pedestal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɛdɪstəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɛdəstəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ped′ə stl)

Inflections of 'pedestal' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
pedestals
v 3rd person singular
pedestalling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
pedestaling
v pres p (US)
pedestalled
v past (Mainly UK)
pedestaled
v past (US)
pedestalled
v past p (Mainly UK)
pedestaled
v past p (US)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
pedestal n (base for statue)pedestal nm
  base nf
 The pedestal is too small for the statue.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
knock [sb] off their pedestal,
knock [sb] off his pedestal,
knock [sb] off her pedestal v expr		 figurative (humble [sb] who is self-important) (coloquial)bajar a alguien de la nube loc verb + prep
  (coloquial)bajarle los humos a alguien loc verb + prep
 Losing a game so early in the tournament knocked him off his pedestal.
 Perder un partido apenas empezado el campeonato lo bajó de la nube.
pedestal table n (table with one central leg)mesa de pata central grupo nom
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Mi abuela tiene una mesa de pata central con marquetería que es una preciosidad.
  mesa pedestal grupo nom
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Mi abuela tiene una mesa pedestal con marquetería que es una preciosidad.
put [sb] on a pedestal v expr figurative (idolize [sb])poner a alguien en un pedestal loc verb
  endiosar a vtr + prep
 Fred put Miranda on a pedestal; in his eyes she could do no wrong.
 Fred puso a Miranda en un pedestal; ante sus ojos ella no podía hacer nada malo.
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'pedestal' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
dado - plinth
Spanish:
altar - pedestal - podio - basa - deificar - en un pedestal - idealizar - poner en un altar - tener en un altar - tener en un pedestal - velador


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