comb

el peine

noun

comb
[kəʊm]
sustantivo
1peine (m) (for hair)
  • to run a comb through one's hair, to give one's hair a comb -> peinarse
2cresta (f) (of cock)
verbo transitivo
3peinar (hair)
  • to comb one's hair -> peinarse
4peinar, rastrear minuciosamente (search) (area, town)

comb [koum]
sustantivo
1Peine, instrumento con que se limpia y compone el pelo.
  • Carve -> or cut shell comb, peineta de carey calada
  • Braid shell comb -> peineta de carey para rizo
  • Carved horn comb -> peineta de cuerno calada
  • Cockscomb -> cresta de gallo
  • Honey-comb -> panal de miel
  • Flax-comb -> rastrillo
2Carda, rastrillo, para preparar el lino, el cáñamo, o la lana.
3Cresta carnosa o carúncula del gallo o de la gallina.
4Alvéolo, celdilla donde la abeja deposita su miel.
5CURRY-COMB.
  • Fine-toothed comb -> peine fino, lendrera
  • To go over something with a fine-toothed comb -> examinar o revisar algo minuciosamente o con lupa
  • Comb-foundation -> hoja delgada de cera, copia exacta de la pared media del panal, sobre la cual acaban las abejas el panal
  • Your hair needs a comb -> tienes que peinarte
Peineta (worn in hair).V. HONEY-COMB.
1Peinar, limpiar y componer el pelo; cardar la lana; rastrillar el lino.
  • To comb somebody’s hair -> peinar a alguien
  • To comb one’s hair -> peinarse (pass a comb through)
2Peinar, rastrear (search/area, field); rebuscar en (files, archives).
  • They combed the area for survivors -> peinaron o rastrearon la zona en busca de supervivientes
va.

comb [kəʊm]
noun
1 (for hair) peine; (m) (ornamental) peineta; (f) (for horse) almohaza; (f)
to run a comb through one's hair peinarse; pasarse un peine
2 [of fowl] cresta; (f)
3 (honeycomb) panal; (m)
4 (Téc) carda; (f)
verb:transitive
1 [+hair] peinar
to comb one's hair peinarse
2 (search) [+countryside] registrar a fondo; peinar
we've been combing the town for you te hemos buscado por toda la ciudad
3 (Téc) [+wool] cardar

Verb Conjugation for "comb"

Imperative
  • comb
  • you comb
  • he/she combs
  • we comb
  • you comb
  • they comb
Preterite
  • I combed
  • you combed
  • he/she combed
  • we combed
  • you combed
  • they combed
Present Continuous
  • I am combing
  • you are combing
  • he/she is combing
  • we are combing
  • you are combing
  • they are combing
Present Perfect
  • I have combed
  • you have combed
  • he/she has combed
  • we have combed
  • you have combed
  • they have combed
Past Continuous
  • I was combing
  • you were combing
  • he/she was combing
  • we were combing
  • you were combing
  • they were combing
Past Perfect
  • I had combed
  • you had combed
  • he/she had combed
  • we had combed
  • you had combed
  • they had combed
Future
  • I will comb
  • you will comb
  • he/she will comb
  • we will comb
  • you will comb
  • they will comb
Future Perfect
  • I will have combed
  • you will have combed
  • he/she will have combed
  • we will have combed
  • you will have combed
  • they will have combed
Future Continuous
  • I will be combing
  • you will be combing
  • he/she will be combing
  • we will be combing
  • you will be combing
  • they will be combing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been combing
  • you have been combing
  • he/she has been combing
  • we have been combing
  • you have been combing
  • they have been combing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been combing
  • you will have been combing
  • he/she will have been combing
  • we will have been combing
  • you will have been combing
  • they will have been combing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been combing
  • you had been combing
  • he/she had been combing
  • we had been combing
  • you had been combing
  • they had been combing
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