Meaning of "lycra" in the Spanish dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF LYCRA IN SPANISH

lycra

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LYCRA

Lycra is a noun.

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WHAT DOES LYCRA MEAN IN SPANISH?

Spandex

Elastano

Spandex is a synthetic fiber well known for its high elasticity, invented in 1959 by chemist Joseph Shivers, who worked for DuPont. The US company DuPont patented its invention in 1959 and gave it the well-known brand name LYCRA. The LYCRA fiber is now owned by the company Invista. It is not a fabric but one of the fibers that make up a fabric. Its properties are to give elasticity and higher quality than other elastanos. When introduced for the first time, elastane revolutionized many areas of the textile industry. Nowadays it is used mainly in the sports field thanks to its flexibility and lightness. It is a very long chain polymer, composed with a minimum of 85% segmented polyurethane; Obtaining continuous filaments which may be multifilament or monofilament. Elastane is used in conjunction with other fibers to make optimal fabrics for producing underwear, women's clothing, and socks.

El elastano o spandex es una fibra sintética muy conocida por su gran elasticidad, inventada en 1959 por el químico Joseph Shivers, quien trabajaba para la compañía DuPont. La empresa estadounidense DuPont patentó su invención en 1959 y le dio el conocido nombre de marca LYCRA. La fibra LYCRA es hoy propiedad de la empresa Invista. No es un tejido sino una de las fibras que componen un tejido. Sus propiedades son de dar elasticidad y mayor calidad que otros elastanos. Cuando se introdujo por primera vez, el elastano revolucionó muchas áreas de la industria textíl. Hoy en día es utilizado sobre todo en el ámbito deportivo gracias a su flexibilidad y ligereza. Es un polímero de cadena muy larga, compuesto con un mínimo del 85% de poliuretano segmentado; obteniéndose filamentos continuos que pueden ser multifilamento o monofilamento. El elastano se utiliza conjuntamente con otras fibras para fabricar tejidos óptimos para producir ropa interior, ropa femenina, calcetines.

Definition of lycra in the Spanish dictionary

The definition of lycra in the dictionary is elastic synthetic fabric, generally used in garment making.

En el diccionario castellano lycra significa tejido sintético elástico, utilizado generalmente en la confección de prendas de vestir.

TRANSLATION OF LYCRA

Find out the translation of lycra to 25 languages with our Spanish multilingual translator.

The translations of lycra from Spanish to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lycra» in Spanish.

• Translator Spanish - Chinese: 莱卡纤维
• Spanish: lycra
• Translator Spanish - English: Lycra
• Translator Spanish - Hindi: लाइक्रा
• Translator Spanish - Arabic: ليكرا
• Translator Spanish - Russian: лайкра
• Translator Spanish - Portuguese: licra
• Translator Spanish - Bengali: লিক্রা
• Translator Spanish - French: lycra
• Translator Spanish - Malay: lycra
• Translator Spanish - German: Lycra
• Translator Spanish - Japanese: ライクラ
• Translator Spanish - Korean: 라이크라
• Translator Spanish - Javanese: lycra
• Translator Spanish - Vietnamese: vải thun Lycra
• Translator Spanish - Tamil: லைக்ரா
• Translator Spanish - Marathi: lycra
• Translator Spanish - Turkish: likra
• Translator Spanish - Italian: lycra
• Translator Spanish - Polish: lycra
• Translator Spanish - Ukrainian: лайкра
• Translator Spanish - Romanian: lycra
• Translator Spanish - Greek: λύκρα
• Translator Spanish - Afrikaans: lycra
• Translator Spanish - Swedish: lykra
• Translator Spanish - Norwegian: lycra

10 SPANISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LYCRA»

Discover the use of lycra in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lycra and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Spanish literature.

Proyectación de hilos

Elastano La lycra, fabricada por Du Pont, es un poliuretano segmentado a base de un éter polibutilénico que actúa como un muelle entre los grupos funcionales de poliuretano. Su densidad es de 1,21 g/cm3 y tiene una tasa legal de 1,3.

Feliu Marsal Amenós, 1997

Textiles panamericanos

... Tcrrot II 108 Descripción Velour Jai L|u,i¡il 4-TracL Jersey 4-Track Jersey 4- Track Jersey 4-Track Jersey 4-Track Jer*ey 4-Track Jcrwry Single Knit Single Knit Single Knit Lycra Mirú-Jacqua/d Lycra Futí Elcc. Jacquord Full Elcc. Jacquard Miní ...

Expediciones: paso a paso hacia la cima

Composición: 50% Coolmax, 27% lana, 22% nylon y 1% lycra. - Uso Montaña. Cuando vamos ganando altitud, además de que el pie se mantenga seco necesitamos aumentar el aislamiento térmico, por lo que utilizaremos las fibras huecas, ...

