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corner

la esquina

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (angle)

a. la esquina

(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).

(F)

(outer)

Click on the arrow in the bottom right corner of the page.Haz clic en la flecha en la esquina inferior derecha de la página.

b. el rincón

(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).

(M)

(inner)

There is a chair in the corner of the room.Hay una silla en el rincón de la habitación.

2. (point where two streets meet)

a. la esquina

(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).

(F)

The restaurant is located on the corner of Fifth and Main.El restaurante se ubica en la esquina entre la Cinco y Main.

3. (anatomy)

a. el rabillo

(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).

(M)

Look at him out of the corner of your eye.Míralo por el rabillo del ojo.

4. (sports)

a. el córner

(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).

(M)

The player headed in a goal from a corner.El jugador remató de cabeza un gol de un córner.

b. el saque de esquina

(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).

(M)

A goal can be scored directly from a corner.Se puede marcar un gol directamente de un saque de esquina.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

5. (to trap)

a. acorralar

Two policemen cornered the thief in the street.Dos policías acorralaron al ladrón en la calle.

6. (to monopolize)

a. acaparar

A company that has cornered the market has a significant competitive advantage.Una empresa que ha acaparado el mercado tiene una importante ventaja competitiva.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

7. (automobile)

a. girar

The old car cornered more precisely than you'd expect.El viejo coche giró de manera más precisa de lo que cabría esperar.

corner

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (of page, screen, street)

a. la esquina

(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).

(F)

2. (of room)

a. el rincón

(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).

(M)

3. (also fig)

it's just round the cornerestá a la vuelta de la esquina

to turn the cornerdoblar la esquina

storetienda pequeña de barrio que vende productos alimenticios, de limpieza, golosinas, etc .

from the four corners of the earthdesde todos los rincones de la tierra

out of the corner of one's eyecon el rabillo del ojo

4. (bend in road)

a. la curva (cerrada)

(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).

(F)

5. (fig)

to cut cornershacer las cosas chapuceramente

6. (in soccer)

corner (kick)saque de esquina, córner m

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

7. (enemy)

a. acorralar, arrinconar

8. (market)

a. monopolizar, acaparar

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g. The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

9. (car)

a. girar, torcer

corner [ˈkɔːnəʳ]

noun

1 (angle) [of object] (outer) ángulo (m); esquina (f); (inner) rincón (m); [of mouth] comisura (f); [of eye] rabillo (m); (bend in road) curva (f); recodo (m); (where two roads meet) esquina (f)

in the corner of the room en un rincón de la habitación; the corner of a table/page la esquina de una mesa/página

it's just around the corner está a la vuelta de la esquina

prosperity is just around the corner la prosperidad está a la vuelta de la esquina

to cut a corner (Aut) tomar una curva muy cerrada

out of the corner of one's eye con el rabillo del ojo

to go round the corner doblar la esquina

to turn the corner doblar la esquina; salir del apuro

a two-cornered fight una pelea entre dos

to be in a (tight) corner estar en un aprieto

to cut corners atajar; (save money, effort etc) ahorrar dinero/trabajo etc

to drive sb into a corner poner a algn entre la espada y la pared; acorralar a algn

to paint o.s. into a corner verse acorralado

2 (cranny, place)

a picturesque corner of Soria un rincón pintoresco de Soria

in every corner por todos los rincones

every corner of Europe todos los rincones de Europa

the four corners of the world las cinco partes del mundo

in odd corners en cualquier rincón

3 (Ftbl) (also corner kick) córner (m); saque (m) de esquina

4 (Comm) monopolio (m)

he made a corner in peanuts se hizo con el monopolio de los cacahuetes; acaparó el mercado de los cacahuetes

transitive verb

1 [+animal, fugitive] acorralar; arrinconar; [+person] (catch to speak to) abordar; detener

2 (Comm) [+market] acaparar

intransitive verb

(Aut) tomar las curvas

modifier

corner cupboard (n) rinconera (f); esquinera (f)

corner flag (n) (Ftbl) banderola (f) de esquina

corner house (n) casa (f) que hace esquina

corner kick (n) (Ftbl) córner (m); saque (m) de esquina

corner seat (n) asiento (m) del rincón; rinconera (f)

corner shop corner store (US) (n) tienda (f) de la esquina; tienda (f) pequeña del barrio

corner table (n) mesa (f) rinconera

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around the corner	a la vuelta de la esquina
on the corner	en la esquina
in the corner	en el rincón
I ran to the corner	corrí a la esquina
on the corner of	en la esquina de
at the corner	en la esquina
street corner	la esquina
turn left at the corner	gira a la izquierda en la esquina
to the corner	a la esquina
turn right at the corner	gira a la derecha en la esquina girar a la derecha en la esquina
corner store	la tienda de barrio
top right corner	esquina superior derecha
I ran to the corner last week	corrí hasta la esquina la semana pasada
Who is the individual sitting in the corner?	¿Quién es el individuo que está sentado en el rincón?
at the corner of	en la esquina de
top left corner	la esquina superior izquierda
turn the corner	doblar la esquina
stop at the corner	párate en la esquina
be right around the corner	estar a la vuelta de la esquina

Present:	cornering
Past:	cornered

	Present	Past	Future
I	corner	cornered	will corner
you	corner	cornered	will corner
he/she	corners	cornered	will corner
we	corner	cornered	will corner
you	corner	cornered	will corner
they	corner	cornered	will corner