Leaf in spanish
pronunciation: oʊxɑ part of speech: noun
leaf [leaves, -pl.]1 = hoja.
Example: Concepts which denote parts of a plant, eg leaf, flower, etc, are also Personality concepts.more:
» bay leaf = hoja de laurel.
Example: Whole bay leaves are often added to dishes while they are cooking and then removed before serving.» four-leaf clover = trébol de cuatro hojas.
Example: Four-leaf clovers are known all around the world for giving the finder good luck and fortune.» leaf blower = soplador.
Example: Electric leaf blowers have distinct advantages and disadvantages when compared to gas-powered models.» leaf cabbage = col rizada.
Example: Leaf cabbage is a local vegetable widely grown and consumed mostly by the poor in southern and eastern Africa.» leaf-green = verde hoja, verde clorofila.
Example: This durable, foldable bag in a leaf-green hue can be easily carried in your hand or over your shoulder.» leaf spring = ballesta.
Example: Mechanics recommend checking tail lights, batteries, brakes, lug nuts, leaf springs, and tail pipes.» maple leaf = hoja de arce. [Símbolo del Canadá]
Example: Since 1965, the maple leaf has been the centrepiece of the national flag of Canada.» new leaf = borrón y cuenta nueva, nuevo comienzo, tabla rasa.
Example: This submersion into the Hindustani tradition was a new leaf for them.» oak-leaf lettuce = lechuga hoja de roble.
Example: Oak-leaf lettuce tolerates heat very well and does not become bitter because of it.» palm leaf = hoja de palmera.
Example: This paper analyzes samples of historic and modern palm leaf with regard to the physical and chemical properties determining the usability and the ageing behaviour of the material.» palm leaf book = libro de hojas de palmera.
Example: This paper discusses the history, botanical structure, make-up, damage and storage of palm leaf books.» palm leaf manuscript = manuscrito en hoja de palmera.
Example: Palm leaf manuscripts are produced by 2 main types of palms and are prone to damage through becoming brittle over time.» pressed leaf = hoja prensada.
Example: They are a small company specializing in creative fiberglass lampshades with pressed flowers and leaves.» read + tea leaves = leer las hojas de(l) té.
Example: It looks like your palm reader really knows her oats and she reads tea leaves too.» shake like + a leaf = temblar como una hoja, temblar como un flan, estar hecho un flan, temblar como un azogado.
Example: 15 minutes later she was eating her breakfast like nothing ever happened, but I was shaking like a leaf.» shed + its/their leaves = perder las hojas, caerse las hojas.
Example: If it's late fall or early in the winter (after the plant has shed its leaves but before snow has fallen), you can also do some pruning to shape the wisteria vine.» tea leaves = hojas de té.
Example: Archeological evidence suggests that people consumed tea leaves steeped in boiling water as many as 500000 years ago.» tremble like + a leaf = temblar como una hoja, temblar como un flan, estar hecho un flan, temblar como un azogado.
Example: During the wedding ceremony he trembled like a leaf, and made the wrong responses to the clergyman.leaf [leaves, -pl.]2 = hoja. [Cada una de las partes iguales, numeradas o no, que resultan de doblar el pliego]
Example: A format is the number of times the printed sheet has been folded to make the leaves of a book, e.g., folio (one fold giving two leaves), quarto (two folds giving four leaves), etc.more:
» double leaf = bifolio. [Pliego de pergamino o de papel doblado por la mitad formando dos hojas]
Example: A double leaf is a leaf of double size with a fold at the fore edge or at the top edge of the book.» fly-leaf [fly-leaves, -pl.] = hoja de guarda, guarda, hoja de cortesía.
Example: These books he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote his name.» gold leaf = pan de oro, oro batido. [En encuadernación, hoja muy fina de oro que se coloca sobre los moldes decorativos para decorarlos tras su fundición]
Example: Finally gold leaf was laid in place over the blind impressions, and fixed into them with further impressions of the hot tools, surplus gold being rubbed off.» leafcasting [leaf casting] = reconstrucción de páginas. [En restauración, proceso por el cual se reconstruyen las zonas perdidas de las páginas de un documento]
Example: This article describes methods of strengthening and restoring paper which has suffered decay, including mercerisation, leaf casting, the Vienna vacuum chamber, polymerisation in situ, and paper splitting.» looseleaf [loose-leaf] = hojas sueltas.
Example: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.» looseleaf binder = archivador de anillas.
Example: The sheaf catalogue comprises sets of slips held in small looseleaf binders.» overleaf = al dorso.
Example: The graphic is shown overleaf.» take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book = seguir el ejemplo de Alguien.
Example: This, of course, implies taking a leaf out of Popper's book where he discusses situational analysis.» turn over + a new leaf = empezar una nueva etapa en la vida, hacer borrón y cuenta nueva.
Example: The article is entitled 'Turning over a new leaf: the public library service: a report'.» waterleaf = hoja de agua. [En fabricación del papel, estadio en el que tras haber depositado la pasta de papel sobre una superficie porosa y haber sido prensada para que pierda su contenido de agua todavía está húmeda]
Example: At this stage the paper was called waterleaf, and was absorbent like blotting-paper.leaf3
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» interleaf = intercalar.
Example: Maps, interleafed with blotters, were laid out on tables in a drying-out location.» leaf out = echar hojas, brotar hojas.
Example: Deciduous trees are those that loose their leaves each fall, go dormant for the winter, and leaf out again in spring.» leaf through = hojear.
Example: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.leaves [leaf, -sing.] = hoja. [Cada una de las partes iguales, numeradas o no, que resultan de doblar el pliego]
Example: A format is the number of times the printed sheet has been folded to make the leaves of a book, e.g., folio (one fold giving two leaves), quarto (two folds giving four leaves), etc.