Arch in spanish
pronunciation: ɑɹ̩koʊ part of speech: noun
arch1 = arco, arcada. [De la construcción]
Example: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.more:
» corbelled arch = arco en corbela.
Example: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.» elliptical arch = arco elíptico.
Example: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.» fallen arches = pies planos.
Example: If there is a postural problem such as a fallen arch it is often possible to put something underneath it to correct the abnormality and to prove that posture can be corrected.» horseshoe arch = arco de herradura.
Example: Its Moorish façade has three grilled windows set in horseshoe arches, with a fourth as the doorway.» pointed arch = arco ojival.
Example: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.» round arch = arco de medio punto.
Example: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.» segmental arch = arco de punto rebajado, arco escarzano, arco rebajado.
Example: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.» stone arch = arco de piedra.
Example: Behind the canal is the viaduct with its large stone arches.» triumphal arch = arco de triunfo.
Example: Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.» wheel arch = hueco del guardabarros, hueco de la rueda, vano de la rueda, vano del guardabarros.
Example: All of the wheel arches have started to rust but it's just surface rust at the minute.arch2 = arco. [De la planta del pie]
Example: Army studies have found that recruits with the highest arches have the most lower-limb injuries and that flat-footed recruits have the least.arch3 = arquear, arquearse, combar, combarse, enconvar, encorvarse.
Example: In addition to making women taller, high heels force the back to arch, pushing the bosom forward and the buttocks rearward, thus accentuating the female form.more:
» arch + Posesivo + eyebrows = arquear las cejas.
Example: 'I find this all baffling,' Meek commented, arching her eyebrows.» overarch = cubrir en forma de arco, cubrir formando un arco.
Example: Many places on the path are overarched with brambles and gorse.» overarch = encompasar. englobar, comprender, estar por encima de.
Example: This will provide a multi-disciplinary forum, where differences in methodologies, languages and techniques are overarched and hopefully overcome.arch5 [Prefijo]
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» archangel = arcángel.
Example: The first jazz musician was a trumpeter, Buddy Bolden, and the last will be a trumpeter, the archangel Gabriel.» archbishop = arzobispo.
Example: This article describes the background to the Austrian National Library's acquisition of the 4,000-volume library of the archbishop of Valencia, Antonio Folch de Cardona, after his death in Vienna in 1724.» archbishopric = arzobispado.
Example: This article deals with the application of computer technology to the processing of the archival documents deposited in the Archives of the Prague archbishopric.» arch-conservative = archiconservador.
Example: Study after study contrasts the liberal humanitarian Ticknor with the arch-conservative and aristocratic Everett.» archdeacon = archidiácono, arcediano.
Example: This is a biography of Canon Foster, whose work included the preservation, sorting, conservation and listing of the records of bishops, archdeacons, deans and chapters.» archdiocese = archidiócesis.
Example: This article describes the background to the setting up of the archdiocese of Chicago's archives and records centre.» archduke = archiduque.
Example: This article outlines the value of completing work on this collection from archduke Rainer as well as the significance of papyri as primary sources.» arch enemy [archenemy] = archienemigo, enemigo acérrimo.
Example: The article 'The case of Charles Merrill Mount: the archivist's arch enemy' describes the theft of valuable letters and documents by Charles Merrill Mount.» arch-moderniser = supermodernizador.
Example: He was once feted by the West as the arch-moderniser who would guide his country along the path of democracy.» arch-rival [archrival] = archirival, rival acérrimo, archienemigo, enemigo acérrimo.
Example: The geneticist and arch-rival of the biometricians, Williams Bateson, was very critical of this work and interpreted this as Weldon's rejection of Mendelism.