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noun

Púa

In a violin-family instrument, the carved wooden plug which sits in the bottom block of the instrument.

"The luthier carefully checked the cello's spike to ensure it was securely fitted in the bottom block. "

El luthier revisó cuidadosamente la púa del violonchelo para asegurarse de que estuviera bien sujeta en el bloque inferior.

music part

noun

Pica

The spike of a cello or double bass that makes contact with the floor and supports the weight of the instrument.

"The cello player carefully placed the spike of the double bass on the floor to support the instrument while tuning it. "

El chelista colocó cuidadosamente la pica del contrabajo en el suelo para sostener el instrumento mientras lo afinaba.

music part

noun

Clavo, espiga

A sort of very large nail.

"The workers used a hammer to drive a spike deep into the railroad tie to hold the rail in place. "

Los trabajadores usaron un martillo para clavar una espiga profundamente en la traviesa del ferrocarril para sujetar el riel en su lugar.

material item building

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noun

Clavo, púa

A piece of pointed metal etc. set with points upward or outward.

"The trap was lined with spikes."

La trampa estaba revestida de púas.

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noun

Púa, espiga

Anything resembling such a nail in shape.

"The new hiking boots had a small metal spike on the sole for better traction on the icy path. "

Las nuevas botas de senderismo tenían una pequeña púa de metal en la suela para una mejor tracción en el camino helado.

item thing

noun

Espiga

An ear of corn or grain.

"The farmer carefully harvested the ripe spike of corn. "

El granjero cosechó cuidadosamente la espiga madura de maíz.

plant agriculture food

noun

Espiga

A kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.

"The sunflower's tall spike was a beautiful sight in the garden. "

La espiga alta del girasol era una hermosa vista en el jardín.

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noun

Clavos, zapatillas de clavos

(chiefly in the plural) A running shoe with spikes in the sole to provide grip.

"The runner tightened the spikes on her shoes before the track meet. "

La corredora apretó los clavos de sus zapatillas antes de la competición de atletismo.

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noun

Pico

A sharp peak in a graph.

"The graph showed a sudden spike in absences last week, likely due to the flu. "

El gráfico mostró un pico repentino en las ausencias la semana pasada, probablemente debido a la gripe.

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noun

Aumento repentino, pico

A surge in power or in the price of a commodity etc.

"There was a sudden spike in the price of gasoline after the refinery fire. "

Hubo un aumento repentino en el precio de la gasolina después del incendio de la refinería.

energy economy business finance

noun

Tacón de aguja

The long, narrow part of a high-heeled shoe that elevates the heel.

"The woman's new shoes had a sharp spike, making them uncomfortable to walk in. "

Los zapatos nuevos de la mujer tenían un tacón de aguja afilado, lo que hacía incómodo caminar con ellos.

wear style part item appearance

noun

Clavo, púa, (por extensión) basurero

A long nail for storing papers by skewering them; (by extension) the metaphorical place where rejected newspaper articles are sent.

"The editor used a spike to secure the rejected article to the bulletin board. "

El editor usó un clavo para asegurar el artículo rechazado a la cartelera.

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noun

Remate

An attack from, usually, above the height of the net performed with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.

"The volleyball player executed a powerful spike, sending the ball crashing down to the court. "

El jugador de voleibol ejecutó un potente remate, enviando la pelota a la cancha.

sport

noun

Ciervo macho joven

An adolescent male deer.

"The park ranger saw a spike browsing the bushes near the creek. "

El guardabosques vio a un ciervo macho joven ramoneando los arbustos cerca del arroyo.

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noun

Refugio para indigentes

The casual ward of a workhouse.

"The poor boy was sent to the spike after he was caught stealing food. "

El pobre muchacho fue enviado al refugio para indigentes después de que lo atraparon robando comida.

building history society government work place

noun

Espliego

Spike lavender.

"oil of spike"

Aceite de espliego

plant

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verb

Asegurar con clavos, clavar

To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails.

"to spike down planks"

Asegurar tablas con clavos.

technical building action

verb

Clavar, poner púas

To set or furnish with spikes.

"The construction worker will spike the wooden fence posts to secure them in the ground. "

El trabajador de la construcción clavará las estacas de la cerca de madera para asegurarlas en el suelo.

action technical

verb

Clavar

To embed nails into (a tree) so that any attempt to cut it down will damage equipment or injure people.

"The lumberjack spiked the large oak tree to prevent anyone from cutting it down. "

El leñador clavó el gran roble para evitar que alguien lo cortara.

environment property action

verb

Clavar, ensartar

To fix on a spike.

"The carpenter spiked the new shelf to the wall. "

El carpintero clavó la nueva estantería a la pared.

action weapon

verb

Descartar, rechazar

To discard; to decide not to publish or make public.

"The editor decided to spike the article because it wasn't relevant to the current news cycle. "

El editor decidió descartar el artículo porque no era relevante para el ciclo de noticias actual.

media communication writing

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verb

Aumentar bruscamente, dispararse

To increase sharply.

"Traffic accidents spiked in December when there was ice on the roads."

Los accidentes de tráfico se dispararon en diciembre, cuando había hielo en las carreteras.

amount business economy

verb

Echar alcohol u otra sustancia embriagante en una bebida a escondidas

To covertly put alcohol or another intoxicating substance into a drink.

"She spiked my lemonade with vodka!"

¡Ella echó vodka en mi limonada a escondidas!

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verb

Añadir, mezclar

To add a small amount of one substance to another.

"The water sample to be tested has been spiked with arsenic, antimony, mercury, and lead in quantities commonly found in industrial effluents."

La muestra de agua a analizar ha sido mezclada con arsénico, antimonio, mercurio y plomo en cantidades que se encuentran comúnmente en los efluentes industriales.

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verb

Rematar

To attack from, usually, above the height of the net with the intent to send the ball straight to the floor of the opponent or off the hands of the opposing block.

"The volleyball player spiked the ball, sending it straight down towards the other team's court. "

El jugador de voleibol remató el balón, enviándolo directamente a la cancha del otro equipo.

sport action

verb

Inutilizar, bloquear

To render (a gun) unusable by driving a metal spike into its touch hole.

"The soldier spiked the enemy's gun, making it useless. "

El soldado inutilizó el arma del enemigo, haciéndola inútil.

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verb

Clavar el balón en el suelo

(football slang) To slam the football to the ground, usually in celebration of scoring a touchdown, or to stop expiring time on the game clock after snapping the ball as to save time for the losing team to attempt to score the tying or winning points.

"After scoring the winning touchdown, the quarterback spiked the ball in celebration. "

Después de anotar el touchdown ganador, el mariscal de campo clavó el balón en el suelo en señal de celebración.

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