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el tapón
-the stopper
See the entry for tapón.

tapón

el tapón(
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. stopper
Se sirvió un vaso de jerez y volvió a poner el tapón en la licorera.She poured a glass of sherry and put the stopper back in the decanter.
b. cork
Juan necesitó un sacacorchos para quitar el tapón de la botella de vino.Juan needed a corkscrew to take the cork out of the bottle of wine.
c. cap
Tengo que cambiar la junta de goma del tapón del tanque de combustible.I need to replace the rubber gasket in the gas tank cap.
d. top
Guardo los tapones de las botellas y después los entrego para reciclarlos.I keep bottle tops and then hand them in for recycling.
a. plug
No había tapón así que no pude llenar el lavabo.There was no plug so I couldn't fill the sink.
a. plug
Llevo dos semanas sin oír bien por culpa de un tapón de cera que tengo en el oído.I haven't been able to hear properly for two weeks because of a plug of wax in my ear.
a. earplug
Mi marido ronca, y tengo que utilizar tapones para dormir.My husband snores, and I have to use earplugs to be able to sleep.
a. tampon
La herida sangraba mucho así que en emergencias me pusieron un tapón.The wound was bleeding a lot so in the emergency room they put a tampon on it.
a. block (in basketball)
Carson tiene el récord para el mayor número de tapones en un partido.Carson holds the record for the most blocks in a single game.
7.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(congestion)
a. traffic jam
Había un tapón en la carretera principal así que me desvié por un atajo.There was a traffic jam on the highway so I took a shortcut.
b. tailback
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Hubo un accidente en la autopista y ahora hay un tapón de varios kilómetros.There has been an accident on the highway and now there is a tailback several kilometers long.
a. fuse
El electricista dijo que los tapones estaban quemados.The electrician said that fuses were blown.
9.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(stumpy)
a. shorty
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
María y Juan son totalmente diferentes porque ella es un tapón y él, alto y delgado.Maria and Juan are totally different because she's a shorty and he's tall and slim.
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