Pluma in english
Feather
pronunciation: feðɜr part of speech: noun
pronunciation: feðɜr part of speech: noun
In gestures
pluma1 = feather.
Example: If none of these terms is appropriate, give the specific name of the item or the names of the parts of the item as concisely as possible; e.g., 2 feather headbands, 1 pair beaded moccasins.more:
» cambiar las plumas = moult [molt, -USA] .
Example: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.» con plumas = feathered .
Example: The mere thought of feathered things flying anywhere near her, particularly indoors, was enough to make her flesh creep.» cubierto en plumas = feathery [featherier -comp., featheriest -sup.] .
Example: All barnacles are filter feeders -- extending feathery legs into the water at high tide to comb plankton from the water.» ligero como una pluma = light as a feather .
Example: What is light as feather but even the strongest man cannot hold it more than minute? His breath.» mudar las plumas = moult [molt, -USA] .
Example: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.pluma2 = pen ; quill.
Example: Not until 1543 were these 2 different approaches reconciled with the idea of the surgeon wielding both pen and scalpel.Example: The article is entitled 'Beyond quills and inkwells: electronic distribution of economic data'.more:
» dibujo a pluma = pen drawing .
Example: This is a collection of more than 250 pen drawings of theater facades from the time when vaudeville was yielding to the movie palaces of the 1920's and '30's.» nombre de pluma = pen name ; nom de plume .
Example: Dorothy Dix was the pen name of Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (1861-1951) who was America's widely read female journalist of her time, and a forerunner of today's columnists. Example: I decided to write under a nom de plume during this time to avoid accidentally hurting or embarrassing family.» pluma estilográfica = fountain pen .
Example: And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?.pluma3 = winch ; capstan ; hoist.
Example: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.Example: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.Example: They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment.pluma4 = feather.
Example: The contrast between the fine feathers of these superb bindings and their jackdaw contents is often quaint.