asta

∗ ≈

flagpole

∗ noun

asta

feminine noun

1flagpole, mast (de bandera)

2shaft (de lanza); handle (de brocha)

3horn (de toro)

asta [ahs’-tah]

noun

1Lance. (f)

2Part of the deer’s head which bears the antlers; horn. (f)

3Handle of a pencil, brush. (f)

4Staff or light pole erected in different parts of the ship, on which the colors are displayed. (Nautical) (f)

5(Mas.) Binder, curb-stone. (f)

Asta de bandera de popa -> ensign-staff
Asta de bandera de proa -> jack-staff
Asta de tope -> flag-staff
Asta de bomba -> pump-spear
Astas -> horns of animals, as bulls, etc. Darse de las astas, to snap and carp at cach other

Shank of a tool; shaft, spindle.

asta

sustantivo:femenino

1 (arma) lance; spear; (palo) shaft; [de banderas] flagpole; [de brocha] handle

a media asta at half mast

2 (Zoología) horn; antler

dejar a algn en las astas del toro to leave sb in a jam in a pickle;o (familiar)

Paid English to Spanish translation

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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake