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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
arrow n	(pointed shaft shot from a bow)	flecha nf
	I shot him in the chest with an arrow.
	Le disparé al pecho con una flecha.
arrow n	(symbol that points)	flecha nf
	The sign had an arrow pointing to the left.
	El letrero tenía una flecha que apuntaba a la izquierda.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
arrow arum	(botany)	peltandra nf
arrow slit n	(narrow gap to fire through)	aspillera, saetera nf
bow and arrow n	(archery: weapon)	arco y flecha loc nom m
Note: Used with a singular verb when referring to a system of weaponry, but with a plural verb when indicating the articles themselves.
	The crossbow replaced the bow and arrow as a weapon.
	La ballesta sustituyó al arco y flecha.
Broken Arrow n	US, figurative (airforce code) (ejercito EE UU)	incidente nuclear nm + adj mf
Note: El incidente no implica riesgo de guerra nuclear.
down-facing arrow n	(downward-pointing symbol)	flecha hacia abajo nf + loc adj
straight arrow n	figurative (person: very proper)	persona recta nf + adj
straight as an arrow adj	informal (direct, unwavering)	directamente adv
	His concentration was straight as an arrow.
		sin tapujos loc adv
		sin ambages adj
	(AR)	sin vueltas loc adv
	(AR)	sin pelos en la lengua loc adv
		sin rodeos loc adv
straight as an arrow adj	slang (honest, not criminal) (figurado)	recto/a adj
	(figurado)	limpio/a adj
	(figurado)	derecho/a adj

'arrow' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

Spanish:

Collocations: hit the [right, left, up, down] arrow key, using a bow and arrow, a [steel, carbon-fiber] arrow, more...

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