Compound Forms:
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hairsplitting,
hair-splitting adj | figurative (faultfinding) | manía nf |
| | (MX) | cuenta chiles n inv |
hairsplitting,
hair-splitting n | figurative (making of trivial distinctions) | sutileza nf |
hairspray,
also UK: hair lacquer n | (lacquer for styling hair) | laca nf |
| | | laca de peinado nf + loc adj |
| | The stylist finished by spraying the client's hair with hairspray. |
| | La estilista terminó el peinado del cliente con laca. |
hairstyle,
hair style n | (way hair is cut or arranged) | peinado nm |
| | She's got a new, much shorter hairstyle. |
| | Tiene un nuevo peinado, mucho más corto. |
| hat hair n | informal (hairstyle flattened by wearing a hat) (España) | pelo chafado nm |
| | I get really bad hat hair when I take off my helmet. |
| have your hair in a mess v expr | (be dishevelled) | estar despeinado loc verb |
| | Sarah's clothes were covered in mud and she had her hair in a mess. |
| | | tener el cabello hecho un lío, tener el cabello revuelto loc verb |
| | (AR, coloquial) | tener un nido de caranchos expr |
| head of hair n | (hair: amount, thickness) | melena nf |
| | | mata de pelo nf + loc adj |
| | (formal) | cabellera nf |
| | That beautiful girl has a gorgeous head of hair. |
| | Esa hermosa chica tiene una melena envidiable. |
| keep your hair on v expr | UK (stay calm) | mantener la calma expr |
| lacquer n | UK (hairspray) (de pelo) | laca nf |
| | Bonnie used lacquer to hold her hairdo in place. |
| | Bonnie utilizó laca de pelo para mantener su peinado en su lugar. |
| let your hair down v expr | figurative (have fun, not be inhibited) | soltarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | relajarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Friday nights at the club are a chance for Tina to let her hair down after a week of teaching. |
| lock of hair n | (curl or tress of hair) | mechón nm |
| | | rizo nm |
| | She cut a lock of hair and put it in a letter to her lover. |
| | Se cortó un mechón de pelo y lo puso en la carta a su amante. |
| long hair n | (hairstyle: grown long) | pelo largo, cabello largo nm + adj |
| | Long hair suits Debbie; she looks really pretty. |
| | El pelo largo le queda bien a Debby, está muy linda. |
| make [sb]'s hair stand on end v expr | (frighten [sb]) | ponerle los pelos de punta loc verb |
| | That guy was so creepy, he made my hair stand on end. |
| | Este hombre era tan repulsivo que me ponía los pelos de punta. |
| | | parársele a uno los pelos loc verb |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Se me paran los pelos cada vez que recuerdo esa escena espeluznante. |
| matted hair n | (hair that is massed or tangled) | pelo enmarañado nm + adj |
| | I have to brush my cat every day to get rid of the matted hair. |
| | Tengo que cepillar a mi gato todos los días para evitar el pelo enmarañado. |
| | | pelo enredado, cabello enredado nm + adj |
| | Tengo que cepillar a mi gato todos los días para evitar el pelo enredado. |
| | | pelo apelmazado nm + adj |
| | Tengo que cepillar a mi gato todos los días para evitar el pelo apelmazado. |
mess up [sb]'s hair,
mess [sb]'s hair up v expr | informal (make [sb]'s hair untidy) | despeinar⇒ vtr |
| | | alborotar el cabello, alborotar el pelo loc verb |
| | Don't mess up my hair - I've only just come from the hairdressers! |
| | No me despeines, ¡recién vengo de la peluquería! |
| mop of hair n | slang, figurative (thick hair) (coloquial) | pelambre nf |
| | (coloquial) | melena nf |
| | (ES: coloquial) | pelo mocho loc nom m |
| | The boy had a thick mop of hair. |
| | El muchacho tenía una gruesa pelambre. |
not see hide nor hair of [sb/sth],
