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/ɡlɑːs/ /ɡlæs/

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verb

Acristalar

To apply fibreglass to.

Examples :

"to fibreglass the hull of a fishing-boat"

Acristalar el casco de un barco de pesca.

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noun

Vidrio

An amorphous solid, often transparent substance made by melting sand with a mixture of soda, potash and lime.

Examples :

"A popular myth is that window glass is actually an extremely viscous liquid."

Un mito popular es que el vidrio de las ventanas es en realidad un líquido extremadamente viscoso.

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noun

Vaso

A vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material.

Examples :

"Fill my glass with milk, please."

Llena mi vaso con leche, por favor.

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noun

Vaso

(metonymically) The quantity of liquid contained in such a vessel.

Examples :

"There is half a glass of milk in each pound of chocolate we produce."

Hay medio vaso de leche en cada libra de chocolate que producimos.

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noun

Cristalería

Examples :

"We collected art glass."

Recogimos cristalería artística.

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noun

Espejo

Examples :

"She adjusted her lipstick in the glass."

Ella se retocó el lápiz labial en el espejo.

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noun

Lupa, telescopio

A magnifying glass or telescope.

Examples :

"Using the magnifying glass, the student could see the tiny details of the insect's wing. "

Usando la lupa, el estudiante pudo ver los pequeños detalles del ala del insecto.

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noun

Vidrio

A barrier made of solid, transparent material.

Examples :

"The classroom window is a glass, allowing the sunlight to stream in. "

La ventana del aula es de vidrio, lo que permite que entre la luz del sol.

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noun

Barómetro

Examples :

"The weather forecast said there would be a storm, so I checked the glass to see how high the pressure was. "

El pronóstico del tiempo decía que habría una tormenta, así que revisé el barómetro para ver cuán alta era la presión.

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noun

Transparente

(in names of species) Transparent or translucent.

Examples :

"glass frog; glass shrimp; glass worm"

Rana de cristal; camarón de cristal; gusano de cristal

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noun

Reloj de arena

Examples :

"My grandfather used a glass to time how long it took to tell a story. "

Mi abuelo usaba un reloj de arena para medir cuánto tiempo tardaba en contar una historia.

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noun

Gafas

Lenses, considered collectively.

Examples :

"Her new camera was incompatible with her old one, so she needed to buy new glass."

Su nueva cámara era incompatible con la antigua, así que necesitaba comprar gafas nuevas.

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verb

Acaristalar, vidriar

To fit with glass; to glaze.

Examples :

"The carpenter will glass the windows of the new classroom. "

El carpintero acristalará las ventanas del nuevo aula.

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verb

Acristalar

To enclose in glass.

Examples :

"The florist glassed the delicate orchids to protect them from dust. "

El florista acristaló las delicadas orquídeas para protegerlas del polvo.

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verb

Atacar con un vaso

To strike (someone), particularly in the face, with a drinking glass with the intent of causing injury.

Examples :

"The angry student glassed the bully in the hallway. "

El estudiante enfadado atacó al matón con un vaso en el pasillo.

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verb

Vidriar

To bombard an area with such intensity (nuclear bomb, fusion bomb, etc) as to melt the landscape into glass.

Examples :

"The nuclear test glassed the entire desert region, leaving behind a barren wasteland. "

La prueba nuclear vidrió toda la región desértica, dejando tras de sí un páramo desolado.

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verb

Observar con prismáticos

To view through an optical instrument such as binoculars.

Examples :

"To see the distant mountains clearly, we needed to glass them through the binoculars. "

Para ver las montañas distantes con claridad, tuvimos que observarlas con prismáticos.

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verb

Abrillantar, pulir

To smooth or polish (leather, etc.), by rubbing it with a glass burnisher.

Examples :

"The cobbler carefully glassed the leather to make it smooth for the new shoes. "

El zapatero abrillantó cuidadosamente el cuero para que fuera suave para los zapatos nuevos.

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verb

Reflejar, espejar

To reflect; to mirror.

Examples :

"The teacher's words glassed the students' faces, reflecting their confused expressions. "

Las palabras del profesor reflejaron las caras de los estudiantes, reflejando sus expresiones confusas.

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verb

Acristalar

To make glassy.

Examples :

"The artist carefully heated the clay, hoping to glass it and give it a smooth, shiny surface. "

El artista calentó cuidadosamente la arcilla, con la esperanza de acristalarla y darle una superficie lisa y brillante.

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verb

Vidriar

To become glassy.

Examples :

"The freshly baked bread began to glass over as it cooled on the counter. "

El pan recién horneado comenzó a vidriarse mientras se enfriaba en la encimera.

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