purse

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɜːrs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pɝs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pûrs)

Inflections of 'purse' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
purses
v 3rd person singular
pursing
v pres p
pursed
v past
pursed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
purse n US (woman's handbag)bolso nm
  (AmL)cartera nf
  (MX)bolsa nf
  bolso de mano nm + loc adj
 She opened her purse to retrieve her wallet.
 Abrió su bolso para sacar la billetera.
purse n UK (woman's wallet)cartera nf
  (AR, CO)billetera nf
 A good purse has separate compartments for notes and coins and plenty of space for credit cards.
 Una buena cartera tiene compartimentos separados para los billetes y las monedas, y tiene mucho espacio para las tarjetas de crédito.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
purse n (pouch for coins)monedero nm
  (CL)chauchera nm
 I keep a small purse in the car with coins for the parking meter.
 Tengo un pequeño monedero en el coche con monedas para el parquímetro.
purse n figurative (treasury)tesoro nm
 The royal purse was full of gold from the colonial trade.
 El tesoro real estaba lleno de oro del comercio con las colonias.
purse n (prize) (boxeo: premio)cartera nf
  (MX)bolsa nf
 The boxers were fighting for a purse of two million dollars.
 Los boxeadores estaban peleando por una cartera de dos millones de dólares.
 Los boxeadores estaban peleando por una bolsa de dos millones de dólares.
purse n figurative (wealth)riqueza nf
 Her inheritance gave her a purse adequate to satisfy all her needs and wants.
 Su herencia le dio una riqueza suficiente para satisfacer todas sus necesidades y caprichos.
purse [sth]⇒ vtr (pucker)fruncir⇒ vtr
 He pursed his lips as if about to kiss someone.
 Él frunció los labios como si fuera a besar a alguien.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
clutch purse (US),
clutch bag (UK) n		 (women's small bag) (AR)bolso de mano nm + loc adj
 I bought a sequined clutch purse to go with my dress.
  sobre nm
  cartera de mano nf + loc adj
 Me compré un sobre con lentejuelas que va con mi vestido.
coin purse n (small bag for loose change)monedero nm
 The Europeans carry so many coins that some men carry coin purses.
 Los europeos llevan tantas monedas que algunos hombres tienen monederos.
hold the purse strings v expr figurative (control how money is spent)administrar el dinero loc verb
  (AmL)administrar la plata loc verb
loosen the purse strings v expr figurative (allow more money to be spent)aflojar el bolsillo loc verb
  (AmL; informal)dar plata loc verb
 Mom's not about to loosen the purse strings so that you can buy another iPod.
purse seine n (fishing technique)pesca de cerco nf + loc adj
purse seine n (fishing equipment)cerco nm
purse-seine⇒ vi (fish using purse seine)pescar con cerco loc verb
purse snatcher (US),
bag snatcher (UK) n		 (handbag thief)carterista n común
purse snatching n (theft of a bag from [sb]'s person)robo de bolsos nm + loc adj
  robo de carteras nm + loc adj
 The pickpocket had changed tactics and had taken up purse snatching instead.
 El carterista había cambiado de táctica y ahora se dedicaba al robo de bolsos.
  (ES)tirón nm
purse strings npl figurative (control of spending) (figurado)control de la quincena nm + loc adj
  control de gastos nm + loc adj
  control del dinero nm + loc adj
  presupuesto nm
 Who has control of the purse strings in your family?
 ¿Quién tiene el control de la quincena en tu familia?
purse-string suture n (surgical stitch) (medicina)sutura en bolsa de tabaco loc nom f
shepherd's purse n (botany: type of weed)bolsa de pastor loc nom f
  zurrón de pastor loc nom f
tighten the purse strings v expr figurative (restrict money for spending)no gastar más de la cuenta expr
you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear expr (poor materials make poor products)aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona queda expr
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'purse' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
bag - cosmetic bag - handbag - pucker - pucker up - pucker your lips - purse seine - sporran - wallet
Spanish:
monedero - bolsa - bolsa de mano - bolso - cartera - limosnera - chequera - morral - amarrar el presupuesto - Aunque la mona se vista de seda mona se queda - aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda - bolsa de pastor - chuspa - coracha - escarcela - limosnero - mariconera - monedero electrónico - pedirle peras al olmo - portamonedas - tamarindo - tesoro nacional

Collocations: pursed her [lips, mouth], a [leather, fake, designer, lovely, beautiful, plain, large] purse, purse [strings, zippers, contents, compartments], more...

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