staple

staple
'steipl
I noun
1) (a chief product of trade or industry.)
2) (a chief or main item (of diet etc).)

II
1. noun
1) (a U-shaped type of nail.)
2) (a U-shaped piece of wire that is driven through sheets of paper etc to fasten them together.)

2. verb
(to fasten or attach (paper etc) with staples.)
staple n grapa
staple
tr['steɪpəl]
adjective
1 (food, ingredient) básico,-a; (product, export) principal
■ they live on a staple diet of rice se alimentan principalmente de arroz
2 (usual) típico,-a, de siempre
noun
1 (main food) alimento básico; (main product) producto principal; (main thing) elemento principal
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
staple commodity artículo de primera necesidad
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staple
tr['steɪpəl]
noun
1 (fastener) grapa
transitive verb
1 grapar
staple ['steɪpəl] vt, -pled ; -pling : engrapar, grapar
staple adj
: principal, básico
a staple food: un alimento básico
staple n
1) : producto m principal
2) : grapa f (para engrapar papeles)
staple
adj.
• principal adj.
n.
• cibica s.f.
• grapa s.f.
• hebra s.f.
• materia prima s.f.
• producto principal s.m.
v.
• sujetar con grapas v.

I 'steɪpəl
noun
1) (for fastening paper, cloth etc) grapa f, ganchito m, corchete m (Chi); (before n)

staple gun — grapadora f, engrapadora f (AmL)

2)
a) (basic food) alimento m básico
b) (principal product) producto m principal
c) (raw material) materia f prima

II
adjective <food/ingredient> básico; <industry> principal

rice is their staple diet — se alimentan principalmente a base de arroz


III
transitive verb grapar, engrapar (AmL), corchetear (Chi)

to staple something together — grapar or (AmL tb) engrapar or (Chi) corchetear algo


I ['steɪpl]
1.
N (=fastener) grapa f , corchete m (S. Cone)
2.
VT sujetar con grapa
3.
CPD

staple gun N — grapadora f


II ['steɪpl]
1.
ADJ [product] de primera necesidad; [topic of conversation] clásico

their staple food or diet — su comida cotidiana, su alimento de primera necesidad

2.
N (=chief product) artículo m de primera necesidad; (=food) alimento m de primera necesidad; (=raw material) materia f prima; [of wool] fibra f (textil); [of conversation] asunto m principal, elemento m esencial
* * *

I ['steɪpəl]
noun
1) (for fastening paper, cloth etc) grapa f, ganchito m, corchete m (Chi); (before n)

staple gun — grapadora f, engrapadora f (AmL)

2)
a) (basic food) alimento m básico
b) (principal product) producto m principal
c) (raw material) materia f prima

II
adjective <food/ingredient> básico; <industry> principal

rice is their staple diet — se alimentan principalmente a base de arroz


III
transitive verb grapar, engrapar (AmL), corchetear (Chi)

to staple something together — grapar or (AmL tb) engrapar or (Chi) corchetear algo


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