fence

fence
I
1. fens noun
(a line of wooden or metal posts joined by wood, wire etc to stop people, animals etc moving on to or off a piece of land: The garden was surrounded by a wooden fence.) valla, cerca

2. verb
(to enclose (an area of land) with a fence eg to prevent people, animals etc from getting in: We fenced off the field.) cercar

II fens verb
1) (to fight with (blunted) swords as a sport.)
2) (to avoid answering questions: He fenced with me for half an hour before I got the truth.) practicar la esgrima
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fence1 n valla / cerca
there's a fence around the garden hay una cerca alrededor del jardín
fence2 vb practicar la esgrima
she fences very well es muy buena esgrimista
El gerundio de fence se escribe fencing
fence
tr[fens]
noun
1 (structure) valla, cerca
2 slang (buyer and seller of stolen goods) perista nombre masulino o femenino
intransitive verb
1 SMALLSPORT/SMALL practicar la esgrima
2 (land) cercar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to sit on the fence ver los toros desde la barrera
fence ['fɛnts] v, fenced ; fencing vt
: vallar, cercar
fence vi
: hacer esgrima
fence n
: cerca f, valla f, cerco m
fence
n.
• cerca s.m.
• cercado s.m.
• cerco s.m.
• seto s.m.
• valla s.f.
• vallador s.m.
v.
• batallar v.
• cercar v.
• esgrimir v.
• proteger v.
• vallar v.
fence* (Illegal go-between)
n.
• coyote* s.m.
fens
I
noun
1)
a) (barrier) cerca f, valla f, cerco m (AmL)

wire fence — alambrada f, alambrado m (AmL)

to sit on the fence — nadar entre dos aguas, no definirse

b) (in showjumping) valla f
2) (receiver of stolen goods) (colloq) persona que comercia con objetos robados, reducidor, -dora m,f (AmS)

II
1.
transitive verb \<\<garden/field\>\> cercar*, vallar

2.
vi (Sport) practicar* la esgrima, hacer* esgrima
Phrasal Verbs:
[fens]
1. N
1) (gen) valla f , cerca f ; (=wire fence) alambrada f ; (Racing) valla f
- mend one's fences
- sit on the fence
2) * (=receiver of stolen goods) perista mf
2. VT
1) [+ land] vallar, cercar

fenced area — zona f cercada or vallada

2) [+ machinery etc] cubrir, proteger
3. VI
1) (Sport) practicar esgrima
2) (fig) defenderse con evasivas
4.
CPD

fence post N — poste m

* * *
[fens]
I
noun
1)
a) (barrier) cerca f, valla f, cerco m (AmL)

wire fence — alambrada f, alambrado m (AmL)

to sit on the fence — nadar entre dos aguas, no definirse

b) (in showjumping) valla f
2) (receiver of stolen goods) (colloq) persona que comercia con objetos robados, reducidor, -dora m,f (AmS)

II
1.
transitive verb \<\<garden/field\>\> cercar*, vallar

2.
vi (Sport) practicar* la esgrima, hacer* esgrima
Phrasal Verbs:

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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