Wearing in spanish
pronunciation: bistiendoʊ part of speech: noun, adjective
wear3 = llevar, llevar puesto, llevar encima. [Referido a prendas de vestir. Verbo irregular: pasado wore, participio worn]
Example: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.more:
» as the year + wear on = a medida que + pasar + el año, a medida que + transcurrir + el año, a medida que + avanzar + el año, conforme + pasar + el año, conforme + transcurrir + el año, conforme + avanzar + el año.
Example: He began his last year well enough, but as the year wore on and graduation day loomed up he became less interested than usual in anything to do with school.» if the cap fit(s, wear it) = el que se pica, ajos come; el que se pique, que coma ajos.
Example: Some of my closest friends are of the opposite sex, so please don't get the idea I'm a manhater or a radical feminist; it's simply a question that 'if the cap fits, wear it'.» if the shoe fit(s, wear it) = el que se pica, ajos come; el que se pique, que coma ajos.
Example: This truth might upset some, but if the shoe fits, wear it.» not have a stitch to wear = no tener nada que ponerse, no tener qué ponerse.
Example: This foxy girl has a wardrobe full of head-turning outfits and not a stitch of clothing to wear.» wear + a face = tener (una) cara de.
Example: It was late when he got home, and Jasmine wore a face that was filled with contempt, considering him to be beneath her.» wear + a look of = presentar un aspecto de.
Example: His face wore a look of studious concentration.» wear + a seat belt = llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad.
Example: Wearing plain clothes and standing on a street corner, the trooper radioed fellow troopers parked nearby who pulled over drivers not wearing a seat belt.» wear + clothing = llevar ropa puesta.
Example: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.» wear + (eye)glasses = llevar gafas, ponerse gafas, usar gafas.
Example: A study has found that people who wear glasses are viewed as more attractive and more likable.» wear + hat = tener una faceta.
Example: Each employee is a three-dimensional human being, with myriad 'hats' to wear = Todo empleado es un ser humano tridimensional, con innumerables facetas.» wear + lipstick = pintarse los labios.
Example: The article 'Wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance, then get naked: the making of a virtual librarian' provides some pointers to interesting Internet sites and useful gateways dealing with images of librarians.» wear + make-up = maquillarse, llevar maquillaje, usar maquillaje.
Example: I feel out of place because I don't drink, do drugs, smoke or wear make-up.» wear + next to nothing = no llevar casi nada puesto.
Example: It's just a bunch of women wearing next to nothing for a calendar which will raise lots of money for charity.» wear + plain clothes = vestir de paisano, vestir de civil.
Example: Wearing plain clothes and standing on a street corner, the trooper radioed fellow troopers parked nearby who pulled over drivers not wearing a seat belt.» wear + Posesivo + heart on + Posesivo + sleeve = exteriorizar los sentimientos, mostrar los sentimientos en público, demostrar los sentimientos en público.
Example: Miss Clough's privacy was legendary; she did not wear her heart on her sleeve, but she did put her heart into her painting.» wear + Posesivo + shoes = ponerse en el lugar de Alguien.
Example: The article 'Wearing someone else's shoes: reference in an established archive' is devoted to archival reference services.» wear + the breeches = llevar los pantalones.
Example: You will be a good husband to a professional career-minded woman -- but be prepared that she'll wear the breeches in your relationship.» wear + the trousers (in + Posesivo + house) = llevar los pantalones (en + Posesivo + casa), mandar.
Example: It appears that she wears the trousers in their house and he does as he is told!.wear4 = desgastar.
Example: One of my front tyres has worn on one side and needs to be replaced.more:
» as the day + wear on = a medida que + pasar + el día, a medida que + transcurrir + el día, a medida que + avanzar + el día, conforme + pasar + el día, conforme + transcurrir + el día, conforme + avanzar + el día.
Example: The information desk, microfilm reader, photocopier, and reference shelves became more heavily used as the day wore on = El mostrador de información, el lector de microfilm, la fotocopiadores y la sección de referencia se utilizaban más conforme avanzaba el día.» novelty + wear off = dejar de ser novedad, la novedad + pasarse.
Example: Time will tell if the novelty wears off for me.» pain + wear off = dolor + pasar, dolor + quitarse.
Example: After the initial pain has worn off, the surrounding area will be sore for some days.» wear + Alguien + down = insistir hasta convencer, insistir hasta persuadir.
Example: When he first suggests his plan, making her his mistress, she quickly says no, but when he is about to wear her down he does the unthinkable and proposes marriage.» wear + a little thin = cansar, aburrir.
Example: His jauntiness can wear a little thin, and the buff will be sorry there is no index, but there is much to be grateful for in this book.» wear away = desgastar.
Example: Now that you notice your teeth are wearing away, make an apointment to have them looked at because they won't get any better.» wear down = desgastar.
Example: Chronic tooth grinding, called bruxism, can cause micro-cracks in the enamel, making teeth more susceptible to decay, and even wear down the pointed surfaces of molars.» wear + Nombre + down = agotar, cansar.
Example: The trials of raising her teenage children and caring for her sick father have worn her down.» wear off = pasar, desvanecerse, evanescerse, disiparse, desaparecer, desgastarse.
Example: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.» wear out = desgastar.
Example: What we really want is a product that wears out from use over a reasonable amount of time.» wear out + Posesivo + welcome = abusar de + Posesivo + hospitalidad, quedarse más tiempo de lo prudente, quedarse más tiempo de lo debido.
Example: She has somewhat of a headstrong personality, which has caused her to wear out her welcome at several homes before ours.» wear + well = no desgastarse fácilmente.
Example: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal which was hard enough to wear well yet had a low melting point.wearing
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» hard-wearing = resistente, duro, fuerte, duradero.
Example: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.