string Meaning

noun

Establo

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) animals with hoofs, especially horses.

Examples :

"The stable is a large string, housing many horses for the local riding school. "

El establo es una gran construcción que alberga muchos caballos para la escuela de equitación local.

noun

La cuadra

(metonymy) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.

Examples :

"The jockey praised the owner for the string's impressive performance at the races. "

El jinete elogió al propietario por el impresionante desempeño de la cuadra en las carreras.

sport animal essential

noun

Un grupo de abogados, un bufete

A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.

Examples :

"The legal string is holding a meeting to discuss the upcoming case. "

El bufete de abogados está celebrando una reunión para discutir el próximo caso.

law organization group essential

noun

Estable de sumo

An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.

Examples :

"The local sumo string is holding tryouts next week. "

El establo de sumo local está realizando pruebas la semana que viene.

sport organization essential

noun

Grupo de prostitutas

A group of prostitutes managed by one pimp.

Examples :

"The police raided the apartment, arresting the pimp and breaking up the string of prostitutes. "

La policía allanó el apartamento, arrestó al proxeneta y desmanteló el grupo de prostitutas.

sex society group human person organization business essential

noun

Cuerda, hilo

A long, thin and flexible structure made from threads twisted together.

Examples :

"The kite string was too short to fly the kite properly. "

La cuerda de la cometa era demasiado corta para volar la cometa correctamente.

material structure essential

noun

Cuerda, hilo

Such a structure considered as a substance.

Examples :

"The string of pearls my grandmother gave me is a beautiful piece of jewelry. "

El hilo de perlas que me dio mi abuela es una hermosa joya.

material substance structure essential

noun

Cuerda, cuerda, hilo

Examples :

"a bowstring"

Una cuerda de arco

material thing essential

noun

Cuerda, serie

A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged.

Examples :

"a string of sausages"

Una serie de salchichas.

material thing essential

noun

Cuerda, hilo

A cohesive substance taking the form of a string.

Examples :

"The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive"

El hilo de saliva que colgaba de su barbilla era de lo más antiestético.

material substance essential

noun

Serie, secuencia

A series of items or events.

Examples :

"a string of successes"

Una serie de éxitos.

list item event essential

noun

Los titulares, el equipo principal

The members of a sports team or squad regarded as most likely to achieve success. (Perhaps metaphorical as the "strings" that hold the squad together.) Often first string, second string etc.

Examples :

"The coach announced that the first string players on the school basketball team would be starting in the championship game. "

El entrenador anunció que los titulares del equipo de baloncesto de la escuela serían los que empezarían en el partido del campeonato.

sport group essential

noun

Ronda, turno

In various games and competitions, a certain number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.

Examples :

"The tennis tournament had three strings of matches each day. "

El torneo de tenis tuvo tres rondas de partidos cada día.

game sport essential

noun

Manada de caballos, cuadra de caballos de carreras

A drove of horses, or a group of racehorses kept by one owner or at one stable.

Examples :

"The racing stable owned a fine string of thoroughbreds. "

La cuadra de carreras era propietaria de una buena manada de pura sangre.

animal sport race group essential

noun

Cadena de caracteres

An ordered sequence of text characters stored consecutively in memory and capable of being processed as a single entity.

Examples :

"The computer program used a string of characters to identify the student's name. "

El programa de la computadora usó una cadena de caracteres para identificar el nombre del estudiante.

computing technology language word essential

noun

Instrumento de cuerda

A stringed instrument.

Examples :

"My grandfather plays the violin, a beautiful string. "

Mi abuelo toca el violín, un hermoso instrumento de cuerda.

music essential

noun

Cuerdas

(usually in the plural) The stringed instruments as a section of an orchestra, especially those played by a bow, or the persons playing those instruments.

Examples :

"The string section of the orchestra played beautifully during the concert. "

La sección de cuerdas de la orquesta tocó hermosamente durante el concierto.

music essential

noun

Cláusulas, condiciones

(in the plural) The conditions and limitations in a contract collectively.

Examples :

"no strings attached"

sin condiciones

law business condition essential

noun

Cuerda

The main object of study in string theory, a branch of theoretical physics.

