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tapa

∗ ≈

cover, top, cap, lid

∗ noun

tapa
feminine noun
1. lid (para cerrar); top (de frasco); top (de botella, bolígrafo) (Andes, RP)
  • levantarse la tapa de los sesos (informal) -> to blow one's brains out
  • tapa del objetivo -> lens cap (de cámara)
2. snack, tapa (cooking)
3. cover (portada) (de libro); sleeve (de disco)
4. heel plate (de zapato)
5. topside (trozo de carne)

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tapa [tah’-pah]
noun
1. Lid (de caja, olla), cover, cap (de botella). (f)
2. Horny part of a hoof. (f)
3. Heel-piece of a shoe (de zapato). (f)
4. Sluicegate (de canal). (f)
5. Hubcap. (Automate & Mexico) (f)
6. Commission (comisión). (Caribbean) (f)
  • Tapa de los sesos -> top of the skull
  • Tapa de bomba -> (Naut.) the hood of the pump

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tapa
1 [de caja, olla, piano] lid; [de frasco] top; [de depósito de gasolina] cap
levantarse la tapa de los sesos to blow one's brains out
tapa de los sesos
tapa de registro manhole cover; inspection cover
2 [de libro] cover
libro de tapas duras hardback
3 [de zapato] heelplate
4 [de canal] sluicegate
5 (ración de comida) snack taken at the bar counter with drinks; (taken at the bar counter with drinks)
ir de tapas
tapeo
6 (pieza de carne) flank
7 (And) (bistec) rump steak
8 (México) (Automóviles) hubcap
9 (Caribe) (comisión) commission

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