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ribbing

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
ribbing n	(knitted pattern) (tejido a dos agujas)	punto elástico nm + adj
	I love the ribbing on your sweater; did you knit it yourself?

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
ribbing n	(framework structure) (arquitectura)	costillas, nervaduras nf plural
	The ship is old, but the hull and ribbing are both still in good condition.
ribbing n	(teasing) (con bromas)	provocación nf
	It was just a little friendly ribbing; I didn't mean anything by it.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
rib n	(anatomy: costal bone)	costilla nf
	The blow to his side broke two of George's ribs.
	El golpe le rompió a George dos costillas.
rib n	(food: rib meat)	costilla nf
	(informal)	costillita nf
	We're eating ribs tonight.
	Hoy cenaremos costillas.
rib, rib stitch n	(knitting stitch)	cordoncillo nm
		resorte nm
	Marilyn was getting better at knitting, but she hadn't quite mastered doing a rib yet.
	Marilyn estaba mejorando en el tejido, pero todavía no manejaba muy bien el cordoncillo.
rib n	(part of boat)	cuaderna nf
	The boat builder was fixing planks to the ribs.
	El constructor de barcos estaba poniendo tablones en la cuaderna.
rib n	(architecture: support)	nervio nm
	Looking up, Brian could see the ribs of the roof.
	Si miraba hacia arriba, Brian podía ver los nervios en el techo.

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Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
rib n	(raised strip of fabric)	raya nf
		línea nf
	Alison ran her fingers over the ribs of the corduroy.
	Alison acarició las rayas de la pana.
rib n	(leaf: main vein)	nervio nm
	Gareth stared at the leaf, tracing the lines of its ribs with his finger.
	Gareth miró la hoja, trazando las líneas de los nervios con el dedo.
rib [sb]⇒ vtr	informal (tease [sb])	burlarse de v prnl + prep
		tomarle el pelo a loc verb
		vacilar a vtr + prep
	Carol's colleagues kept ribbing her after the silly mistake she made.
	Los colegas de Carol se burlaron de ella después del comentario que ella hizo.
rib [sb] about [sth] vtr + prep	(tease [sb] about [sth])	tomarle el pelo a alguien por loc verb
		cargar a alguien por, cargar a alguien con loc verb
		burlarse de alguien por loc verb
	Billy's classmates rib him about his red hair.
	Los compañeros de clase le tomaban el pelo a Bill por su pelo colorado.

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Compound Forms: rib | ribbing
Inglés		Español
floating rib n	(anatomy)	costilla flotante loc nom f
prime rib n	(beef: meat from ribs) (AR)	costillar de primera calidad grupo nom
prime rib meat n	(beef: meat from ribs) (Argentina)	bife de chorizo grupo nom
		entrecot nm
	El carnicero le dijo que el bife de chorizo era de primera.
rib cage (US), ribcage (UK) n	(enclosure formed by ribs) (Anatomía)	caja torácica, cavidad torácica loc nom f
		costillar nm
	Tests revealed that James has a stress fracture in his rib cage.
	Los exámenes revelaron que James tiene una fractura por estrés en la caja torácica.
rib eye, ribeye, rib-eye n	US, UK (cut of beef: boneless steak)	entrecot nm
	(AmL)	ojo de bife loc nom m
	The cook seasoned and grilled the rib eye.
rib hump n	(deformity of the spine) (medicina)	giba costal nf
rib lock n	(type of fastening)	cerclaje costal loc nom m
rib roast, standing rib roast n	(cut of beef)	costillar para asar nm + loc adj
rib steak	(cuisine)	bife de ternera nm + loc adj
rib vault, ribbed vault n	(architecture)	bóveda nervada nf + adj
		bóveda de crucería nf + loc adj
rib-sticker n	figurative, slang (filling food)	plato contundente nm + adj mf
ribbed tread, rib tread n	(type of vehicle tyre)	neumático acanalado nm + adj
short rib, short-rib n as adj	(beef: short ribs)	tira de costilla nf + loc adj
	(AR)	asado de tira loc nom m
Note: A hyphen may be used when the adjective precedes the noun.
	My favorite short-rib recipe uses ten different spices.
spare rib n	usually plural (cut of meat)	costillita nf

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