contorno

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contorno
masculine noun
1contour (Mat); outline (línea)
  • contorno de cintura -> waist (measurement)
  • contorno de pecho -> bust (measurement)
  • el contorno accidentado de la isla -> the ragged coastline of the island
also:
  • contornos -> neighborhood; (vecindad) outskirts (de una ciudad)

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contorno [con-tor’-no]
noun
1Environs or vicinity of a place. (m)
  • Caracas y sus contornos -> Caracas and its environs
  • En estos contornos -> in these parts
2Contour, outline. (m)
3Every line in a spiral or volute. (m)
  • En contorno -> round about
4Measurement round, distance round. (m)
  • El contorno de cintura es de 26 pulgadas -> her waist measurement is 26 inches

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contorno
sustantivo:masculino
1 (perfil) outline; (Geografía) contour; [de moneda] edge;
2 (medida) girth
el contorno de cintura es de 26 pulgadas her waist measurement is 26 inches; el contorno de un árbol the girth of a tree
3 contornos neighbourhood; (s) neighborhood; (s) (EEUU) surrounding area; (s)
Caracas y sus contornos Caracas and its environs; en estos contornos in these parts; hereabouts

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