falda

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skirt

∗ noun

falda
feminine noun
1skirt (prenda)
  • estar pegado a las faldas de su madre (informal figurative) -> to be tied to his/her mother's apron strings
  • falda escocesa -> kilt
  • falda pantalón -> culottes
2lower slope (de montaña)
3lap (regazo)
also:
  • faldas -> tablecloth (de mesa camilla)

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falda [fahl'-dah]
noun
1Skirt (prenda), the loose edge of a garment: that part which hangs loose below the waist; train; flap. (f)
  • Falda escocesa -> kilt
  • Haberse criado bajo las faldas de mamá -> to have led a very sheltered life
2The lap. (f)
  • Sentarse en la falda de una -> to sit on somebody's lap
3Brow of a hill, that part of an eminence which slopes into the plain. (f)
4Loin of beef, mutton, etc. 5. (f)
5Brim (de sombrero). (f)
6Table cover (de camilla). (f)
  • Perrillo faldero -> lap-dog
The brim of a brazier where the hinge is fixed.

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falda
sustantivo:femenino
1 (ropa) skirt
está cosido pegado a las faldas de su madreo he's tied to his mother's apron strings
estar cosido a las faldas de su mujer to be dominated by one's wife
haberse criado bajo las faldas de mamá to have led a very sheltered life
falda de tablas pleated skirt
falda de tubo straight skirt; pencil skirt
falda escocesa (gen) tartan skirt; (traje típico escocés) kilt
falda pantalón culottes; (p) split skirt
falda tableada pleated skirt
2 (regazo) lap
sentarse en la falda de algn to sit on sb's lap
3 faldas (familiar) (mujeres) women; ladies
es muy aficionado a las faldas he's a great one for the ladies; he's fond of the ladies; es asunto de faldas there's a woman behind it somewhere
4 [de montaña] (ladera) side; (pie) foot
en la falda de la montaña
5 [de res] brisket; skirt
6 [de mesa camilla] table cover
7 [de sombrero] brim

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