kilt Meaning | BeDict

noun

Kilt

A traditional Scottish garment, usually worn by men, having roughly the same morphology as a wrap-around skirt, with overlapping front aprons and pleated around the sides and back, and usually made of twill-woven worsted wool with a tartan pattern.

Examples :

"The Scottish piper wore a colorful kilt to the Highland games. "

El gaitero escocés usó un kilt colorido para los juegos de las Tierras Altas.

noun

Kilt

Any Scottish garment from which the above lies in a direct line of descent, such as the philibeg, or the great kilt or belted plaid

Examples :

"My grandfather wore a kilt to the clan gathering. "

Mi abuelo usó un kilt para la reunión del clan.

culture nation wear tradition history

noun

Kilt

A plaid, pleated school uniform skirt sometimes structured as a wrap around, sometimes pleated throughout the entire circumference; also used as boys' wear in 19th century USA.

Examples :

"The school required all girls to wear a navy blue kilt with a white blouse. "

La escuela exigía que todas las niñas usaran un kilt azul marino con una blusa blanca.

wear culture style tradition history education item appearance

noun

Una prenda masculina no bifurcada, similar a un kilt escocés

A variety of non-bifurcated garments made for men and loosely resembling a Scottish kilt, but most often made from different fabrics and not always with tartan plaid designs.

Examples :

""He wore a denim kilt to the music festival, a modern twist on traditional Scottish attire." "

Llevaba un kilt de mezclilla al festival de música, un giro moderno a la vestimenta escocesa tradicional.

wear style culture appearance material tradition

verb

Recoger

To gather up (skirts) around the body.

Examples :

"Seeing the puddle, she kilted her long skirt slightly to avoid getting it wet. "

Al ver el charco, recogió ligeramente su falda larga para evitar mojarla.

wear culture style

verb

Matar, asesinar

To put to death; to extinguish the life of.

Examples :

"Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined."

Fumar mata a más personas cada año que el alcohol y las drogas combinados.

action inhuman war military

verb

Inutilizar, anular

To render inoperative.

Examples :

"He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting."

Inutilizó el motor y apagó los faros, pero permaneció en el coche, esperando.

technology machine computing technical

verb

Anular, suspender

To stop, cease or render void; to terminate.

Examples :

"The sudden power outage kilt the online meeting, forcing everyone to reschedule. "

El corte de energía repentino anuló la reunión en línea, obligando a todos a reprogramarla.

action business law

verb

Asombrar, aturdir

To amaze, exceed, stun or otherwise incapacitate.

Examples :

"That joke always kills me."

Ese chiste siempre me aturde.

sensation mind action emotion

verb

Afligir, atormentar

To cause great pain, discomfort or distress to.

Examples :

"These tight shoes are killing my feet."

Estos zapatos apretados me están atormentando los pies.

suffering sensation emotion

verb

Asquear, repugnar

To produce feelings of dissatisfaction or revulsion in.

Examples :

"It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries."

Me asquea saber cuántas personas pobres se están muriendo de hambre en este país mientras los ricos magnates gastan cantidades tan escandalosas en lujos inútiles.

sensation mind emotion

verb

Desperdiciar, malgastar

To use up or to waste.

Examples :

"He kilted all his savings on lottery tickets, leaving nothing for rent. "

Él desperdició todos sus ahorros en boletos de lotería, sin dejar nada para el alquiler.

economy business

verb

Abrumar, abatir

To exert an overwhelming effect on.

Examples :

"Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer."

Entre los dos, abrumamos el resto de la caja de cerveza.

achievement action

verb

Vencer, derrotar

To overpower, overwhelm or defeat.

Examples :

"The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations."

El equipo había derrotado por completo a sus rivales tradicionales, y los bares deportivos locales estaban bulliciosos de celebraciones.

action achievement military war

verb

Arruinar, llevar a la quiebra

To force a company out of business.

Examples :

"The large corporation aggressively priced its products to kilt the smaller, family-owned business. "

La gran corporación fijó agresivamente los precios de sus productos para llevar a la quiebra a la pequeña empresa familiar.

business finance economy

verb

Causar dolor intenso

To produce intense pain.

Examples :

"The toothache was so bad it kilted her concentration during the exam. "

El dolor de muelas era tan fuerte que le causó un dolor intenso y le impidió concentrarse durante el examen.

sensation suffering

verb

Castigar severamente

To punish severely.

Examples :

"My parents are going to kill me!"

¡Mis padres me van a castigar severamente!

action moral law

verb

Lograr un golpe imparable

To strike (a ball, etc.) with such force and placement as to make a shot that is impossible to defend against, usually winning a point.

Examples :

"The tennis player kilted the ball, placing it perfectly in the corner, making it impossible for her opponent to return. "

El jugador de tenis logró un golpe imparable, colocando la pelota perfectamente en la esquina, haciendo imposible que su oponente la devolviera.

sport game achievement point

verb

Sacar del juego

To cause (a ball, etc.) to be out of play, resulting in a stoppage of gameplay.

