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fence

la valla

noun

fence
[fens]
sustantivo
1. valla (f) cerca (f) (barrier)
  • to sit on the fence (sentido figurado) -> no pronunciarse, nadar entre dos aguas
  • to get off the fence (sentido figurado) -> pronunciarse
2. perista (sustantivo masculino) (familiar) (receiver of stolen property)
verbo intransitivo
3. hacer esgrima (as sport)

fence [fens] [fens]
sustantivo
1. Defensa, reparo, resguardo.
2. Cerca, palizada, vallado que se pone alrededor de un terreno para dividirlo de otro y resguardarlo.
3. Cercamiento, el acto de cercar.
4. Esgrima, el arte de manejar la espada.
  • Fence of pales o stakes -> empalizada, estacada
  • A coat of fence o mail -> cota de malla
  • Fence-month -> tiempo de veda, el en que se prohibe la caza
  • Fence-keeper -> prendero comprador de efectos robados
adverbio
1. Cercar, avallar un sitio o heredad.
2. Defender, preservar, guardar, custodiar.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
3. Esgrimir, pelear. (n)
4. Defenderse, luchar, (n)
verbo
5. gr. (n)
sustantivo
en una discusió

fence [fens]
noun
1 (gen) valla (f); cerca (f); (wire fence) alambrada (f); (Racing) valla (f)
to mend one's fences (restore relations) mejorar las relaciones; (restore reputation) restablecer la reputación
to sit on the fence no comprometerse; mirar los toros desde la barrera
2 (receiver of stolen goods) perista (m)
verb:transitive
1 [+land] vallar; cercar
fenced area zona (f) cercada or vallada
2 [+machinery etc] cubrir; proteger
verb:intransitive
1 (Dep) practicar esgrima
2 defenderse con evasivas
A pub landlord survived having a 3ft-long fence post speared through his chest The officers walked into the trap after trees, bushes and fence posts were uprooted and used to block off a cul-de-sac

Verb Conjugation for "fence" (go to la valla)

Imperative
  • fence
  • you fence
  • he/she fences
  • we fence
  • you fence
  • they fence
Preterite
  • I fenced
  • you fenced
  • he/she fenced
  • we fenced
  • you fenced
  • they fenced
Present Continuous
  • I am fencing
  • you are fencing
  • he/she is fencing
  • we are fencing
  • you are fencing
  • they are fencing
Present Perfect
  • I have fenced
  • you have fenced
  • he/she has fenced
  • we have fenced
  • you have fenced
  • they have fenced
Past Continuous
  • I was fencing
  • you were fencing
  • he/she was fencing
  • we were fencing
  • you were fencing
  • they were fencing
Past Perfect
  • I had fenced
  • you had fenced
  • he/she had fenced
  • we had fenced
  • you had fenced
  • they had fenced
Future
  • I will fence
  • you will fence
  • he/she will fence
  • we will fence
  • you will fence
  • they will fence
Future Perfect
  • I will have fenced
  • you will have fenced
  • he/she will have fenced
  • we will have fenced
  • you will have fenced
  • they will have fenced
Future Continuous
  • I will be fencing
  • you will be fencing
  • he/she will be fencing
  • we will be fencing
  • you will be fencing
  • they will be fencing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been fencing
  • you have been fencing
  • he/she has been fencing
  • we have been fencing
  • you have been fencing
  • they have been fencing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been fencing
  • you will have been fencing
  • he/she will have been fencing
  • we will have been fencing
  • you will have been fencing
  • they will have been fencing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been fencing
  • you had been fencing
  • he/she had been fencing
  • we had been fencing
  • you had been fencing
  • they had been fencing
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