- nail
- neil
1. noun1) (a piece of horn-like substance which grows over the ends of the fingers and toes to protect them: I've broken my nail; toe-nails; Don't bite your finger-nails.) uña2) (a thin pointed piece of metal used to fasten pieces of wood etc together: He hammered a nail into the wall and hung a picture on it.) clavo
2. verb(to fasten with nails: He nailed the picture to the wall.) clavar- nail-file
- nail-polish
- nail-varnish
- nail-scissors
- hit the nail on the head
nail1 n1. uñashe has long nails tiene las uñas largas2. clavohit the nail with a hammer dale al clavo con un martillonail2 vb clavarthe carpet is nailed to the floor la moqueta está clavada al suelonailtr[neɪl]noun1 (on finger, toe) uña■ to bite/cutim one's nails morderse/cortarse/arreglarse las uñas2 (metal) clavotransitive verb1 clavar, fijar con clavos2 familiar pillar, coger\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas hard as nails más duro,-a que una piedrato pay on the nail pagar a tocatejato hit the nail on the head dar en el clavonail clippers cortaúñas nombre masculinonail enamel SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL esmalte nombre masculino para las uñasnail polish esmalte nombre masculino para las uñasnail scissors tijeras nombre femenino plural para las uñasnail varnish esmalte nombre masculino para las uñasnail varnish remover quitaesmaltes nombre masculinonail ['neɪl] vt: clavar, sujetar con clavosnail n1) fingernail: uña fnail file: lima (de uñas)nail polish: laca de uñas2) : clavo mto hit the nail on the head: dar en el clavonailn.• clavo s.m.• espiga s.f.• punta s.f.• uña s.f.v.• clavar v.• clavetear v.• coger v.• empernar v.• enclavar v.
I neɪlnoun1) (Const) clavo m; (smaller) puntilla fa nail in somebody's coffin: this failure is another nail in his coffin este fracaso es otro paso camino a su derrota; to be as hard as nails ser* muy duro (de corazón); to hit the nail on the head dar* en el clavo; to pay on the nail (colloq) pagar* en el acto; they paid cash on the nail — pagaron a tocateja (Esp) or (RPl) pagaron taca taca or (Chi, Ven) chin-chin or (Méx) en caliente (y de repente) (fam)
2) (Anat) uña fto cut one's nails — cortarse las uñas; (before n)
nail polish o (BrE also) varnish — esmalte m de uñas
nail polish o (BrE also) varnish remover — quitaesmalte m
II
transitive verb1) (fix) clavarhe was nailed to the spot in fear — se quedó clavado en el sitio de puro miedo
2) (colloq) (apprehend) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger•Phrasal Verbs:- nail up[neɪl]1. N1) (Anat) uña fto bite one's nails — morderse las uñas
2) (metal) clavo ma nail in sb's coffin —
this is another nail in his coffin — este es otro paso hacia su destrucción
- hit the nail on the head- pay cash on the nailhard 1., 1)2. VT1) (=fix with nails) clavar, sujetar con clavosto nail two things together — fijar or unir dos cosas con clavos
2) * (=catch, get hold of) agarrar, pillar *3) (=expose) [+ lie] poner al descubierto; [+ rumour] demostrar la falsedad de4) (=define) definir, precisar3.CPDnail bomb N — bomba f de metralla
nail clippers NPL — cortauñas m inv
nail enamel (US) N — esmalte m de uñas
nail extension N — prótesis f de uña
nail file N — lima f (para las uñas)
nail polish N — esmalte m de uñas
nail polish remover N — quitaesmalte m
nail scissors NPL — tijeras fpl para las uñas
nail varnish N — esmalte m de uñas
nail varnish remover N — quitaesmalte m
- nail up* * *
I [neɪl]noun1) (Const) clavo m; (smaller) puntilla fa nail in somebody's coffin: this failure is another nail in his coffin este fracaso es otro paso camino a su derrota; to be as hard as nails ser* muy duro (de corazón); to hit the nail on the head dar* en el clavo; to pay on the nail (colloq) pagar* en el acto; they paid cash on the nail — pagaron a tocateja (Esp) or (RPl) pagaron taca taca or (Chi, Ven) chin-chin or (Méx) en caliente (y de repente) (fam)
2) (Anat) uña fto cut one's nails — cortarse las uñas; (before n)
nail polish o (BrE also) varnish — esmalte m de uñas
nail polish o (BrE also) varnish remover — quitaesmalte m
II
transitive verb1) (fix) clavarhe was nailed to the spot in fear — se quedó clavado en el sitio de puro miedo
2) (colloq) (apprehend) agarrar or (esp Esp) coger•Phrasal Verbs:- nail up
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
