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puño

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
puño nm	(mano cerrada)	fist n
	Estaba furioso y golpeó la pared con su puño derecho.
	He was furious and hit the wall with his right fist.
puño nm	(ropa: parte de la manga)	cuff n
	La blusa tiene dos botones en cada puño para ajustarse al ancho de la muñeca.
	The blouse has two buttons on each cuff to adjust to the girth of the wrist.
puño nm	(empuñadura, mango) (cane)	head, top, handle n
	(sword)	hilt n
		grip, handle, haft n
	La curvatura del puño del bastón permite asirlo con facilidad.
	The curvature of the cane's head means it is easy to handle.
puño nm	(cantidad: puñado)	handful n
	La receta dice que hay que agregar un puño de sal a la harina antes de amasarla.
	The recipe states that a handful of salt has to be added to the flour before it is kneaded.
puño nm	(manga: adorno)	cuff n
	Compré un vestido con bordado español y un fino puño de encaje.
	I bought a dress with Spanish embroidery and a fine lace cuff.

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Additional Translations
Spanish		English
puño nm	CO, MX, VE (golpe: puñetazo)	punch n
	¡Mamá, Luis me dio un puño en el brazo!
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The boxer hit the canvas when he took a hard punch to the jaw.

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Principal Translations
Spanish		English
punir⇒ vtr	formal (imponer castigo)	punish⇒ vtr

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Compound Forms: puño | punir
Spanish		English
a puño limpio loc adv	PR (a golpes, sin armas)	by force adv
		with [sb]'s fists adv
	Sacaron a dos borrachos a puño limpio de la fiesta.
	They took two drunks out of the party by force.
como un puño, como el puño loc adv	coloquial (muy evidente)	very obvious, very conspicuous adj
	Es una verdad como un puño.
	It's a very obvious truth.
de puño y letra, de su puño y letra loc adv	(manuscrito)	in [sb]'s own writing adv
		handwritten adj
	Son cartas originales, de puño y letra del emperador.
tener el corazón en un puño loc verb	(estar muy angustiado)	have your heart in your mouth v expr
		be extremely anxious v expr

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