Wood in spanish

Madera

pronunciation: mɑdeɹ̩ɑ part of speech: noun
In gestures

wood1 = bosque. 

Example: He creates a world in which his readers feel as though they're lost in the wood, only to discover they're not lost at all, just come to the same place from a different angle.

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» babe in the wood = criatura desamparada, totalmente perdido.

Example: Megan had gone there feeling like a lost babe in the wood who hardly knew anybody and didn't know what to say to a stranger.

» get out of + the woods = salir de todo peligro, levantar cabeza.

Example: Whether the global economy can 'get out of the woods' depends on leaders' ability to tackle structural reforms.

» in + Posesivo + neck of the woods = en + Posesivo + zona, en + Posesivo + barrio.

Example: Alternatively, I could come by and pick it up next time I'm in your neck fo the woods.

» out in the woods = aislado, lejos del mundanal ruido.

Example: This house is located in the small village and writers can get work done here but not because they are out in the woods.

» out of the woods = fuera de (todo) peligro, a salvo.

Example: As regards risk, IDBI cannot be considered out of the woods as yet.

» wood burner = estufa de leña.

Example: Using a wood burner can lower the heating costs of the average family household by at least £400 per year.

» woodcraft = conocimiento de cómo sobrevivir en el bosque.

Example: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

» wood cutting = tala de árboles.

Example: The vegetation of this nature reserve is only affected to smaller degrees by grazing and wood cutting due to geographical factors limiting access.

» woodland = bosque, monte.

Example: A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.

» woodpecker = pájaro carpintero.

Example: The woodpecker's strong, pointed beak acts as both a chisel and a crowbar to remove bark and find hiding insects.

» wood pigeon = paloma torcaz.

Example: Because of its characteristics, the region is a natural breeding area for pheasants, partridges, and wood pigeons.

» wood stork = tántalo americano, cigüeñón, cigüeña de cabeza pelada.

Example: Among wading birds, wood storks stand out.

wood2 = madera, leña, leño. 

Example: This hierarchy shows a general subject area, buildings, and its subordinate subject areas: building materials, auxiliary construction practices, construction in specific materials, wood construction, roofing and so on.

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» almond wood = leña de almendro, madera de almendro.

Example: Another cook works the wood-burning oven, stoking it with almond wood, moving the coals to the back and taking the pizzas in and out with a long-handled peel.

» ash wood = madera de fresno, leña de fresno.

Example: Traditionally, the seeds are ground with a pestle made from ash wood.

» birch wood = madera de abedul.

Example: This article describes the interior decoration, including the birch wood shelving and furniture, lighting and wall tapestry by a local artist.

» charred wood = tizón, madera requemeda.

Example: Her works include installation pieces made of flattened metal, charred wood, or pieces of chalk stone suspended on wire.

» chemical wood = pasta de madera triturada químicamente.

Example: Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).

» deadwood [dead wood] = inútil, cosas inútiles, lastra.

Example: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.

» driftwood = madera a la deriva, madera encontrada en la playa.

Example: The photographs show the genesis of his creations from the source of inspiration (stones, driftwood, jawbones of animals) through his drawings and maquettes to the finished sculptures.

» end-grain wood = madera cortada a contrafibra.

Example: The normal procedure was to fasten several pieces of end-grain wood together to make one large block.

» firewood = leña. [Para el fuego]

Example: This book focuses on the provisioning of the Roman army with food, fodder, and firewood.

» floating wood floor = tarima flotante.

Example: Quality floating wood floors should last 40 to 50 years!.

» floating wood flooring = tarima flotante.

Example: Floating wood flooring has quickly become one of the most popular flooring options in the world today.

» fruit wood = madera de árbol frutal.

Example: For most of the period woodcuts for letterpress printing were made of a hard, fine-grained wood (such as box or a fruit wood) cut into the side of the plank along the grain.

» kindling wood = leña para prender el fuego, leña para encender el fuego, yesca, astillas, fajina.

Example: Pine, cedar and spruce are best used as kindling wood because they tend to burn quickly.

» knock on + wood = tocar madera, desear suerte.

Example: People often knock on wood when they make a statement which seems to tempt fate.

» knock on wood! = ¡toca madera!.

Example: We've yet to be rained on (knock on wood!) but if the weather does not cooperate, we will still continue the festival.

» matchwood = madera para hacer cerillas, madera para hacer fósforos.

Example: There are a number of reasons explaining the critical shortage of suitable matchwood in India.

» mechanical wood = pasta de madera triturada.

Example: Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).

» olive wood = leña de olivo, madera de olivo.

Example: Products made from olive wood are as beautiful as they are solid, and durable.

» petrified wood = madera petrificada.

Example: This type of petrified wood is green, it's made out of jasper and calcedony and comes from Oregon.

» plank of wood = tablón de madera.

Example: A homeless woman who attacked a man with a plank of wood with nails sticking out of it has been jailed.

» redwood = secoya, secuoya.

Example: Sequoias are the largest of all American forest trees, with the tallest redwoods attaining heights of more than 350 feet.

» sandalwood = sándalo.

Example: Sandalwood contains an aromatic oil that is used in incense sticks, perfumes, cosmetics and medicines.

» saw + wood = serrar madera.

Example: He was both tired and hungry, so he asked a man who was outside sawing wood if he could put him up for the night.

» saw + wood = roncar.

Example: She couldn't sleep with the sound of me sawing wood all night long.

