Silk in spanish
Seda
pronunciation: sedɑ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: sedɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures
silk = seda.
Example: Interestingly, the Jacquard loom had a resolution of 1000 silk threads to the inch, equalling that of paper.more:
» as smooth as silk = tan suave como la seda, tan suave como el terciopelo.
Example: Everything is top notch, smooth as silk and good looking = Todo es de primera categoría, funciona suave como la seda y tiene buena apariencia.» as soft as silk = tan suave como la seda, más suave que la seda.
Example: It feels as light and soft as silk, yet has the durability of cotton.» silk cocoon = capullo de seda.
Example: Those that survive will spin a silk cocoon to house the pupa until the moth emerges the following spring, to start the cycle all over again.» Silk Road, the = ruta de la seda, la.
Example: It was called the Silk Road because one of the major products traded was silk cloth from China.» Silk Route, the = ruta de la seda, la.
Example: Two thousand years before today's 'global economy,' an exchange network linked the continent of Asia via the Silk Route.» silkworm = gusano de seda.
Example: The food here is generally excellent, but there's one menu item that's always interested me more than the others -- 'tasty crispy silkworm'.» watered silk = seda formando aguas, moaré.
Example: Some of these exotic bindings were covered with materials such as watered silk, velvet, deep-stamped leather, and papier mâché.» You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear = aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda; no se le puede pedir peras al olmo; la cabra siempre tira al monte.
Example: Everybody knows 'you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear,' suggesting that something without inherent value can't be transformed into something valuable.