Compound Forms:
cap | CAP | cap. |
| a feather in your cap n | figurative (achievement) | tanto a tu favor grupo nom |
| | | logro nm |
| ball cap n | (baseball) | gorra de béisbol loc nom f |
| | | gorra nf |
baseball cap,
ball cap n | (peaked sports hat) | gorra de béisbol loc nom f |
| | | gorra nf |
| | The girl wore a baseball cap bearing the logo of her favorite team. |
| | La chica tenía una gorra de béisbol con el logo de su equipo preferido. |
| bathing cap | (hair protection) | gorro de natación nm + loc adj |
| | | gorra de natación nf + loc adj |
| | | gorro de baño nm + loc adj |
| bottle cap n | (metal, screw-top lid) (PE) | chapa, taparrosca nf |
| | (AR) | tapa a rosca nf + loc adv |
| | (ES) | tapón de rosca nm + loc adj |
| | There are people who collect bottle caps. |
| | Hay mucha gente que colecciona chapas. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | tapita nf |
| | Hay mucha gente que colecciona tapitas. |
| | | tapa nf |
| | Hay mucha gente que colecciona tapas. |
| cap and gown n | (formal academic clothing) | toga y birrete loc nom f |
| | Héctor se tomará una foto con su toga y birrete. |
| cap eraser n | (rubber: on pencil) (AR) | goma del lápiz, gomita del lápiz nf + loc adj |
| | A cap eraser will fit on the end of most pencils. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Había borrado tantas veces que la gomita del lápiz se había gastado por completo. |
| cap in hand expr | figurative, informal (in a humble or needy way) | humildemente adv |
| | | con humildad loc adv |
| | Business owners affected by the pandemic were forced to apply, cap in hand, for government handouts. |
| | Los dueños de negocios afectados por la pandemia se vieron forzados a pedir, humildemente, la ayuda financiera del gobierno. |
cap pistol,
cap gun n | US (toy gun) | pistola de juguete nf + loc adj |
| cap screw | (mechanics) | tornillo de casquete loc nom m |
| cap sleeve | (short sleeve) | manga caída loc nom f |
| | | manga de casquillo loc nom f |
| cap-and-trade adj | (denoting carbon trading) | de derechos de emisión loc adj |
| cap'n n | abbreviation, informal (captain) (coloquial) | capi n común |
| | | capitán, capitana nm, nf |
| cervical cap | (contraceptive device) | diafragma nm |
| | | capuchón cervical loc nom m |
| cradle cap n | (baby: scalp inflammation) | costra láctea loc nom f |
| | | dermatitis seborreica infantil loc nom f |
| distributor cap n | (engine shaft cover) (mecánica del automóvil) | tapa del distribuidor nf + loc adj |
| drop cap n | abbreviation (dropped capital) | letra capital loc nom f |
| | | letra capitular loc nom f |
| | | capitular nf |
dunce cap,
dunce's cap,
dunce hat,
dunce's hat n | historical (pointed hat worn as punishment) | capirote nm |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El maestro le puso un capirote y lo mandó al rincón. |
| | | orejas de burro loc nom f |
| dust cap n | (telescope, camera: lens cover) | tapa nf |
| | | tapa que protege del polvo nf + loc adj |
flat cap,
flatcap n | (man's cloth cap) | boina nf |
| | | boina inglesa nf + adj |
| | | gorra plana loc nom f |
| | The old man was wearing a flat cap. |
| | El anciano llevaba una boina. |
| go cap in hand v expr | figurative (beg, ask for [sth]) (figurado, pedir) | pasar la gorra, pedir limosna loc verb |
| | | pedir⇒, implorar⇒, suplicar⇒ vtr |
| go cap in hand to [sb] v expr | figurative (beg, ask for [sth]) | pedir limosna a loc verb |
ice cap,
ice-cap n | (small ice mass in high area) | casquete glaciar nm + adj mf |
| | | casquete de hielo nm + loc adj |
| | An ice cap sat atop Mt. Kilimanjaro. |
| | En lo alto del Kilimanjaro había un casquete glaciar. |
icecap,
ice cap n | (ice mass covering a mountain) | casquete glaciar nm + adj mf |
| | | casquete de hielo nm + loc adj |
| | The hikers took an alternate route to avoid the icecap. |
| | An ice cap sat atop Mt. Kilimanjaro. |
| | Los excurcionistas tomaron una ruta alterna para evitar el casquete glaciar. |
"if the shoe fits,
wear it" (US),
"if the cap fits,
wear it" (UK) expr | figurative (you should accept truth of criticism) | El que se pica, ajos come expr |
