WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| hone [sth]⇒ vtr | figurative (refine: skills) | perfeccionar⇒ vtr |
| | | pulir⇒, afinar⇒ vtr |
| | Jane worked as an intern to continue to hone her skills before she applied for graduate school. |
| | Jane trabajó como aprendiz para seguir perfeccionando sus habilidades antes de postularse a la escuela de posgrado. |
| hone [sth] vtr | (sharpen: a blade) | afilar⇒ vtr |
| | | asentar⇒ vtr |
| | The butcher honed his knife while he talked to a customer. |
| | El carnicero afiló su cuchillo mientras hablaba con un cliente. |
| Additional Translations |
| hone n | (whetstone) | piedra para afilar nf + loc adj |
| | My grandfather still sharpens his razors on his old hone. |
| | Mi abuelo todavía afila sus navajas con su vieja piedra para afilar. |
hone in on,
hone in on [sth] vi | US (locate or target) (arma, misil) | centrar el objetivo en loc verb + prep |
| | (aeronave) | dirigirse a v prnl + prep |
| | The missile uses a sensor to hone in on its target. |
| | El misil usa un sensor para centrar el objetivo en su blanco. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
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| hone in on [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep | US, nonstandard but common (go towards: a target, etc.) (aeronave) | dirigirse a v prnl + prep |
| | (arma, misil) | centrar el objetivo en loc verb + prep |
| Note: The correct form is "home in on". |
'hone' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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