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-finned adj | (having a certain kind of fin) | con aleta loc adj |
| | con cierto tipo de aleta loc adj |
Note: Used in combination: e.g, lobe-finned |
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fin n | (webbed part of a fish) | aleta nf |
| The fish had a damaged fin and couldn't swim as fast as the rest of the school. |
| El pez tenía una aleta dañada y no podía nadar tan rápido como el resto del cardumen. |
fin n | (stabilizing part of a boat) | estabilizador nm |
| The motorboat's engine had a small fin to stabilize the boat. |
| El motor de la lancha tenía un estabilizador pequeño para estabilizarla. |
fin, tailfin n | (protruding feature on car) | alerón nm |
| Jim polished the fins on his old Cadillac. |
| Jim enceró los alerones de su viejo Cadillac. |
fin n | (vertical stabilizer on aircraft) | aleta nf |
| | estabilizador nm |
| The airline's logo was painted on the plane's fin. |
| El logotipo de la línea aérea estaba pintado en la aleta del avión. |
Additional Translations |
fin n | US, slang, archaic (five dollar bill) | billete de cinco dólares nm + loc adj |
| Sarah handed the clerk a fin. |
| Sarah le dio al dependiente un billete de cinco dólares. |
fin n | (on engine) | aleta nf |
| Fins help to disperse heat from an engine. |
| Las aletas ayudan a disipar el calor de un motor. |
fin n | usually plural (footwear for swimming, diving) | aleta nf |
| (AmL) | pata de rana loc nom f |
| I wear fins to go snorkelling. |
| Uso aletas para hacer esnórquel. |
fin [sth]⇒ vtr | (remove fins from) | quitarle las aletas a, cortarle las aletas a loc verb |
| It is illegal to fin sharks in these waters. |
| Es ilegal quitarles las aletas a los tiburones en estas aguas. |
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