Compound Forms:
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baseball glove,
baseball mitt n | (to catch baseballs) | guante de béisbol nm |
| | A baseball glove makes it possible to catch the ball in spite of its size and speed. |
| batting glove n | (glove worn in bat-and-ball games) | guantes de bateo nmpl + loc adj |
| boxing glove n | usually plural (padded mitten worn by boxers) | guante de boxeo loc nom m |
| | He was suspended for life when officials found steel strips in his boxing gloves. |
| fit like a glove v expr | (fit perfectly) | venir como anillo al dedo, quedar como anillo al dedo loc verb |
| | | quedar como un guante loc verb |
| | | quedar perfecto vi + adj |
| | I had to buy a replacement bumper for my car from a junk yard, but it fits like a glove. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Este suéter es de mi hermana, pero a mí me viene como anillo al dedo. |
| | Tuve que comprar un parachoques para mi auto en un depósito de chatarra, pero le queda perfecto. |
glove anesthesia (US),
glove anaesthesia (UK) n | (loss of sensation in the hand) | disminución de sensibilidad en las manos nf + loc adj |
glove box,
also UK: glove compartment n | (small storage compartment in a car) | guantera nf |
| | Keep your insurance policy in your vehicle's glove box. |
| | Guarda tu seguro en la guantera de tu coche. |
glove box,
glovebox n | (enclosed compartment in lab) | caja de guantes loc nom f |
| | The chemist used a glove box in her experiments. |
hand in glove,
also US: hand and glove expr | figurative (in partnership) | codo a codo, codo con codo loc adv |
| | | mano a mano loc adv |
| | | de la mano loc adv |
| | | unido/a adj |
| | The mayor and the contractor were working hand in glove to get the project approved. |
| | El Alcalde y el contratista trabajaron codo a codo para conseguir que se aprobara el proyecto. |
hand in glove,
also US: hand and glove adj | figurative (in partnership) (con fines ilícitos) | confabulado adj |
| | The government and the tech giants are hand in glove when it comes to the issue of privacy infringement. |
| | El Gobierno y los gigantes de la tecnología están confabulados en lo que se refiere a la invasión de la privacidad. |
hand in glove with [sb/sth],
also US: hand and glove with [sb/sth] adj + prep | figurative (in partnership) (con fines ilícitos) | confabulado con adj + prep |
| | | unido con adj + prep |
| | Organized crime bosses are hand in glove with the construction industry. |
| | Los jefes del crimen organizado están confabulados con la industria de la construcción. |
hand puppet (US),
glove puppet (UK) n | (puppet worn like a glove) | títere de guante nm |
| | El espectáculo incluía una obra, para adultos, hecha con títeres de guantes. |
iron fist in a velvet glove,
iron hand in a velvet glove n | figurative ([sb] harsher than they seem) | mano de hierro en guante de terciopelo loc nom f |
| | | mano de hierro en guante de seda loc nom f |
| kid glove n | usually plural (glove made of calf's leather) | guantes de terciopelo, guantes de seda nmpl + loc adj |
| | | guantes de cabritilla nmpl + loc adj |
| | I have a lovely pair of antique kid gloves. |
| | Tengo unos hermosos guantes de terciopelo antiguo. |
oven glove,
oven mitt n | (kitchen mitt) | guante de horno nm + loc adj |
| | | manopla de horno nf + loc adj |
| oven gloves npl | (protective padded kitchen mitts) | guantes de cocina grupo nom |
| | | guante de horno grupo nom |
| rubber glove n | usually plural (glove made of rubber) | guante de goma nm + loc adj |