Cartón in english
pronunciation: peɪpɜrbɔrd part of speech: noun










cartón = cardboard ; pasteboard ; paperboard.
Example: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.Example: The boards were generally made of wood up to the later fifteenth century; then of sheets of paper pasted together ('pasteboard'); and then, from the early eighteenth century in good-quality binding but later in cheap work, of rope-fibre millboard.Example: This book discusses all the main types of packaging based on paper and paperboard.more:
» caja de cartón = carton ; cardboard box ; cardbox [Plural cardboxes] .
Example: Soon, if, as it is planned, freight charges are introduced for book cartons consigned within the State, this library service will be no more = Pronto dejará de existir este servicio bibliotecario si, como está planeado, se introducen gastos de transporte por las cajas de cartón con libros que se consignen dentro del estado. Example: Other commercially available wallets are made of a more pliable transparent plastic - again with a separate pocket for each slide - and these can be folded to fit into a cardboard box. Example: This project investigated the bibliographical indexes that researchers keep - often in cardboxes or notebooks.» cartón arrugado = corrugated cardboard .
Example: While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.» cartón corrugado = corrugated cardboard .
Example: While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.» cartón de huevos = egg carton .
Example: The sell-by dates on the egg cartons are just to appease those who want a date on everything.» cartón de leche = milk carton .
Example: In the third meeting, the parents learned activities using labels from common household items, for example, circling on a milk carton label all words beginning with the same sound as cat.» cartón hecho de paja = strawboard .
Example: The typical yellow-back of the mid nineteenth century was a cheap edition of fiction in small crown octavo, retailing a 2 shillings, and its case was made of glazed coloured paper on strawboard.» cartón madera = fibreboard .
Example: Hardboard is similar to fiberboard, except that hardboard is more dense than fiberboard.» cartón ondulado = corrugated cardboard .
Example: While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.» cartón para encuadernar = millboard .
Example: The boards were generally made of wood up to the later fifteenth century; then of sheets of paper pasted together ('pasteboard'); and then, from the early eighteenth century in good-quality binding but later in cheap work, of rope-fibre millboard.» cartón piedra = papier mâché .
Example: When appropriate, give the material(s) of which the object is made; e.g., 1 diorama (various pieces) : plywood and papier mâché.» cortadora de cartón = board-cutting machine .
Example: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.» embalaje en caja de cartón = encasement .
Example: An illustrated guide to making a polyester envelope is appended with illustrations of 4 polyester encasements.» fabricante de cartón = paperboard maker ; paperboard manufacturer .
Example: Europe's leading paperboard maker, Stora Enso, Helsinki, Finland, will eliminate 1700 jobs as part of plans to improve profits. Example: North America's paperboard manufacturers are increasing their prices in response to rising costs for raw material.» figura de cartón = cardboard cutout .
Example: The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body.» figura de cartón recortada = cardboard cutout ; standee ; cardboard standee .
Example: The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body. Example: A standee is usually a life-size cut-out of a person or object that can be used as a high-impact point of sale promotional tool. Example: Movie theatres often use cardboard standees to promote movie.» figura recortada de cartón = cardboard cutout ; standee ; cardboard standee .
Example: The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body. Example: A standee is usually a life-size cut-out of a person or object that can be used as a high-impact point of sale promotional tool. Example: Movie theatres often use cardboard standees to promote movie.» panel de cartón-yeso = plasterboard .
Example: When plasterboard was first introduced, the sheets were often just butted together and the whole ceiling finished off with a skim of plaster.» placa de cartón-yeso = plasterboard .
Example: When plasterboard was first introduced, the sheets were often just butted together and the whole ceiling finished off with a skim of plaster.» saber a cartón = taste like + cardboard .
Example: With your recipes I will be able to bake things that I will be able to share with my friends without them having to humor me and say it tastes good when it really tastes like cardboard.» sin trampa ni cartón = the real McCoy ; the real thing .
Example: Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?. Example: In the meantime, we keep looking through the foggy window, trying to convince ourselves that what we see is the real thing.» tubo de cartón = cardboard roll .
Example: Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.