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compás

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
compás nm	(instrumento de dibujo)	compass n
		pair of compasses n
	Pásame el compás para dibujar la circunferencia.
	Hand me the compass so that I can draw the circumference.
compás nm	(Música: ritmo)	rhythm, beat n
	Bailaban al compás del chachachá.
	They danced to the rhythm (or: beat) of chachacha.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
compás nm	(Música: signo que indica ritmo)	tempo, beat n
	(musical notation)	bar n
	(musical notation: US)	measure n
	El compás de la obra musical era de cuatro por cuatro.
	The beat of the musical was four-four.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
compa n común	coloquial (compañero de grupo)	partner n
	(informal)	mate n
		friend n
	Daniel se lleva bien con todos sus compas de la oficina.
compa nm	AmL: coloquial (compadre, amigo) (informal)	buddy n
	(US, informal)	pal, compadre n
	(UK, informal)	mate n
		friend n
	Este sábado me voy de fiesta con mis compas.

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Compound Forms: compás | compa
Spanish		English
al compás de loc prep	(al ritmo de)	to the rhythm of, to the beat of adv
	Las parejas bailaban al compás de la música.
	The couples were dancing to the rhythm (or: beat) of the music.
compás de espera loc nom m	(silencio musical) (music)	bar rest n
	Tienes varios compases de espera en esta partitura que faltan en la otra.
compás de espera loc nom m	figurado (asunto: detención breve)	waiting period, holding pattern n
		limbo n
	Estamos ahora en un compás de espera, no sabremos nada hasta el lunes.
perder el compás loc verb	(al bailar)	have two left feet v expr
		lose the beat v expr
	No soy bueno bailando, siempre pierdo el compás.
perder el compás loc verb	(de un oficio)	be out of touch, be rusty v expr
	Después de varios años como ama de casa, al volver a trabajar he perdido el compás.

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