cushion

cushion
'kuʃən
1. noun
1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) cojín
2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) amortiguador

2. verb
(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) suavizar, amortiguar
cushion n cojín
cushion
tr['kʊʃən]
noun
1 (gen) cojín nombre masculino; (large) almohadón nombre masculino
2 (on billiard table) banda
3 figurative use (protection) amortiguador nombre masculino
transitive verb
1 figurative use (blow, fall) suavizar, amortiguar; (person) proteger
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
air cushion colchón nombre masculino de aire
cushion ['kʊʃən] vt
1) : poner cojines o almohadones a
2) soften: amortiguar, mitigar, suavizar
to cushion a blow: amortiguar un golpe
cushion n
1) : cojín m, almohadón m
2) protection: colchón m, protección f
cushion
n.
• almohada s.f.
• almohadón s.m.
• amortiguador s.m.
• baranda s.f.
• baranda de billar s.f.
• cojín s.m.
• lecho s.m.
v.
• acojinar v.
• amortiguar v.
• proteger con cojines v.

I 'kʊʃən
noun
a) (on chair) almohadón m, cojín m; (before n)

cushion cover — funda f de almohadón or cojín

b) (padding) colchón m

II
transitive verb
a) \<\<blow\>\> amortiguar*, suavizar*
b) (protect)

to cushion something/somebody AGAINST something — proteger* algo/a alguien contra algo

['kʊʃǝn]
1.
N (gen) cojín m ; [of chair, for knees etc] almohadilla f ; [of air, moss] colchón m ; (=edge of billiard table) banda f
2.
VT [+ blow, fall] amortiguar

to cushion sb against sth — proteger a algn de algo

3.
CPD

cushion cover N — funda f de cojín

* * *

I ['kʊʃən]
noun
a) (on chair) almohadón m, cojín m; (before n)

cushion cover — funda f de almohadón or cojín

b) (padding) colchón m

II
transitive verb
a) \<\<blow\>\> amortiguar*, suavizar*
b) (protect)

to cushion something/somebody AGAINST something — proteger* algo/a alguien contra algo


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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