plait

plait
1. noun
1) (a length of hair arranged by dividing it into sections and passing these over one another in turn: She wore her hair in a long plait.) trenza
2) (a similar arrangement of any material: a plait of straw.) trenza

2. verb
(to arrange in this way: She plaited three strips of leather to make a belt; She plaited her hair.) trenzar
plait1 n trenza
she wears her hair in plaits llevaba el pelo recogido en trenzas
plait2 vb trenzar
can you plait my hair? ¿me trenzas el pelo?
plait
tr[plæt]
noun
1 trenza
transitive verb
1 trenzar
plait ['pleɪt, 'plæt] vt
1) pleat: plisar
2) braid: trenzar
plait n
1) pleat: pliegue m
2) braid: trenza f
plait
n.
• trenza s.f.
• trenzado s.m.
v.
• plegar v.
• tejer v.
• trenzar v.

I plæt
noun trenza f

she wore her hair in plaits — llevaba trenzas


II
transitive verb trenzar*
[plæt] (esp Brit)
1.
N trenza f

in plaits — trenzado, en trenzas

she wears her hair in plaits — lleva trenzas

2.
VT trenzar
* * *

I [plæt]
noun trenza f

she wore her hair in plaits — llevaba trenzas


II
transitive verb trenzar*

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