Sliver in spanish
Astilla
pronunciation: ɑstijɑ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: ɑstijɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures
sliver1 = astilla, esquirla.
Example: We've used this method with good success to remove even slivers embedded under a fingernail.sliver2 = lonja fina y pequeña, rodaja fina y pequeña, rebanadita, rodajita, trocito fino.
Example: Even though geomorphology is merely a sliver off the corpus of science, it has both intellectual and practical value.more:
» a sliver of a girl = una chica diminuta.
Example: She was a mere sliver of a girl, short and skinny, who always spoke in a high-pitched twangy whine.» a sliver of hope = un rayito de esperanza.
Example: Both rescue crews and families are maintaining a 'sliver of hope' that the four missing miners made it to one of the airtight chambers.sliver3 = cortar en rebanaditas, cortar en rodajitas.
Example: If you wait to cut, dice, chop or sliver food until just before cooking, you minimize exposure to light and air which destroys valuable vitamins.sliver4 = astillarse.
Example: Two wide windows stood with shattered panes, their glass slivered on the wide marble sill and scattered across the floor.