anillo

=

ring

noun

anillo
masculine noun
1. ring (de dedo, cortina)
  • anillo de boda -> wedding ring
  • me viene como anillo al dedo (informal figurative) -> it's just what I needed (cosa)
  • me vienes como anillo al dedo, necesitaba un fontanero -> how lucky that you should have come, I was looking for a plumber!
  • no se me van a caer los anillos (informal figurative) -> it won't hurt me (to do it)
  • anillo de compromiso o de pedida -> engagement ring
2. annulus (zoology)
3. ring (de planeta)

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anillo [ah-neel’-lyo]
noun
1. A finger ring; circlet. (m)
  • Anillo de compromiso -> engagement ring
2. Hank or grommet. (Nautical) (m)
  • Venir como anillo al dedo -> to come in the very nick of time
3. Astragal. (Architecture) (m)

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