linen

linen
'linin
noun
1) ((also adjective) (of) cloth made of flax used to make sheets, tablecloths, tea-towels etc: This handkerchief is made of linen; linen sheets.) lino, hilo
2) (articles made of linen or, now more usually, cotton: table-linen; bed-linen.) ropa blanca
linen n
1. ropa blanca
sheets and blankets are bed linen las sábanas y las mantas son ropa de cama
2. lino
a linen tablecloth un mantel de lino
linen
tr['lɪnɪn]
noun
1 (material) lino, hilo
2 (sheets etc) ropa blanca, lencería
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to wash one's dirty linen in public sacar a relucir los trapos sucios
bed linen ropa de cama
linen basket cesto para la ropa sucia
linen room lencería
table linen mantelería
linen ['lɪnən] n
: lino m
linen
adj.
• de lino adj.
n.
• hilo s.m.
• lencero s.m.
• lienzo s.m.
• linaza s.f.
• lino (Textil) s.m.
• ropa blanca s.f.
'lɪnən
mass noun
1) (cloth) hilo m, lino m
2) (bed linen) ropa f blanca or de cama; (table linen) mantelerías fpl

to wash one's dirty linen in public — sacar* los trapos (sucios) a relucir, sacar* los trapitos al sol (AmL); (before n)

linen basket — canasto m or cesto m de la ropa sucia

['lɪnɪn]
1. N
1) (=cloth) lino m
2) (=household linen) ropa f blanca; (=bed linen) ropa f de cama; (=table linen) mantelería f

clean linen — ropa f limpia

dirty linen — ropa f sucia or para lavar

- wash one's dirty linen in public
2.
CPD de lino

linen basket N — canasta f or cesto m de la ropa

linen closet, linen cupboard N — armario m para la ropa blanca

* * *
['lɪnən]
mass noun
1) (cloth) hilo m, lino m
2) (bed linen) ropa f blanca or de cama; (table linen) mantelerías fpl

to wash one's dirty linen in public — sacar* los trapos (sucios) a relucir, sacar* los trapitos al sol (AmL); (before n)

linen basket — canasto m or cesto m de la ropa sucia


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