| | (CO, EC, PE) | Al que le caiga el guante que se lo chante expr |
| | (GT, SV) | Al que le caiga el guante que se lo plante expr |
| | (AR, CL) | Al que le quepa el sayo que se lo ponga expr |
| kneecap n | (patella, knee bone) | rótula nf |
| | John went to the doctor because he found a lump on his kneecap. |
| | Juan fue al médico porque encontró un bulto en su rótula. |
mob cap,
mob-cap,
mobcap n | historical (women's bonnet) | cofia nf |
| nightcap n | (alcoholic drink) | copa nf |
| | | bebida nf |
| Note: Se usa cuando se toma antes de ir a dormir. |
| | Would you like to come to my place for a nightcap? |
| | ¿Te gustaría venir a mi casa a tomar una copa? |
| nightcap n | (hat worn for sleep) | gorro de dormir nm + loc adj |
| | My grandfather wears a nightcap to bed. |
| | Mi abuelo usa un gorro de dormir. |
overseas cap,
flight cap,
garrison cap n | (military hat) | gorra cuartelera loc nom f |
| percussion cap n | (military: cup with explosive powder) | cápsula fulminante loc nom f |
| protective cap n | (lid of a tube, jar or bottle) | tapa nf |
| | The protective cap is supposedly hard for children to get off, but I can't get it off either! |
| | La tapa está hecha así para que les resulte difícil de abrir a los niños, ¡pero yo tampoco la puedo abrir! |
| | | tapa de rosca grupo nom |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Gracias a la tapa de rosca puedes trasladar el bote sin que se salga nada de líquido. |
| put your thinking cap on v expr | figurative (think hard or creatively) | concentrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | esforzarse⇒ v prnl |
| | We need to put our thinking caps on to solve this problem. |
| riding cap n | (soft hat worn for horse-riding) | gorra de equitación nf + loc adj |
| | | gorra de montar a caballo nf + loc adj |
| | Riding caps aren't worn here any more; nowadays, everyone wears a helmet. |
| | Las gorras de equitación ya no se usan; hoy en día todos usan casco. |
| screw cap n | (lid that is secured by twisting) | tapa rosca nf + adj |
| | | tapón de rosca nf + loc adj |
| | Screw caps can be difficult to open for people with severe arthritis. |
| | Una tapa rosca puede ser difícil de abrir para una persona con artritis avanzada. |
| shower cap n | (head covering worn in shower) | gorra de baño nf + loc adj |
| | | gorro de baño nm + loc adj |
| | Fiona didn't want to get her hair wet in the shower, so she put on her shower cap. |
| | Fiona no quería mojarse el pelo en la ducha así que se puso una gorra de baño. |
snapback,
snapback cap n | US (baseball cap) | gorra de béisbol loc nom f |
| stocking cap n | (knitted cap) | gorro tejido nm + adj |
| | | gorro de lana nm + loc adj |
| | | gorro nm |
swim cap (US),
swimming cap,
swimming hat (UK) n | (swimmer's waterproof hat) | gorro de natación nm + loc adj |
| | | gorra de natación nf + loc adj |
| | | gorro de baño nm + loc adj |
| thinking cap n | figurative (state of serious thought) (figurado, coloquial) | estrujarse las meninges, estrujarse el cerebro loc verb |
| | (AR, figurado, coloquial) | quemarse las neuronas loc verb |
| Note: No existe un equivalente sustantivo en español. |
| | We were all wearing our thinking caps, but we still couldn't come up with a solution. Thinking caps are needed here, chaps! |
| | Todos nos estábamos estrujando las meninges, pero no se nos ocurría la solución. ¡Necesitamos que se estrujen las meninges, chicos! |
to cap it all,
to top it all expr | figurative, informal (in addition to all that) | como si eso fuera poco expr |
| | | y encima expr |
| | | para colmo expr |
| | While I was arguing with my brother, I had left the tap running and it flooded the bathroom, then to top it all I slipped on the wet floor and hit my head. |
| watch cap n | (military hat) | gorro tejido nm + adj |
| | | gorro de lana nm + loc adj |
| | | gorro nm |
| watch cap n | (hat resembling military cap) | gorro tejido nm + adj |
| | | gorro de lana nm + loc adj |
| | | gorro nm |
| wedge cap n | (military headgear) | gorra militar loc nom f |