» softwood = madera blanda, madera de coníferas, madera resinosa.

Example: The softwood lumber trade dispute between the US and Canada is the largest and longest lasting dispute between the two countries.

» touch + wood = tocar madera, desear suerte.

Example: Some people cross their first and second fingers for luck, or touch wood for luck, when they say something that they want to come true.

» touch wood! = ¡toca madera!.

Example: These power outages certainly haven't been on the scale that we've seen in the past -- touch wood! -- but they're still pretty annoying,.

» wood alcohol = metanol, alcohol metílico, alcohol de madera.

Example: Wood alcohol, also called methyl alcohol or methanol, is an extremely poisonous chemical found in paint remover.

» wood-beamed = con vigas de madera.

Example: Tucked away under a sloping wood-beamed ceiling, this cosy room has roof views and romance aplenty - -though you'll need to mind your head in the bathroom.

» wood block [woodblock] = plancha de madera. [En imprenta, molde de madera con un grabado en relieve utilizado para imprimir]

Example: Colour printing from suites of wood blocks, used hitherto chiefly for separate prints, became common for book illustration in the 1840s and soon afterwards for the printed covers of yellow-backs.

» wood burning = uso de leña para quemar, uso de leña para la combustión.

Example: If you get serious about wood burning, you must always think one full year ahead and buy this years wood for next year.

» wood cabin = cabaña de madera, cabaña de troncos de madera.

Example: The tent looked even more suited to the countryside than those wood cabins.

» wood-carver = tallista en madera.

Example: Kubbestols are Norwegian log chairs still made by some wood-carvers in Minnesota.

» wood carving = talla de madera, tallado en madera.

Example: The author discusses the abstract style and patterns of Norwegian folk art, especially weaving, embroidery, and wood carving.

» wood carving knife = cuchillo de tallar, cuchillo para tallar.

Example: Do not use the wood carving knife to scrape, as it will dull the blade.

» wood chip = viruta.

Example: Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).

» woodcraft = artesanía en madera, productos artesanos en madera.

Example: While living in upstate New York, Mark sold his woodcraft at craft shows and flea markets.

» wood engraving = grabado en madera, xilografía.

Example: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.

» wood fire = fuego de leña.

Example: The smell of a wood fire gave her chill bumps as it reminded her of her mother's fireplace at home in Tennessee.

» wood flooring = entarimado, tarima, suelo de madera, piso de madera, tablado.

Example: Wooden flooring such as parquet is becoming more and more popular around the world.

» woodfree = sin madera. 

Example: A curious technical term, 'woodfree', should be mentioned here: it refers to paper that contains no mechanical wood, although it may contain any amount of chemical wood.

» wood house = casa de madera.

Example: The picturesque harbor is lined with colorful wood houses and a few simple hotels.

» wood letter = letra de madera.

Example: Wood letter was also produced in Europe but less copiously than in the United States, where later technical advances included die-stamping in place of pantographic copying, and wood letter with veneered and enamelled faces.

» woodlouse [woodlice, -pl.] = cochinilla.

Example: Woodlice are crustaceans related to slaters, shrimps, lobsters and crabs.

» wood panelling = revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera.

Example: The following two combinations of furniture will present differente meanings: a leather chair, plush carpets and wood panelling versus leather bound books, carved oak book cases and a computer.

» wood preservative = barniz para tratamiento de la madera, conservante de la madera.

Example: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.

» wood pulp [woodpulp] = pasta de madera.

Example: Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).

» wood screw = tornillo para madera.

Example: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.

» wood sealer = tapaporos, sellador para madera.

Example: You can apply a thin layer of a wood sealer on the jambs so the wood will not absorb the stain as fast or you can wipe the jambs down with mineral spirits.

» woodshed = leñera.

Example: Before going in the pool I went and took a wee in the woodshed first.

» wood shop = carpintería.

Example: A review indicated that in almost every case, these were students who, in past years, would have taken courses in the wood and metal shops.

» wood(s)man [wood(s)men, -pl.] = leñador. [Usado más frecuentemente como woodman]

Example: Soon the hills began to echo with the thud of the woodsman's axe and a sawmill was erected.

» wood structure = estructura de madera, armazón de madera.

Example: As termites begin to eat into wood structures, the weakened structure of the wood will cause floors to creak with more frequency.

» wood tar = alquitrán vegetal.

Example: It must be remarked that this wood tar is en tirely different from the mineral tar distilled from some coals.

» wood varnish = barniz para la madera.

Example: Oils extracted from these dried seeds are used for the preparation of resin, oil paints, polish, wood varnish and skin cream.

» woodwind = instrumento de viento de madera.

Example: Instead of valves like a brass instrument has, the sax has keys like a woodwind.

» woodworker = carpitero, tallista.

Example: 48 woodworkers with respiratory disorders employed in a furniture factory were examined.

» woodworm = carcoma.

Example: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.

wood3 = vástago, verga, polla, carajo, capullo, pijo, cipote. 

Example: It's a common accident during doggy style sex to stick your wood in the wrong hole.

Wood synonyms

forest in spanish: , pronunciation: fɔrəst part of speech: noun woods in spanish: , pronunciation: wʊdz part of speech: noun wooden in spanish: , pronunciation: wʊdən part of speech: adjective woodwind in spanish: , pronunciation: wʊdwɪnd part of speech: noun woodwind instrument in spanish: , pronunciation: wʊdwɪndɪnstrəmənt part of speech: noun
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