nudo
nudo
knot
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el nudo
(
noo
-
doh
)
masculine noun
1.
(fastening)
a.
knot
No puedo deshacer el nudo de la corbata.
I can't untie the knot in my tie.
2.
(botany)
a.
knot
(in wood)
La madera de pino suele tener muchos nudos.
Pinewood tends to have many knots.
b.
node
(on a stem)
Es más difícil partir la caña por los nudos.
Cane is harder to break at the nodes.
3.
(crossing)
a.
intersection
Sigue todo recto al llegar al nudo.
Go straight ahead when you get to the intersection.
b.
junction
Hubo un choque en el transitado nudo.
There was a car crash at the busy junction.
4.
(central element)
a.
crux
(of a situation or problem)
El nudo del problema es que los políticos no actúan con honradez.
The crux of the problem is that politicians are not acting with honesty.
b.
climax
(of a story or play)
Después del nudo de la trama, se aproxima el desenlace.
After the plot's climax, the ending comes close.
5.
(nautical)
a.
knot
El velero está navegando a 5 nudos.
The sailboat is traveling at 5 knots.
6.
(anatomy)
a.
knot
El masaje me alivió un nudo que tenía en el hombro derecho.
The massage eased a knot I had in my right shoulder.
7.
(tight feeling)
a.
knot
(in one's stomach)
Se me hizo un nudo en el estómago esperando los resultados.
I got a knot in my stomach waiting for the results.
b.
lump
(in one's throat)
Tenía un nudo en la garganta cuando me despedí de mi padre.
I felt a lump in my throat as I said goodbye to my father.
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hacérsele a alguien un nudo en la garganta
to get a lump in one's throat
nudo corredizo
slipknot
tener un nudo en el estómago
to have a knot in one's stomach
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