noun🔗ShareDuelaOne of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc."The carpenter carefully fitted each stave to the others, creating the sides of the new wooden pail. "El carpintero ajustó cuidadosamente cada duela a las otras, creando los lados del nuevo cubo de madera.materialstructureutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarrote, travesañoOne of the bars or rounds of a rack, rungs of a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel"The ladder's wooden staves were worn and slippery. "Los barrotes de madera de la escalera estaban desgastados y resbaladizos.partstructureitembuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEstrofa, estanzaA metrical portion; a stanza; a staff."The poem's first stave described the beautiful morning light. "La primera estrofa del poema describía la hermosa luz de la mañana.literaturemusicstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePentagramaThe five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff."The music teacher explained how to read the notes on the stave. "El profesor de música explicó cómo leer las notas en el pentagrama.musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBastónA staff or walking stick."The old man leaned heavily on his sturdy stave as he walked through the park. "El anciano se apoyaba pesadamente en su robusto bastón mientras caminaba por el parque.itemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSigno, símbolo, sigiloA sign, symbol or sigil, including rune or rune-like characters, used in Icelandic magic."The sorcerer used a particular stave to enhance his incantations during the ritual. "El hechicero usó un sigilo particular para mejorar sus encantamientos durante el ritual.mythologyritualreligionsignsupernaturalcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGuarnecer con duelasTo fit or furnish with staves or rundles."The carpenter staved the barrel with new wooden staves. "El carpintero guarneció el barril con duelas de madera nuevas.structurematerialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRomper, perforar(usually with 'in') To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst."to stave in a cask"Romper una barrica.actionmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAlejar, evitar(with 'off') To push, or keep off, as with a staff."The security guard had to stave off the crowd rushing towards the stage. "El guardia de seguridad tuvo que alejar a la multitud que se abalanzaba hacia el escenario.actionweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEvitar, apartar(usually with 'off') To delay by force or craft; to drive away."We ate grass in an attempt to stave off our hunger."Comimos hierba en un intento de evitar nuestra hambre.actioneventachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer añicos, romperse(rare or archaic) To burst in pieces by striking against something."The empty wooden crate, carelessly dropped from the truck, staved against the curb. "La caja de madera vacía, dejada caer descuidadamente del camión, se hizo añicos contra la acera.actionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApresurarse, moverse rápidamenteTo walk or move rapidly."The children staved down the street to catch the school bus. "Los niños se apresuraron por la calle para tomar el autobús escolar.actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEvitar, impedirTo suffer, or cause to be lost by breaking the cask."The heavy rain caused the leaky wine cask to stave, and all the delicious wine was lost. "La fuerte lluvia hizo que la barrica de vino con fugas se rompiera, y todo el delicioso vino se perdió.sufferingactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEstancar, calafatearTo render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron."to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run"Estancar el plomo, o las juntas de las tuberías en las que se ha introducido plomo.technicalnauticalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
