Tuck in spanish
pronunciation: pliege part of speech: noun, verb







tuck1 = jareta. [Tipo de dobladillo cosido que se hace en las prendas de verstir como adorno]
Example: Okay, now that everything is marked, it's time to press the folds and stitch the tucks into place.more:
» a nip and a tuck = lifting, lifting facial, estiramiento facial, lifting de cara, cirugía estética facial, cirugía estética de la cara.
Example: A nip and a tuck here and there, an increase in cup size or a smaller nose, are procedures that some say can improve confidence.» a nip and a tuck = remozamiento, renovación, rejuvenecimiento, reforma, cambio.
Example: The Cameroonian parliament has just concluded that its country's constitution needed a nip and a tuck to allow their President to stay in power another seven years.» nip and tuck = parejo, igualado, a la par, codo con codo, hombro con hombro, muy disputado, muy reñido.
Example: The entire game was nip and tuck and the win could have gone either way.» tummy tuck = lifting de barriga.
Example: Abdominoplasty, known more commonly as a 'tummy tuck,' is a major surgical procedure to remove excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen and to tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall.tuck2 = colocar.
Example: The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.more:
» tuck away = esconder, ocultar, ser de difícil acceso.
Example: It is rumoured to be, at least in part, tucked away in one of the attics of the Science Library, a forgotten monument to a great but unsuccessful idea = Se rumorea que se encuentra oculto, al menos en parte, en uno de los áticos de la Biblioteca de Ciencias, monumento olvidado a una gran idea pero sin éxito.» tuck in + Posesivo + shirt = meterse la camisa.
Example: He slurps, spills, slouches, talks with his mouth full, and never, ever tucks in his shirt.» tuck into = ponerse a comer, hincarle el diente a, atacar, engullir.
Example: I enjoyed seeing everyone so happy sharing their stories and tucking into the food and drink we laid on for the 40 or so people who had come.» tuck + Nombre + in = acostar a Alguien.
Example: 'Goodnight, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite' -- I remember my mother saying this when she tucked me in = "Buenas noches, ¡que duermas bien!, no dejes que no te coman los bichos", recuerdo que me decía mi madre mientras me acostaba.» tuck + Nombre + in for the night = acostar a Alguien.
Example: A child may talk to himself after his parents have tucked them in for the night.» tuck + Nombre + in(to) = insertar en, meter en.
Example: Typically green, the Robin Hood hat also features an upturned brim with a feather tucked into it.» tuck + Nombre + into bed = acostar a Alguien.
Example: With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.» tuck + Reflexivo + up = incorporarse acomodándose bien.
Example: Teabag disposed of, she clinked the spoon on the side of the mug, then tucked herself up as best she could on the lumpy bed.