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noun

Pliegue, dobladillo

An act of tucking; a pleat or fold.

Examples :

"The seamstress carefully made a neat tuck in the fabric, creating a decorative pleat. "

La costurera hizo cuidadosamente un pliegue limpio en la tela, creando un pliegue decorativo.

appearance style

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noun

Pliegue

A fold in fabric that has been stitched in place from end to end, as to reduce the overall dimension of the fabric piece.

Examples :

"The seamstress carefully placed the tuck in the fabric to make the skirt shorter. "

La costurera colocó cuidadosamente el pliegue en la tela para acortar la falda.

material style wear

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noun

Postura encogida

A curled position.

Examples :

"The cat curled into a tight tuck, sleeping soundly in the sunbeam. "

El gato se acurrucó en una postura encogida, durmiendo profundamente en el rayo de sol.

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noun

Estiramiento facial

A plastic surgery technique to remove excess skin.

Examples :

"The doctor performed a tuck to remove the excess skin on her arm. "

El médico realizó un estiramiento facial para eliminar el exceso de piel en su brazo.

medicine body appearance

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noun

Pasaje del pulgar

(piano, when playing scales on piano keys) The act of keeping the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.

Examples :

"The pianist practiced the difficult C major scale, focusing on the tuck of her thumb to maintain smooth transitions between keys. "

La pianista practicó la difícil escala de do mayor, concentrándose en el pasaje del pulgar para mantener transiciones suaves entre las teclas.

music technical action

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noun

Postura encogida

A curled position, with the shins held towards the body.

Examples :

"The cat had a comfortable tuck, curled up on the windowsill. "

El gato tenía una postura encogida cómoda, acurrucado en el alféizar de la ventana.

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noun

La parte trasera de un barco

The afterpart of a ship, immediately under the stern or counter, where the ends of the bottom planks are collected and terminate by the tuck-rail.

Examples :

"The ship's tuck was reinforced with extra wood to prevent water damage. "

La parte trasera del barco se reforzó con madera extra para evitar daños por agua.

nautical sailing vehicle technical part structure

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verb

Meter, doblar

To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).

Examples :

"She tucked the loose end of her scarf into her coat pocket. "

Ella metió el extremo suelto de su bufanda en el bolsillo de su abrigo.

wear material style appearance

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verb

Meter, guardar, esconder

To push into a snug position; to place somewhere safe or somewhat hidden.

Examples :

"Tuck in your shirt. I tucked in the sheet. He tucked the $10 bill into his shirt pocket."

Mete la camisa. Metí la sábana. Metió el billete de 10 dólares en el bolsillo de la camisa.

action position

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verb

Comer, consumir

(often with "in" or "into") To eat; to consume.

Examples :

"He tucked into his lunch quickly before his next class. "

Comió su almuerzo rápidamente antes de su próxima clase.

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verb

Meter, guardar

Examples :

"The sofa tucks nicely into that corner. Kenwood House is tucked into a corner of Hampstead Heath."

El sofá encaja perfectamente en esa esquina. Kenwood House está metido en una esquina de Hampstead Heath.

action position

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verb

Acurrucarse, encogerse

To curl into a ball; to fold up and hold one's legs.

Examples :

"The diver tucked, flipped, and opened up at the last moment."

El buzo se acurrucó, dio una voltereta y se abrió en el último momento.

body action physiology

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verb

Hacer pliegues, fruncir

To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.

Examples :

"to tuck a dress"

hacer pliegues en un vestido

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verb

Meter, doblar

To full, as cloth.

Examples :

"The seamstress carefully tucked the fabric around the buttonhole to make it more secure. "

La costurera metió cuidadosamente la tela alrededor del ojal para que fuera más seguro.

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verb

Esconder, meter

(of a drag queen, trans woman, etc.) To conceal one’s penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.

Examples :

"Honey, have you tucked today? We don’t wanna see anything nasty down there."

Cariño, ¿te has metido hoy? No queremos ver nada desagradable ahí abajo.

body sex human anatomy physiology appearance culture

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verb

Pasar el pulgar

(when playing scales on piano keys) To keep the thumb in position while moving the rest of the hand over it to continue playing keys that are outside the thumb.

Examples :

"To play the C major scale smoothly, you need to tuck your thumb under the other fingers as you move across the keyboard. "

Para tocar la escala de Do mayor sin problemas, necesitas pasar el pulgar por debajo de los otros dedos a medida que te mueves por el teclado.

music technical action position

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noun

Espada, estoque

A rapier, a sword.

Examples :

"The fencing instructor showed the students how to hold their tuck properly. "

El instructor de esgrima mostró a los estudiantes cómo sujetar su espada correctamente.

weapon military history

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noun

Redoble, toque de tambor

The beat of a drum.

Examples :

"The loud tuck of the drum signaled the start of the parade. "

El fuerte redoble del tambor señaló el inicio del desfile.

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Comida, tentempié

Food, especially snack food.

Examples :

"For a quick snack, I grabbed a tuck of pretzels from the kitchen counter. "

Para un tentempié rápido, agarré un puñado de pretzels de la encimera de la cocina.