| Principal Translations |
| -stemmed adj | (plant: having certain type of stem) | con tallo loc adj |
| Note: Follows another word, usually an adjective |
| | Sunflowers are long-stemmed plants. |
| | Los girasoles son plantas con tallo largo. |
| stemmed adj | (drinking glass: having a stem) (copa de vino) | con tallo loc adj |
| | | con pierna loc adj |
| | | con fuste loc adj |
| | Maria choose stemmed glasses for the reception. |
| -stemmed adj | (glass: having certain type of stem) (de cierto tipo) | con tallo nm |
| | | con pierna loc adj |
| | | con fuste loc adj |
| Note: Follows another word, usually an adjective |
| | Long-stemmed glasses are used for Champagne. |
| | Las copas con tallo de usan para el champagne. |
| Additional Translations |
| stem n | (bananas: bunch) | racimo nm |
| | How many bananas per stem? |
| | ¿Cuántas bananas por racimo? |
| stem n | (watch winding axis) (reloj) | tija nf |
| | (reloj) | eje nm |
| | The stem is part of the watch winding mechanism. |
| | La tija es una parte del mecanismo para dar cuerda de los relojes pulsera. |
| stem n | (wine glass handle) | tallo nm |
| | The stem of the wine glass was beautifully designed. |
| | El tallo de la copa de vino estaba hermosamente diseñado. |
| stem n | (uninflected word form) | raíz nf |
| | Attach the suffix to the verb stem to form the past tense. |
| | Añade el sufijo a la raíz del verbo para formar el pasado. |
| stem n | (part of ship's bow) (Náutica) | roda de proa nf + loc adj |
| | This ship's stem is perpendicular to the waterline. |
| | La roda de proa de esta embarcación es perpendicular a la línea de flotación. |
| stem n | (forward end of ship) (Náutica) | roda nf |
| stem n | (slim part of smoking pipe) | cánula nf |
| | The old man clenched the stem of his pipe between his teeth. |
| | El viejo apretó la cánula de la pipa entre los dientes. |
| stem n | (letters: vertical stroke) | asta ascendente nf + adj mf |
| | The letter 't' should be written with a tall stem. |
| | La t debe escribirse con un asta ascendente larga. |
| stem n | (musical note: vertical stroke) (Música) | plica nf |
| | The stem of a musical note whose head sits lower than the middle line of the staff usually points down. |
| | La plica de una nota musical cuya cabeza va por debajo de la línea media en general apunta hacia abajo. |
| stem n | (bicycle part) | potencia nf |
| | This bike has an aluminium stem. |
| | La bicicleta tiene la potencia de aluminio. |
| stem [sth]⇒ vtr | (remove stems from) | cortar de raíz loc verb |
| | Luke stemmed the strawberries before slicing them. |
| | Luke cortó las fresas de raíz antes de cortarlas en rodajas. |
| stem [sth] vtr | (staunch: flow of blood) | contener⇒ vtr |
| | | detener⇒ vtr |
| | He put pressure on the cut to try and stem the flow of blood. |
| | Aplicó presión sobre el corte para tratar de contener la hemorragia. |
| stem [sth] vtr | figurative (staunch, stop) | parar⇒ vtr |
| | | detener⇒ vtr |
| | The soldier pressed his hand against the wound to stem the bleeding. |
| | El soldado presionó su mano contra la herida para parar la hemorragia. |