Feathers in Spanish | English to Spanish Translation

feather

∗ ≈

la pluma

∗ noun

"feathers" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.

feather

[ˈfeðə(r)]

sustantivo

1. pluma (f)

you could have knocked me down with a feather -> me quedé de piedra
that's a feather in her cap (sentido figurado) -> es un triunfo personal para ella
to make the feathers fly (sentido figurado) -> armar un buen revuelo
feather bed -> colchón (m) de plumas

verbo transitivo

2. (sentido figurado)

to feather one's nest -> hacer el agosto

feather [fe-da^r]

sustantivo

1. Pluma.

2. Algo que se parece a una pluma o plumas; particularmente en la mecánica, lengüeta, cuña, rayo; refuerzo de eje.

3. Género, clase, naturaleza, especie.

Birds of a feather -> pájaros de una misma pluma, lobos de la misma camada

4. Bagatela, fruslería.

5. Al remar, la acción de volver la pala del remo poniéndola casi horizontal.

6. Cacería de animales de pluma en general.

To cut a feather -> (Mar.) llevar buen viento, navegar con rapidez
To show the white feather, mostrarse cobarde, volverse atrás (se dice porque el verdadero gallo de pelea no tiene plumas blancas). To pluck a bird’s feathe -> em>s, desplumar
A plume of feathers -> plumaje
To laugh at a feather -> reírse de nada
Feather-bed -> colchón de plumas, plumón
Imitation feathers -> plumas de imitación, encrespadas para penachos
Birds of a feather flock together -> (Prov.) Cada oveja con su pareja; o Dios los cría y ellos se juntan
To be a feather in one’s cap -> dar realce o importancia a alguna persona o cosa
Feather-edged -> en bisel, en perfil
Feather-brain -> imbécil, tonto, casquivano
Feather-weight -> púgil o atleta de mínimo peso; persona de escasa importancia
In high feather -> vivo, alegre

1. Emplumar, poner o adornar con pluma

sustantivo

2. Enriquecer, adornar, como con pluma

sustantivo

3. Volver la pala del remo al sacarla del agua, poniéndola casi horizontal.

4. Ajustar una lengüeta o rayo en algo. (Mecánica)

5. Estabilizar un avión por medio de una forma de rotación de hélices o motores.

verbo neutro (intransitivo)

6. Cubrirse con pluma (n)

sustantivo

7. Descomponerse en forma emplumada.

To feather one’s nest -> enriquecerse, particularmente a expensas de otro, juntar mucho caudal, hacer su agosto

va.

feather [ˈfeðəʳ]

noun

pluma (f)

in fine feather de excelente humor

that is a feather in his cap es un tanto que se apunta

you could have knocked me down with a feather me quedé de piedra

as light as a feather (tan) ligero como una pluma

to make the feathers fly I am still not permitted to disclose a lot of things learned during the action which might still make the feathers fly ...staring earnestly at the camera and exhorting viewers to tune into the cricket and `watch the feathers fly" Feathers flew in 1991 when the Fusseys complained to the council's environmental health department that the budgies in next door's garden were making their lives a misery

white

verb:transitive

1 emplumar

to feather one's nest hacer su agosto

2 (Rowing) [+oar] volver horizontal

modifier

[+mattress, pillow] de plumas

feather bed (n) colchón (m) de pluma(s)

feather duster (n) plumero (m)

Verb Conjugations for "feather" (go to la pluma)

Gerund: feathering
Past Participle: feathered
Present Participle: feathering

Indicative

Present	Preterit	Future
I feather	I feathered	I will feather
you feather	you feathered	you will feather
he/she feathers	he/she feathered	he/she will feather
we feather	we feathered	we will feather
you feather	you feathered	you will feather
they feather	they feathered	they will feather