peg

peg
peɡ
1. noun
1) (a usually short, not very thick, piece of wood, metal etc used to fasten or mark something: There were four pegs stuck in the ground.) clavija, estaca
2) (a hook on a wall or door for hanging clothes etc on: Hang your clothes on the pegs in the cupboard.) percha, colgador
3) ((also clothes-peg) a wooden or plastic clip for holding clothes etc to a rope while drying.) pinza

2. verb
(to fasten with a peg: She pegged the clothes on the washing-line.) tender
- take someone down a peg or two
- take down a peg or two
- take someone down a peg
- take down a peg
peg n
1. pinza
we hang the washing out with clothes pegs tendemos la colada sujetándola con pinzas
2. colgador / gancho
hang your coat on the peg cuelga el abrigo en el colgador
peg
tr[peg]
noun
1 (for hanging clothes on) percha, colgador nombre masculino
2 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL clavija
transitive verb (pt & pp pegged, ger pegging)
1 (clothes) tender (out, -); (tent) fijar con estacas (down, -)
2 (prices) fijar, estabilizar
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to buy clothes off the peg comprar ropa de confección
to take somebody down a peg or two bajarle los humos a alguien
tent peg estaca, estaquilla
tuning peg clavija
peg ['pɛg] vt, pegged ; pegging
1) plug: tapar (con una clavija)
2) fasten, fix: sujetar (con estaquillas)
3)
to peg out mark: marcar (con estaquillas)
peg n
: estaquilla f (para clavar), clavija f (para tapar)
peg
n.
• abismal s.m.
• clavija s.f.
• colgadero s.m.
• espiche s.m.
• espiga s.f.
• estaca s.f.
• estaquilla s.f.
• hito s.m.
• macho s.m.
• pinza s.f.
v.
• empernar v.
• enclavijar v.
• envirar v.
• estabilizar v.
• estaquillar v.
• fijar v.

I peg
noun
1)
a) (in ground) estaca f; (in furniture, barrel) estaquilla f; (in mountaineering) clavija f; (on violin, guitar) clavija f; (tent peg) estaquilla f; (on board game) pieza o ficha que encaja en un tablero

like a square peg in a round hole — totalmente fuera de lugar, como gallina en corral ajeno (fam) or (Ven fam) como cucaracha en fiesta de gallina or (RPl fam) como sapo de otro pozo

to take o bring somebody down a peg (or two) — bajarle los humos a alguien, poner* a alguien en su sitio

b) (clothes peg) (BrE) see clothes
2) (hook, hanger) colgador m, perchero m, gancho m; (before n)

an off-the-peg suit — (esp BrE) un traje de confección


II
-gg- transitive verb
1) (attach, secure) sujetar, asegurar (con estaquillas etc)

to peg the clothes (out) — (BrE) tender* la ropa

2) (Econ, Fin)
a) (fix, limit) \<\<price/salary\>\> congelar
b) (link)

to peg something TO something — vincular algo a algo

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Phrasal Verbs:
[peɡ]
1. N
1) (in ground, tent peg) estaca f; (=clothes peg) pinza f, broche m (LAm); (Mus) (=tuning peg) clavija f; (in board game) ficha f; (in barrel) estaquilla f; (Croquet) piquete m; (Climbing) clavija f
- take or bring sb down a peg or two
square 2., 1)
2) (for coat, hat) gancho m, colgador m

off the peg — (Brit) confeccionado, de confección

an off-the-peg suit — un traje confeccionado or de confección

he always buys clothes off the peg — siempre compra ropa confeccionada or de confección

3) (=pretext) pretexto m

use the new law as a peg for the question — utiliza la nueva ley como pretexto para hacer la pregunta

a peg on which to hang a theory — un punto de apoyo para justificar una teoría

2. VT
1) (=secure) (gen) fijar; [+ clothes] (on line) tender; [+ tent] fijar con estacas, sujetar con estacas; peg out
2) (fig)
a) (=fix) [+ prices, wages] fijar, estabilizar (at, to en)

the Bank wants to peg rates at 9% — el banco quiere fijar or estabilizar las tasas en el 9%

b) (=link) vincular (to a)

they continue to peg their currencies to the dollar — siguen vinculando su moneda al dólar

c) * (=categorize) [+ person] encasillar

here you're pegged by what you wear — aquí te encasillan por la ropa que llevas

his accent pegged him as an Englishman — su acento lo delataba como inglés

d)

to peg one's hopes on sth — depositar or cifrar sus esperanzas en algo

3.
CPD

peg leg N — pata f de palo

- peg away
- peg out
* * *

I [peg]
noun
1)
a) (in ground) estaca f; (in furniture, barrel) estaquilla f; (in mountaineering) clavija f; (on violin, guitar) clavija f; (tent peg) estaquilla f; (on board game) pieza o ficha que encaja en un tablero

like a square peg in a round hole — totalmente fuera de lugar, como gallina en corral ajeno (fam) or (Ven fam) como cucaracha en fiesta de gallina or (RPl fam) como sapo de otro pozo

to take o bring somebody down a peg (or two) — bajarle los humos a alguien, poner* a alguien en su sitio

b) (clothes peg) (BrE) see clothes
2) (hook, hanger) colgador m, perchero m, gancho m; (before n)

an off-the-peg suit — (esp BrE) un traje de confección


II
-gg- transitive verb
1) (attach, secure) sujetar, asegurar (con estaquillas etc)

to peg the clothes (out) — (BrE) tender* la ropa

2) (Econ, Fin)
a) (fix, limit) \<\<price/salary\>\> congelar
b) (link)

to peg something TO something — vincular algo a algo

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Phrasal Verbs:

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