paste

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpeɪst/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/peɪst/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pāst)

Inflections of 'paste' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
pastes
v 3rd person singular
pasting
v pres p
pasted
v past
pasted
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
paste n (moist mixture)pasta nf
 Put the basil, garlic, and pine nuts in a food processor and mix to a paste with some olive oil.
 Pon la albahaca, el ajo y los piñones en una procesadora y mezcla hasta obtener una pasta con algo de aceite de oliva.
paste n (glue)pegamento nm
  cola nf
  (AR, ®)plasticola nf
  (®)voligoma n amb
 The children are putting paste on the bits of cardboard and sticking them together.
 Los niños están poniendo pegamento en los pedazos de cartón y los están pegando.
paste n uncountable (artificial jewel material)imitación nf
  falsificación nf
 Is this a real diamond, or is it paste?
 ¿Es un diamante verdadero o es una imitación?
paste n as adj (jewelry, stone: artificial)falso/a adj
  de imitación loc adj
 The necklace is made of paste diamonds and worth very little.
 El collar está hecho de diamantes falsos y no vale mucho.
paste [sth]⇒ vtr (attach, glue)pegar⇒ vtr
  engomar⇒ vtr
  adherir⇒ vtr
 Tara is pasting the poster on the wall.
 Tara está pegando el póster a la pared.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
paste [sth] vtr (computing)pegar⇒ vtr
 If you take this section of text and paste it in here instead, your essay will be much better.
 Si tomas esta selección de texto y la pegas aquí, tu ensayo será mucho mejor.
paste [sb/sth]⇒ vtr slang (hit)pegar a, golpear a vtr
  dar un golpe a loc verb
 Emma pasted George one right in the mouth.
 Emma le pegó a George en la boca.
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Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
paste [sth] on,
paste on [sth] vtr phrasal sep		 (stick or affix)pegar algo en loc verb
 The children pasted glitter and small shapes onto the paper to make a birthday card.
 Los chicos pegaron purpurina y figuras en el papel para hacer una tarjeta de cumpleaños.
paste up [sth],
paste [sth] up vtr phrasal sep		 (stick to a wall or board)pegar⇒ vtr
 Paste up the wallpaper with paste made from water and flour.
 Pegó el papel en la pizarra con una mezcla de harina y agua.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
almond paste n (ground almond mixture)pasta de almendras nf + loc adj
 Almond paste is made using ground almonds and sugar.
 El mazapán es un tipo de pasta de almendras con azúcar.
almond paste n US (marzipan)pasta de almendras nf + loc adj
 Decoró la torta con pasta de almendras.
copy and paste [sth] vtr (copy data and insert it elsewhere)copiar y pegar loc verb
 It's easy to copy and paste text to move it from one part of your document to another.
 Es fácil copiar y pegar texto para moverlo de una parte del documento a otra.
cut and paste [sth] v expr (move: text on screen)cortar y pegar loc verb
 To cut and paste text, first highlight the text you wish to move.
 Para cortar y pegar, primero debes resaltar el texto que quieres mover.
cut and paste [sth] into [sth] v expr (move: text on screen)cortar y pegar en loc verb
 You can cut and paste internet images into the word processing document.
 Puedes cortar y pegar imágenes de internet en el procesador de textos.
hard paste n (true porcelain)pasta dura loc nom f
paste wax n (finishing product for wood or metal)cera en pasta nf + loc adj
 Aplique la cera en pasta, deje secar y luego lustre con una franela para sacar brillo.
paste-up,
pasteup n		 (document prepared for printing)maqueta nf
paste-up,
pasteup n as adj		 (involving a paste-up)maquetado adj
tomato paste n (concentrated paste made from tomatoes)pasta de tomate nf + loc adj
  concentrado de tomate nm + loc adj
 Jane spread tomato paste over the base of the pizza.
 Jane puso pasta de tomate sobre la base de la pizza.
toothpaste n (paste for cleaning teeth)pasta de dientes, crema de dientes loc nom f
  pasta dental, crema dental loc nom f
  (formal)dentífrico nm
 Why does every single kind of toothpaste taste of mint?
 ¿Por qué todas las pastas dentífricas saben a menta?
wallpaper paste n uncountable (paste for attaching wallpaper)cola de empapelar loc nom f
 Wallpaper paste can be kept for weeks if you put a cover on it.
 La cola de empapelar se puede mantener por semanas si la cubres.
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'paste' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
blacking - chocolate spread - collage - faux - lemon curd - mackerel pate - marzipan - masala - paste-up - pate - pesto - spread - tahini - tapenade - tomato paste - toothpaste - wallpaper paste
Spanish:
engrudo - lavadura - empastar - encolar - pasta - de fantasía - gluten - mazacote - pegar - pringada - zurrar

Collocations: is a paste eater, use the paste function, mash the [peas, ginger] into a paste, more...

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