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cordón

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
cordón nm	(cuerda retorcida)	cord n
	Tenemos que jalar un cordón para que se abra la cortina.
	We have to pull on a cord to open the curtain.
cordón nm	gen pl (en calzado) (shoes)	lace, shoelace n
	El niño ya sabe atarse los cordones.
	The boy already knows how to tie his shoelaces.
cordón nm	(bloqueo)	cordon n
	Instalaron un cordón afuera de la ciudad para aislarla.
	A cordon was installed outside the city to seal it off.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
cordón nm	(cinturón)	cord n
		rope, string n
	Los monjes franciscanos llevan un cordón emblemático.
	Franciscan monks use an emblematic cord.
cordón nm	(de electricidad)	wire, cable n
	Este aparato dispone de un cordón eléctrico corto para aumentar su seguridad.
	This appliance has a short power cable for increased safety.
cordón nm	AR, PY, UY (bordillo de acera) (US)	curb n
	(UK)	kerb n
	Me hice bastante daño cuando me tropecé con el cordón de la vereda.
	I really hurt myself when I tripped on the sidewalk curb.

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Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
cordón policial nm + adj mf	(barrera de policías)	police cordon n
	Habían puesto un cordón policial en la zona del accidente.
cordón sanitario nm + adj	(epidemia: medidas de control)	cordon sanitaire n
		quarantine line n
	No se puede traspasar el cordón sanitario sin protección epidémica.
cordón umbilical loc nom m	(órgano tubular)	umbilical cord n
	El doctor cortó el cordón umbilical después del parto.
	The doctor cut the umbilical cord after childbirth.
cortar el cordón umbilical loc verb	figurado (independizarse) (figurative)	cut the cord vtr + n
	(literal)	cut the umbilical cord vtr + n
	Ya tienes 30 años, es hora de cortar el cordón umbilical e irte a vivir solo.
	You are already 30; it is time to cut the cord and leave to live alone.

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