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"Ropes" is a form of "ropes", a plural noun which is often translated as "cuerdas". "Beads" is a form of "beads", a plural noun which is often translated as "el collar". Learn more about the difference between "ropes" and "beads" below.
ropes(
rops
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (sports)
2. (colloquial) (details)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. pormenores
Our new employee learned the ropes of her new job very easily.Nuestra nueva empleada aprendió los pormenores de su nuevo trabajo con facilidad.
rope
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
3. (thick cord)
b. la cuerda (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I think I can fix this wooden ladder with a rope and some nails.Creo que puedo arreglar esta escalera de madera con una cuerda y algunos clavos.
a. la horca (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The prisoner was given the rope for the massacre he committed during the war.El reo fue condenado a la horca por la matanza que llevó a cabo durante la guerra.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
6. (to fasten)
a. encordarse
As the weather worsened, the two mountain climbers roped themselves together.Mientras el clima empeoraba, los dos alpinistas se encordaron.
beads(
bidz
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
1. (jewelry)
2. (religious)
a. el rosario (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
It is time to pray, he said, taking out his beads.Es hora de rezar, dijo sacando su rosario.
bead
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
b. el abalorio (M) (of glass)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The child amused herself threading beads onto a string.La niña se entretenía ensartando abalorios en un cordel.
4. (drop)
5. (on firearm)
a. la mira globular (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This front bead comes with a fully adjustable rear sight.Esta mira globular viene con un punto de mira trasero totalmente ajustable.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Her forehead was beaded with perspiration.Tenía la frente cubierta de gotas de sudor.
She looked at herself in the mirror, tears beading on her cheeks.Se miró en el espejo con lágrimas perlando sus mejillas.
