inglés > español | |
needle | |
1. s. Aguja. | |
2. Pincahr. | |
inglés > inglés | |
needle | |
1. s. A fine, sharp implement usually for piercing such as sewing, or knitting, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, etc. | |
The seamstress threaded the needle to sew on a button. | |
2. s. Any slender, pointed object resembling a needle, such as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc. | |
3. s. A fine measurement indicator on a dial or graph, e.g. a compass needle. | |
The needle on the fuel gauge pointed to empty. | |
4. s. A sensor for playing phonograph records, a phonograph stylus. | |
Ziggy bought some diamond needles for his hi-fi phonograph. | |
5. s. A needle-like leaf found on some conifers. | |
6. s. A strong beam resting on props, used as a temporary support during building repairs. | |
7. s. (informal, usually preceded by the) The death penalty carried out by lethal injection. | |
8. s. (programming, PHP) A text string that is searched for within another string. | |
9. v. To pierce with a needle, especially for sewing or acupuncture. | |
10. v. To tease in order to provoke; to poke fun at. | |
Billy needled his sister incessantly about her pimples. | |
11. v. To form, or be formed, in the shape of a needle. | |
to needle crystals | |
español > inglés | |
aguja | |
1. n-f. needle | |
¿Tiene usted una aguja para coser estos botones? - Do you have a needle to sew on these buttons? | |
2. n-f. hand (of a clock) | |
3. n-f. (military) firing pin | |
4. n-f. (architectural element) spire, steeple | |
5. n-f. (plant) Venus' comb | |
6. n-f. glaive | |
7. n-f. (railroad) switch | |