Trapo in english
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trapo = cloth ; rag.
Example: But edition binding in leather was at least as early as edition binding in cloth.Example: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.more:
» entrar al trapo = get drawn into + an argument ; get drawn into + a debate .
Example: I admired her yesterday for not getting drawn into the argument -- it just proved what a strong character she really is. Example: And he refused to get drawn into the debate about whether tax or spending cuts were the best way to reduce an inevitable deficit.» entrar al trapo de una discusión = get drawn into + an argument ; get drawn into + a debate .
Example: I admired her yesterday for not getting drawn into the argument -- it just proved what a strong character she really is. Example: And he refused to get drawn into the debate about whether tax or spending cuts were the best way to reduce an inevitable deficit.» entrar al trapo de un debate = get drawn into + an argument ; get drawn into + a debate .
Example: I admired her yesterday for not getting drawn into the argument -- it just proved what a strong character she really is. Example: And he refused to get drawn into the debate about whether tax or spending cuts were the best way to reduce an inevitable deficit.» muñeco de trapo = rag doll .
Example: This article explains how the epistolatory aspect of the books was exploited by the librarian in encouraging interest in the stories and how the children's craft work was brought into the matter (making rag dolls of the characters).» muñeco negro de trapo = golly [Abreviatura de golliwog] ; gollywog [Abreviado a a veces a golly] .
Example: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times. Example: The thought never entered my head that a gollywog was offensive until it got banned -- to me it was just a doll.» papel de trapo = rag paper [Papel en cuya elaboración se ha utilizado preferentemente pasta de trapo] .
Example: The introduction of mouldmade paper (which is a fine machine-made rag paper which looks like hand-made) in about 1920 reduced the production of real hand-made yet further.» pasta de trapo = rag stock [Materia fibrosa obtenida de tratar con medios mecánicos o químicos trapos viejos y que constituye la base en la fabricación del papel] ; stock [En la fabricación de papel, mezcla espesa que se obtenía de disolver trapos viejos para la elaboración del papel] .
Example: Another variant of the cylinder machine which had some success was the mould machine, introduced in England in about 1910 for making imitation hand-made (mouldmade) paper from rag stock. Example: At first, paper made from bleached stock was not so handsome as the unbleached papers of the hand-press period had been -- apart from any foxing, it tended to be greyish in tone.» poner como un trapo = sling + mud at ; throw + mud at ; cover + Nombre + with insults .
Example: It hurts me when our elected officials sling mud at each other. Example: It bothers me coming on the forum, as with all other forums, and seing how easy it is for people to throw mud at others in this virtual word. Example: Rebuke a fool and he will cover you with insults -- rebuke a wise man and he will love you for it.» sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + Posesivo + dirty linen (in public) ; wash + Posesivo + dirty linen (in public) .
Example: The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public. Example: Nevertheless, after some initial nasty exchanges in their meetings, agreed not to wash their linen in public and to live in peace with each other.» sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros = wash + Posesivo + dirty linen (in front of others) .
Example: 'I've always felt that professionals should stick together and not wash their dirty linen in front of others -- particularly strangers'.» sacar a relucir los trapos sucios en público = air + Posesivo + dirty linen (in public) ; wash + Posesivo + dirty linen (in public) .
Example: The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public. Example: Nevertheless, after some initial nasty exchanges in their meetings, agreed not to wash their linen in public and to live in peace with each other.» sacar los trapos sucios = dig up + dirt (on) ; wash + Posesivo + dirty linen (in front of others) ; air + Posesivo + dirty linen (in public) ; wash + Posesivo + dirty linen (in public) .
Example: She has hired a battalion of private investigators to dig up dirt on her many accusers. Example: 'I've always felt that professionals should stick together and not wash their dirty linen in front of others -- particularly strangers'. Example: The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public. Example: Nevertheless, after some initial nasty exchanges in their meetings, agreed not to wash their linen in public and to live in peace with each other.» tira de trapo = cloth strip .
Example: It was decided to apply stamped cloth strips, produced by a commercial library bindery to the spines and to use a polyvinyl acetate for adherence.» trapo de algodón = cotton cloth .
Example: Use a clean cotton cloth to wipe off the water and any remaining paint.» trapo de la cocina = kitchen cloth .
Example: The warm, damp environment of kitchen cloths is the ideal breeding ground for microbes.» trapo del polvo = dust cloth ; duster ; dust rag .
Example: The best cleaning solution in these cases is to use a dust cloth, and compressed air can such as those sold at electronics stores. Example: Someone who knows will probably strip and clean but I don't know how so it has had a rub with a duster. Example: Use a dry paper towel or dust rag to wipe down the ceiling, paying special attention to the corners.» trapos de algodón = cotton rags [Material que se utiliza como materia prima para hacer el papel de trapo de algodón] .
Example: The early paper-making machines were dependent, as the hand vats had been, upon linen and (when they became available) cotton rags as their chief source of raw material.» tratar como un trapo = walk all over + Alguien ; run + roughshod over ; ride + roughshod over .
Example: By always looking at people in the eye and keeping your head held high you'll start giving them the vibe that you are not to be walked all over . Example: Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions. Example: A good life for you maybe but not for the people you rode roughshot over.