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clout

/klʌʊt/ /klaʊt/

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noun

Influencia, poder

Influence or effectiveness, especially political.

Examples :

"The mayor's clout helped secure funding for the new school library. "

La influencia del alcalde ayudó a asegurar la financiación para la nueva biblioteca escolar.

politics government

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noun

Golpe

A blow with the hand.

Examples :

"The boxer landed a hard clout to the opponent's jaw. "

El boxeador conectó un fuerte golpe a la mandíbula de su oponente.

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noun

Jonrón

Examples :

"The batter hit a massive clout, sending the ball over the fence for a home run. "

El bateador conectó un jonrón masivo, enviando la pelota por encima de la valla.

sport entertainment achievement

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noun

Diana

The center of the butt at which archers shoot; probably once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.

Examples :

"The archer aimed at the clout on the target. "

El arquero apuntó a la diana en la diana.

sport weapon point

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noun

Pañal, paño

A swaddling cloth.

Examples :

"The baby's small, soft clout was warm and snug. "

El pañal pequeño y suave del bebé era cálido y acogedor.

wear material item

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noun

Trapo, retazo

A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.

Examples :

"She used a clout to wipe the greasy fingerprints off the window. "

Ella usó un trapo para limpiar las huellas dactilares grasosas de la ventana.

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noun

Placa de hierro, arandela

An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from wearing; a washer.

Examples :

"The carpenter added a small clout to the wagon's axletree to prevent it from wearing down too quickly. "

El carpintero añadió una pequeña placa de hierro al eje del carro para evitar que se desgastara demasiado rápido.

material technical

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noun

Trozo, fragmento

A piece; a fragment.

Examples :

"The artist chipped away at the large block of marble, and a small clout of stone fell to the floor. "

El artista talló el gran bloque de mármol, y un pequeño trozo de piedra cayó al suelo.

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verb

Golpear, dar un puñetazo

To hit, especially with the fist.

Examples :

"The angry boy clouted the table with his fist. "

El niño enojado golpeó la mesa con el puño.

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verb

Cubrir con tela, cuero u otro material; vendar, parchear o remendar con un parche

To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to bandage, patch, or mend with a clout.

Examples :

"She had to clout the hole in her daughter's favorite jeans with a colorful patch to make them wearable again. "

Tuvo que parchear el agujero en los jeans favoritos de su hija con un parche colorido para que volvieran a ser usables.

material medicine

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verb

Clavar

To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.

Examples :

"The cobbler will clout the worn boot soles with durable hobnails to provide better traction. "

El zapatero clavará clavos resistentes en las suelas desgastadas de las botas para proporcionar una mejor tracción.

material technical building

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verb

Proteger con una placa de hierro

To guard with an iron plate, as an axletree.

Examples :

"The blacksmith expertly clouted the wagon's axletree with iron plates to strengthen it. "

El herrero protegió expertamente el eje del carro con placas de hierro para fortalecerlo.

technical machine structure material

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verb

Remendar torpemente

To join or patch clumsily.

Examples :

"The student tried to clout the torn book cover together, but the glue didn't stick properly. "

El estudiante intentó remendar la cubierta rasgada del libro, pero el pegamento no se pegó correctamente.

technical building work

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verb

Coagularse, cuajar

To form a clot or mass.

Examples :

"The spilled glue quickly clotted, clouding the desk with a sticky mass. "

La cola derramada se coaguló rápidamente, empañando el escritorio con una masa pegajosa.

medicine physiology body

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verb

Causar la coagulación, formar un coágulo

To cause to clot or form into a mass.

Examples :

"The excessive rennet added to the milk threatened to clout the entire batch of cheese before it was properly cultured. "

El exceso de cuajo añadido a la leche amenazaba con causar la coagulación de todo el lote de queso antes de que se cultivara correctamente.

medicine physiology biology