Examples :

"String theory is a complex idea, but the fundamental string is the core concept physicists study. "

La teoría de cuerdas es una idea compleja, pero la cuerda fundamental es el concepto central que estudian los físicos.

theory physics essential

noun

Cannabis, marihuana

Cannabis or marijuana.

Examples :

"My friend's uncle sells string, but it's not the kind you use for tying things. "

El tío de mi amigo vende cannabis, pero no es del tipo que usas para atar cosas.

substance medicine essential

noun

Saque

Part of the game of billiards, where the order of the play is determined by testing who can get a ball closest to the bottom rail by shooting it onto the end rail.

Examples :

"The string in billiards determined who would shoot first. "

El saque en el billar determinó quién dispararía primero.

sport game essential

noun

Cuentahílos

The buttons strung on a wire by which the score is kept.

Examples :

"The string of buttons used to keep track of the points in the school's spelling bee competition was almost worn out. "

El cuentahílos utilizado para llevar la cuenta de los puntos en la competencia de ortografía de la escuela estaba casi desgastado.

game sport essential

noun

Puntos

(by extension) The points made in a game of billiards.

Examples :

"The string in the game of billiards was challenging, requiring several precise shots. "

Los puntos en el juego de billar fueron desafiantes, requiriendo varios tiros precisos.

sport game essential

noun

La línea desde detrás y sobre la cual se debe jugar la bola blanca después de estar fuera de juego, como al ser embocada o sacada de la mesa; también llamada línea de cuerda

The line from behind and over which the cue ball must be played after being out of play, as by being pocketed or knocked off the table; also called the string line.

Examples :

"The pool player aimed for the string line to get the cue ball back into play. "

El jugador de billar apuntó a la línea para volver a poner la bola blanca en juego.

sport game essential

noun

Tira, cinta

A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are held together.

Examples :

"The bookbinder carefully applied the string to the book's covers to keep them closed. "

El encuadernador aplicó cuidadosamente la cinta a las cubiertas del libro para mantenerlas cerradas.

material stationery essential

noun

Fibra

A fibre, as of a plant; a little fibrous root.

Examples :

"The botanist carefully examined the tiny string of roots clinging to the rock. "

El botánico examinó cuidadosamente la pequeña fibra de las raíces aferradas a la roca.

plant biology essential

noun

Tendón

A nerve or tendon of an animal body.

Examples :

"The injured athlete had to have surgery to repair the damaged string in his ankle. "

El atleta lesionado tuvo que someterse a una cirugía para reparar el tendón dañado en su tobillo.

anatomy animal body essential

noun

String

An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.

Examples :

"The ship's carpenter carefully measured the string, ensuring it was the correct length for bolting to the sheer strake. "

El carpintero del barco midió cuidadosamente el string, asegurándose de que tuviera la longitud correcta para atornillarlo a la regala.

nautical part building essential

noun

Cuerda, fibra

The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the pericarp of leguminous plants.

Examples :

"the strings of beans"

Las fibras de las judías

plant vegetable essential

noun

Hebra, hilo

A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.

Examples :

"The miner noticed a thin string of copper running through the rock face. "

El minero notó una fina hebra de cobre que atravesaba la pared rocosa.

geology material essential

noun

Cornisa, moldura

A stringcourse.

Examples :

"The old stone building had a decorative stringcourse running horizontally across the façade. "

El antiguo edificio de piedra tenía una moldura decorativa que recorría horizontalmente la fachada.

architecture building essential

noun

Bulo, engaño

A hoax; a fake story.

Examples :

"The rumor about the surprise party was just a string. "

El rumor sobre la fiesta sorpresa era solo un bulo.

story media communication essential

verb

Enhebrar

To put (items) on a string.

Examples :

"You can string these beads on to this cord to make a colorful necklace."

Puedes enhebrar estas cuentas en este cordón para hacer un collar colorido.

item action essential

verb

Encordar

To put strings on (something).

Examples :

"It is difficult to string a tennis racket properly."

Es difícil encordar correctamente una raqueta de tenis.

material action essential

verb

Enhebrar, ensartar

To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.

