WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| plumbing n | (pipes of building) (ES) | fontanería nf |
| | | plomería nf |
| | The plumbing in this house is old and needs replacing. |
| | La fontanería de esta casa es vieja y necesita ser reemplazada. |
| plumbing n | (work of a plumber) (ES) | fontanería nf |
| | | plomería nf |
| | Plumbing is a skilled trade. |
| | La fontanería es un oficio especializado. |
| plumbing n | informal, figurative, humorous (genitourinary system) (coloquial) | tuberías nfpl |
| | (coloquial) | cañería nf |
| | Simon is having a bit of trouble with his plumbing; he needs to pee every hour. |
| | Simon está teniendo problemillas con sus tuberías; necesita mear cada hora. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| plumb n | (lead weight) | plomada nf |
| | | plomo nm |
| | The contractor lowered the plumb to take a measurement for the new wall. |
| plumb adj | (straight, vertical) | vertical adj mf |
| | | a plomo loc adj |
| | The edge needs to be straight and plumb. |
| plumb adv | (vertically) | verticalmente adv |
| | Tom dived plumb from the clifftop into the sea below. |
| | Tom se zambulló verticalmente desde el acantilado hacia el mar. |
plumb,
plumb [sth] vtr | (depth: measure) | sondar⇒ vtr |
| | The researchers plumbed the depth of the channel. |
| plumb [sth]⇒ vtr | (connect [sth] to water supply) | conectar⇒ vtr |
| | The plumber plumbed the washing machine directly to the water supply. |
| plumb [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (connect [sth] to water supply) (tubería) | conectar⇒ vtr |
| | The contractor plumbed a washing machine into the garage. |
| Additional Translations |
plumb,
plum adv | dated (completely) | completamente, totalmente adv |
| | They waited until he was plumb out of sight, and then they ran to the barn. |
| | The door fell plumb off its hinges. |
| | Esperaron hasta que él estuviera completamente fuera de su vista, y luego corrieron al establo. |
| plumb adv | dated (exactly) | justo adv |
| | | exactamente adv |
| | The bear stood plumb in the middle of the road, and I froze. |
| | El oso se paró justo en medio de la carretera, y yo me paralicé. |
| plumb [sth] vtr | figurative (explore [sth] thoroughly) | examinar de cerca vtr + loc adv |
| | | examinar detalladamente vtr + adv |
| | This documentary film plumbs the topic of body image. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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