| Principal Translations |
| basket n | (woven container) | cesta nf |
| | | cesto nm |
| | | canasta nf |
| | | espuerta nf |
| | The indigenous people of this region used to weave baskets out of grasses. |
| | Los indígenas de esta región solían tejer cestas con hierba. |
| basket n | UK (handheld shopping container) | canasto nm |
| | Yvonne didn't need much from the supermarket, so she just took a basket at the entrance, rather than a trolley. |
| | Yvonne no necesitaba mucho del supermercado, así que solo agarró un canasto en la entrada, en vez de un carrito. |
| basket n | UK (internet cart: items selected to buy) | carrito nm |
| | Click on an item to add it to your basket. |
| | Haz clic en el artículo para agregarlo al carrito. |
| basket n | (mesh of a basketball hoop) | red nf |
| | | canasta nf |
| | The basket made a pleasant whooshing sound as the ball went through. |
| | La red hizo un buen sonido cuando entró la pelota. |
| basket n | (on hot air balloon) | barquilla nf |
| | | canasta nf |
| | | cesta nf |
| | The eager passengers boarded the basket of the hot air balloon and waited for lift-off. |
| | Los ansiosos pasajeros se subieron a la barquilla del globo aerostático y esperaron el despegue. |
Compound Forms:
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| basket case n | pejorative, slang (crazy or very anxious person) (coloquial) | caso perdido loc nom m |
| | Some people dismissed Jack as a basket case. |
| | Algunos creen que Juan es un caso perdido. |
| basket case n | pejorative, slang (company, nation: failing) (coloquial) | caso perdido loc nom m |
| | The country was the basket case of Europe. |
| | El país era el caso perdido de Europa. |
| basket flower n | (North American plant) | cardo estrella americano loc nom m |
| basket fund n | (joint financing mechanism) | fondo colectivo loc nom m |
| basket maker n | ([sb] who makes baskets by hand) | canastero, canastera nm, nf |
| | | mimbrero, mimbrera nm, nf |
| | (ES) | cestero, cestera nm, nf |
basket star,
basket fish n | (sea animal) (animal) | estrella de cesta loc nom f |
| basket weave n | (weaving) | armadura de cesta nf + loc adj |
| fish basket n | (implement that holds frying fish) | canasta para freír pescado grupo nom |
| fruit basket n | (basket filled with fruit, esp. as a gift) | cesta de frutas, canasta de frutas nf + loc adj |
| gift basket n | (basket of goods as a present) | cesta de regalo nf + loc adj |
| hanging basket n | (suspended woven container for plants) | cesta colgante grupo nom |
| | I've bought trailing plants to fill hanging baskets. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Suelen poner plantas de temporada en cestas colgantes para adornar el porche en verano. |
laundry basket,
also US: laundry hamper n | (container for clothes and linen) | cesta de la ropa sucia, canasta de la ropa sucia nf + loc adj |
| | | cesto de la ropa sucia, canasto de la ropa sucia nm + loc adj |
| | | cesta de la ropa, canasta de la ropa nf + loc adj |
| | | cesto de la ropa, canasto de la ropa nm + loc adj |
| | The laundry basket is overflowing; it's time to wash some clothes! |
| | Ya no cabe nada en la cesta de la ropa sucia: ¡es hora de empezar a lavar! |
| linen basket n | (container for sheets, etc.) | cesta de la ropa nf + loc adj |
| | | cesto de la ropa nm + loc adj |
| Moses basket n | mainly UK (wicker bed for a baby) | moisés nm |
| | Her mother decorated the Moses basket with lace before the baby was born. |
| | Su madre decoró el moisés con lazos antes del nacimiento del bebé. |
| picnic basket n | (woven container for carrying food outdoors) | canasta de picnic grupo nom |
| | Picnic baskets have flaps woven into them to keep bugs out of the food inside. |
| put all your eggs in one basket v expr | proverb (rely on a single plan) | poner todas las fichas expr |
| | | jugárselo todo a una carta expr |
| | If you put all your eggs in one basket you risk losing them all. |
| | Si pones todas las fichas en una misma cosa te arriesgas a perderlo todo. |
| | Si te lo juegas todo a una sola carta te arriesgas a perderlo todo. |
| | (literal) | poner todos los huevos en la misma canasta expr |
| | Si pones todos los huevos en la misma canasta te arriesgas a perderlo todo. |
| sewing basket n | (box for sewing accessories) | costurero nm |
| | She kept her thread and needles in her sewing basket. |
| | Guardaba el hilo de coser y las agujas en el costurero. |
| | | caja de costura grupo nom |
| | | cesto de costura grupo nom |
| shopping basket n | (receptacle for purchases) (de la compra) | cesta nf |
| | (de la compra) | carro, carrito nm |
| | This checkout is for customers with nine items or fewer in their shopping basket. |
| shopping basket n | figurative (internet: items selected to buy) (internet, compras) | cesta nf |
| | | carrito nm |
shopping cart (US),
shopping basket (UK) n | (internet: items selected to buy) | carro de la compra loc nom m |
| | | cesta de la compra loc nom f |
| | | carrito nm |
| | (AR) | changuito nm |
toad-in-the-hole,
egg-in-the-basket n | US (egg cooked in bread) (receta: Estados Unidos) | huevos en canasta loc nom mpl |
wastebasket,
waste basket n | (rubbish bin) | cubo de la basura nm + loc adj |
| | | papelera nf |
| | | basurero nm |
| | Irene screwed up a piece of paper and threw it in the wastebasket. |
wastepaper basket,
waste paper basket,
waste basket n | (indoor receptacle for trash) | papelera nf |
| | | cesto de papeles nm + loc adj |
| | She threw the unneeded files into the wastepaper basket. |
| | Tiró a la papelera los documentos que no necesitaba. |
| wicker basket n | (receptacle woven from willow branches) | canasto de mimbre grupo nom |
| | I carry my vegetables home from the market in a wicker basket. |
| | Cuando voy al mercado a comprar verduras llevo siempre un canasto de mimbre. |
| | | cesta de mimbre grupo nom |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tengo la leña para la chimenea en una cesta de mimbre. |
| willow basket n | (container woven from branches) | cesto de mimbre grupo nom |
| | | canasta de mimbre grupo nom |
| | | canasto de mimbre grupo nom |