Examples :

"The children strung colorful beads together to make a necklace. "

Los niños ensartaron cuentas de colores para hacer un collar.

material process action essential

verb

Golpear la bola contra el extremo de la mesa y hacerla volver

To drive the ball against the end of the table and back, in order to determine which player is to open the game.

Examples :

"The students strung the ping-pong ball to decide who would serve first in their game. "

Los estudiantes golpearon la pelota de ping-pong para decidir quién serviría primero en su juego.

sport game essential

verb

Declarar deliberadamente que un ave está presente cuando no lo está; engañar a otros observadores de aves sobre la presencia de un ave, especialmente una rareza

To deliberately state that a certain bird is present when it is not; to knowingly mislead other birders about the occurrence of a bird, especially a rarity; to misidentify a common bird as a rare species.

Examples :

"The student was accused of stringing the class about a rare bird, claiming to have seen a Snowy Owl when it was actually just a snowy-feathered barn owl. "

El estudiante fue acusado de engañar a la clase sobre un ave rara, afirmando haber visto un búho nival cuando en realidad era solo una lechuza común con plumas blancas.

bird environment nature action language sport word communication essential

Meanings

Establo

Examples :

"The stable is a large string, housing many horses for the local riding school. "

El establo es una gran construcción que alberga muchos caballos para la escuela de equitación local.

La cuadra

Examples :

"The jockey praised the owner for the string's impressive performance at the races. "

El jinete elogió al propietario por el impresionante desempeño de la cuadra en las carreras.

Un grupo de abogados, un bufete

Examples :

"The legal string is holding a meeting to discuss the upcoming case. "

El bufete de abogados está celebrando una reunión para discutir el próximo caso.

Estable de sumo

Examples :

"The local sumo string is holding tryouts next week. "

El establo de sumo local está realizando pruebas la semana que viene.

Grupo de prostitutas

Examples :

"The police raided the apartment, arresting the pimp and breaking up the string of prostitutes. "

La policía allanó el apartamento, arrestó al proxeneta y desmanteló el grupo de prostitutas.

Cuerda, hilo

Examples :

"The kite string was too short to fly the kite properly. "

La cuerda de la cometa era demasiado corta para volar la cometa correctamente.

Cuerda, hilo

Examples :

"The string of pearls my grandmother gave me is a beautiful piece of jewelry. "

El hilo de perlas que me dio mi abuela es una hermosa joya.

Cuerda, cuerda, hilo

Examples :

"a bowstring"

Una cuerda de arco

Cuerda, serie

Examples :

"a string of sausages"

Una serie de salchichas.

Cuerda, hilo

Examples :

"The string of spittle dangling from his chin was most unattractive"

El hilo de saliva que colgaba de su barbilla era de lo más antiestético.

Serie, secuencia

Examples :

"a string of successes"

Una serie de éxitos.

Los titulares, el equipo principal

Examples :

"The coach announced that the first string players on the school basketball team would be starting in the championship game. "

El entrenador anunció que los titulares del equipo de baloncesto de la escuela serían los que empezarían en el partido del campeonato.

Ronda, turno

Examples :

"The tennis tournament had three strings of matches each day. "

El torneo de tenis tuvo tres rondas de partidos cada día.

Manada de caballos, cuadra de caballos de carreras

Examples :

"The racing stable owned a fine string of thoroughbreds. "

La cuadra de carreras era propietaria de una buena manada de pura sangre.

Cadena de caracteres

Examples :

"The computer program used a string of characters to identify the student's name. "

El programa de la computadora usó una cadena de caracteres para identificar el nombre del estudiante.

Instrumento de cuerda

Examples :

"My grandfather plays the violin, a beautiful string. "

Mi abuelo toca el violín, un hermoso instrumento de cuerda.

Cuerdas

Examples :

"The string section of the orchestra played beautifully during the concert. "

La sección de cuerdas de la orquesta tocó hermosamente durante el concierto.

Cláusulas, condiciones

Examples :

"no strings attached"

sin condiciones

Cuerda

Examples :

"String theory is a complex idea, but the fundamental string is the core concept physicists study. "

La teoría de cuerdas es una idea compleja, pero la cuerda fundamental es el concepto central que estudian los físicos.

Cannabis, marihuana

Examples :

"My friend's uncle sells string, but it's not the kind you use for tying things. "