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shive

/ʃaɪv/ /ʃɪv/ /ˈʃɪvə/

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noun

Rebanada, rebanada de pan

A slice, especially of bread.

Examples :

"He ate a shive of bread with his soup. "

Comió una rebanada de pan con su sopa.

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Polea

Examples :

"The rope ran smoothly over the shive of the pulley, making it easier to lift the heavy bucket. "

La cuerda corría suavemente sobre la polea, facilitando la elevación del cubo pesado.

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Astilla, tablón de madera hendida

A beam or plank of split wood.

Examples :

"The carpenter used a thick shive to reinforce the weak spot in the barn door. "

El carpintero usó una astilla gruesa para reforzar el punto débil de la puerta del granero.

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Tapón

A flat, wide cork for plugging a large hole or closing a wide-mouthed bottle.

Examples :

"After emptying the large pickle jar, Mom used a wooden shive to seal it instead of the original lid. "

Después de vaciar el frasco grande de pepinillos, mamá usó un tapón de madera para sellarlo en lugar de la tapa original.

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Estopa, astilla

A splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching

Examples :

"After scutching the flax, the worker carefully removed the remaining shive to prepare the fibers for spinning into linen. "

Después de espadar el lino, el trabajador retiró cuidadosamente la estopa restante para preparar las fibras para hilar lino.

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Fragmento vegetal

A plant fragment remaining in scoured wool.

Examples :

"After scouring the wool, the weaver still found a stubborn shive stuck in the fibers. "

Después de lavar la lana, el tejedor todavía encontró un fragmento vegetal persistente atascado en las fibras.

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Pelusa, mota

A piece of thread or fluff on the surface of cloth or other material.

Examples :

"Before her job interview, she carefully removed a small shive from her new blazer so it would look perfect. "

Antes de su entrevista de trabajo, quitó cuidadosamente una pequeña pelusa de su nuevo blazer para que se viera perfecto.

material appearance

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Impureza, partícula de madera

(papermaking) A dark particle or impurity in finished paper resulting from a bundle of incompletely cooked wood fibres in the pulp.

Examples :

"The paper in my history textbook had a noticeable shive, making it slightly harder to read in certain spots. "

El papel de mi libro de texto de historia tenía una impureza notable, lo que dificultaba un poco la lectura en ciertos lugares.

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Cuchillo, cuchillo improvisado

A knife, especially a makeshift one fashioned from something not normally used as a weapon (like a plastic spoon or a toothbrush).

Examples :

"Desperate and afraid, the prisoner sharpened a toothbrush handle into a crude shive for protection. "

Desesperado y asustado, el prisionero afiló el mango de un cepillo de dientes para convertirlo en un cuchillo improvisado para protegerse.

weapon utensil item

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Estopa

A particular woody by-product of processing flax or hemp.

Examples :

"After processing the hemp fibers, the farmer had to carefully remove the shive to ensure a smooth and usable material for making rope. "

Después de procesar las fibras de cáñamo, el agricultor tuvo que quitar cuidadosamente la estopa para asegurar un material liso y utilizable para hacer cuerdas.

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Semana de luto

A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.

Examples :

"After the funeral, the family observed shive, staying at home and receiving condolences for the next week. "

Después del funeral, la familia observó la semana de luto, quedándose en casa y recibiendo condolencias durante la semana siguiente.

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