el guante. 'el guante'. This masculine noun means 'glove'. For example, 'siempre lleva guantes en el inviero por el frío' / 'She always wears gloves during the winter because of the cold'. El guante.
guante
masculine noun
1. glove
- arrojar o tirar el guante -> to throw down the gauntlet
- de guante blanco -> gentlemanly
- echarle el guante a algo/alguien (informal figurative) -> to get hold of something/somebody, to get one's hands on something/somebody
- estar más suave que un guante -> to be as meek as a lamb
- guante de boxeo -> boxing glove
- guante de goma -> rubber glove
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guante [goo-ahn’-tay]
noun
1. Glove, a cover of the hands. (m)
- Guantes de ante -> buff gloves
- Guante de goma -> rubber glove
- Se ajusta como un guante -> it fits like a glove
2. Gauntlet, an iron glove used for defence, and thrown down in challenges. (m)
3. Familiarly, the hand. (m)
- Echar el guante -> (coll.) to catch or lay hold on with the hand
- Echar el guante a otro, to grasp, to seize, to imprison. Echa -> or arrojar el guante, to challenge or to send a challenge
guante
1 glove
hacer guantes (Dep) to shadow-box
ajustarse como un guante to fit like a glove
arrojar el guante to throw down the gauntlet
de guante blanco
crimen de guante blanco white-collar crime; una campaña electoral de guante blanco a clean election campaign; un partido de guante blanco a sporting match; tratar con guante blanco to treat o handle with kid gloves
colgar los guantes (Boxeo) to quit boxing; (jubilarse) to retire
echar el guante a algn to catch hold of sb; seize sb; [+policía] to catch sb
echar el guante a algo to lay hold of sth
recoger el guante to take up the challenge
ser como un guante (obediente) to be very meek and mild; be submissive
guante con puño gauntlet
guantes de boxeo boxing gloves
guantes de cabritilla kid gloves
guantes de cirujano surgical gloves
guantes de goma rubber gloves
guantes de jardinería gardening gloves
guantes de terciopelo kid gloves
guantes para uso quirúrgico surgical gloves
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