wörterbuch (redaktionell geprüft)

a bed of nails

un calvario

to be (as) hard as nails übtr

tener un corazón de piedra

to do one's nails (varnish)

pintarse las uñas

to do one's nails (cut)

cortarse las uñas

to file one's nails

limarse las uñas

to bite/cut nails to the quick

dejar las uñas en carne viva

to manicure one's nails

hacerse la manicura

to bite one's nails/lips

morderse las uñas/los labios

to pare one's nails

cortarse las uñas

to have the bad habit of biting one's nails

tener el vicio de comerse las uñas

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch

Alopecia, hypodontia, abnormal tooth shape, and dystrophic nails are observed.

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None but a free man might cut his hair; the clippings of which, together with the parings of his nails, were buried beneath a "felix arbor".

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She had small, delicate hands whose nails she kept manicured and shined and was vain about and that she gestured with absently.

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Podiatrists and chiropodists can also treat ingrowing nails.

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She had been to the beauty parlor that morning where she had her hair and nails done.

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He was able not only to talk but also to jump up and down on the nails.

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Due to its rarity in the ancient world, steel was usually recycled, so broken tools, nails and cookwear often provided a ready supply of steel.

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Captive specimens, deprived of adequate wallowing, have quickly developed broken and inflamed skins, suppurations, eye problems, inflamed nails, and hair loss, and have eventually died.

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The leather cigar case has evolved considerably over the past 20 years, from a soft leather pouch to a hard-leather safe, seemingly strong enough to pound nails.

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They have 4-toed front feet and 3-toed back feet with rounded nails, and rubbery soles that help them climb.

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