- mould
- I mould
noun
1) ((soil which is full of) rotted leaves etc.) mantillo2) (a growth on stale food etc: This bread is covered with mould.) moho•- mouldy- mouldiness
II
1. məuld noun1) (a shape into which a substance in liquid form is poured so that it may take on that shape when it cools and hardens: a jelly mould.)2) (something, especially a food, formed in a mould.)
2. verb1) (to form in a mould: The metal is moulded into long bars.) moldear2) (to work into a shape: He moulded the clay into a ball.) modelar3) (to make the shape of (something): She moulded the figure out of/in clay.) modelarmould n1. moldea candle mould un molde para hacer velas2. mohothe cheese is covered with mould el queso está cubierto de mohoSe escribe mould en inglés británico, en inglés americano se escribe moldmouldtr[məʊld]noun1 (cast) molde nombre masculino2 figurative use (type) carácter nombre masculino, temple nombre masculinotransitive verb1 (figure) moldear; (clay) modelar2 figurative use (shape character) formar; (influence) influir en\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be cast in the same mould ser cortado,-a por el mismo patrónto break the mould romper moldes————————mouldtr[məʊld]noun1 (growth) moho————————mouldtr[məʊld]noun1 (loose soil) mantillomouldn.• molde s.m.etc (BrE) mold etc
I
=mold(US) [mǝʊld] N (=fungus) moho m ; (=iron mould) orín m
II mold (US) [mǝʊld]1.N (Art, Culin , Tech etc) molde mcast in a heroic mould — de carácter heroico
to break the mould —
they broke the mould when they made him — rompieron el molde después de hacerlo a él
2. VT1) (=fashion) moldear; (=cast) vaciarmoulded plastics — plásticos mpl moldeados
2) (fig) formarit is moulded on ... — está hecho según ...
to mould o.s. on sb — tomar a algn como ejemplo
III
mold(US) [mǝʊld] N (=soil) mantillo m* * *etc (BrE) mold etc
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
