weave

weave
wi:v
past tense - wove; verb
1) (to make by crossing strands in a pattern: to weave cloth.) tejer; trenzar
2) (to tell (an interesting story).) tramar, crear, inventar
3) ((past tense, past participle weaved) to move backwards and forwards or from side to side: The cyclist weaved in and out of the traffic.) zigzaguear, serpentear
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weave vb tejer
El pasado de weave es wove y el participio pasado es woven; el gerundio se escribe weaving
weave
tr[wiːv]
noun
1 tejido
transitive verb (pt wove tr[wəʊv] , pp woven tr[X] , ger weaving)
1 (cloth) tejer
2 (fence, basket, nest, etc) trenzar, entretejer, tejer
3 (one's way) serpentear, zigzaguear
4 figurative use (plot, story) tramar, urdir, tejer
intransitive verb
1 (cloth) tejer
2 (zig-zag about) serpentear, zigzaguear
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to weave in and out (dance) trenzar
■ weave in and out through the traffic abrirse paso por entre el tráfico
weave ['wi:v] v, wove ['wo:v] or weaved ; woven ['wo:və n] or weaved ; weaving vt
1) : tejer (tela)
2) interlace: entretejer, entrelazar
3)
to weave one's way through : abrirse camino por
weave vi
1) : tejer
2) wind: serpentear, zigzaguear
weave n
: tejido m, trama f
weave
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: wove, woven) or: weaved•) = tejer v.
• tramar v.
• trenzar v.
n.
• tejido s.m.

I
1. wiːv
transitive verb
1) (past wove; past p woven)
a) \<\<cloth/mat\>\> tejer (en telar); \<\<basket/web\>\> tejer; \<\<story/plot\>\> tejer

they wove a roof out of branches — hicieron un techo entretejiendo ramas

b) (thread together) \<\<threads\>\> entretejer, entrelazar*; \<\<branches/straw\>\> entretejer

she weaves these anecdotes into her lectures — entreteje or intercala estas anécdotas en sus conferencias

2) (past wove or weaved; past p woven or weaved)

he weaved his way through the crowd — se abrió camino (en zigzag) entre la multitud


2.
vi
1) (past wove; past p woven) (make cloth, baskets) tejer

to get weaving — (BrE colloq) poner* manos a la obra

2)
a) (past wove or weaved; past p woven or weaved) \<\<road\>\> serpentear, zigzaguear; \<\<person\>\> zigzaguear

the cyclist was weaving in and out of the traffic — el ciclista iba zigzagueando por entre el tráfico

b) (past & past p weaved) (sway) tambalearse, bambolearse

II
mass & count noun trama f, tejido m
[wiːv] (vb: pt wove) (pp woven)
1.
N tejido m
2. VT
1) (lit) [+ fabric, basket] tejer
2) (fig) [+ story] urdir

he wove a story round these experiences — urdió una historia con estas experiencias

he wove these details into the story — entretejó or intercaló estos detalles en el cuento

3) (pt weaved or wove)
(pp weaved or woven) (=zigzag)

to weave one's way through the crowd — abrirse paso entre la multitud

he weaved or wove his way to the bathroom — fue hasta el baño haciendo eses

3. VI
1) (lit) tejer
2) (pt, pp weaved) (fig) (=move in and out) zigzaguear

he weaves from side to side, trying to dodge his opponent — va zigzagueando or se mueve de lado a lado intentando esquivar a su rival

the motorbike was weaving in and out of the traffic — la motocicleta zigzagueaba or se abría paso entre los coches

the road weaves about a lot — el camino tiene muchas curvas, el camino serpentea mucho liter

- get weaving

let's get weaving! — ¡pongamos manos a la obra!

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I
1. [wiːv]
transitive verb
1) (past wove; past p woven)
a) \<\<cloth/mat\>\> tejer (en telar); \<\<basket/web\>\> tejer; \<\<story/plot\>\> tejer

they wove a roof out of branches — hicieron un techo entretejiendo ramas

b) (thread together) \<\<threads\>\> entretejer, entrelazar*; \<\<branches/straw\>\> entretejer

she weaves these anecdotes into her lectures — entreteje or intercala estas anécdotas en sus conferencias

2) (past wove or weaved; past p woven or weaved)

he weaved his way through the crowd — se abrió camino (en zigzag) entre la multitud


2.
vi
1) (past wove; past p woven) (make cloth, baskets) tejer

to get weaving — (BrE colloq) poner* manos a la obra

2)
a) (past wove or weaved; past p woven or weaved) \<\<road\>\> serpentear, zigzaguear; \<\<person\>\> zigzaguear

the cyclist was weaving in and out of the traffic — el ciclista iba zigzagueando por entre el tráfico

b) (past & past p weaved) (sway) tambalearse, bambolearse

II
mass & count noun trama f, tejido m

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