enamel

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈnæməl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈnæməl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(i nam′əl)

Inflections of 'enamel' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
enamels
v 3rd person singular
enamelling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
enameling
v pres p (US)
enamelled
v past (Mainly UK)
enameled
v past (US)
enamelled
v past p (Mainly UK)
enameled
v past p (US)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
enamel n (coating)esmaltado nm
 The brooch was covered in enamel.
 El broche estaba cubierto de esmalte.
enamel n (glossy paint)esmalte nm
 Steve used enamel to protect the metal.
 Steve usaba esmalte para proteger el metal.
enamel n (hard coating on teeth)esmalte nm
 Sophie fell flat on her face and chipped the enamel on one of her front teeth.
 Sophie cayó de bruces y se astilló el esmalte de uno de sus dientes delanteros.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
enamel n (cosmetics: lacquer for nails)esmalte de uñas nm + loc adj
 Karen painted her nails with enamel.
 Karen se pintó las uñas con esmalte de uñas.
enamel [sth]⇒ vtr (apply coating)esmaltar⇒ vtr
 The jeweller enamelled the pendant.
 El joyero esmaltó el colgante.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
nail enamel n (cosmetics: lacquer for nails)pintura de uñas nf
 Me gusta este tono de pintura de uñas.
  esmalte de uñas grupo nom
  barniz de uñas nm
 Me encanta ese tono de barniz de uñas.
tooth enamel n (hard coating on teeth)esmalte dental nm + adj mf
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'enamel' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
enameler - enamelled - fish scale
Spanish:
esmaltar - marfil - esmalte

Collocations: has enamel [coating, plating, covering], has an enamel [exterior, coat], fit an enamel tooth [crown, covering], more...

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