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noun

Piel de becerro, piel de cordero

The untanned hide of a young or small beast, such as a calf, lamb, or young goat.

"The artisan selected several kips of fine calfskin to make durable and supple leather shoes. "

El artesano seleccionó varias pieles de becerro de fina calidad para hacer zapatos de cuero duraderos y flexibles.

material animal

noun

Paquete, conjunto

A bundle or set of such hides.

"The tanner stacked the kips of deerskin in the corner of the workshop, ready to be processed into leather. "

El curtidor apiló los paquetes de piel de ciervo en la esquina del taller, listos para ser procesados en cuero.

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Unidad de medida para pieles

A unit of count for skins, 30 for lamb and 50 for goat.

"The farmer counted the kips of lamb skins—30 skins per kip—to determine how much to sell at the market. "

El granjero contó las unidades de pieles de cordero — 30 pieles por unidad — para determinar cuánto vender en el mercado.

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noun

Cuero de becerro

The leather made from such hide; kip leather.

"The cobbler used kips to repair the worn soles of my boots, ensuring they would last through the winter. "

El zapatero usó cuero de becerro para reparar las suelas desgastadas de mis botas, asegurando que durarían todo el invierno.

material animal

noun

Alojamiento, habitación

(chiefly UK) A place to sleep; a rooming house; a bed.

"After a long day of backpacking across Europe, all I wanted was to find a cheap kips for the night. "

Después de un largo día de mochilero por Europa, lo único que quería era encontrar un alojamiento barato para pasar la noche.

property place

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Siesta, cabezada, dormitar

(chiefly UK) Sleep, snooze, nap, forty winks, doze.

"I’m just going for my afternoon kip."

Voy a echarme una siesta por la tarde.

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Un desastre, un cuchitril

(chiefly UK) A very untidy house or room.

""After the party, the living room was a complete kips." "

Después de la fiesta, la sala de estar era un completo desastre.

property place

noun

Burdel, prostíbulo

(chiefly UK) A brothel.

"The police raided several kips in the city center last night. "

La policía allanó varios burdeles en el centro de la ciudad anoche.

sex place building

verb

Dormir, echar una siesta

(chiefly UK) To sleep; often with the connotation of a temporary or charitable situation, or one borne out of necessity.

"Don’t worry, I’ll kip on the sofabed."

No te preocupes, dormiré en el sofá cama.

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verb

Arrebatar, coger, robar

To snatch; take up hastily; filch

"Seeing her brother leave his cookie unattended, she kips it off the plate and runs away giggling. "

Al ver a su hermano dejar su galleta desatendida, la arrebató del plato y salió corriendo riendo.

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verb

Mantener, guardar

To hold or keep (together)

"The strong glue kips the broken pieces of the vase together. "

El pegamento fuerte mantiene unidas las piezas rotas del jarrón.

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verb

Comportarse, actuar

To conduct oneself; act

"He kips responsibly by always completing his homework on time and helping his classmates. "

Se comporta responsablemente al completar siempre sus tareas a tiempo y ayudar a sus compañeros de clase.

action

noun

Kips, unidad de fuerza

A unit of force equal to 1000 pounds-force (lbf) (4.44822 kilonewtons or 4448.22 newtons); occasionally called the kilopound.

"The bridge design specified that each support column must withstand a load of 500 kips. "

El diseño del puente especificaba que cada columna de soporte debía soportar una carga de 500 kips.

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Unidad de peso, aproximadamente 453,6 kg

A unit of weight, used, for example, to calculate shipping charges, equal to half a US ton, or 1000 pounds.

"The shipping company charges $20 per kip to transport large industrial parts. "

La empresa de transporte cobra $20 por unidad de peso para transportar piezas industriales grandes.

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Unidad de masa igual a 1000 libras avoirdupois

A unit of mass equal to 1000 avoirdupois pounds.

"The shipment of bricks weighed 5 kips. "

El envío de ladrillos pesaba 5 kips.

mass unit

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Kips

A basic skill or maneuver in artistic gymnastics on the uneven bars, parallel bars, high bar and still rings used, for example, as a way of mounting the bar in a front support position, or achieving a handstand from a hanging position. In its basic form, the legs are swung forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down again, which gives the upward impulse to the body.

"The gymnast practiced her kips repeatedly on the uneven bars, trying to make each one smoother and more powerful. "

La gimnasta practicó sus kips repetidamente en las barras asimétricas, tratando de hacer que cada uno fuera más suave y poderoso.

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Trozo de madera

(games) A piece of flat wood used to throw the coins in a game of two-up.

"During the two-up game, he carefully balanced the kips on his hand before tossing the coins. "

Durante el juego de dos-up, equilibró cuidadosamente el trozo de madera en su mano antes de lanzar las monedas.

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Cima puntiaguda, saliente

A sharp-pointed hill; a projecting point, as on a hill.

"The hikers paused to catch their breath at the foot of the kips, before beginning their ascent up the steep, rocky points. "

Los excursionistas hicieron una pausa para recuperar el aliento al pie de las cimas, antes de comenzar su ascenso por las puntiagudas y rocosas laderas.

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verb

Hacer el kip

To perform the kip maneuver.

"The gymnast kips up to the bar before her next routine. "

La gimnasta hace el kip a la barra antes de su siguiente rutina.

sport action