Tijera in english
Scissors
pronunciation: sɪzɜrz part of speech: noun
pronunciation: sɪzɜrz part of speech: noun
In gestures
tijeras = scissors.
Example: Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding.more:
» cortado con la misma tijera = a chip off the old block .
Example: The article has the title 'Tomorrow's information worker -- new man or chip off the old block'.» cortar con tijeras = snip .
Example: It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.» escalera de tijera = stepladder ; folding ladder .
Example: As a result, the worker lost his balance, fell off the stepladder, and fractured his right leg. Example: A folding ladder is used to gaining access to the attic through a scuttle hole in the ceiling.
» estar cortados con la misma tijera = be tarred with the same brush ; be two of a kind ; be cut from the same cloth ; be cast in the same mould .
Example: The pot calls the kettle black may be used when one scoundrel reviles another -- they are tarred with the same brush. Example: On the surface, they're like oil and water, but deep down, they're two of a kind. Example: Twins may appear to be cut from the same cloth, but their genes reveal a different pattern. Example: To me they all looked alike, the same size, and seemed to have been cast in the same mould.» tijeras de cocina = kitchen scissors ; kitchen shears .
Example: Peel back the skin on each chicken drumstick to the bone and trim, using kitchen scissors. Example: If you like the skin, cut it into pieces with kitchen shears and arrange it on the platter with the sliced meat.» tijeras de esquilar = shears .
Example: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).» tijeras dentadas = pinking shears ; pinking scissors ; pinking shear scissors .
Example: Do not use sharpening stone on pinking shears. Example: Microsurgical pinking scissors are used to cut commissures and other thick structures. Example: Most fabrics fray, and before pleating a fabric you should neaten the edges cutting them with pinking shear scissors.» tijeras de podar = clippers ; pruning shears ; shears ; secateurs ; hand pruners .
Example: I also use the clippers for shaping germander and hyssop hedges and cutting off santolina or lavender flowers that I never found the time to harvest. Example: Small, woody branches with leaves attached can be removed using pruning shears or pruning poles. Example: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice). Example: A good pair of secateurs should fit the hand like a comfortable glove. Example: If you use your hand pruners constantly you should sharpen them every couple of months.» tijeras de sastre = pinking shears ; pinking scissors ; pinking shear scissors .
Example: Do not use sharpening stone on pinking shears. Example: Microsurgical pinking scissors are used to cut commissures and other thick structures. Example: Most fabrics fray, and before pleating a fabric you should neaten the edges cutting them with pinking shear scissors.