Endika Urtaran, David Rosa, Jorge Verdeguer, 2003

Las multinacionales regionales

En el textil, donde Lycra es su producto estelar (utilizado en sujetadores, prendas de ciclismo o en mezclas con cuero), los productos que llevan la etiqueta «Lycra» se venden con un 20-25% de recargo sobre los mismos productos que ...

Alan M. Rugman, 2007

Cita sin anestesia

Lisa Cach. Seda. versus. lycra ... Y tampoco me. Seda versus lycra ...

Lisa Cach, 2011

Pack Chik Lit

Lisa Cach, Caren Lissner, Leigh Riker. Seda. versus. lycra ... habitación así. Y tampoco me. Seda versus lycra ...

Lisa Cach, Caren Lissner, Leigh Riker, 2013

Limes: lexicografía y lexicología de las lenguas de especialidad

Prendas de vestir y material textil: bottom-bra®, licra/lycra®, nailon/ny- lon®, wonderbra®, tergal®, velcro®, chiruca®. Juegos: escalextric®, futbolín®, hula- hop®, mecano®, ping-pong®, tazo®, yoyó®. Material de construcción: neopreno ®, ...

Hugo E. Lombardini, Maria Carreras i Goicoechea, 2008

Para ti

¿Querés que tu traje de baño Conserve SU forma y elasticidad por más tiempo? Busca ia etiqueta LYCRA®. Tra^deban0l LYCRA [ofertas para ti] Safan urbano 1. Cazadora de gabardina, antes. Las mejores marcas TIENEN etiqueta LYCRA® ...

Lencería

Lycra y Lastex Marca registrada que se introdujo en 1959, después de que el material se inventó en los laboratorios de Dupont, en EE.UU. La Lycra es una tela sintética con una red sumamente elástica que tiene las mismas propiedades que ...

Klaus Carl, 2011

Historia de las palabras

Joseph Shiver desarrolló en 1958 un tejido sintético al que denominó K. DuPont lo registró como Lycra. El producto tuvo inmediata aceptación entre deportistas ( los esquiadores y los nadadores, agradecidos), pero además alcanzó altos ...

Daniel Balmaceda,, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LYCRA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lycra is used in the context of the following news items.

INVISTA Introduces the Next Generation of Lycra® Sport ...

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--INVISTA, owner of the LYCRA® brand, and one of the world's largest integrated producers of polymers and fibers, will ... «Business Wire, Jul 16»

Angry motorists call for the end of the Lycra lout cyclists

Three out of four motorists called for cyclists to be licenced to help put an end to Lycra louts, with one in three saying they had experienced road rage from ... «Daily Mail, Jun 16»

Lace And Lycra: Clergy Clothing 'For Curves'

A line in clergy couture is creating a stir by offering females in the Anglican church daring designs featuring colourful lycra and lace alongside the traditional dog ... «Sky News, May 16»

Lycra, cyclists and cafes: acceptable or controversial?

This perennial question has been raised again after the proprietor of a hotel in North Canterbury put up a sign outside his premises saying: "No Lycra shorts ... «The Southland Times, Apr 16»

New Zealand hotel bans cyclists in Lycra to cut out 'bulges' at breakfast

Lycra has been banned at breakfast at New Zealand's Plough Hotel because of 'bumps and bulges' which are on display. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the ... «The Guardian, Apr 16»

North Canterbury hotel bans Lycra-clad cyclists

The Plough Hotel are banning lycra as they introduce their new breakfast ... Mike Saunders, owner of The Plough Hotel in Rangiora, with his lycra-banning sign. «Stuff.co.nz, Apr 16»

Neighbours actor Jeremy Kewley 'assaulted young boys and made ...

A court heard that Kewley, 55, would promise the boys the opportunities to gain acting roles in movies and commercials and would dress them in tight Lycra ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 16»

Giant cowbells and fur-lined Lycra: in the log cabin with The Jump's ...

Brian McFadden sits at the bar in fur-lined Lycra, looking like a cross between Buffalo Bill and Mr Motivator. An oompah band parps out the same five-note motif ... «The Guardian, Feb 16»

Así es un MAMIL (o el viajero a una lycra pegado)

La industria turística se rinde definitivamente al nuevo perfil viajero: los MAMIL (Middle Aged Men in Lycra) o, lo que es igual, hombres de mediana edad ... «ocholeguas.com, Jan 16»

Aroused Lycra-clad cyclist prompts Manchester cop dragnet

Manchester cops swooped on a city centre tram stop on Tuesday after a concerned woman reported a man sporting both Lycra cycling shorts and an erection, ... «The Register, Dec 15»