tijera

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tijera
sustantivo:femenino
1 (also tijeras) scissors; (p) (para jardín) shears; (p) clippers; (p)
unas tijeras a pair of scissors; meter la tijera en algo to cut into sth; es un trabajo de tijera it's a scissors-and-paste job
tijeras de coser sewing scissors
tijeras de podar secateurs
tijeras para las uñas nail scissors
tijeras podadoras secateurs
2 [de bicicleta] fork
3
de tijera folding; silla de tijera (con respaldo) folding chair; (banqueta) folding stool; camp stool; escalera de tijera steps; step-ladder
(Latinoamérica) (Zoología) claw; pincer
5 (familiar) (persona) gossip
ser una buena tijera tener buena tijera (chismoso) to be a great gossip; (mordaz) to have a sharp tongue; (criticón) be a scandalmonger

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