| Principal Translations |
| bridge n | (structure over river, etc.) | puente nm |
| | The bridge crossed over the river. |
| | El puente cruzaba sobre el río. |
| bridge n | (part of a stringed instrument) (instrumento de cuerda) | puente nm |
| | You shouldn't touch the violin's bridge when you are playing it. |
| | No deberías tocar el puente del violín cuando estás tocando. |
| bridge n | (part of the nose) (nariz) | caballete nm |
| | | puente nm |
| | His glasses rested on the bridge of his nose. |
| | Las gafas reposaban sobre el caballete de su nariz. |
| | Las gafas reposaban sobre el puente de su nariz. |
| bridge n | (dentistry: artificial teeth) (dentadura) | puente nm |
| | The dentist put in a bridge for her. |
| | El dentista le colocó un puente. |
| bridge n | uncountable (card game) | bridge nm |
| | Aunt Judy plays bridge with her friends every Thursday night. |
| | La tía Judy juega al bridge con sus amigas todos los jueves por la noche. |
| bridge [sth]⇒ vtr | (make a bridge over [sth]) | hacer un puente sobre loc verb |
| Additional Translations |
| bridge n | figurative (intermediate phase) | lapso nm |
| | | intervalo nm |
| | There was a short bridge between finishing the old job and starting the new. |
| | Hubo un pequeño lapso entre la finalización de su antiguo trabajo y el comienzo del nuevo. |
| | Hubo un pequeño intervalo entre que terminó su trabajo anterior y empezó el nuevo. |
| bridge n | (nautical: of a ship) (embarcación) | puente de mando loc nom m |
| | The captain was usually on the bridge, commanding his ship. |
| | El capitán generalmente estaba en el puente de mando dirigiendo su nave. |
| bridge n | (music: transitional passage) | puente nm |
| | There is a bridge between the two choruses, with a key change. |
| | Hay un puente entre los dos estribillos con un cambio de entonación. |
| bridge n | figurative ([sth] that reconciles) (figurado) | puente nm |
| bridge [sth] vtr | figurative (time: span) | extenderse⇒ v prnl |
| | | abarcar⇒ vtr |
| | His long time as coach of the team bridged three generations. |
| | Su largo tiempo como entrenador del equipo se extendía por tres generaciones. |
| bridge [sth] vtr | figurative (unite, reconcile) (figurado) | hacer un puente loc verb |
| | | unir⇒ vtr |
Compound Forms:
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| asses' bridge n | (geometric proposition) (geometría) | teorema del triángulo isósceles nm + loc adj |
| bridge deck n | nautical (boat: open area above main deck) | tablero nm |
| bridge deck n | nautical (vessel: location of pilot house) | cubierta del puente nf + loc adj |
| bridge deck n | nautical (first deck in bridge house) | cubierta nf |
bridge loan (US),
bridging loan (UK) n | (finance: short loan) | préstamo puente loc nom m |
| | | préstamo a corto plazo loc nom m |
| bridge the gap v expr | figurative (reconcile) | salvar la distancia loc verb |
| | The senator tried to bridge the gap between the two versions of the bill. |
| | El senador trató de salvar la distancia entre las dos posturas de la propuesta. |
| | | acercar posiciones loc verb |
| | El senador trató de acercar posiciones entre las dos posturas de la propuesta. |
| | (figurado) | tender un puente loc verb |
| | El senador trató de tender un puente entre las dos posturas de la propuesta. |
| bridge the gap v expr | figurative (temporary solution) | servir de parche loc verb |
| | We have no napkins, but paper towels should serve to bridge the gap. |
| | No tenemos servilletas, pero las toallas de papel servirán de parche. |
| | | salvar la situación loc verb |
| | No tenemos servilletas, pero las toallas de papel salvarán la situación. |
| bridge your differences v expr | figurative (be reconciled) | superar⇒ vtr |
| | Once Matt and Julie had bridged their differences, they were able to be friends again. |
| | Una vez que Matt y Julie superaron sus diferencias pudieron volver a ser amigos. |
| bridge-building n | (construction of bridges) | construcción de puentes nf + loc adj |
| bridge-building n | figurative (building good relationships) (figurado, relaciones) | construcción de puentes nf + loc adj |
| | | construcción de lazos nf + loc adj |
| Brooklyn Bridge n | (bridge between Manhattan and Brooklyn) | Puente de Brooklyn n propio m |
| cable-stayed bridge n | (bridge supported by cables) | puente atirantado loc nom m |
| cantilever bridge n | (bridge with cantilevered structure) | puente cantiléver nm + adj |
| contract bridge n | (card game) | bridge nm |
| | Contract bridge is even more complicated than regular bridge. |
cross that bridge when you come to it,
cross that bridge when you get to it v expr | (deal with [sth] when necessary) | no preocuparse por algo hasta que pase loc verb |
| | Don't worry about that for now; let's cross that bridge when we come to it. |
| dental bridge n | (fixture: false tooth) | puente nm |
| | After I lost my front teeth I got a dental bridge to replace them. |
| | Después de que perdí los dientes frontales me hicieron un puente para reemplazarlos. |
| | | puente dental nm + adj |
| | Después de que perdí los dientes frontales me hicieron un puente dental para reemplazarlos. |
flying bridge,
flybridge,
fly bridge,
monkey bridge n | (ship's platform) | puente volante nm + adj mf |
| | | puente superior nm + adj mf |
| Golden Gate Bridge n | (bridge in San Francisco) | Puente Golden Gate n propio m |
| humpback bridge n | (arched bridge) | puente peraltado nm + adj |
| | The road crosses the river at a dangerously narrow humpback bridge. |
| | | puente de fuerte pendiente nm + loc adj |
| | | puente curvo nm + adj |
lift bridge,
vertical lift bridge | (bridge that partly lifts) | puente levadizo nm + adj |
monkey bridge,
flying gangway n | (ship's catwalk) (barco) | pasarela nf |
| pons asinorum n | Latin (geometric proposition) (voz latina) | pons asinorum loc nom m |
| | | puente de asnos loc nom m |
| pontoon bridge n | (bridge supported by floats) | puente flotante nm + adj mf |
| | Army engineers quickly erected a pontoon bridge across the river. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La construcción de un puente flotante se hizo necesaria después de la inspección de los peritos. |
| rope bridge n | (footbridge made of ropes) | puente de cuerda nm + loc adj |
| | | pasarela de cuerda nf + loc adj |
| | A rope bridge had been provided to get from one side of the river to the other. |
| | The Boy Scouts built a rope bridge across the chasm. |
| | Se ha instalado un puente de cuerda para cruzar de un lado al otro del río. |
| suspension bridge n | (bridge with deck hung from cables) | puente colgante nm + adj mf |
| toll bridge n | (bridge for which a fee is charged) | puente de peaje nm + loc adj |
| | | puente con peaje nm + loc adj |
| | The quickest way there is over the toll bridge. |
| | El camino más rápido para llegar a la ciudad es cruzando el puente de peaje. |
| Tower Bridge n | (London landmark: drawbridge) | El puente de Londres n propio m |
| | Este puente va a caer, va a caer, va a caer, se refiere al puente de Londres. |
| truss bridge | (bridge style) | puente de armadura nm + loc adj |
water under the bridge,
US also: water over the dam expr | (passed and unimportant) | agua pasada loc nom f |
| | | historia pasada, historia vieja nf + adj |