Examples :

"The batter kilted the baseball foul, stopping the game for a moment. "

El bateador sacó la pelota de béisbol del juego, deteniendo el juego por un momento.

sport game

verb

Hacer reír al público

To succeed with an audience, especially in comedy.

Examples :

"The comedian really kilted the audience with her jokes about traffic jams. "

La comediante realmente hizo reír al público con sus chistes sobre los atascos de tráfico.

entertainment achievement stage

verb

Anular, poner a cero

To cause to assume the value zero.

Examples :

"The error in the calculation was so significant that we had to kilt the total profit. "

El error en el cálculo fue tan significativo que tuvimos que anular la ganancia total.

computing technical electronics machine

verb

Expulsar, desconectar

(IRC) To disconnect (a user) involuntarily from the network.

Examples :

"The internet connection unexpectedly kilted the student during his online class. "

La conexión a Internet expulsó inesperadamente al estudiante durante su clase en línea.

internet computing communication

verb

Derretir

To deadmelt.

Examples :

"The old, rusty metal was so badly corroded that it kilt away, leaving only a thin, brittle shell. "

El metal viejo y oxidado estaba tan corroído que se derritió, dejando solo una fina y frágil cáscara.

technical process

Meanings

Kilt

Examples :

"The Scottish piper wore a colorful kilt to the Highland games. "

El gaitero escocés usó un kilt colorido para los juegos de las Tierras Altas.

Kilt

Examples :

"My grandfather wore a kilt to the clan gathering. "

Mi abuelo usó un kilt para la reunión del clan.

Kilt

Examples :

"The school required all girls to wear a navy blue kilt with a white blouse. "

La escuela exigía que todas las niñas usaran un kilt azul marino con una blusa blanca.

Una prenda masculina no bifurcada, similar a un kilt escocés

Examples :

""He wore a denim kilt to the music festival, a modern twist on traditional Scottish attire." "

Llevaba un kilt de mezclilla al festival de música, un giro moderno a la vestimenta escocesa tradicional.

Recoger

Examples :

"Seeing the puddle, she kilted her long skirt slightly to avoid getting it wet. "

Al ver el charco, recogió ligeramente su falda larga para evitar mojarla.

Matar, asesinar

Examples :

"Smoking kills more people each year than alcohol and drugs combined."

Fumar mata a más personas cada año que el alcohol y las drogas combinados.

Inutilizar, anular

Examples :

"He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting."

Inutilizó el motor y apagó los faros, pero permaneció en el coche, esperando.

Anular, suspender

Examples :

"The sudden power outage kilt the online meeting, forcing everyone to reschedule. "

El corte de energía repentino anuló la reunión en línea, obligando a todos a reprogramarla.

Asombrar, aturdir

Examples :

"That joke always kills me."

Ese chiste siempre me aturde.

Afligir, atormentar

Examples :

"These tight shoes are killing my feet."

Estos zapatos apretados me están atormentando los pies.

Asquear, repugnar

Examples :

"It kills me to learn how many poor people are practically starving in this country while rich moguls spend such outrageous amounts on useless luxuries."

Me asquea saber cuántas personas pobres se están muriendo de hambre en este país mientras los ricos magnates gastan cantidades tan escandalosas en lujos inútiles.

Desperdiciar, malgastar

Examples :

"He kilted all his savings on lottery tickets, leaving nothing for rent. "

Él desperdició todos sus ahorros en boletos de lotería, sin dejar nada para el alquiler.

Abrumar, abatir

Examples :

"Between the two of us, we killed the rest of the case of beer."

Entre los dos, abrumamos el resto de la caja de cerveza.

Vencer, derrotar

Examples :

"The team had absolutely killed their traditional rivals, and the local sports bars were raucous with celebrations."

El equipo había derrotado por completo a sus rivales tradicionales, y los bares deportivos locales estaban bulliciosos de celebraciones.

Arruinar, llevar a la quiebra

Examples :

"The large corporation aggressively priced its products to kilt the smaller, family-owned business. "

La gran corporación fijó agresivamente los precios de sus productos para llevar a la quiebra a la pequeña empresa familiar.

Causar dolor intenso

Examples :

"The toothache was so bad it kilted her concentration during the exam. "

El dolor de muelas era tan fuerte que le causó un dolor intenso y le impidió concentrarse durante el examen.

Castigar severamente

Examples :

"My parents are going to kill me!"

¡Mis padres me van a castigar severamente!

Lograr un golpe imparable

Examples :

"The tennis player kilted the ball, placing it perfectly in the corner, making it impossible for her opponent to return. "

El jugador de tenis logró un golpe imparable, colocando la pelota perfectamente en la esquina, haciendo imposible que su oponente la devolviera.

Sacar del juego

Examples :

"The batter kilted the baseball foul, stopping the game for a moment. "

El bateador sacó la pelota de béisbol del juego, deteniendo el juego por un momento.

Hacer reír al público

Examples :

"The comedian really kilted the audience with her jokes about traffic jams. "