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rope

la soga

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (thick cord)

a. la soga

(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).

(F)

I need a longer rope to hang these hams from the ceiling.Necesito una soga más larga para colgar estos jamones del techo.

b. la cuerda

(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).

(F)

I think I can fix this wooden ladder with a rope and some nails.Creo que puedo arreglar esta escalera de madera con una cuerda y algunos clavos.

c. el cabo

(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).

(M)

The sailboat ropes were singed by the sun.Los cabos del velero estaban quemados por el sol.

d. la maroma

(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).

(F)

Someone cut the rope from the mooring and stole the boat.Alguien cortó la maroma del punto de amarre y robó el barco.

2. (string of objects)

a. el collar

(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).

(M)

The bride wore a rope of pearls around her neck.La novia llevaba un collar de perlas alrededor del cuello.

3. (death by hanging)

a. la horca

(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).

(F)

The prisoner was given the rope for the massacre he committed during the war.El reo fue condenado a la horca por la matanza que llevó a cabo durante la guerra.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

4. (to fasten)

a. atar

The lumberjack roped the ladder to the tree.El leñador ató la escalera al árbol.

b. amarrar

I want you to rope the dog to your belt so you don't lose him.Quiero que amarres el perro a tu cinturón para que no lo pierdas.

5. (to lasso)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. lazar

The cowboy roped the cow on the first try.El vaquero lazó la vaca en el primer intento.

6. (to tie together)

a. encordarse

As the weather worsened, the two mountain climbers roped themselves together.Mientras el clima empeoraba, los dos alpinistas se encordaron.

ropes

A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

plural noun

7. (sports)

a. cuerdas (boxing)

The boxer threw his opponent against the ropes.El boxeador lanzó a su contrincante contra las cuerdas.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(details)

a. pormenores

Our new employee learned the ropes of her new job very easily.Nuestra nueva empleada aprendió los pormenores de su nuevo trabajo con facilidad.

rope

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (thick, for hanging)

a. la soga

(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).

(F)

2. (thinner)

a. la cuerda

(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).

(F)

3. (nautical)

a. la cabo m, maroma

(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).

(F)

4. (of pearls)

a. la sarta

(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).

(F)

rope ladderescalera de cuerda

5. (idioms)

to be on the ropesestar contra las cuerdas

to learn the ropesponerse al tanto

to show somebody the ropesponer a alguien al tanto

to give somebody plenty of ropedar gran libertad de movimientos a alguien

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).

transitive verb

6. (fasten)

a. atar

they roped themselves togetherse encordaron

rope [rəʊp]

noun

cuerda (f); soga (f); mecate (m); (Méx) (Náut) (hawser) maroma (f); cable (m); (in rigging) cabo (m); (hangman's) dogal (m); [of pearls] collar (m); [of onions etc] ristra (f)

the ropes (Boxing) las cuerdas; to jump or skip rope (US) saltar a la comba; there were three of us on the rope (Mountaineering) éramos tres los encordados

to give sb more rope dar a algn mayor libertad de acción

if you give him enough rope he'll hang himself déjale actuar y él se condenará a sí mismo

to know/learn the ropes estar/ponerse al tanto

to be on the ropes estar en las cuerdas

I'll show you the ropes te voy a mostrar cómo funciona todo

to be at the end of one's rope especially (US) no poder soportarlo más; no aguantar más

transitive verb

atar or amarrar con (una) cuerda; (LAm) (US) [+animal] coger or agarrar con lazo; (LAm)

to rope two things together atar dos cosas con una cuerda; they roped themselves together (Mountaineering) se encordaron; there were four climbers roped together había cuatro escaladores que formaban una cordada or iban encordados

modifier

rope burn (n) quemadura (f) por fricción

rope ladder (n) escala (f) de cuerda

rope trick (n) truco (m) de la cuerda

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