ledge

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈlɛdʒ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lɛdʒ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lej)

Inflections of 'ledge' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
ledges
v 3rd person singular
ledging
v pres p
ledged
v past
ledged
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
ledge n (shelf)estante nm
  anaquel nm
  repisa nf
 John watered the plant on the window ledge.
 Juan regó la planta que estaba en el estante de la ventana.
ledge n (in mountain, cliff)saliente n común
  (cuando es plano y largo)plataforma nf
  cornisa nf
 Paul rested on a small ledge to let his fingers regain some strength before climbing on.
 Pablo descansó en la saliente para que sus dedos retomaran fuerza antes de seguir escalando.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
ledge n (mineral vein)veta nf
  vena nf
 The miner found an iron ledge in the rock.
 El minero encontró una veta de hierro en la piedra.
ledge n (underwater shelf)arrecife nm
 The ship had to maneuver to avoid a ledge.
 El barco tuvo que maniobrar para evitar el arrecife.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
window ledge n (outdoors: bottom edge of a window)alféizar nm
 I climbed up the outside of the house using window ledges and drainpipes.
 Trepé fuera de la casa utilizando los alféizares y las cañerías.
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'ledge' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bench - berm - mantelshelf - mantlepiece - sill - windowsill
Spanish:
antepecho - berma - peinazo - poyato - cantil - reborde - rellano - repisa - antepecho de ventana - cornisa

Collocations: a [narrow, wide, thin, small, rocky] ledge, the cat was [sitting, crawling] on the window ledge, [slipped, fell] off the (roof) ledge, more...

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