Retazo in english
Remnant
pronunciation: remnənt part of speech: noun
pronunciation: remnənt part of speech: noun
In gestures
retazos = odds and ends ; shavings ; bits and pieces ; bits and bobs.
Example: Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse.Example: The sheets of paper were dipped by handfuls into hot size, a solution of animal gelatine made from vellum or leather shavings boiled in water, to make them relatively impermeable.Example: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.Example: There she found a plastic sleeve with all sorts of invoices in it and other bits and bobs.retazo = remnant ; snippet ; scrap ; rump.
Example: What survived was a tiny remnant, sometimes, to judge from the binding, a relic of earlier antiquarianism.Example: Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.Example: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.Example: The only remnant of Roman civilisation was the rump of the Byzantine Empire.more:
» combinación de retazos = patchwork .
Example: The article 'Spying the flagships' is a report of an Association of Assistant Librarians national weekend school, 8-10 May 87, on the theme of 'Off the peg, tailored or patchwork?' in relation to choosing library computer systems.» hecho a base de retazos = patchwork .
Example: The article 'Spying the flagships' is a report of an Association of Assistant Librarians national weekend school, 8-10 May 87, on the theme of 'Off the peg, tailored or patchwork?' in relation to choosing library computer systems.» retazo de = scrap of .
Example: This book suggests ways for children to work successfully with scraps of wood by carving, sawing, hammering, nailing or gluing pieces together.» retazos = odds and ends ; shavings ; bits and pieces ; bits and bobs .
Example: Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse. Example: The sheets of paper were dipped by handfuls into hot size, a solution of animal gelatine made from vellum or leather shavings boiled in water, to make them relatively impermeable. Example: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines. Example: There she found a plastic sleeve with all sorts of invoices in it and other bits and bobs.» un retazo de = a scrap of .
Example: This muff took me less than 2 hours to make and cost me nothing, because I used an old coat too ugly and stained to donate, and a scrap of fabric I had lying around.