- tab
- tæb
noun1) (a small flat piece of some material attached to, or part of, something larger, which stands up so that it can be seen, held, pulled etc: You open the packet by pulling the tab.) lengüeta; anilla (de lata)2) (a strip of material attached to a piece of clothing by which it can be hung up: Hang your jacket up by the tab.) lengüeta3) (a piece of material with a person's name or some other mark on it, attached to a piece of clothing so that its owner can be identified.) etiquetatabtr[tæb]noun1 (flap) lengüeta; (on can) anilla2 (label) etiqueta3 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (bill) cuenta4 (on computer) tabulador nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto keep a tab on something controlar algoto keep tabs on somebody vigilar a alguiento pick up the tab pagar la cuentatab ['tæb] n1) flap, tag: lengüeta f (de un sobre, una caja, etc.), etiqueta f (de ropa)2) tabulator3) bill, check: cuenta f4)to keep tabs on : tener bajo vigilanciatabn.• lengüeta s.f.tæbnoun1)a) (flap) lengüeta fb) (label - for indexing) ceja f; (- on clothing) etiqueta f2) (account, bill) (colloq) cuenta f
to keep tabs on something/somebody — tener* algo/a algn controlado
to pick up the tab — (colloq)
the company will pick up the tab — la empresa corre con los gastos
they left early and I had to pick up the tab — se fueron pronto y acabé pagando yo la cuenta
3) (on typewriter, word processor) tabulador m; (before n) <character/key/stop> de tabulación; (setting)to set tabs — definir tabuladores
4) (ring pull) (AmE) anilla f[tæb]1. N1) (on garment) (=flap) oreja f , lengüeta f ; (=loop) presilla f ; (=label) etiqueta f ; (=marker) (on file) ceja f ; [of cheque] resguardo m- keep tabs on sb- keep tabs on2) (US) cuenta f- pick up the tab3) (also: tabulator) tabulador m2.CPDtab key N — tecla f de tabulación
* * *[tæb]noun1)a) (flap) lengüeta fb) (label - for indexing) ceja f; (- on clothing) etiqueta f2) (account, bill) (colloq) cuenta fto keep tabs on something/somebody — tener* algo/a algn controlado
to pick up the tab — (colloq)
the company will pick up the tab — la empresa corre con los gastos
they left early and I had to pick up the tab — se fueron pronto y acabé pagando yo la cuenta
3) (on typewriter, word processor) tabulador m; (before n) <character/key/stop> de tabulación; (setting)to set tabs — definir tabuladores
4) (ring pull) (AmE) anilla f
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.