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hemmed adj | (garment: having a sewn edge) | con dobladillo loc adj |
| The T-shirt is hemmed at the bottom, sleeves and neckline. |
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hem n | (sewn edge of a garment) | dobladillo nm |
| | bastilla nf |
| The hem of Kate's dress was too low, so she went to see a tailor. |
| El dobladillo del vestido de Kate era muy bajo así que fue al sastre. |
hem [sth]⇒ vtr | (sewing) | hacer el dobladillo loc verb |
| | levantar el dobladillo loc verb |
| | hacer los bajos loc verb |
| Jeni hemmed the dress so that it wouldn't drag on the floor. |
| Jeni hizo el dobladillo del vestido para que no arrastrase por el suelo. |
hem, ahem (US), ahem (UK) interj | (clearing throat to say [sth]) | ¡ejem! interj |
| Jake coughed to get Fred's attention; "Hem, do you have a minute, sir?" |
| Jake tosió para llamar la atención de Fred: "¡Ejem! ¿Tiene un minuto señor?" |
hem, hema, hemat (US), haem, haema, haemat (UK) prefix | (blood) | hema, hemo prefijo |
| | hemato prefijo |
| A hemostat is a surgical device that stops bleeding. |
| Un hemóstato es un dispositivo quirúrgico para evitar el sangrado. |
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Locuciones verbales hem | hemmed |
hem [sb/sth] in, hem in [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | (confine, enclose) | acorralar a vtr + prep |
| | cercar a vtr + prep |
| | asediar a vtr + prep |
| Troops were dispatched to hem in the enemy, until artillery could be brought up to pound them into submission. |
| Las tropas fueron enviadas a acorralar al enemigo hasta que artillería fuera capaz de bombardearlo hasta que se rindiera. |
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