stave

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsteɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/steɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stāv)

Inflections of 'stave' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
staves
v 3rd person singular
staving
v pres p
staved
v past
stove
v past
staved
v past p
stove
v past p
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En esta página: stave, staff
'stave' tiene referencia cruzada con 'staff'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'stave' is cross-referenced with 'staff'. It is in one or more of the lines below.

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
stave n (music: notation lines)pentagrama nm
 We use rhymes to memorize the notes on the staves.
 Usamos rimas para memorizar las notas en los pentagramas.
stave n (walking staff, cane)bastón nm
 The elderly traveler stopped and leaned on his wooden stave.
 El anciano viajero paró y se apoyó en su bastón de madera.
stave n (barrel part)duela nf
 The cooper replaced the broken stave.
stave n (chair part)duela nf
 The carpenter prepared the staves to make a chair.
stave n (ladder part)duela nf
 Be careful; one of the ladders' staves is cracked in the middle.
stave n historical (weapon)vara nf
 The soldier defended himself with a stave.
stave n (poetry: stanza, verse)estrofa nf
 I don't understand the poem's final stave.
stave [sth] vtr (barrel: break to open)desfondar vtr
 The mobsters threatened to stave every wine cask in the cellar.
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staff n invariable (personnel)personal nm
  empleados nmpl
Note: used with a singular or plural verb
 The company is planning to hire new staff soon. How many staff are there in total at your school?
 La compañía quiere contratar más personal pronto. ¿Cuánto personal tiene tu escuela?
 ¿Cuántos empleados tiene tu escuela?
staff,
plural: staves,
staffs
n
(walking stick)bastón nm
  vara nf
  báculo nm
 The pilgrim walked with a staff.
 El peregrino caminaba con un bastón.
staff [sth] vtr (provide [sth] with personnel)proveer de personal loc verb
  dotar de personal loc verb
 They staffed the company with temporary workers.
 Proveyeron de personal a la compañía con trabajadores temporales.
staff n (rod)bastón nm
  báculo nm
 The Yoruba people use a diviner's staff in some rituals.
 Los yorubas usan el bastón de adivino en algunos rituales.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
staff,
plural: staves,
staffs
n
(shepherd's crook)cayado nm
 The shepherd used his staff to guide his sheep.
 El pastor usó su cayado para guiar a sus ovejas.
staff n (military: command)empleados nmpl
  (militar)oficial subordinado nm + adj
 The general's staff takes care of administrative issues.
 Los empleados del general se encargan de manejar asuntos administrativos.
staff,
stave
n
(musical notation)pentagrama nm
 The composer corrected the note on the musical staff.
 El compositor corrigió la nota en el pentagrama.
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Locuciones verbales
stave | staff
InglésEspañol
stave [sth] off vtr phrasal sep (prevent, ward off)prevenir vtr
 They say that if you take extra vitamins, you may be able to stave off the flu.
 Dicen que si tomas más vitaminas, puedes prevenir la gripe.
  mantener a raya loc verb
 Dicen que si tomas más vitaminas, puedes mantener a raya la gripe.
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Compound Forms:
stave | staff
InglésEspañol
stave [sth] in,
stave in [sth]
vtr + prep
(barrel: break to open)desfondar vtr
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