Puntilla in english
Lace
pronunciation: leɪs part of speech: noun
pronunciation: leɪs part of speech: noun
In gestures
puntilla1 = nail ; brad.
Example: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).Example: The difference between bradawl and brad is that bradawl is an awl for making holes, especially in wood to take screws while brad is a thin, small nail.more:
» andar de puntillas = tiptoe .
Example: 30 years ago this library was a place with wooden bookcases, card catalog, wooden furniture and tiptoeing librarian.» bailar de puntillas = dance on + point .
Example: Years and years of hard work and dedication go into perfecting the art of dancing on point.» de puntillas = stand on + tiptoes .
Example: A reduction of injury occurs when the subject stands on tiptoes, in the manner of dancers and sprinters.» puntilla sin cabeza = brad .
Example: The difference between bradawl and brad is that bradawl is an awl for making holes, especially in wood to take screws while brad is a thin, small nail.puntilla2 = killer blow ; death blow.
Example: Three times she tracked him down and fought him, only to be thwarted as he somehow evaded her killer blow and disappeared into the night.Example: Another employee said the plant's closure would be the death blow for the entire region.more:
» dar la puntilla = strike + a death blow ; deal + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow ; strike + a killer blow .
Example: Moreover, military operations, whatever they may be, will not be able to strike a death blow to international terrorism, indicating that its high time that we probe the topic from a fresh standpoint. Example: It has been said that Cutter in developing his method of alphabetic subject indexing 'dealt the death blow' to ninenteenth-century title-term indexing. Example: Pakistan has vowed to target Taliban leaders and deal a killer blow to the Islamists. Example: Some of these remedies would undoubtedly have delivered a killer blow to the parasites in a horse's gut, but unfortunately harmed the horse in the process. Example: Lebanon is in such turmoil that war at the present time would deliver a death blow to the economy. Example: Merick quickly sprang to his feet and rushed forward to strike a killer blow, but the troll was already dead.» dar la puntilla a = put + an end to ; bring + an end to ; bring + Nombre + to an end ; bring + the curtain down on ; call + an end to ; put + a halt to ; knock + Nombre + on the head ; put + the kibosh on .
Example: The abolition of the central and of the district libraries in 1803 put an end to a project which had met too many problems. Example: He became famous as the leader of illegal metalworkers' strikes that helped bring an end to the military dictatorship in the mid-1970s. Example: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense. Example: He has brought the curtain down on his long career in cricket by announcing his retirement. Example: A march to call an end to gang-related violence in the city is slated to start at 2 p.m.. Example: This financial crisis put a halt to the project since their lender went bankrupt that year. Example: So after 3 days we have finally knocked her on the head, dad and I can finally put our feet up and have a cold beer. Example: Winter weather might put the kibosh on your outdoor plans, but it doesn't mean you won't find plenty of fun things to do in Branson.» la puntilla = the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin .
Example: The final nail in her coffin was when somehow during the interview she mentioned being a single mom.puntilla3 = lace.
Example: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.