Compound Forms:
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bay leaf,
plural: bay leaves n | (aromatic leaf used in cooking) | hoja de laurel, hojita de laurel nf + loc adj |
| | Whenever I make a casserole, I add a bay leaf from my garden. |
| | Cuando hago un guisado, siempre le agrego una hoja de laurel de mi jardín. |
beet,
beet leaf,
beetroot leaf n | UK (beet greens: edible leaf of beet plant) | hoja de remolacha nf + loc adj |
| | Rachel prepared a green salad of rocket and beetroot leaves. |
| | Rachel preparó una ensalada de rúcula y hojas de remolacha. |
| betel leaf n | often plural (leaf of betel plant) | hoja de betel nf + loc adj |
| | Betel leaves are ground to a paste and put to various medicinal uses. |
dock leaf,
plural: dock leaves n | (leaf of dock herb) | acedera nf |
| | (nombre científico) | rumex acetosa nf |
| | | vinagrera nf |
| | (coloquial) | lengua de vaca loc nom f |
| | If you're stung by a nettle, try rubbing a dock leaf on the sting. |
| | Si te pinchas con una ortiga, prueba a frotar la herida con acedera. |
| double-leaf adj | (window: two doors) | de doble hoja loc adj |
| | Se entraba al banco por una puerta de doble hoja. |
| drop leaf n | (furniture) | mesa de hojas abatibles nf + loc adj |
| | | mesa de alas abatibles nf + loc adj |
| | | mesa plegable nf + adj mf |
| drop-leaf adj | (having, in the style of a drop leaf) | de hoja abatible, de ala abatible loc adj |
| drop-leaf table n | (table with folding sides) | mesa plegable nf + adj mf |
| | | mesa con alas plegables nf + loc adj |
end paper,
end leaf,
end sheet n | (bookbinding) (encuadernación) | guarda nf |
endpaper,
also US: end paper,
end leaf,
end sheet,
also UK: endleaf n | (paper at front or back of a book) (libro) | guarda nf |
fig leaf,
plural: fig leaves n | (leaf of a fig tree) | hoja de higuera nf + loc adj |
| | A real fig leaf would be too itchy to wear. |
| | La verdadera hoja de la higuera es demasiado irritante para usarse como ropa. |
| fig leaf n | figurative ([sth] that covers [sth] shameful) | hoja de parra nf + loc adj |
| four-leaf clover n | (clover with four leaves) | trébol de cuatro hojas nm + loc adj |
| | I searched the grass for a four-leaf clover. |
| | Busqué un trébol de cuatro hojas en el pasto. |
| four-leaf clover n | (symbol of good luck) (figurado) | trébol de cuatro hojas loc nom m |
| | | trébol de la suerte nm |
| | My dog's been a kind of four-leaf clover to me all his life. |
| | Durante toda su vida mi perro ha sido una especie de trébol de cuatro hojas para mí. |
| gold leaf n | uncountable (thin sheet of gold) | baño de oro, enchapado de oro, laminado de oro nm + loc adj |
| | | pan de oro loc nom m |
| | It looks like solid gold but really it's only plaster covered with gold leaf. |
| | Parece oro sólido pero es sólo yeso cubierto con un baño de oro. |
| be in leaf v expr | (tree, plant: covered in foliage) | estar con hojas loc verb |
| | | tener hojas loc verb |
| leaf blade n | (part of leaf) | limbo nm |
| leaf blight n | (plant disease) | tizón nm |
| leaf blower n | (device for clearing leaves) | soplador nm |
| leaf bug | (insect) | fílido nm |
| | | insecto hoja loc nom m |
| leaf fat n | (fat around kidneys) | grasa alrededor de los riñones nf + loc adj |
leaf insect,
walking leaf n | (insect) | insecto hoja loc nom m |
| leaf lettuce | (vegetable) | lechuga nf |
| leaf miner | (insect larvae) | minador nm |
| leaf mustard n | (pungent edible plant) | mostaza parda, mostaza oriental grupo nom |
| Note: Nombre científico: Brassica juncea, |
| | Her grandmother always grew leaf mustard for making home remedies. |
