drawer

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdrɔː^r/, /ˈdrɔːə^r/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/drɔr/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(drôr for 1, 2; drô′ər for 3–6)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
drawer n	often plural (compartment in furniture)	cajón nm
		gaveta nf
	I searched the drawer thoroughly, but I couldn't find the letter.
	Busqué bien en el cajón pero no pude encontrar la carta.
drawer n	(person who draws)	dibujante n común
	Steve's a good drawer, but it's not surprising, since his parents are artists.
	Steve es buen dibujante, pero no es sorprendente porque sus padres son artistas.
drawers npl	UK, dated (women's knickers)	bragas nfpl
	(AR)	bombacha nf
	Betty hung her clean drawers on the line to dry.
	Betty colgó sus bragas para que se sequen.
drawers npl	US (men's underwear)	calzoncillos nmpl
	Tim put on his drawers and then his pants.
	Tim se puso los calzoncillos y después los pantalones.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
drawer n	UK (banking: issuer of check)	emisor, emisora nm, nf
	The cheque could not be cashed because the drawer's signature was clearly forged.
	No se pudo cobrar el cheque porque la firma del emisor era evidentemente falsa.
drawer n as adj	(pertaining to drawers)	de cajón, de gaveta loc adj

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
bottom drawer n	(lowest drawer in a chest)	el cajón más bajo, el último cajón loc nom m
	I keep sweaters in the bottom drawer of my bureau.
	(PR)	la gaveta más baja, la última gaveta loc nom f
bottom drawer n	figurative, dated, UK (for things in married life)	ajuar nm
	As a girl, my great-grandmother put all her embroidery samplers in the bottom drawer of the blanket chest that she would take into her marriage.
	(España)	el baúl de la dote nm
cash drawer n	(in a cash register)	cajón de la registradora nm
	If you leave the cash drawer open you are encouraging thieves.
		cajón del dinero nm + loc adj
not the sharpest knife in the drawer, not the sharpest tool in the shed expr	(person: not smart)	no ser el más brillante expr
RD expr	UK, written, initialism (banking: refer to drawer)	devolver al librador expr
refer to drawer expr	UK (banking: consult issuer of cheque)	devolver al librador expr
the top drawer n	(highest compartment in a cabinet, etc.)	primer cajón adj + nm
		cajón de arriba nm + loc adj
top drawer, top-drawer n as adj	figurative, informal (highest quality)	de primera loc adj
		de la mejor calidad loc adj
Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun

'drawer' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

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Spanish:

Collocations: a top-drawer [act, performance, display], a [chest, set, unit] of drawers, the [bottom, top, middle, first, second] drawer, more...

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