Cosido in english
Sewing
pronunciation: soʊɪŋ part of speech: noun
pronunciation: soʊɪŋ part of speech: noun
In gestures
coser = stitch ; sew (together) ; stitch together.
Example: At the other end of the scale, controversial pamphlets, and such things as single poems, plays, or sermons were normally sold stitched.Example: Assemble the sections in the correct order and sew them together over tapes or cords.Example: The codex book was originally a group of leaves folded and gathered into quires which were then stitched together and to other quires as necessary.more:
» aguja para coser cuadernillos = stabbing needle .
Example: Hand-operated stabbing machines, which forced three stabbing needles simultaneously through the side of a pamphlet, ready for subsequent sewing by hand, appeared early in the century.» coser el dobladillo = hem .
Example: Young girls in the nineteenth century often learned to sew by hemming squares of cloth for handkerchiefs.» coser una herida = stitch (up) + a wound .
Example: Fixing a broken leg or stitching up a wound, vets can luckily work wonders for a pet in need.» coser y cantar = plain sailing ; walkover ; doss .
Example: The article is entitled 'Plain sailing with Swets' = El artículo se titula "Con Swets todo es coser y cantar". Example: The election is widely expected to be a walkover for him. Example: Many people think maternity leave is a doss.» máquina de coser = sewing 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.» máquina de coser libros = book-sewing machine .
Example: Wire staplers were first introduced in about 1875 in default of satisfactory book-sewing machines (which were not fully developed until 1882).» no ser todo coser y cantar = be not all beer and skittles .
Example: Diplomacy is not all beer and skittles but this book can give that impression.» ser coser y cantar = be a breeze ; be a cinch ; be a piece of cake ; be a doddle ; be a snap ; be a picnic ; be duck soup ; be a walk/stroll in/through/across the park .
Example: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze. Example: The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices. Example: That was a piece of cake compared with getting the resulting research agency off the ground. Example: Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving. Example: The article is entitled 'Enhancing digital images is a snap'. Example: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat. Example: Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq. Example: The Zionists will discover that the war they had in July was a walk in the park if we compare it to what we've prepared for every new aggression.» tan fácil como coser y cantar = (as) simple as ABC ; (as) easy as ABC ; (as) easy as (apple) pie ; (as) easy/simple as 1,2,3 .
Example: Advocates of the dictionary catalogue claim that it is as simple as ABC and certainly there is no preliminary psychological barrier against its use. Example: Preventing infant deaths can be as easy as ABC if parents remember three simple ways to keep their little ones safe at night. Example: Sometimes it's incredible how we complicate things when they can be as easy as pie. Example: Calculating the amount of lye you need for your next soap recipe is as easy as 1,2,3.cosido = sewing.
Example: In 1843 this famous bindery had a rolling press, two cloth-embossing machines, and three arming presses, but folding, gathering, sewing, rounding and backing, ploughing, casemaking, and casing-in were all carried out by hand.