Compound Forms:
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| altar cloth n | (cover for table in a church) (religión: altar) | mantel nm |
backing cloth,
backcloth n | (theatre: painted cloth backdrop) (teatro) | telón de fondo nm |
beaver,
beaver cloth n | (woolen cloth) | tela castor loc nom f |
| | This heavy winter coat is made of beaver. |
| | Este pesado abrigo de invierno está hecho de tela castor. |
burp cloth,
also US: spit-up rag,
spit-up cloth n | (to catch baby's vomit) | babero nm |
| | | repasador nm |
cloth diaper (US),
cloth nappy (UK) n | (fabric nappy) | pañal reutilizable nm + adj mf |
| | | pañal de tela nm + loc adj |
| | Disposable diapers can be thrown away, while cloth diapers have to be washed. |
| | Los pañales descartables son de un solo uso, mientras que los reutilizables se pueden lavar. |
dishcloth,
dish cloth n | (cloth: for washing dishes) | trapo nm |
| | | paño nm |
| | | bayeta nf |
| | You need to wash this non-stick pan with a soft dishcloth. |
| | Esta sartén antiadherente hay que lavarla con un trapo suave. |
dishcloth,
dish cloth n | (towel: for drying dishes) | trapo nm |
| | | paño nm |
| | (AmC, CO, MX, PE) | secador nm |
| | (AR, PY, UY) | repasador nm |
| | Katie grabbed a dishcloth and dried the dishes. |
| | Katie agarró el trapo y secó los platos. |
drop cloth (US),
dust sheet (UK) n | (protective sheet) | algo para tapar o cubrir nm + loc adj |
| | Before you start painting the walls, please put down a drop cloth to protect the floors. |
| | Antes de que te pongas a pintar las paredes pon algo para tapar el piso. |
duck,
duck cloth n | (fabric) | loneta nf |
| | The hammock is made of duck. |
| | La hamaca es de loneta. |
| emery cloth | (abrasive cloth) (abrasivo) | tela esmeril nf + adj mf |
facecloth,
face cloth,
face-cloth n | (face flannel, wash cloth) | toallita nf |
| | (para fregarse) | manopla nf |
| | (para fregarse) | guante de baño nm + loc adj |
floor cloth,
floorcloth n | UK (cloth for cleaning the floor) | trapo nm |
| | | trapo de piso nm + loc adj |
floor cloth,
floorcloth n | US (light rug) | alfombra nf |
grasscloth,
grass cloth n | (type of fabric) | ramio nm |
grasscloth,
grass cloth n as adj | (relating to grasscloth) | de ramio loc adj |
| ground cloth n | (stage floor covering) | tapiz de suelo nm + loc adj |
groundcloth,
also UK: groundsheet n | (fabric for covering ground) | tela impermeabilizada nf + adj |
J Cloth,
J-Cloth,
J-cloth n | ® (cleaning cloth) (®) | trapo, paño nm |
| | | J-cloth nm |
| Note: As a registered trademark, “J Cloth” should be capitalized, but it is sometimes not capitalized in informal communication. |
| lint-free cloth n | (fabric that does not shed fibres) | tejido con tratamiento anti pelusa nm + loc adj |
| | You should use a lint-free cloth to clean your glasses. |
| | Deberías usar tejido con tratamiento anti pelusa para limpiar tus gafas. |
| man of the cloth n | figurative (male church official, clergyman) | sacerdote, cura, clérigo nm |
melton,
melton cloth n | (woolen cloth) (voz inglesa) | melton nm |
terry,
terrycloth,
terry cloth,
terry towel (US),
terry towelling (UK) n as adj | (made of toweling) | de toalla loc adj |
| | | de rizo loc adj |
| | | de tela de felpa loc adj |
| | | de tela de toalla loc adj |
terry cloth,
terrycloth,
terry towel (US),
terry towelling (UK) n | (toweling: absorbent fabric) | tejido de rizo nm + loc adj |
| | These towels are made of terry cloth and are nice and soft. |
traycloth,
tray cloth n | (fabric covering a tray) | cubrebandejas nm inv |
| whole cloth n | figurative (pure fabrication: fiction, invention) | fabulación nf |
| | | puro invento expr |
| | Creo que lo que dice es puro invento para llamar la atención. |
| | | puro cuento expr |
| | (ES, coloquial) | trola nf |
| | No me lo creo. Eso que me cuentas es una trola. |
| | (coloquial) | un cuento chino expr |
| | No me lo creo. Eso es un cuento chino. |
| wire cloth n | (netting made from wires) | malla metálica nf + adj |