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- From the verb lap: (⇒ conjugate)
- lapping is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
- v pres p
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: | Principal Translations |
| lap n | (thighs when sitting) | regazo nm |
| | | falda nf |
| | The toddler sat on her mother's lap. |
| | El niño se sentó en el regazo de su madre. |
| lap n | (once round a racetrack) (carreras) | vuelta nf |
| | The lead driver crashed in his fourth lap. |
| | El corredor que iba primero chocó en la cuarta vuelta. |
| lap n | (once round a running track) (carreras) | vuelta nf |
| | Monica ran six laps on the track. |
| | Mónica corrió seis vueltas en la pista. |
| lap n | (swimming: one length of pool) | largo nm |
| | | largo de piscina nm + loc adj |
| | | piscina nf |
| | Greg swam a lap of the pool and climbed out at the far end. |
| | Greg nadó un largo y salió del otro lado de la piscina. |
| lap n | (swimming: length of pool and back) | dos largos loc nom mpl |
| | | dos largos de piscina loc nom mpl |
| | | dos piscinas loc nom fpl |
| | Tina can swim thirty laps of the pool in half an hour. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. ¿Cuánto tiempo te tardas en hacer dos largos? |
| lap [sth]⇒ vtr | (lick up with tongue) | lamer⇒ vtr |
| | | sorber⇒ vtr |
| | The cat lapped the milk. |
| | El gato lamió la leche. |
| lap at [sth] vi + prep | (drink by licking) | beber a lengüetazos loc verb |
| | (AR) | tomar a lengüetazos loc verb |
| | Tom's cat lapped at the water in the bowl. |
| | El gato de Tom bebió a lengüetazos agua del plato. |
| lap at [sth] vi + prep | figurative (sea, waves: wash against) (figurado) | lamer⇒ vtr |
| | The waves lapped onto the shore. |
| | Las olas lamían la costa. |
| lap [sb]⇒ vtr | (race: be one lap ahead of) | doblar a vtr + prep |
| | (coloquial) | sacarle una vuelta a loc verb + prep |
| | David was so fast that he lapped some of the other competitors. |
| | David iba tan rápido que dobló a algunos de los otros competidores. |
| Additional Translations |
| lap n | (abrasive) | abrasivo nm |
| | | instrumento para pulir nm + loc adj |
| | The jeweler polished the emerald with the lap. |
| | El joyero pulió la esmeralda con un abrasivo. |
| lap n | (length of material) | tira nf |
| | Karen measured and cut laps of cloth to tie around the pillars. |
| | Karen midió y cortó tiras de tela para atar alrededor de las columnas. |
| lap n | (thin dog food) (para perro) | comida dietética nf + adj |
| | | alimento dietético nm + adj |
| | Tom fed his dog some lap because he was gaining too much weight. |
| | Tom le dio a su perro comida dietética porque estaba subiendo mucho de peso. |
| lap n | (swimming pool) | piscina nf |
| | (AR, BO, UY) | pileta nf |
| lap⇒ vi | often passive, figurative (wrap) (figurado) | envolver⇒ vtr |
| | (figurado) | forrar⇒ vtr |
| | The child was lapped in luxury her whole life and is very naive. |
| | El niño vivió envuelto en lujos toda su vida y es muy ingenuo. |
| lap [sb/sth]⇒ vtr | (wrap) | envolver a vtr |
| | | envolver⇒ vtr |
| | The mother lapped her child in blankets. |
| | La madre envolvió a su hijo en mantas. |
| lap [sth]⇒ vtr | (polish gems) | pulir⇒ vtr |
| | Kyle lapped the gem to get the final finish on it. |
| | Kyle pulió la gema para un acabado final. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: Locuciones verbales
lap | lapping |
lap [sth] up,
lap up [sth],
lick [sth] up,
lick up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (drink by licking) | beber algo a lengüetadas vtr + loc adv |
| | | beber algo a lengüetazos vtr + loc adv |
| | The dog thirstily lapped up the water from its water bowl. |
| | El perro sediento bebió a lengüetadas el agua de su tazón. |
lap [sth] up,
lap up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal, figurative (take in eagerly) | aceptar algo con entusiasmo vtr + loc adv |
| | | acoger algo con entusiasmo vtr + loc adv |
| | He keeps flattering her, and she is lapping it up. |
| | Él se la pasa halagándola, y ella acepta sus halagos con entusiasmo. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025: Compound Forms:
lap | lapping |
| be in the lap of the gods v expr | figurative (be beyond human control) | estar a la buena de Dios vi + loc adv |
| | | estar en manos de la suerte vi + loc adv |
| | | estar en manos de Dios vi + loc adv |
| | What happens next is in the lap of the gods. |
| | Lo que pase ahora está a la buena de Dios. |
| lap belt n | (seat belt: fastens across lap) | cinturón de seguridad que se ajusta sobre la falda grupo nom |
| lap counter n | (device for tracking number of circuits) | contador de vueltas nm + loc adj |
| | My wristwatch has a lap counter. |
| lap dance n | (erotic dance at close quarters) | baile privado loc nom m |
| | | pase privado loc nom m |
| | The women will perform lap dances for customers who pay extra. |
| lap dance vi | (perform erotic dance) | hacer un baile privado loc verb |
| | Sharon lap dances at a gentlemen's club. |
| lap dancing n | (performance of a type of erotic dance) (voz inglesa) | lapdance nm |
| lap dissolve n | (movies: fade technique) | fundido a negro loc nom m |
| lap joint n | (joint of pieces of metal or wood) | junta solapada nf + adj |
lap of honor (US),
lap of honour (UK) n | (sport: winner's extra lap) | vuelta de honor nf |
| | The winning racer took a lap of honour around the track while the crowd cheered. |
| | El piloto dio una vuelta de honor por el circuito mientras el público lo vitoreaba. |
| | (AR) | vuelta olímpica nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Tras la victoria, el equipo ganador dio la vuelta olímpica al estadio. |
| lap of luxury n | figurative (material comforts) | vida de lujo nf + loc adj |
| | (formal) | vida regalada nf + adj |
| | | opulencia nf |
| | The couple lived in the lap of luxury on a 200-acre estate in Oxfordshire. |
| | La pareja vivía una vida de lujo en una mansión de 200 hectáreas en Oxfordshire. |
lap size,
lap-size adj | (small, fits in the lap) | de regazo loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen may be used when the term precedes the noun. | lap steel guitar,
lap slide guitar,
Hawaiian guitar n | (type of instrument) | guitarra lap steel nf + loc adj |
lapdog,
lap dog n | (small dog) | perrito faldero loc nom m |
| | I love my lapdog, but sometimes I wish I had a pit bull instead. |
| | Me encanta mi perrito faldero, pero a veces quisiera tener un pitbull en su lugar. |
lapdog,
lap dog n | figurative, disparaging (person: controlled by another) (figurado) | perrito faldero loc nom m |
| | | lamebotas n común inv |
| | The prime minister's appointment of Smith as her deputy comes as no surprise; he has long been her lapdog. |
| pace lap | (auto racing) | vuelta de calentamiento nf + loc adj |
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