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Inflections of 'lid' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

lids: v 3rd person singular

lidding: v pres p

lidded: v past

lidded: v past p

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
lid n	(top, cover)	tapa nf
	(botella)	tapón nm
		cubierta nf
		tapadera nf
	Dean pulled the lid off of the container.
	Dean le sacó la tapa al contenedor.
lid n	(food jar)	tapa nf
		tapadera nf
	Tom put the lid back on the jar.
	Tom le puso la tapa al frasco.
lid n	often plural (eyelid)	párpado nm
	Frank's drooping lids make him look tired all the time.
	Los párpados caídos de Frank lo hacen parecer cansado todo el tiempo.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
lid n	figurative, slang (protective helmet) (coloquial)	casco nm
		gorra nf
	It's vital to wear a lid when you're racing.
	Es vital llevar un casco cuando estás compitiendo en las carreras.
lid n	slang (ounce of marijuana) (coloquial)	talego nm
	(MX, coloquial)	guato nm
	Brian bought a lid from a kid at school.
	Brian le compró un talego a un chico en el colegio.
lid n	figurative (price ceiling) (figurado)	techo nm
	There will have to be a lid on discretionary spending this year.
	Debemos poner un techo a los gastos discrecionales este año.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
blow the lid off [sth] v expr	figurative (scandal, etc.: expose publicly)	exponer expr
	(AmL, coloquial)	mandar al frente expr
flip your lid, flip your wig v expr	figurative, slang (become very angry) (coloquial)	cabrearse⇒ v prnl
	(AR)	calentarse⇒ v prnl
keep the lid on v expr	(cover [sth])	tapar⇒ vtr
		cubrir⇒ vtr
		dejarle la tapa a loc verb + prep
	If you want the rice to cook properly, you have to keep the lid on.
	Si quieres que el arroz se cocine bien, tienes que taparlo.
keep the lid on [sth] v expr	(cover [sth])	dejarle la tapa a loc verb
		dejar cubierto, dejar tapado vtr + adj
	Keep the lid on the saucepan while boiling the vegetables.
	Déjale la tapa a la olla mientras se hierven los vegetales.
keep the lid on [sth] v expr	figurative (secret: not tell) (secreto)	mantener⇒ vtr
	(figurado, coloquial)	tapar⇒ vtr
	James was struggling to keep the lid on the secret.
	James luchaba por mantener el secreto.
keep the lid on [sth] v expr	figurative (emotions: control)	reprimir⇒, contener⇒ vtr
	Kathy didn't say anything, trying to keep the lid on her anger.
	Kathy no dijo nada y trató de reprimir su ira.
put a lid on [sth] v expr	figurative (fix an upper limit)	poner límites loc verb
		poner tope loc verb
	The manager decided to put a lid on pointless spending in the department.
take the lid off [sth], blow the lid off [sth] v expr	figurative, informal (reveal [sth] previously secret) (coloquial, figurado)	soltar la liebre loc verb
	(MX, coloquial)	soltar la sopa loc verb
	(ES, coloquial)	cantar la gallina loc verb
	(AR, coloquial)	destapar la olla loc verb

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'lid' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

bottle cap - cap - capped - cover - Dutch oven - eyelid - flip-top - open - protective cap - put back on - screw cap - screw top - snap-on - take off - top - travel mug - uncap - uncapped - uncovered - uncovering

Spanish:

tapacubos - cabrear - cobertera - desbaratar - descubrir - destapar - siempre hay un roto para un descosido - tapa - tapadera - tapar - taparrosca - tapita - tapón - taponar - tirar de la manta

Synonyms: cap, top, cover, stopper, cork, more...

Collocations: the [jar, pot] lid, Can you help me get the lid off the jar?, can't get this lid off the jar!, more...

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