| Additional Translations |
| shoulder n | (cut of meat) | paleta nf |
| | We're having shoulder of lamb for dinner tonight. |
| | Hoy vamos a cenar paleta de cordero. |
| shoulder n | (part of clothing) | hombro nm |
| | The shoulders of this gown are too wide for me; they don't hang right. |
| | Los hombros de este traje son muy anchos para mí, no me quedan bien. |
| shoulder [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (mental burden) (figurado, responsabilidad) | cargar con loc verb |
| | | asumir⇒ vtr |
| | That poor young boy has to shoulder the weight of his mother's illness. |
| | Ese pobre joven debe cargar con el peso de la enfermedad de su madre. |
| shoulder [sth] vtr | (push with shoulder) | empujar con el hombro loc verb |
| | Patricia shouldered open the door, as her hands were full of shopping bags. |
| | Patricia empujó con el hombro la puerta porque tenía las manos llenas de bolsas. |
| shoulder [sth] vtr | (lift onto shoulders) | poner al hombro loc verb |
| | | cargar al hombro loc verb |
| | The farmer shouldered the sack of grain. |
| | El granjero se puso al hombro la bolsa de granos. |
Compound Forms:
shoulder | road shoulder |
| cold-shoulder [sb]⇒ vtr | figurative, informal (snub) (coloquial) | hacer el vacío a loc verb |
| | | tratar con frialdad a loc verb |
| | (coloquial) | ningunear a vtr + prep |
| | (coloquial) | hacer ley del hielo a loc verb |
| | The villagers cold-shouldered the newcomer from the capital. |
| | | desairar a vtr + prep |
| | (AmL, figurado) | darle vuelta la cara a loc verb |
| | | ignorar a vtr + prep |
| dislocate your shoulder v expr | (suffer displaced shoulder joint) | dislocarse el hombro loc verb |
| frozen shoulder n | (joint stiffness at top of arm) | hombro tieso loc nom m |
| | | hombro congelado loc nom m |
| | | rigidez del hombro loc nom f |
| give [sb] the cold shoulder v expr | figurative, informal (snub) | ignorar a vtr + prep |
| | | desairar a vtr + prep |
| | After the incident, they all gave her the cold shoulder. |
| | Después del incidente, todo el mundo la ignoraba. |
| | (coloquial) | ningunear a vtr + prep |
| | Después del incidente, todo el mundo la ninguneaba. |
| have a chip on your shoulder v expr | figurative (have a resentful attitude) | ser un resentido, ser una resentida loc verb |
| | | ser un rencoroso, ser una rencorosa loc verb |
| | Kate has a chip on her shoulder because, while she works a low-paid job, her three sisters are all running successful businesses. |
| lamb shoulder n | (cut of young sheep's meat) | paleta de cordero nf |
| off-the-shoulder adj | (clothing: not covering shoulder) | con hombros descubiertos loc adj |
| shoulder bag n | (bag with long strap) | morral nm |
| | | bolso bandolera grupo nom |
| | | bolso con correa grupo nom |
| | He carries a leather shoulder bag for overnight trips. |
| | Lleva un morral de cuero para los viajes nocturnos. |
| shoulder belt n | (diagonal strap of a seatbelt) | correa pectoral del cinturón de seguridad, correa pectoral del cinturón de seguridad loc nom f |
| | This shoulder belt's a bit tight – could you adjust it for me, please? |
| | La correa pectoral del cinturón de seguridad está un poco apretada, ¿me la puedes ajustar? |
| | | cinturón de seguridad cruzado loc nom m |
| shoulder blade n | often plural (bone: scapula) | omóplato nm |
| | To exercise the muscles of your upper back, pull your shoulder blades together. |
| | Para ejercitar los músculos superiores de su espalda ponga los omóplatos juntos. |
| | | escápula nf |
shoulder girdle,
pectoral girdle,
pectoral arch n | (skeleton part) | hombros nmpl |
| | (formal) | cintura escapular loc nom f |
| shoulder pad n | usually plural (clothing: insert in shoulder) | hombrera nf |
| | It looks like one shoulder pad is missing from the jacket. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Las hombreras de esa chaqueta se ven demasiado grandes. |
| shoulder pad n | usually plural (sport: protective accessory) | protector nm |
| | The football player forgot to bring his shoulder pads. |
| | El futbolista olvidó los protectores y no pudo salir al campo. |
| | | hombrera nf |
shoulder patch,
patch n | (emblem worn on upper sleeve) | insignia nf |
| | The police officer had a newly designed shoulder patch on his shirt. |
| | El agente de policía llevaba en la camisa una insignia de nuevo diseño. |
| | | emblema de manga, distintivo de manga loc nom m |
| | (milicia) | galón nm |
| shoulder strap n | (garment support) | tirante nm |
| a shoulder to cry on n | figurative (sympathetic person) (figurado) | un hombro donde llorar expr |
| shoulder-length adj | (hair: touching shoulders) | hasta los hombros loc adj |
| | | a la altura de los hombros loc adj |
| | | media melena loc nom f |
| | The young woman's dark hair was cut in a shoulder-length style. |
| soft shoulder n | (unpaved road edge) | banquina sin pavimentar nf + loc adj |
| | | arcén sin pavimentar nm + loc adj |
| stand shoulder to shoulder vi | figurative (be united) | trabajar hombro con hombro loc verb |
| | Let's stand shoulder to shoulder and get the job done! |
| | Trabajemos hombro con hombro y conseguiremos terminar el trabajo. |
| stand shoulder to shoulder with vi | figurative (unite in solidarity with) | mantenerse codo con codo con loc verb |
| | The hotel workers' union stood shoulder to shoulder with the restaurant workers' union in the strike. |
| | Los empleados del hotel se mantuvieron codo con codo con los empleados del restaurante en la huelga del sindicato. |