| Principal Translations |
| tip n | (extra money for service) | propina nf |
| | He left a 15% tip. |
| | Él dejó una propina de un 15%. |
| tip n | (helpful information) | consejo nm |
| | (PR, coloquial) | orejita nf |
| | Bob gave us some tips about travelling in Italy. |
| | Bob nos dio algunos consejos para viajar por Italia. |
| | Bob nos dio algunas orejitas en cuanto a viajar en Italia. |
| tip n | (tip-off: information given to police) | dato nm |
| | | información nf |
| | (coloquial) | soplo nm |
| | The police received a tip that the suspect would be in a nearby pub that evening. |
| | La policía recibió el dato de que el sospechoso estaría en un bar cercano aquella noche. |
| tip n | (pointed end) | punta nf |
| | The tip of the pencil was sharp. |
| | La punta del lápiz estaba afilada. |
| tip n | (covering for an end) | puntera nf |
| | (ES) | tapa nf |
| | Her high-heeled shoes had rubber tips. |
| | Sus zapatos de tacón alto tenían punteras de goma. |
| | Sus zapatos de tacón alto tenían las tapas de goma. |
| tip n | (end) | punta nf |
| | | final nm |
| | She is at the tip of the pier. |
| | Ella está en la punta del muelle. |
| | Ella está al final del muelle. |
| tip [sth]⇒ vtr | (incline) | inclinar⇒ vtr |
| | He tipped the pitcher to fill his glass. |
| | Él inclinó la jarra para llenar su vaso. |
| tip [sb]⇒ vtr | (give extra money) | dar propina loc verb |
| | | dejar propina loc verb |
| | It is customary to tip your waiter 15% in American restaurants. |
| | Es costumbre dar una propina de 15% en los restaurantes estadounidenses. |
| tip [sth]⇒ vtr | UK (dump) | vaciar⇒ vtr |
| | She tipped the contents of her bag on the floor and looked for her keys. |
| | Ella vació el contenido de su cartera en el suelo y buscó sus llaves. |
Locuciones verbales
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| tip [sb] off vtr phrasal sep | informal (inform, warn) | poner en aviso a loc verb |
| | | avisar a, alertar a vtr + prep |
| | | prevenir a vtr + prep |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | The police arrived at the party after somebody tipped them off. |
| | La policía llegó a la fiesta después de que alguien los pusiera en aviso. |
tip [sth] over,
tip over [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (overturn, cause to topple) | volcar⇒ vtr |
| | Jackie tipped over her glass of orange juice and it spilled onto the floor. |
| | Jackie volcó su vaso de jugo de naranja, que se derramó en el suelo. |
| tip over vi phrasal | (overturn) | caerse⇒ v prnl |
| | | caer⇒ vi |
| | If you stack too many books on top of that tiny desk, it'll tip over! |
| | Si pones tantos libros en ese escritorio tan pequeño, se van a caer. |
tip [sth] up,
tip up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (overturn, cause to topple) | hacer caer loc verb |
| | | dar vuelta loc verb |
| | No le pongas tantas cosas encima que lo vas a hacer caer. |
Compound Forms:
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| cue tip n | (end of stick used in billiard games) | suela nf |
| | | casquillo nm |
| felt pen n | (fiber-tipped marker pen) (AmL) | marcador nm |
| | (ES) | rotulador nm |
| | (CL, MX, SV) | plumón nm |
| | You can write on anything with a felt pen -- paper, wood, even metal. |
| | Puedes escribir sobre cualquier superficie con un marcador: papel, madera, e incluso sobre metal. |
| felt tip n | informal (fiber-tipped marker pen) (AmL) | marcador nm |
| | (ES) | rotulador nm |
| | (CL, MX, SV) | plumón nm |
| | Mark the position on the wall using a felt tip. |
| | My daughter loves colouring with felt tips. |
| | Marca la posición en la pared con un marcador. |
felt-tip pen,
felt-tipped pen n | (fiber-tipped marker) (AmL) | marcador nm |
| | (ES) | rotulador nm |
| | (CL, MX, SV) | plumón nm |
| filter tip n | (cigarette mouthpiece) | boquilla nf |
| filter tip n | (type of cigarette or cigar) | cigarro con filtro nm + loc adj |
| foul tip n | (baseball) (voz inglesa) | foul tip loc nom m |
garbage dump (US),
rubbish dump,
rubbish tip (UK) n | (place where refuse is disposed of) | vertedero nm |
| | | basurero municipal nm + adj mf |
| | (AmL) | basural nm |
| | (CO, EC, PE) | relleno sanitario nm + adj |
| | Some towns don't provide garbage collection; residents must take their trash to the town garbage dump. |
| | We took all our old furniture to the rubbish dump. |
| | Algunas localidades no tienen recolección de residuos y los habitantes deben llevar su basura al vertedero. |