| | Su abuela siempre tuvo plantas de mostaza parda para hacer remedios caseros. |
| leaf roll | (plant pathology) | virus del enrrollamiento de las hojas lov nom m |
| leaf spring | (narrow, multiple spring) | hoja de muelle loc nom f |
leaf-footed bug,
coreid bug n | (insect) | bicho patas de hoja loc nom m |
| leaf-nosed bat | (animal) | filostómido nm |
loose leaf,
loose-leaf tea n | (tea: in the form of leaves) | té de hoja suelta nm + loc adj |
| | | té suelto nm + adj |
| loose-leaf n as adj | (binder: with removable pages) (carpeta) | de hoja suelta loc adj |
loose-leaf,
loose leaf n as adj | (tea: in the form of leaves) | en hebras loc adj |
lucky clover,
four-leaf clover n | (four-leafed plant considered lucky) | trébol de cuatro hojas nm + loc adj |
maple leaf,
plural: maple leaves n | (leaf of hardwood maple tree) | hoja de arce nf + loc adj |
| | (CO, CR, CU, DO, HN, MX) | hoja de maple nf + loc adj |
| maple leaf n | (symbol: emblem of Canada) | hoja de arce nf + loc adj |
| | (CO, CR, CU, DO, HN, MX) | hoja de maple nf + loc adj |
| | Canada's symbol is the maple leaf. |
| | El símbolo de Canadá es la hoja de arce. |
| mustard leaf n | (green vegetable) | mostaza parda, mostaza oriental loc nom f |
| nose leaf | (growth on bat nose) (murciélago) | nariz de hoja loc nom f |
| | | nariz de repollo loc nom f |
| oak leaf n | (leaf of an oak tree) | hoja de roble nf + loc adj |
oak leaf,
oakleaf,
oak leaf lettuce,
oakleaf lettuce n | (variety of lettuce) | lechuga hoja de roble loc nom f |
palm leaf,
plural: palm leaves n | (leaf of a palm tree) | hoja de palma nf + loc adj |
| | The gardeners neglected to pick up the cut palm leaves before they left. |
| | Los jardineros no recogieron las hojas de palma antes de irse. |
| | | hoja de palmera nf + loc adj |
| | Los jardineros no recogieron las hojas de palmera antes de irse. |
| | | palma nf |
| | Los jardineros se negaron a recoger las palmas antes de irse. |
scale leaf,
plural: scale leaves n | (botany: bract) (botánica) | hoja escamosa loc nom f |
scorch,
leaf scorch,
sun scorch n | (botany: disease) (de hoja, planta) | escaladura nf |
| | | quemadura nf |
| | Scorch had turned the leaves of the horse chestnut reddish-brown. |
| | La escaladura volvió marrón rojizas las hojas del castaño de indias. |
| seed leaf | (botany) | cotiledón nm |
| | | hoja de semilla nf + loc adj |
| take a leaf out of [sb]'s book v expr | figurative (follow [sb]'s example) | seguir el ejemplo de loc verb |
| tea leaf n | (dried leaf of the tea plant) | hoja de té nf + loc adj |
| | Some fortune-tellers use tea leaves to read fortunes. |
| | Algunos adivinos usan las hojas del té para predecir la suerte. |
| tea leaf n | UK, regional, slang (thief) (coloquial) | caco nm |
| Note: Ojo, sólo existe en masculino. |
| | Dejé la ropa tendida y se la llevó un caco. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | chorro, chorra nm, nf |
| | El chorro salió disparando ni bien los vecinos comenzaron a gritar para alertar a la policía. |
| | (CR, coloquial) | chapulín nm |
| | En ese sector hay que andar con cuidado porque hay chapulines. |
| | (CL, coloquial) | pato malo loc nom m |
| turn over a new leaf v expr | figurative (reform your behavior) | empezar de nuevo loc verb |
| | | pasar página, pasar la página loc verb |
| | | voltear la página, volver la página loc verb |
| | When he was released from prison, Lucas resolved to turn over a new leaf. |
| vine leaf n | (leaf of a climbing plant) | hoja de parra nf + loc adj |
| | | hoja de enredadera nf + loc adj |
walking fern,
walking leaf n | (plant) | culantrillo menudo loc nom m |