needle [ˈniːdl]
needle(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (sewing)
2. (knitting)
a. la aguja de punto
(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).
My grandmother used to spend hours knitting sweaters with her needles.Mi abuela pasaba horas tejiendo suéteres con sus agujas de punto.
3. (of a record player)
4. (medicine)
5. (pointer)
6. (botany)
b. la acícula
(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).
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g. usted).
(formal)
A tree is dying when it drops green needles.Un árbol está moribundo cuando pierde acículas verdes.
7. (rivalry)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
a. el pique
(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).
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
The needle between the teams is magnified by the press.La prensa exagera el pique entre los equipos.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
8. (to annoy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
a. pinchar
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
I'm trying to study. Stop needling me!Estoy tratando de estudiar. ¡Deja de pincharme!
b. picar
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g. skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Sarah continued to needle Mark until he left the room.Sarah siguió picando a Mark hasta que salió de la habitación.
needle
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (for sewing, of compass, of pine-tree)
a. la aguja
(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).
it's like looking for a needle in a haystackes como buscar una aguja en un pajar
2. (fam fig)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
to give somebody the needlefastidiar a alguien
3. (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
needle matchpartido m a muerte or con tintes revanchistas
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
4. (colloquial)
a. pinchar, picar
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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| needle and thread | aguja e hilo | |
| a needle in a haystack | una aguja en un pajar | |
| like trying to find a needle in a haystack | como intentar encontrar una aguja en un pajar | |
| pine needle | la aguja de pino |
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