loaves

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From loaf (n): npl: loaves
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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loaves npl (plural of loaf) (de pan)barras nfpl
 Hannah bought two loaves of bread at the store.
 Hannah compró dos barras de pan en la tienda.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
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loaf n (mass of bread)hogaza nf
  barra de pan grupo nom
  pan de molde grupo nom
 The baker shaped the loaf of bread out of the dough.
 El panadero amasó el pan en forma de hogaza.
loaf⇒ vi (be idle, do nothing)vaguear⇒ vi
  holgazanear⇒ vi
  haraganear⇒ vi
  gandulear⇒ vi
 Amy loafed around all day.
 Amy vagueó todo el día.
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Additional Translations
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loaf n (food mass)montón nm
 Dan made a meat loaf for dinner.
 Dan preparó un montón de carne para cenar.
loaf [sth] away,
loaf away [sth] vtr + adv		 (be idle, waste time)no hacer nada con loc verb
  desperdiciar⇒, malgastar⇒ vtr
 Rachel loafed her whole weekend away.
 Rachel no hizo nada con su fin de semana.
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Locuciones verbales
loaf | loaves
InglésEspañol
loaf around (US),
loaf about (UK) vi phrasal		 informal (sit idly)pasársela tirado loc verb
  no hacer nada loc verb
  (AR)huevear⇒ vi
 I can't loaf about, watching television; I have to go to work.
 The lazy student loafed about instead of doing his homework.
 No puedo pasármelo tirado viendo televisión, me tengo que ir a trabajar. // El estudiante flojo se la pasaba tirado en lugar de ir a hacer su tarea.
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Compound Forms:
loaf | loaves
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French loaf n (baguette, long stick of bread)baguette nf
half a loaf is better than none expr figurative (something is better than nothing)peor es nada expr
loaf around (US),
loaf about (UK) vi + prep		 informal (sit idly in)no hacer nada, hacer el vago, estar tirado sin hacer nada loc verb
  vaguear⇒, hogazanear⇒ vi
 He spends all day loafing around the house.
 Se pasa todo el día tirado sin hacer nada.
loaf bread (store-bought bread)pan nm
loaf of bread n (shaped mass of baked bread) (ES)barra de pan nf + loc adj
  (anticuado)hogaza nf
  (AR)flauta, flautita nf
  (AmL)pieza de pan nf + loc adj
 I sliced the loaf of bread to make toast for breakfast.
 William bought a loaf of bread at the grocery store.
 Corté en rebanadas la barra de pan para hacer tostadas para el desayuno. // William compró una barra de pan en la tienda.
loaf pan (US),
loaf tin (UK) n		 (metal container for baking bread)molde para pan nm + loc prep
 Put the dough into a loaf pan and bake for one hour.
meatloaf,
meat loaf n		 (minced meat dish)pastel de carne, rollo de carne loc nom m
 Meatloaf is an inexpensive meat dish made with cheap ground beef.
 El pastel de carne es una comida barata hecha de carne molida.
nut bread,
nut loaf n		 (vegetarian dish)pan de nuez nm + loc adj
 It is easy to make a dish similar to a hamburger with nut bread.
sugarloaf,
sugar loaf n		 (cone of refined sugar)pan de azúcar nm + loc adj
use your loaf v expr figurative, informal, UK (think, use common sense)usar la cabeza loc verb
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