dab

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dab
[dæb]
sustantivo
1pizca (f) toque (m) (of paint, glue, perfume)
  • dabs (familiar) -> huellas (f pl) dactilares or digitales (fingerprints) (británico)
  • she's a dab hand at drawing -> dibuja que es un alucine (especialmente británico)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp dabbed)
2aplicar, poner (paint, glue, perfume)
  • she dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief -> se secó los ojos delicadamente con un pañuelo

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dab [dab-jand]
sustantivo
1Pedazo pequeño de alguna cosa.
2Salpicadura; cualquier golpe dado con alguna cosa blanda.
3Barbada, pez marino en figura de rombo.
4(Vul.) Artista.
5Toque (small amount/cream, paint).
  • He gave his tie a dab with a damp cloth -> se frotó un poco la corbata con un trapo húmedo (pat)

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dab [dæb]
noun
1 (light stroke) toque; (m) (blow) golpecito; (m)
2 (small amount) pizca; (f) [of paint] ligero brochazo; (m) [of liquid] gota; (f)
3 dabs especially (Britain) (very_informal) huellas digitales; (f)
verb:transitive
(touch lightly) tocar ligeramente; (with cream, butter) untar ligeramente; (with paint, water) dar unos toques a
to dab a stain off quitar una mancha humedeciéndola; to dab on untar ligeramente
dab [dæb]
noun
(fish) lenguado; (m)
dab [dæb] (informal)
adjective
to be a dab hand at (doing) sth (Britain) ser un hacha para (hacer) algo
adverb
dab in the middle (US) en el mismo centro

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Verb Conjugation for "dab"

Imperative
  • dab
  • you dab
  • he/she dabs
  • we dab
  • you dab
  • they dab
Preterite
  • I dabbed
  • you dabbed
  • he/she dabbed
  • we dabbed
  • you dabbed
  • they dabbed
Present Continuous
  • I am dabbing
  • you are dabbing
  • he/she is dabbing
  • we are dabbing
  • you are dabbing
  • they are dabbing
Present Perfect
  • I have dabbed
  • you have dabbed
  • he/she has dabbed
  • we have dabbed
  • you have dabbed
  • they have dabbed
Past Continuous
  • I was dabbing
  • you were dabbing
  • he/she was dabbing
  • we were dabbing
  • you were dabbing
  • they were dabbing
Past Perfect
  • I had dabbed
  • you had dabbed
  • he/she had dabbed
  • we had dabbed
  • you had dabbed
  • they had dabbed
Future
  • I will dab
  • you will dab
  • he/she will dab
  • we will dab
  • you will dab
  • they will dab
Future Perfect
  • I will have dabbed
  • you will have dabbed
  • he/she will have dabbed
  • we will have dabbed
  • you will have dabbed
  • they will have dabbed
Future Continuous
  • I will be dabbing
  • you will be dabbing
  • he/she will be dabbing
  • we will be dabbing
  • you will be dabbing
  • they will be dabbing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been dabbing
  • you have been dabbing
  • he/she has been dabbing
  • we have been dabbing
  • you have been dabbing
  • they have been dabbing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been dabbing
  • you will have been dabbing
  • he/she will have been dabbing
  • we will have been dabbing
  • you will have been dabbing
  • they will have been dabbing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been dabbing
  • you had been dabbing
  • he/she had been dabbing
  • we had been dabbing
  • you had been dabbing
  • they had been dabbing
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