seam

seam
si:m
1. noun
1) (the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc.) costura
2) (the line where two things meet or join: Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.) juntura, junta
3) (a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth: a coal seam.) veta, filón

2. verb
(to sew a seam in: I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.) hacer una costura
- the seamy side of life
- the seamy side
seam n costura
seam
tr[siːm]
noun
1 SMALLSEWING/SMALL costura
2 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL juntura, junta
3 SMALLGEOLOGY/SMALL (of mineral) veta, filón nombre masculino
■ coal seam veta de carbón
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be bursting at the seams (with people) rebosar de gente 2 (with things) estar hasta los topes 3 (with food) estar a punto de reventar
to come apart at the seams (clothes) descoserse 2 (plans etc) fracasar, irse a pique, venirse abajo
seam ['si:m] vt
1) stitch: unir con costuras
2) mark: marcar
seam n
1) stitching: costura f
2) lode, vein: veta f, filón m
seam
n.
• costura s.f.
• criadero s.m.
• filón s.m.
• juntura s.f.
• sutura s.f.
• veta s.f.
v.
• coser v.
siːm
noun
1)
a) (stitching) costura f

to be bursting at the seams — \<\<building/suitcase\>\> estar* hasta el tope or hasta los topes

to come apart at the seams — \<\<organization/setup\>\> venirse* abajo; (lit: split)

her skirt was coming apart at the seams — se le estaba descosiendo la falda

b) (join) juntura f
2)
a) (of coal, gold) veta f, filón m
b) (Geol) grieta f
[siːm]
1. N
1) (Sew) costura f

to fall or come apart at the seams — descoserse

to be bursting at the seams — [dress etc] estar a punto de reventar por las costuras; (fig) * [room etc] estar a rebosar

2) (Welding) juntura f
3) (Geol) filón m , veta f
2.
VT (Sew) coser; (Tech) juntar
* * *
[siːm]
noun
1)
a) (stitching) costura f

to be bursting at the seams — \<\<building/suitcase\>\> estar* hasta el tope or hasta los topes

to come apart at the seams — \<\<organization/setup\>\> venirse* abajo; (lit: split)

her skirt was coming apart at the seams — se le estaba descosiendo la falda

b) (join) juntura f
2)
a) (of coal, gold) veta f, filón m
b) (Geol) grieta f

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