garbage heap (US),
rubbish dump,
rubbish tip (UK) n | (place to dump refuse) | basural nm |
| | | basurero nm |
| hot tip n | informal (suggestion: [sth] profitable) | buen dato adj + nm |
| | | buena información adj + nf |
| | The website provides hot tips for horse racing. |
| | Este sitio web tiene buenos datos para andar a caballo. |
| | (AR, BO, UY, VE) | fija nf |
| | | soplo nm |
| leave a tip v expr | (give gratuity for service) | dejar propina loc verb |
| be on the tip of your tongue expr | figurative (answer, etc.: hard to recall) | en la punta de la lengua loc adv |
| plus tip adv | (not including gratuities) | más propina loc adv |
| | Each person paid $18.95 for dinner, plus tip. |
| | Cada uno pagó $18,95 por la cena, más propina. |
| Q-tip n | US, ® (cotton bud) (AmL) | hisopo nm |
| | (ES) | bastoncillo nm |
| | (AmS, MX) | cotonete nm |
| | (CO, CR) | aplicador nm |
| root tip n | (botany: end of plant root) | ápice de la raíz, ápice radicular nm + loc adj |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El ápice de la raíz está constituido por diversas estructuras celulares. |
| sales tip n | (piece of advice on how to sell) | táctica de venta, estrategia de venta grupo nom |
| sirloin tip roast n | (meat dish: roasted loin steak) (Argentina) | bola de lomo al horno nf |
| | El corte de bola de lomo es ideal para hacerlo al horno con papas. |
tap-off,
tip-off n | (basketball: start with jump ball) | salto entre dos loc nom m |
| | Un partido de baloncesto empieza con un salto entre dos. |
| be the tip of the iceberg v expr | figurative (be only small part of larger problem) | ser la punta del iceberg expr |
tip [sb] off to [sth],
tip [sb] off about [sth] v expr | often passive, informal (inform, warn) | avisar a alguien de algo, avisar a alguien sobre algo vtr + prep |
| | | prevenir a alguien sobre algo vtr + prep |
| | The informant tipped off the police about the planned drugs drop. |
| | El informante avisó a la policía de la transacción de drogas. |
| tip-off n | informal (hint, warning) | aviso nm |
| | (coloquial) | soplo nm |
| | (ES: coloquial) | chivatazo nm |
| | The building was evacuated after police received a tip-off that a bomb had been planted there. |
| | Evacuaron el edificio porque la policía recibió un aviso de que habían plantado una bomba ahí. |
tipoff,
tip off n | (in basketball) | inicio, comienzo nm |
| | (voz inglesa; baloncesto) | tip-off, tipoff nm |
| | The game was exciting right from the tip off. |
| | El juego fue emocionante desde el inicio. |
tip [sth] out,
tip out [sth] vtr + adv | (empty by upturning) | dar vuelta loc verb |
| | | vaciar⇒ vtr |
| | Kevin tipped out the wastepaper basket onto the floor to hunt for the letter he had mistakenly thrown away. |
| | Kevin dio vuelta el cesto de basura para buscar la carta que había tirado por error. |
| tip sheet | (information sheet) | hoja de recomendaciones nf + loc adj |
tip the scale,
turn the scale (US),
tip the scales,
turn the scales (UK) v expr | figurative (cause [sth] to be more likely) (figurado) | inclinar la balanza loc verb |
tip the scale in [sb]'s favor (US),
tip the scales in [sb]'s favour (UK) v expr | figurative (give [sb] a better chance) | inclinar la balanza a favor loc verb |
| tip your hand v expr | US, informal, figurative (reveal intentions) | mostrar las cartas loc verb |
| tip your hat to [sb] v expr | (lift your hat to acknowledge [sb]) | levantarse el sombrero ante alguien loc verb + prep |
| | | tocarse el sombrero ante alguien loc verb + prep |
| | The gentleman tipped his hat to the lady. |
| | El caballero se levantó el sombrero ante la dama. |
| tip-up adj | UK (designed to tilt) | plegable adj mf |
| | | rebatible adj mf |
| tip-up n | mainly US (ice-fishing: signaling device) (voz inglesa) | tip-up nm |
tiptop,
also UK: tip-top n | informal (highest point) | cumbre nf |
| | | cima nf |
tiptop,
also UK: tip-top n | informal (highest degree) (informal) | cima nf |
| | | cumbre nf |
tiptop,
also UK: tip-top adj | informal (superb, excellent) | excelente adj mf |
| | | súper adj mf |
| | | estupendo/a adj |
| | | fantástico/a adj |
tiptop,
also UK: tip-top adj | informal (situated at the top) | en la cima, en la cumbre loc adj |
tri-tip beef (US),
rump-tail beef (UK) n | (cut of meat) | cuadril nm |
| | (AR) | colita de cuadril loc nom f |
| | The butcher trimmed the tri-tip beef for his customer. |
wingtip,
wing tip n | (extremity of plane wing) | punta alar loc nom f |
| | | extremo alar loc nom m |