string

∗ ≈

la cuerda

∗ noun

string
[strɪŋ]
sustantivo
1cuerda (f) (substance)
  • a (piece of) string -> una cuerda
2cuerda (f) (of violin, tennis racket, bow); hilo (m) (of puppet)
  • the strings (Mus) -> la sección de cuerda, las cuerdas
  • to have more than one string to one's bow (sentido figurado) -> tener varios recursos
  • with no strings attached (sentido figurado) -> sin compromiso
  • to pull strings (sentido figurado) -> mover hilos
  • string quartet (Mus) -> cuarteto (m) de cuerda
  • string vest -> camiseta (f) interior de rejilla (británico)
3ristra (f) (of onions); sarta (f) (of pearls, beads); rosario (m) (of islands); serie (f) (of words, shops, defeats); cadena (f) (informática)
verbo transitivo (pp & pt strung [strʌŋ])
4encordar (violin, tennis racket, bow)
5ensartar (pearls, beads)

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string [strin-bin]
1Encordar, poner cuerdas a los instrumentos de música o a otra cosa cualquiera.
2Templar algún instrumento músico de cuerda
sustantivo
3Ensartar, enhilar; encordelar, enhebrar; atar con bramante.
4Estirar, poner tensa o estirada una cosa.
5Quitar las fibras, las brizna
sustantivo
  • To string along -> embaucar
  • To string up -> (Fam.) Ahorcar
  • To string out -> extenderse en línea larga e irregular
6Presentar la apariencia de hebras o brizna (Familiar) (m)
sustantivo
va.

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string [strɪŋ] strung (past)
noun
1 (cord) cuerda; (f) cordel; (m) cabuya; (f) (LAm) mecate; (m) (Méx) (lace etc) cordón; (m)
to have sb on a string dominar a algn completamente; tener a algn en un puño
to pull strings mover palancas
to have two strings to one's bow tener dos cuerdas en su arco
2 (row) [of onions, garlic] ristra; (f) [of beads] hilo; (m) sarta; (f) [of vehicles] caravana; (f) fila; (f) [of people] hilera; (f) desfile; (m) [of horses etc] reata; (f) [of excuses, lies] sarta; (f) serie; (f) [of curses] retahíla; (f)
a whole string of errors toda una serie de errores
3 (on musical instrument, racket) cuerda; (f)
the strings (instruments) los instrumentos de cuerda
4 condición; (f)
without strings sin condiciones; there are no strings attached esto es sin compromiso alguno; with no strings attached sin compromiso
5 (Comput) cadena; (f)
6 (Bot) fibra; (f) nervio; (m)
verb:transitive
1 [+pearls etc] ensartar
he can't even string two sentences together ni sabe conectar dos frases seguidas; they are just stray thoughts strung together son pensamientos aislados que se han ensartado sin propósito
2 [+violin, tennis racket, bow] encordar
3 [+beans etc] desfibrar
modifier
string bag (n) bolsa de red; (f)
string bean (n) (US) judía verde; (f) ejote; (m) (Méx) poroto verde; (m) (S. Cone)
string instrument (n) instrumento de cuerda; (m)
string orchestra (n) orquesta de cuerdas; (f)
string quartet (n) cuarteto de cuerda(s); (m)
string section (n) (Mús) sección de cuerda(s); (f) cuerda(s); (f) (p)
...a full band plus string section ...a 12-piece string section
string vest (n) camiseta de malla; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "string"

Imperative
  • string
  • you string
  • he/she strings
  • we string
  • you string
  • they string
Preterite
  • I strung
  • you strung
  • he/she strung
  • we strung
  • you strung
  • they strung
Present Continuous
  • I am stringing
  • you are stringing
  • he/she is stringing
  • we are stringing
  • you are stringing
  • they are stringing
Present Perfect
  • I have strung
  • you have strung
  • he/she has strung
  • we have strung
  • you have strung
  • they have strung
Past Continuous
  • I was stringing
  • you were stringing
  • he/she was stringing
  • we were stringing
  • you were stringing
  • they were stringing
Past Perfect
  • I had strung
  • you had strung
  • he/she had strung
  • we had strung
  • you had strung
  • they had strung
Future
  • I will string
  • you will string
  • he/she will string
  • we will string
  • you will string
  • they will string
Future Perfect
  • I will have strung
  • you will have strung
  • he/she will have strung
  • we will have strung
  • you will have strung
  • they will have strung
Future Continuous
  • I will be stringing
  • you will be stringing
  • he/she will be stringing
  • we will be stringing
  • you will be stringing
  • they will be stringing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been stringing
  • you have been stringing
  • he/she has been stringing
  • we have been stringing
  • you have been stringing
  • they have been stringing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been stringing
  • you will have been stringing
  • he/she will have been stringing
  • we will have been stringing
  • you will have been stringing
  • they will have been stringing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been stringing
  • you had been stringing
  • he/she had been stringing
  • we had been stringing
  • you had been stringing
  • they had been stringing
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