Compound Forms:
towel | towelling | toweling |
| bath towel n | (large towel used after a bath) | toalla nf |
| | | toalla de baño loc nom f |
| | There are clean bath towels under the sink. |
| | Hay toallas limpias bajo el lavabo. |
| beach towel n | (towel used at beach) | toalla de playa loc nom f |
| | I lay down on my beach towel and soaked in the sun. |
| | Me tendí sobre la toalla de playa para asolearme. |
dish towel (US),
dishtowel (US),
tea towel (UK) n | (cloth for drying dishes) | trapo de cocina nm + loc adj |
| | | paño de cocina nm + loc adj |
| | (AmC, CO, MX, PE) | secador nm |
| | (AR, PY, UY) | repasador nm |
| | Put the dish towel on the radiator to dry after you finish. |
| | Maxine embroidered dishtowels for her mother for Christmas. |
| | Cuando termines, pon el trapo de cocina sobre el radiador para que se seque. |
dishtowel,
also UK: tea towel n | US (towel for drying dishes) | trapo de cocina nm + loc adj |
| | | paño de cocina nm + loc adj |
| | (AmC, CO, MX, PE) | secador nm |
| | (AR, UY) | repasador nm |
| | Maxine embroidered dishtowels for her mother for Christmas. |
| | Para Navidad, Maxine bordó trapos de cocina para su madre. |
| face towel | (towel for face) | toalla de rostro, toalla de tocador nf + loc adj |
| hand towel n | (small towel for drying the hands) | toalla de mano grupo nom |
| | It is usual to only lay out a hand towel in the spare bathroom. |
| kitchen towel n | UK (roll of absorbent paper) | papel de cocina loc nom m |
| | | papel absorbente nm + adj mf |
| | (CR, GT) | papel mayordomo loc nom m |
| moist towel n | (pre-dampened cotton towel) | toalla húmeda nf + adj |
| paper towel n | (absorbent kitchen tissue) | papel de cocina loc nom m |
| | | papel absorbente nm + adj mf |
| | (CR, GT) | papel mayordomo loc nom m |
| | I cleaned the table with a paper towel. |
| | Limpié la mesa con papel de cocina. |
| paper towel n | (disposable sheet of tissue) | toalla de papel nf + loc adj |
| | | servilleta de papel nf + loc adj |
| | There were paper towels next to the washbasins to dry your hands on. |
| | Había toallas de papel al lado de los lavabos para secarte las manos. |
sanitary pad,
period pad,
also US: sanitary napkin,
also UK: sanitary towel n | (menstrual protection) | toalla higiénica, toalla sanitaria, toalla femenina loc nom f |
| | | compresa nf |
| | (AR) | toallita nf |
| | Women's restrooms have special containers for used sanitary napkins. |
| | Los baños de señoras tienen recipientes especiales para las toallas higiénicas usadas. |
| tea towel n | (dishtowel) | trapo de cocina nm + loc adj |
| | | paño de cocina nm + loc adj |
| | (AR) | repasador nm |
| | Dan picked up a tea towel and started drying the dishes. |
terry,
terry towel (US),
terry towelling (UK) n | (absorbent fabric) | toalla nf |
| | | rizo nm |
| | Danielle wears a bathrobe made of terry when she gets out of the shower. |
| | Danielle usa una bata hecha de toalla cuando sale de la ducha, |
terry,
terrycloth,
terry cloth,
terry towel (US),
terry towelling (UK) n as adj | (made of toweling) | de toalla loc adj |
| | | de rizo loc adj |
| | | de tela de felpa loc adj |
| | | de tela de toalla loc adj |
terry cloth,
terrycloth,
terry towel (US),
terry towelling (UK) n | (toweling: absorbent fabric) | tejido de rizo nm + loc adj |
| | These towels are made of terry cloth and are nice and soft. |
| throw in the towel v expr | figurative, informal (give up, admit defeat) (rendirse) | tirar la toalla loc verb |
| | David knew he'd lost the match, but he refused to throw in the towel. |
| | Sabía que había perdido el combate, pero se negaba a tirar la toalla. |
| towel holder n | (rack or pole for storing towels) | toallero nm |
| | Se rompió el toallero y colgamos las toallas en la puerta. |
| towel rack n | (frame for hanging towels on) | toallero nm |
| | He hung his wet towel on the towel rack to dry. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Deja la toalla en el toallero. |
| towel rail n | (bar for hanging towels) | toallero nm |
| | | barral para la toalla nm + loc adj |
| towel rod n | (pole for holding towels) | colgador de toallas nm + loc adj |