| Principal Translations |
| shelf n | (flat storage space) | estante nm |
| | | repisa nf |
| | Put the spices on the shelf. |
| | The room was lined with shelves filled with books. |
| | Pon las especias en el estante. |
| shelf n | (display space in a store) | expositor nm |
| | | estantería nf |
| | The stacker put the packets on the shelf. |
| | El repositor puso los paquetes en el expositor. |
| shelf n | (bookshelf: shelf for books) | estante nm |
| | | biblioteca nf |
| | | estantería nf |
| | | librero nm |
| | The books are lined up neatly on the bookshelf. |
| | Los libros están perfectamente ordenados en el estante de la oficina. |
Compound Forms:
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| continental shelf n | (land under water in shallow seas) | plataforma continental loc nom f |
| ice shelf n | (sheet ice that extends over water) | capa de hielo nf |
| | The breaking up of the huge Antarctic ice shelf is a sure sign of global warming. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El lago está cubierto por una capa de hielo. |
| | | banquisa nf |
| | | casquete de hielo nm |
| left on the shelf adj | figurative, dated, informal (woman: no longer marriageable) (peyorativo) | solterona nf |
| | | que quedó para vestir santos loc adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La vecina del 6º es una solterona amargada. |
| off the shelf adv | (from stock) | disponible para la venta loc adj |
| off-the-shelf adj | (readily available from stock) | disponible adj mf |
| | We decided to buy off-the-shelf kitchen units and fit them ourselves rather than ordering from a kitchen specialist and having to wait for them to come and install everything. |
| off-the-shelf adj | (in a standard format) | estándar adj mf |
| | Off-the-shelf software is cheaper than bespoke solutions. |
| | El software estándar es más económico que las soluciones hechas a medida. |
| on the shelf adv | figurative, dated, informal (woman: no longer marriageable) | para vestir santos expr |
| | In those days, if a woman wasn't married by the age of 30, she was said to be on the shelf. |
| | En aquellos días, si una mujer no se había casado al cumplir los 30, se decía que estaba para vestir santos. |
| on the shelf adv | (inactive, unemployed) | al margen del mercado laboral loc adv |
| | | desocupado/a adj |
| | | desempleado adj |
| on the shelf adv | (not being used) (CO) | cogiendo polvo loc adv |
| | Su moto está cogiendo polvo en el garaje. |
| | | acumulando polvo, juntando tierra loc adv |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Su vieja guitarra está acumulando polvo en la sala de juegos. |
parcel shelf,
package shelf n | UK (flat storage panel in a vehicle) | bandeja nf |
| | (AR) | repisa nf |
| shelf company n | UK (inactive business) | empresa inactiva nf + adj |
| | | empresa en reserva grupo nom |
shelf life,
storage life n | (length of time [sth] can be stored) | vida útil loc nom f |
| | | vida de anaquel loc nom f |
| | | tiempo de caducidad nm + loc adj |
| | As bread has a short shelf life, a lot of loaves are returned to the manufacturers. |
| | Como el pan tiene poca vida útil, muchas hogazas se devuelven al proveedor. |
shelf life,
storage life n | (duration that food is fit to eat) | duración nf |
| | Bread only has a shelf life of a few days. |
| shelf life n | figurative (duration that [sth] is useful) | vida útil loc nom f |
| | The opposition argued that the government's policy had a limited shelf life. |
| shelf mark | (library science) | signo de estante nm + loc adj |
| | | signo topográfico nm + adj |
| shelf space n | (amount of room on shelves) | espacio en las estanterías grupo nom |
| | Las tengo en el depósito de atrás, se venden poco y ocuparían mucho espacio en las estanterías. |
| shelf talker n | (advertisement on store shelves) | cenefa nf |
| shelf-filling n | (shop job: stacking goods on shelves) | reponedor nm |
| top-shelf adj | figurative, informal (publication: adult, x-rated) | para adultos loc adj |
| | | porno adj |
| top-shelf adj | figurative, informal (of highest quality) | de primera loc adj |
| top-shelf adj | US, Can, figurative (hockey goal: high in net) (hockey) | alto nm + adj |
| top shelf adv | US, Can, figurative (hockey: score high in net) | hacer un gol alto loc verb |