Cupboard in spanish
Alacena
pronunciation: ɑlɑθenɑ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: ɑlɑθenɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures
cupboard = armario, alacena.
Example: It used to be common practice to keep certain books in the librarian's office or in a locked cupboard (eg books on sex), so a dummy book was place on the appropriate shelf.more:
» broom cupboard = escobero.
Example: The article 'From the broom cupboard' discusses the recently rediscovered and reorganized archives of the Royal Watercolour Society.» have + a skeleton in the cupboard = tener un secreto de familia, tener algo que ocultar. [Expresión del inglés británico]
Example: Nearly a third of the population has a 'skeleton in the cupboard' according to new figures revealed in a nationwide survey of 1,000 adults.» linen cupboard = armario de la ropa blanca. [Usado en el inglés británico]
Example: The bursting linen cupboard is characteristic of the late 19th century, since people used their linen to decorate interiors.» skeleton in the cupboard = secreto de familia, algo que ocultar. [Expresión del inglés británico]
Example: It was the skeleton in the cupboard that successive South African leaders desperately tried to keep locked up.» stock cupboard = armario de suministros.
Example: Proper security during the library's closed times -- locks on stock cupboards and a limit to the number of keyholders -- is an obvious precaution.