tab

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtæb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/tæb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tab)

Inflections of 'tab' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
tabs
v 3rd person singular
tabbing
v pres p
tabbed
v past
tabbed
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
tab n (flap of material) (ropa)etiqueta nf
 The pockets were hidden by tabs that could be buttoned down.
 Los bolsillos estaban escondidos por unas etiquetas con botones.
tab,
pull tab
n
(ring pull on drink can)anilla nf
  (AR)chapita nf
  lengüeta nf
 Hannah pulled off the tab to open the can.
 Hannah tiró de la anilla para abrir la lata.
tab,
Tab
n
(tabulator: computer key)tabulador nm
 Mark hit tab to move between the cells of his table.
 Mark pulsó el tabulador para moverse por las celdas de su tabla.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
tab n abbreviation (tabulation: indentation of text)tabulación nf
 Beth set up a tab to indent the first line of her text.
 Beth puso una tabulación para sangrar la primera línea del párrafo.
tab n (computing: page marker) (informática)pestaña nf
 When I'm working, I find it useful to have all the different resources I use open in different tabs in my browser.
 Cuando estoy trabajando, me resulta bastante útil tener todos los recursos que necesito en diferentes pestañas del navegador.
tab n (book, file: section marker)pestaña nf
  uñero nm
 Alison turned to the P tab in her address book to look up Pippa's phone number.
 Alison fue a la pestaña P de su agenda para ver el número de Pippa.
tab n US, informal (restaurant bill)cuenta nf
 The group of friends split the tab at the end of the evening.
 Al final de la noche, el grupo de amigos dividió la cuenta.
tab n UK, regional, slang (cigarette)cigarrillo nm
  (AmC, MX)cigarro nm
  (AmS)pucho nm
  (ES)pitillo nm
 Peter nipped out for a packet of tabs.
 Peter salió un momento a por unos cigarrillos.
tab n slang (tablet: drugs)tableta nf
 Oliver was tripping after dropping a tab of acid.
 Oliver se tropezó después de que se le cayera la tableta de ácido.
tab n (flap of paper, cardboard)pestaña nf
 To assemble the box, insert the tabs in the corresponding slots.
 Para ensamblar la caja, inserte las pestañas de cartón en los huecos correspondientes.
tab vi abbreviation (computers: add indent)tabular vtr
 Jane tabbed to the point where she wanted her text to start.
 Jane se puso a tabular hasta que llegó al punto donde quería que empezase su texto.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
guitar tab n (music notation for guitar)tablatura nf
keep tabs on [sb/sth],
keep a tab on [sb/sth]
v expr
figurative, informal (monitor)controlar vtr
  chequear vtr
  vigilar vtr
 A business should keep tabs on what its competitors are doing.
 Un buen hombre de negocios debería controlar lo que hace la competencia.
  (alguien)controlar a vtr + prep
  vigilar a vtr + prep
pop tab n (ring-pull on a beverage can)anilla nf
pull tab (for opening can)anilla nf
  (AR)chapita nf
tab key (indent key)tabulador nm
  tecla tab loc nom f
  tab nm
trim tab,
trimming tab
n
(aeronautics: airfoil)aleta compensadora nf + adj
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Spanish:

Collocations: [press, hit] the tab key, tab to the [right, left], tab through the [options, cells], more...

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