rivet

rivet
'rivit
1. noun
(a sort of metal nail; a bolt for fastening plates of metal together eg when building the sides of a ship.) remache

2. verb
1) (to fasten with rivets: They riveted the sheets of metal together.) remachar
2) (to fix firmly: He stood riveted to the spot with fear; His eyes were riveted on the television.) fijar; clavar, absorber
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rivet
tr['rɪvɪt]
noun
1 remache nombre masculino
transitive verb
1 remachar
2 figurative use fijar, absorber
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be riveted to the spot quedarse clavado,-a
rivet ['rɪvət] vt
1) : remachar
2) fix: fijar (los ojos, etc.)
3) fascinate: fascinar, cautivar
rivet n
: remache m
rivet
n.
• laña s.f.
• remache s.m.
• roblón s.m.
v.
• lañar v.
• remachar v.
• roblar v.

I 'rɪvət, 'rɪvɪt
noun remache m, roblón m

II
transitive verb
a) (attach) remachar

to rivet something TO something — unir algo a algo con remaches

b) (fix) (usu pass)

to be riveted TO/ON something/somebody: my eyes were riveted to the screen estaba absorto, con los ojos clavados en la pantalla; their eyes were riveted on her — no le quitaban los ojos de encima

c) (fascinate) (usu pass) fascinar

the audience was riveted — el público estaba fascinado

['rɪvɪt]
1.
N remache m
2. VT
1) (Tech) remachar
2) (fig) (=grasp) [+ attention] captar; (=fasten) [+ eyes, attention, gaze] (on sth/sb) fijar

it riveted our attention — nos llamó fuertemente la atención, lo miramos fascinados

to be riveted to sth — tener los ojos puestos en algo

* * *

I ['rɪvət, 'rɪvɪt]
noun remache m, roblón m

II
transitive verb
a) (attach) remachar

to rivet something TO something — unir algo a algo con remaches

b) (fix) (usu pass)

to be riveted TO/ON something/somebody: my eyes were riveted to the screen estaba absorto, con los ojos clavados en la pantalla; their eyes were riveted on her — no le quitaban los ojos de encima

c) (fascinate) (usu pass) fascinar

the audience was riveted — el público estaba fascinado


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