Compound Forms:
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balsa,
balsa wood,
balsawood n | (lightweight wood) (madera) | balsa nf |
| | He enjoys building model planes out of balsa. |
| birch wood n | (forest of birch trees) | abedular nm |
| | | bosque de abedules nm + loc adj |
bluebell,
wood hyacinth,
wild hyacinth n | (woodland bellflower) | campanilla nf |
| | | campánula nf |
| | | jacinto silvestre nm + adj |
| | There are bluebells all over the woodland floor. |
bogwood,
bog-wood,
bog wood n | (wood preserved in peat bog) | madera de turbera nf + loc adj |
| Brazil wood n | (wood of the nut tree) | nuez del Brasil loc nom f |
brown owl,
tawny owl,
wood owl n | (nocturnal bird of prey) | búho nm |
| | (tipo de lechuza) | cárabo común loc nom m |
| Note: Nombre científico: Strix aluco. |
| cannot see the wood for the trees v expr | (cannot see the big picture) | los árboles no dejan ver el bosque expr |
| | | no poder ver la película completa expr |
| | | no poder ver la imagen completa expr |
| | Gina can't see the wood for the trees; she's concentrating too much on the details. |
| | A Gina los árboles no la dejan ver el bosque, se concentra demasiado en los detalles. |
cedar,
cedar wood n | (wood of cedar tree) | cedro nm |
| | Joe discovered a large chest made of cedar in the attic. |
| | En el ático, Joe descubrió un gran baúl hecho de cedro. |
cherry wood,
cherry-wood n | (wood of the cherry tree) | madera de cerezo nf + loc adj |
| Note: hyphen used when term is adj before a noun |
| | I used to have a cherry-wood guitar that not only looked beautiful but also had a lovely sound. |
chipper,
wood chipper n | (machine for grinding wood) | trituradora nf |
| | | astilladora nf |
| | Be careful not to get your hands close to the blade of the chipper. |
| dark wood n | (wood of dark brown colour) | madera oscura nf + adj |
| | Mahogany is a dark wood. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los muebles eran de una madera oscura y rojiza, posiblemente caoba. |
driver,
number one wood n | (golf) (golf, anglicismo) | driver n común |
| | (golf) | madera uno loc nom m |
| | He used a driver to hit over the sand trap. |
| | Usó el driver para sacar la bola de la arena. |
grain,
wood grain,
woodgrain n | uncountable (wood: pattern of fibers) | veta nf |
| | The wood grain in the oak table was beautiful. |
| | La veta de madera en la mesa de roble era preciosa. |
herb bennet,
wood avens n | (yellow-flowered plant) | alquemila nf |
| | | hierba del clavo, hierba de San Benito loc nom f |
knock on wood (US),
touch wood (UK) expr | (said in order to avoid bad luck) | tocar madera loc verb |
| | Everything's going well so far—touch wood! |
| | Todo va bien por ahora, ¡toca madera! |
| metal wood n | (golf club: driver with metal head) (palo de golf) | madera nf |
| olive wood | (botany) (botánica) | madera de olivo nf + loc adj |
| petrified wood n | (wood that has turned to stone) | bosque petrificado loc nom m |
| pine forest n | (forest: mostly pine trees) | pinar nm |
pine wood,
pinewood n | (wood of a conifer) | madera de pino nf + loc adj |
| pine wood n | (forest of pine trees) | pinar nm |
| | | bosque de pinos nm + loc adj |
pyroligneous acid,
wood vinegar n | (chemistry) | ácido piroleñoso loc nom m |
| | | vinagre de madera loc nom m |
ringdove,
wood pigeon n | (Eurasian pigeon) | tórtola turca loc nom f |
saw wood,
saw logs v expr | US, figurative, informal (snore) | roncar⇒ vi |
| scrap wood n | (pieces of discarded wood) | descartes de madera grupo nom |
| | | trozos de madera grupo nom |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El carpintero le regala descartes de madera y él talla figuras de animales. |
| seasoned wood n | (air-dried lumber) | madera seca loc nom f |
| stained wood n | (wood treated with colourant) | madera teñida nf + adj |
| | Finalmente compré la mesa que quería, el tablero es de madera teñida maciza. |
