pestaña
pestaña(
pehs
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tah
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nyah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g. la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (anatomy)
Claudia tiene las pestañas largas como su abuela.Claudia has long eyelashes like her grandmother.
Se me quemaron las pestañas al acercarme demasiado a la vela.I burned my eyelashes when I got too close to the candle.
2. (computing)
a. tab
Haz clic en la pestaña "Menú" para conocer los platillos de nuestro restaurante.Click on the "Menu" tab to learn about our restaurant's dishes.
3. (divider)
a. tab
Favor de abrir sus carpetas a la pestaña número tres.Please open your binders to tab number three.
4. (container part)
5. (mechanics)
a. flange
Las secciones del poste se atornillan en las pestañas.The pole sections are bolted together at the flanges.
pestañaNoun
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).
1. (de párpado)
a. eyelash
2. (fam fig)
a.
quemarse las pestañasto burn the midnight oil
3. (de recortable)
a. flap
4. (mechanical)
a. flange
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