string

string
1. striŋ noun
1) ((a piece of) long narrow cord made of threads twisted together, or tape, for tying, fastening etc: a piece of string to tie a parcel; a ball of string; a puppet's strings; apron-strings.) cuerda, cordel
2) (a fibre etc, eg on a vegetable.) fibra, hebra
3) (a piece of wire, gut etc on a musical instrument, eg a violin: His A-string broke; (also adjective) He plays the viola in a string orchestra.) cuerda
4) (a series or group of things threaded on a cord etc: a string of beads.) sarta, collar; hilera, fila

2.
verb
1) (to put (beads etc) on a string etc: The pearls were sent to a jeweller to be strung.) ensartar
2) (to put a string or strings on (eg a bow or stringed instrument): The archer strung his bow and aimed an arrow at the target.) encordar
3) (to remove strings from (vegetables etc).) desfibrar, quitar la hebra
4) (to tie and hang with string etc: The farmer strung up the dead crows on the fence.) colgar
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- stringy
- stringiness
- string bean
- stringed instruments
- have someone on a string
- have on a string
- pull strings
- pull the strings
- string out
- strung up
- stringent
- stringently
- stringency
string n
1. cordel / cuerda
I need some string to tie this parcel necesito una cuerda para atar este paquete
2. cuerda
a violin has four strings un violín tiene cuatro cuerdas
string
tr[strɪŋ]
noun
1 (cord) cuerda, cordel nombre masculino; (lace) cordón nombre masculino; (of puppet) hilo
2 (on instrument, racket) cuerda
3 (of garlic, onions) ristra; (of pearls, beads) sarta, hilo
4 (of vehicles) fila, hilera; (of hotels) cadena; (of events) serie nombre femenino, cadena, sucesión nombre femenino; (of lies, complaints) sarta; (of insults) retahíla
■ a string of best sellers una serie de best-sellers
■ a string of wins una serie de victorias
transitive verb (pt & pp strung tr[strʌŋ] )
1 (beads) ensartar, enhebrar
2 (guitar, racket) encordar
3 (beans) quitar la hebra a
plural noun the strings
1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL los instrumentos nombre masculino plural de cuerda
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
no strings attached sin (ningún) compromiso
to have somebody on a string tener a alguien en un puño
to have two strings to one's bow ser una persona de recursos
to pull strings tocar teclas
to pull strings for somebody enchufar a alguien
string bag bolsa de red
string band orquesta de cuerda
string orchestra orquestra de cuerda
string quartet cuarteto de cuerda
string vest camiseta de malla
string ['strɪŋ] vt, strung ['strʌŋ] ; stringing
1) thread: ensartar
to string beads: ensartar cuentas
2) hang: colgar (con un cordel)
string n
1) : cordel m, cuerda f
2) series: serie f, sarta f (de insultos, etc.)
3) strings npl
: cuerdas fpl (en música)
string
n.
• atadura s.f.
• brizna s.f.
• cabo s.m.
• cordel s.m.
• cordón s.m.
• cuerda s.f.
• fibra s.f.
• fila s.f.
• hebra s.f.
• hilera s.f.
• hilo s.m.
• lazo s.m.
• retahila s.f.
• ristra s.f.
• sarta s.f.
• sartal s.m.
string(s.o.) along
expr.
• tomarle a alguien el pelo expr.
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: strung) = atar con cuerdas v.
• encordar v.
• enfilar v.
• enhebrar v.
• enhilar v.
• enristrar v.
• ensartar v.