white-footed mouse,
deer mouse,
vesper mouse,
wood mouse n | (mammal) | ratón de patas blancas loc nom m |
| wood alcohol | (methyl alcohol) | alcohol de madera loc nom m |
| | | metanol nm |
wood burner,
wood-burning stove,
log burner n | (heating appliance fueled by wood) | estufa de leña nf + loc adj |
| wood carving n | (making sculptures from wood) | talla en madera loc nom f |
| | My husband took a wood carving class in high school. |
| | Mi marido tomó clases de talla en madera en el instituto. |
| | | tallado en madera loc nom m |
| | Mi marido tomó clases de tallado en madera en el instituto. |
| wood carving n | (object sculpted from wood) | figura tallada en madera nf + loc adj |
| | I bought a lovely wood carving to take home as a souvenir. |
| | When I was in camp I made a wood carving with my name in it. |
| | Compré una adorable figura tallada en madera para llevar a casa como recuerdo. // Cuando estaba de acampada hice una figura tallada en madera con mi nombre. |
| wood construction n | (fact of being built from wood) | construcción de madera nf |
wood cudweed,
chafeweed n | (plant in sunflower family) | gordolobo nm |
| | | sacamal nm |
| wood duck n | (variety of North American wading bird) | pato joyuyo nm |
| Note: Zool.: Aix sponsa |
| wood ear mushroom n | (variety of edible fungus) (variedad de hongo) | oreja de Judas nf |
| wood engraving n | (process of decorating wood) | grabado en madera nm + loc adj |
| | | xilografía nf |
| wood engraving n | (piece of wood with decoration) | grabado en madera nm + loc adj |
| wood fern | (botany) | helecho nm |
wood grouse,
heather cock,
moor cock n | (large game bird) | urogallo n común |
wood ibis,
wood stork n | (bird) | corocoro blanco loc nom m |
| | | ibis blanco loc nom m |
| wood lathe n | (machine for turning wood) | torno para madera nm |
| | | torneadora nf |
| wood nymph n | (legendary creature) | ninfa de los bosques loc nom f |
| wood nymph n | (butterfly) | mariposa ninfa boscana loc nom f |
| wood nymph n | (hummingbird) | zafiro nm |
| | (género, nombre científico) | thalurania nm |
| wood pigeon n | (European bird) | paloma torcaz loc nom f |
| wood pile n | (heap of logs) | pila de leña grupo nom |
| wood pulp | (treated wood) | pulpa de celulosa nf + loc adj |
| | | pasta de celulosa nf + loc adj |
| wood screw | (type of screw) | tornillo para madera nm + loc adj |
| wood shaving n | (tiny thin cut piece of wood) | viruta nf |
| wood shingle n | (wooden roof tile) | teja de madera nf + loc adj |
| wood shredder n | (wood-chipping machine) | astilladora nf |
| wood sorrel n | (plant) | oca nf |
| wood stove n | (cooker: fuelled by wood) | cocina de leña loc nom f |
| | Mi abuela todavía tiene cocina de leña. |
| | | cocina a leña loc nom f |
| | (PR) | estufa de madera, estufa de usar madera |
| wood thrush | (bird) | zorzal maculado, zorzal manchado loc nom m |
| | | zorzal del bosque loc nom m |
| wood tick | (insect) | garrapata de madera loc nom f |
| wood turner n | (lathe operator) | tornero nm |
| wood-burning stove n | (cooker: fueled by wood) | cocina a leña nf + loc adj |
| wood-fired adj | (heated in a wood kiln) | calentado a leña loc adj |
woodblock,
wood block n | (block of wood for printing) | plancha de madera grupo nom |
woodcarver,
wood-carver,
wood carver n | (craftsperson who sculpts wood) | tallador de madera, talladora de madera nm, nf + loc adj |
| | | grabador de madera, grabadora de madera nm, nf + loc adj |
| | | tallista n común |
woodlot,
wood lot n | US (area for planting trees) | parcela de árboles grupo nom |
| | | zona de plantación de árboles grupo nom |
woodlouse,
wood louse,
plural: woodlice,
wood lice n | (bug: small crustacean) | cochinilla nf |
| | | cochinilla de humedad loc nom f |
| | (ES) | bicho bola loc nom m |
| | (AR) | bicho bolita loc nom m |
woodyard,
wood-yard,
wood yard n | (where wood is cut or stored) (depósito y corte de maderas) | maderera nf |