clavado

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clavado, -a
adjective
1nailed (con clavos)
2(en punto)
  • a las cuatro clavadas -> at four o'clock on the dot
3just right (a la medida)
4almost identical (parecido)
  • ser clavado, -a a alguien -> to be the spitting image of somebody
5fixed (fijo)

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clavado [clah-vah’-do]
noun
1Fancy dive. (Mexico) (m)
  • Echarse un clavado -> to dive
adjective
1Exact, precise.
  • El reloj está clavado a las cinco -> it is just five by the clock
  • Venir clavada una cosa a otra -> to fit exactly
2Nailed, armed or furnished with nails.
3Relating to a club, especially to that of Hercules.
4Just right, exactly fitting (vestido).
5Dejar a uno clavado, to leave somebody speechless.
6he’s the spitting image of his father. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
past participle
7Past participle of CLAVAR.

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clavado
adjetivo
1 (fijo) (con clavos, puntas) nailed
quedó clavado en la pared el reloj estaba clavado en las 7
2 (decorado) [+mueble] studded with nails
3 [+ropa] just right
4
dejar a algn clavado to leave sb speechless; quedó clavado he was speechless dumbfounded;o
5
a las cinco clavadas at five sharp on the dot;o
6 (idéntico)
es Pedro clavado he's the spitting image of Pedro; es está clavado a su padreo (Latinoamérica) he's the spitting image of his father
7
¡clavado! exactly!; precisely!
sustantivo:masculino
(salto) dive
dar un clavado to dive; take a dive

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