cordel
cordel
∗cordel
masculine noun
1cord
- a cordel -> in a straight line
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cordel [cor-del’]
noun
1Cord, a rope of several strands. (m)
2A thin rope or line used on board a ship; a line. (Nautical) (m)
- Cordel alquitranado -> a tarred line
- Cordel blanco -> an untarred line
- Cordel de corredera -> logline
- Mozo de cordel -> porter, one who carries burdens for hire
- Apretar los cordeles -> to oblige one to say or do a thing by violence
- Echar el cordel -> 1. To mark with a line or cord. 2. (Met.) To administer justice impartially. 3. (Met.) To draw lines in order to consider the manner of executing a thing.
- Estar a cordel -> to be in a right line
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