I strɪŋ
noun
1)
a) u c (cord, length of cord) cordel m, bramante m (Esp), mecate m (AmC, Méx, Ven), pita f (Andes), cáñamo m (Andes), piolín m (RPl)

a piece of string — un (trozo de) cordel (or bramante etc)

b) c (on parka) cordón m; (on apron) cinta f; (on puppet) hilo m

no strings attached — sin compromisos, sin condiciones

to be tied to somebody's apron strings — estar* pegado a las faldas de alguien

to have somebody on a string — tener* a alguien en un puño; pull I 2) a)

2) c
a) (on instrument) cuerda f; (before n)

string quartet — cuarteto m de cuerdas

b) (on racket) cuerda f
c) (in archery) cuerda f

to have several strings o more than one string to one's bow — tener* varios recursos

d) strings pl (Mus) cuerdas fpl
3) c
a) (set - of pearls, beads) sarta f, hilo m; (- of onions, garlic) ristra f
b) (series - of people) sucesión f; (- of vehicles) fila f, hilera f; (- of events) serie f, cadena f; (- of curses, complaints, lies) sarta f, retahíla f

II
(past & past p strung) transitive verb
1) (suspend) colgar*
2)
a) \<\<guitar/racket/bow\>\> encordar*, ponerle* (las) cuerdas a
b) \<\<beads/pearls\>\> ensartar, enhebrar
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Phrasal Verbs:
[strɪŋ] (vb: pt, pp strung)
1. N
1) (=cord) cuerda f , cordel m , cabuya f (LAm), mecate m (Mex); (=lace etc) cordón m
- have sb on a string
- pull strings
- have two strings to one's bow
2) (=row) [of onions, garlic] ristra f ; [of beads] hilo m , sarta f ; [of vehicles] caravana f , fila f ; [of people] hilera f , desfile m ; [of horses etc] reata f ; [of excuses, lies] sarta f , serie f ; [of curses] retahíla f

a whole string of errors — toda una serie de errores

3) (on musical instrument, racket) cuerda f

the strings — (=instruments) los instrumentos de cuerda

4) (fig) condición f

without strings — sin condiciones

there are no strings attached — esto es sin compromiso alguno

with no strings attached — sin compromiso

5) (Comput) cadena f
6) (Bot) fibra f , nervio m
2. VT
1) [+ pearls etc] ensartar

he can't even string two sentences together — ni sabe conectar dos frases seguidas

they are just stray thoughts strung together — son pensamientos aislados que se han ensartado sin propósito

2) [+ violin, tennis racket, bow] encordar
3) [+ beans etc] desfibrar
3.
CPD

string bag N — bolsa f de red

string bean N — (US) judía f verde, ejote m (Mex), poroto m verde (S. Cone)

string instrument N — instrumento m de cuerda

string orchestra N — orquesta f de cuerdas

string quartet N — cuarteto m de cuerda(s)

string section N — (Mus) sección f de cuerda(s), cuerda(s) f(pl)

string vest N — camiseta f de malla

- string along
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I [strɪŋ]
noun
1)
a) u c (cord, length of cord) cordel m, bramante m (Esp), mecate m (AmC, Méx, Ven), pita f (Andes), cáñamo m (Andes), piolín m (RPl)

a piece of string — un (trozo de) cordel (or bramante etc)

b) c (on parka) cordón m; (on apron) cinta f; (on puppet) hilo m

no strings attached — sin compromisos, sin condiciones

to be tied to somebody's apron strings — estar* pegado a las faldas de alguien

to have somebody on a string — tener* a alguien en un puño; pull I 2) a)

2) c
a) (on instrument) cuerda f; (before n)

string quartet — cuarteto m de cuerdas

b) (on racket) cuerda f
c) (in archery) cuerda f

to have several strings o more than one string to one's bow — tener* varios recursos

d) strings pl (Mus) cuerdas fpl
3) c
a) (set - of pearls, beads) sarta f, hilo m; (- of onions, garlic) ristra f
b) (series - of people) sucesión f; (- of vehicles) fila f, hilera f; (- of events) serie f, cadena f; (- of curses, complaints, lies) sarta f, retahíla f

II
(past & past p strung) transitive verb
1) (suspend) colgar*
2)
a) \<\<guitar/racket/bow\>\> encordar*, ponerle* (las) cuerdas a
b) \<\<beads/pearls\>\> ensartar, enhebrar
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Phrasal Verbs:

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