clay

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkleɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kleɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(klā)

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Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
clay n (earth)barro nm
 It's difficult to garden if your yard has only clay.
 Es difícil hacer jardinería si tu jardín sólo tiene barro.
clay n (material used for pottery)arcilla nf
 These plant pots are made of clay.
 Estas macetas están hechas de arcilla.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
clay n (tennis court surface)arcilla nf
  polvo de ladrillo nm + loc adj
 If you're playing on clay, your tennis shoes will need good grip.
 Si estás jugando en arcilla tus zapatillas deben tener buen agarre.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
boulder clay (geology)depósito errático loc nom m
china clay (white clay)caolín nm
clay court n (tennis: red-clay surface)cancha de arcilla nf + loc adj
 He never plays as well on a clay court as on grass.
  (ES)pista de tierra batida nf + loc adj
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Rafa Nadal es un gran jugador de tierra batida.
  (AR)cancha de polvo de ladrillo nf + loc adj
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El torneo va a jugarse en polvo de ladrillo.
clay court n US (tennis: green-clay surface)cancha de arcilla verde nf + loc adj
  (AR)cancha de polvo de ladrillo verde, cancha de tierra batida verde nf + loc adj
 El torneo de Charleston en Carolina del Sur se realiza en canchas de polvo de ladrillo verde.
clay mineral (mineral)mineral arcilloso nm + adj
clay pigeon n (disk used as shooting target) (tiro al plato)plato nm
clay pigeon n ([sb] likely to be taken advantage of)incauto, incauta nm, nf
feet of clay npl figurative (hidden weakness)talón de Aquiles loc nom m
  punto débil nm + adj mf
  falla oculta nf + adj
fire clay (refractory clay)barro refractario nm + adj
glazed clay n (pottery: varnished earth)cerámica esmaltada
modeling clay (US),
modelling clay (UK) n		 (fixed in a kiln)arcilla nf
  greda nf
modeling clay (US),
modelling clay (UK) n		 (moldable putty)plastilina, plastelina nf
  (CL, CR, UY; ®)plasticina nf
pipeclay,
pipe clay n		 (white material used to make pipes)arcilla blanca nf + adj
pipeclay [sth],
pipe-clay [sth]⇒ vtr		 (whiten with pipeclay)blanquear con arcilla blanca loc verb
potter's clay n (kiln-drying modelling material)arcilla nf
 He made that bowl out of potter's clay.
 Hizo ese cuenco con arcilla.
red clay (geology)arcilla roja loc nom f
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'clay' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
adobe - bentonite - china clay - clay court - clayey - claymation - crock - earthen - earthenware - fire clay - fuller's earth - hardpan - kaolin - loamy - loess - mudbrick - mudstone - playdough - pottery - shale - Silly Putty - single-fire - skeet - slip - terra sigillata - terracotta - tile roof - trapshooting
Spanish:
alfar - arcilla - barro - búcaro - greda - alcarraza - arcilla arenosa - arcilloso - blanquizal - caolín - cazuela de barro - chorote - fogón - gres - légamo - pasta - plastilina - plato - suelo arcilloso - tarra - tecomate - tinaja

Collocations: clay [deposits, minerals], go clay-pigeon shooting, a clay [ashtray, ornament, statue, model, figure, pot], more...

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