WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| cardo nm | (planta) (prickly plant) | thistle n |
| | (edible) | cardoon n |
| | El cardo es una planta herbácea perenne, aunque se cultiva como anual. |
| | The thistle is a herbaceous perennial plant even though it's cultivated as an annual. |
| cardo nm | (persona arisca) (difficult) | prickly person n |
| | (appearance) | ugly person n |
| | Todos dicen que es un cardo de persona. |
| | Everyone says he is a prickly person. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| cardar⇒ vtr | (preparar para hilado) (fiber) | card⇒, comb⇒ vtr |
| | Cardan la lana con paciencia ya que debe hacerse poco a poco. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Carding wool takes a lot of patience, since you have to comb it little by little so as to be able to spin it afterwards. |
| cardar vtr | (sacar pelo de tejidos) | remove pilling vtr + n |
| | | depill⇒ vtr |
| | (informal) | defuzz⇒, de-fuzz⇒ vtr |
| | Hay que cardar los paños antes de enviarlos al cliente. |
| | The pilling must be removed from linen before being sent to customers. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I need to defuzz my sweater before I wear it to the party. |
| cardar vtr | (peinar de la punta a la raíz) | backcomb⇒ vtr |
| | (figurative) | tease⇒ vtr |
| | La peluquera le cardó el pelo a la señora para darle un poco de volumen. |
| | The hairdresser backcombed the lady's hair to give it a bit of volume. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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