| Additional Translations |
| leathers npl | (bike: protective gear) | traje de cuero nm + loc adj |
| | | mono de cuero nm + loc adj |
| | The biker got into his leathers and rode off on his motorcycle. |
| | El motociclista se puso el traje de cuero y se fue en su moto. |
| leather [sth]⇒ vtr | (cover with leather) | cubrir con cuero loc verb |
| | | forrar en cuero loc verb |
| | The smith leathered the handle of the knife. |
| | El herrero cubrió con cuero el mango de su cuchillo. |
| leather [sth] vtr | figurative (beat) | golpear⇒ vtr |
| | Fred's abusive dad used to leather him with his belt. |
| | El padre abusivo de Fred solía golpearlo con su cinturón. |
Compound Forms:
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buff,
buff leather n | (leather) | gamuza nf |
| | Soldiers in the 16th century wore coats made of buff. |
| | Los soldados del siglo XVI usaban abrigos hechos de gamuza. |
chamois,
shammy,
chammy,
plural: chamois,
shammies,
chammies n | (chamois leather: soft cleaning cloth) | badana nf |
| | Tina uses a chamois to dry her car after washing it. |
| | Tina usa una badana para secar su coche luego de lavarlo. |
chamois leather,
shammy leather n | (soft animal skin) | gamuza nf |
chamois leather,
shammy leather n | UK (soft cleaning cloth) | franela nf |
half binding,
half leather n | (type of book binding) | media piel loc nom f |
| hell for leather adv | (at great speed) | a toda velocidad loc adv |
| | (coloquial) | a todo tren, a toda máquina loc adv |
| | The get-away car was going hell for leather up the motorway, chased by two police cars and a pursuit helicopter. |
| | El auto fugitivo iba a toda velocidad por la autopista. |
| | | como alma que lleva el diablo expr |
| | El auto fugitivo iba como alma que lleva el diablo por la autopista. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | a toda pastilla loc adv |
| | El auto fugitivo iba a toda pastilla por la autopista. |
| | (AR, coloquial) | fierro a fondo loc adv |
| | El auto fugitivo pisaba fierro a fondo por la autopista. |
| imitation leather n | (synthetic fabric) | cuero de imitación nm + loc adj |
| | | cuero sintético nm + adj |
| kid leather n | (kid leather) | piel de cabrito nf + loc adj |
| | | cuero de cabrito nm + loc adj |
| | Kate bought a new jacket made of kid leather. |
| | Kate se compró una chaqueta nueva de piel de cabrito. |
| leather flask n | (animal-skin container for carrying drink) | petaca de cuero nf + loc adj |
| | | petaca de piel nf + loc adj |
| | | bota nf |
| | | odre nm |
| | (MX) | pata nf |
| leather goods npl | (products made of animal skin) | marroquinería nf |
| | | artículos de cuero nmpl + loc adj |
| | | artículos de piel nmpl + loc adj |
| | Brazil is a leading exporter of leather goods. |
| | To buy a jacket or boots, you can go to a leather goods store. |
| | Brasil es uno de los mayores exportadores de marroquinería. |
| leather jacket n | (short coat made of animal skin) | chaqueta de cuero, cazadora de cuero loc nom f |
| | Black leather jackets were very fashionable in the 1950s. |
| leather worker n | (tanner: [sb] who tans animal skins) | curtidor nm |
| leather-bound adj | (book: leather cover) | con tapa de cuero loc adj |
| | | forrado en cuero loc adj |
| patent leather n | (shiny leather) | charol nm |
| | Patent leather was once used to decorate horse-drawn carriages. |
| | El charol alguna vez se usó para decorar carrozas. |
patent leather,
patent-leather adj | (made of shiny leather) | de charol loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun |
| | My daughter had beautiful red patent leather shoes until she dragged her toes and scuffed the tops of them. |
| | Mi hija tenía unos hermosos zapatos de charol rojos hasta que un día arrastró los pies y los rayó todos. |
| | (VE) | de patente loc adj |
| | Mi hija tenía unos hermosos zapatos de patente rojos hasta un día que arrastró los pies y los rayó todos. |
| shoe leather n | (treated animal skin used for shoes) | cuero para zapatos grupo nom |
| | Leather that is tanned for shoe leather is stiffer than that used for gloves. |
| | El cuero que se curte como cuero para zapatos es más duro que el de los guantes. |
| split leather n | (fibrous underlayer of leather split from top skin layer) | serraje nm |
| | | piel de serraje loc nom f |
| wear out shoe leather v expr | US, Informal (look for a job) | gastar suelas loc verb |
| | Bob really wore out his shoe leather looking for a new job. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Sal a la calle a gastar suelas, que los trabajos no van a venir a casa a buscarte. |
white leather,
whitleather n | (chemically treated leather) | cuero blanqueado nm + adj |