vidrio

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vidrio
masculine noun
1glass (material)
  • vidrio de seguridad -> safety glass
2window (pane) (de ventana); lens (de anteojos) (Am); window (de vehículo) (Am)
  • pagar los vidrios rotos -> to carry the can

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vidrio [vee’-dre-o]
noun
1Glass. (m)
  • Vidrio colorad -> or teñido de color, stained glass
  • Vidrio plan -> or de vidresera, Window glass
2Vessel or other thing made of glass. (m)
3Anything very nice and brittle. (m)
4A very touchy person. (m)
5Water. (Poetry) (m)
  • Pagar los vidrios rotos -> to receive undeserved punishment, to carry the can
6(Cono Sur) Bottle of liquor. (m)

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vidrio
sustantivo:masculino
1 (material) glass; especialmente (Latinoamérica) (ventana) window
bajo vidrio under glass; vidrios rotos broken glass; (s)
Había sangre y vidrios rotos por toda la carretera
pagar los vidrios rotos to carry the can; (familiar)
soplar vidrio (familiar) to booze; (familiar)
vidrio cilindrado plate glass
vidrio coloreado vidrio de colores stained glass
vidrio deslustrado vidrio esmerilado frosted glass; ground glass
vidrio inastillable laminated glass; splinter-proof glass
vidrio pintado stained glass
vidrio plano sheet glass
vidrio polarizado polarized glass
Los cuatro sujetos, dos de ellos barbados, se conducían en un vehículo blanco, [vidrios polarizados,] sin placas, del cual se bajaron únicamente para concretar el plagio.
vidrio tallado cut glass
2 (familiar) (vaso) glass
tomar unos vidrios to have a few drinks
3 (S. Cone) (botella) bottle of liquor
4 (Latinoamérica) (ventanilla) window

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