see neither hide nor hair of [sb/sth] v expr | figurative (see no trace of) | no ver ni rastro de loc verb |
| | (ES) | no verle el pelo a loc verb |
| | I've not seen hide nor hair of Nicholas for weeks now; I think he must be avoiding me. |
| oil n | (hair product) (para el pelo) | aceite nm |
| | Dana massaged oil into her hair to add moisture and shine. |
| | Dana se puso aceite en el pelo para hidratarlo y darle brillo. |
| out of [sb]'s hair adv | (not disturbing [sb]) | sin molestar loc adv |
| | | sin joder loc adv |
| part your hair v expr | (hair: comb into parting) | peinarse con raya al medio loc verb |
| | Charles parts his hair in the middle. |
| | Carlos se peina con raya al medio. |
| perm [sb]'s hair vtr + n | informal (put curls or waves in hair) | hacer la permanente a loc verb |
| pubic hair n | (hair growing in genital area) | vello púbico nm + adj |
| | They shaved all my pubic hair off before the operation. |
| | Me afeitaron todo el vello púbico antes de la operación. |
| | (vulgar) | pendejos nmpl |
| | Me afeitaron todos los pendejos antes de la operación. |
| red hair n | (auburn or ginger hair) | cabello rojo nm + adj |
| | | pelirrojo/a adj |
| | Gina often wears blue as it looks great with her red hair. |
| root hair | (botany) | pelos absorbentes nmpl + adj mf |
| | | capilares de la raíz nmpl + loc adj |
| shock of hair n | (unruly mass of hair) | mecha nf |
| | | mechón nm |
| | His face was surrounded by a shock of black hair. |
| | Su cara estaba rodeada por una mecha de pelo negro. |
| | Su cara estaba rodeada por un mechón de pelo negro. |
| short hair n | (hair: close-cropped) | pelo corto nm + adj |
| | | cabello corto nm + adj |
| | Short hair was fashionable for women in the 1920s. |
| | El pelo corto en las mujeres estaba de moda en los años 1920. |
| straight hair n | (hair which has no curl) | cabello lacio, cabello liso nm + adj |
| | | pelo lacio, pelo liso nm + adj |
| | Most Amerindians have dark straight hair. |
| | La mayoría de los nativos americanos tienen el cabello lacio y oscuro. |
| tear your hair out v expr | figurative (worry excessively) (figurado) | arrancarse los pelos loc verb |
| | | tirarse de los pelos loc verb |
| to a hair expr | figurative (exactly, in every detail) (VE) | hasta el último pelo expr |
| | | en detalle expr |
| tuft of hair n | (fluffy clump of hair) | mechón nm |
| Note: Normalmente para el pelo. El de la cabeza. |
| | The teenager tried to grow a moustache, but could only achieve a small tuft of hair on his upper lip. |
| | El adolescente intentó dejarse crecer el bigote, pero solo consiguió un pequeño mechón en su labio superior. |
| | (coloquial) | mata de pelo grupo nom |
| | El adolescente intentó dejarse crecer el bigote, pero solo consiguió una pequeña mata de pelo en su labio superior. |
| underarm hair n | (hair in armpits) | vello axilar nm + adj |
| white hair n | (hair with white color) | pelo canoso nm + adj |
| | | canas nfpl |
| | Fred was a tall man with white hair. |
| | Fred era un hombre alto de pelo canoso. |
wirehair,
wirehaired,
wire-hair,
wire-haired adj | (dog: having wiry, coarse coat) (cepillo) | de cerdas duras loc adj |
wirehair,
wire hair,
wire-hair n | (wirehair dog) | perro de pelo duro nm + loc adj |
| | | perro de pelo de alambre nm + loc adj |
within a hair's breadth of [sth],
within a hair's breadth of doing [sth] expr | figurative (very close, almost) (coloquial, figurado) | por un pelo loc adv |
| | (AR, coloquial) | de pedo loc adv |
| | We came within a hair's breadth of disaster. |
| | Nos salvamos del desastre por un pelo. |
| without turning a hair expr | (showing no excitement or emotion) | sin mover un pelo expr |