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rubber

la goma

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Examples

rubber(

)

1. (material)

a. la goma

Many useful things are made out of rubber.Muchas cosas útiles están hechas de goma.

b. el caucho

We source the rubber for our tires from plantations in Africa.Obtenemos el caucho para los neumáticos de plantaciones en África.

c. el hule

Local farmers harvest rubber as their main source of income.Los agricultores locales cosechan hule como su principal fuente de ingresos.

2. (eraser) (United Kingdom)

a. la goma

My pencil's rubber is worn down.La goma de mi lápiz está desgastada.

b. el borrador

I need a rubber to rub out this mistake.Necesito un borrador para borrar este error.

3. (condom)

a. el preservativo

Be safe and use a rubber.Cuídate y usa un preservativo.

rubber

1. (substance)

a. la goma

b. el hule (Latin America)

rubber ballpelota de goma

rubber bandgoma (elástica)

rubber bootbota de agua or goma or

rubber dinghylancha neumática

rubber glovesguantes de goma

rubber plantficus m inv

rubber ringflotador m

rubber stamptampón de goma

2. (eraser) (United Kingdom)

a. la goma (de borrar)

3. (for blackboards)

a. el borrador

4. (colloquial)

a. la goma (condom)

b. el impermeable (Mexico)

c. el forro (River Plate)

rubber [ˈrʌbəʳ]

noun

1 (material) goma (f); caucho (m); hule (m); (LAm) jebe (m); (Col) (Peru)

to burn rubber ...the mature, self-assured type who does not need to burn rubber at the lights

2 (Britain) (eraser) goma (f) de borrar

3 especially (US) (condom) condón (m); goma (f)

4 (Mec) etc paño (m) de pulir

modifier

[+ball, dinghy, gloves, boots] de goma etc

rubber band (n) goma (f); gomita (f)

rubber boots (n) (US) botas (f) de agua; botas (f) altas de goma

rubber bullet (n) bala (f) de goma

rubber cement (n) adhesivo (m) de goma

rubber cheque (n) (Britain) cheque (m) sin fondos

rubber dinghy (n) lancha (f) neumática

rubber gloves (n) guantes (m) de goma

rubber goods (n) artículos (m) de goma

rubber industry (n) industria (f) del caucho; industria (f) cauchera

rubber plant (n) ficus (m)

rubber plantation (n) cauchal (m)

rubber raft (n) balsa (f) neumática

rubber ring (n) (for swimming) flotador (m)

for sitting on

rubber solution (n) disolución (f) de goma

rubber stamp (n) estampilla (f) de goma

rubber-stamp

rubber tree (n) árbol (m) gomero or de caucho

rubber [ˈrʌbəʳ]

noun

(Cards) partida (f)

Let's have a few rubbers of bridge

Phrases with "rubber"

Here are the most popular phrases with "rubber." Click the phrases to see the full entry.

rubber band		la goma
rubber duck		el patito de goma
rubber boots		las botas de goma

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