Palabra Inglés del Día

needle

aguja

Definiciones

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