Knot in spanish
pronunciation: nudoʊ part of speech: noun
knot1 = nudo, lazo.
Example: Often, too, there were knots of badly-beaten fibre visible in the substance of the sheet.more:
» cut + Gordian knot = cortar un nudo gordiano, cortar por lo sano.
Example: I think we should all take to heart Lady Wootton's classic cutting of this Gordian knot, when she points out that social workers are not medicos, not psychologists, not sociologists, they are essentially experts in communication, performing a 'middleman' role.» find + Reflexivo + in a tight knot = encontrarse en un apuro, encontrarse en una situación apurada, encontrarse en una situación difícil.
Example: He found himself in a tight knot where he had to choose between one thing or the other.» get + Posesivo + knickers in a knot = estar enojado, enojarse, estar molesto, molestarse, ponerse (hecho/como) una fiera, ponerse (hecho/como) un energúmeno, ponerse nervioso, ponerse (como/hecho) un diablo, llevar a Uno el diablo, llevar a Uno (todos) los diablos, ponerse (hecho/como) un demonio, llevar a Uno el demonio, llevar a Uno (todos) los demonios. [Usado más comúnmente en Australia]
Example: Darlene's got her knickers in a knot because mischievous little Molly has the look of a girl that would go all the way on the first date.» have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach = tener los nervios en el estómago, tener los nervios de punta, sentir un cosquilleo en el estómago, ponerse nervioso, estar nervioso.
Example: She had knots in her stomach from that moment on, fidgeting like a teenager on her first date.» knot in + Posesivo + back = nudo en la espalda.
Example: She had a large knot in her back which made her life a living hell until she decided to go and see a chiropractor.» knot in + Posesivo + stomach = nudo en el estómago.
Example: The knot in her stomach was growing to an unbearable size and adrenaline was pumping into every corner of her body.» knot, the = casorio. [Usado en la expresión tie the knot (casarse)]
Example: The article 'The Knot: Weddings for the Real World' describes a new web site covering all aspects of planning a wedding.» slipknot = nudo corredizo, nudo escurridizo, lazo corredizo.
Example: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.» tie + the knot = casarse, desposarse, contraer matrimonio, unirse en matrimonio.
Example: According to their friends, the couple made a spur-of-the-moment decision to tie the knot during a holiday = Según sus amigos, la pareja tomó la decisión de casarse de improviso durante las vacaciones.» tie + the knot = firmar un acuerdo. [Generalmente entre empresas]
Example: The article is entitled 'Oracle and Sun tie the knot'.» untie + a knot = deshacer un nudo, desatar un nudo.
Example: There was another knot in the contract language which needed untying.knot2 = nudo. [Velocidad marina]
Example: The built some while ago a diesel-powered engine capable of getaway speeds of more than six knots.more:
» at a rate of knots = a toda mecha, a una velocida desorbitante, a toda pastilla, a toda pasta. [Aquí knot tiene el significado de nudo marino, medida de velocidad]
Example: The results appear there and then not only on the VDU screen but also on a roll of paper which spills out of the attached printer at a rate of knots.knot3 = anudar, hacer nudos.
Example: But he had knotted his tie so tight because he was so nervous that he couldn't get it off.more:
» knot into = enredar, embrollar, embarullar, enmarañar, mezclar.
Example: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.» knot + Posesivo + brows = fruncir el ceño.
Example: They will wring their hands and knot their brows over problems, both simple and complex, that they and we got to or imagined.» knot together = entrelazar, entrecruzar, entretejer.
Example: Every project in this book is made by knotting together some type of cordage.