WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| riveting adj | (holding one's attention) | fascinante adj mf |
| | | cautivador/a adj |
| | The critic described the performance as riveting. |
| | El crítico describió el espectáculo como fascinante. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| rivet n | (bolt, screw) | remache nm |
| | | roblón nm |
| | The loose piece of the engine was missing a rivet. |
| | A la pieza suelta del motor le faltaba un remache. |
| rivet [sth]⇒ vtr | (fix, secure) | remachar⇒ vtr |
| | | sujetar⇒ vtr |
| | | afianzar⇒ vtr |
| | He positioned the panel and riveted it in place. |
| | Posicionó el panel y lo remachó en su lugar. |
| rivet [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (fix, secure) | sujetar algo a loc verb |
| | | sujetar algo con remaches loc verb |
| | The engineer riveted the wings to the body of the plane. |
| | El ingeniero sujetó las alas al cuerpo del avión. |
| rivet [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (transfix, hold attention of) (atención) | captar la atención de alguien loc verb |
| | (mirada) | fijar la mirada en alguien loc verb |
| | (mirada) | mirar fijamente a loc verb |
| | | cautivar a vtr + prep |
| | The magician riveted the small children. |
| | El mago captó la atención de los niños. |