pelo
hair ; bristle.
They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.
A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.
abundancia de pelo
hair coat
West African indigenous pigs are black, white, black and white or pied in colour with well developed hair coat and erect ears.
aclarar el pelo
lighten + Posesivo + hair
I've heard that using lemon juice in your hair and sitting in the sun lightens your hair.
ajustarse el pelo
adjust + Posesivo + hair
Standing nervously before the full-length mirror, she adjusted her hair for the umpteenth time and smoothed the rumples out of her dress.
alisador del pelo
straightener
hair straightener
There are a few secrets to having your hair in tip-top condition - eating well, drinking water, and not over using hairdryers or straighteners.
The heat from a hair straightener can kill the head lice eggs and adult lice.
apartarse el pelo de los ojos
flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes
She smiled at him flicking a bit of her mousy brown hair out of her eyes.
a pelo
bareback
This was her first time cantering, and she did it bareback too!.
arrancar el pelo [También usado con este orden tear + Possivo + hair out]
tear + Posesivo + hair out
pluck + Posesivo + hair
She has spent weeks imprisoned, tearing her hair out, screaming herself hoarse with cries of innocence.
Jessy spends a lot of her time plucking her hair - her favorite parts include her shins and armpits.
arrancarse el pelo [También usado con este orden tear + Possivo + hair out]
tear + Posesivo + hair out
She has spent weeks imprisoned, tearing her hair out, screaming herself hoarse with cries of innocence.
arrancarse el pelo a manojos
tear + Posesivo + hair out
People are clearly extremely upset, apparently tearing their hair out at having to deal with spam.
arreglar el pelo
do + Posesivo + hair
Cecily had a number of servants to do her hair and put on her shoes after she dressed.
arreglarse el pelo
primp
primp + Posesivo + hair
adjust + Posesivo + hair
Personally I think its time to revive the women's movement on a grander scale, as a lot of girls and young women are thinking they have to primp and preen to be worthy.
The camera pans to each of the four actors, but when it gets to Tara, you see her flirtatiously looking at the camera and primping her hair.
Standing nervously before the full-length mirror, she adjusted her hair for the umpteenth time and smoothed the rumples out of her dress.
asomar el pelo
show + Posesivo + face
I've been told to get over here again and show my face!.
bola de pelo
furball
hairball
They told us our cat has problems with furballs but it was nothing to be worried about.
Hairballs pose a potential danger for cats by blocking the passage of digested food through the intestines, causing an impaction.
cable de pelos
stranded wire
These new wire strippers and cutters cut both solid and stranded wires.
caída de pelo
hair loss
Behind the scenes of romantic poetry, there are real-life tales of false teeth, hair loss, headaches, opium addiction, tuberculosis, and dementia that have so little glamor or poetic resonance.
cambiar el pelo
moult [molt, -USA]
It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
champú para el pelo
hair shampoo
If you've spilled a lot of hair shampoo on the carpet, you will find it easier to remove it with a dustpan (but not the brush) rather than trying to wipe it.
coger la ocasión por los pelos
make + hay while the sun shines
take + time by the forelock
The villagers are using this break in the weather to dig themselves out as much as possible and so the streets are full of dozers and shovels etc,. 'Making hay while the sun shines'.
So by taking time by the forelock, I learned that 'prevention is better than cure'.
con el pelo cobrizo
copper-haired
Rebellious, copper-haired teenager Niamh Keegan feels like a spare part in her boring, staid adopted family.
con forma de pelo
hair-like
Basically, snot is a mixture of mucous and the particles that the cilia (hair-like projections in the nose) filter out.
con pelo cano [Escrito grey-haired en inglés británico] [Escrito gray-haired en inglés americano]
gray-haired
grey-haired
The gray-haired bishop spoke haltingly at first, choosing his words with care.
Not that they were all grey-haired; some had brown, some had blond - some had very little hair at all.
con pelos y señales
blow-by-blow
Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere.
cortarse el pelo
have + Posesivo + hair cut
I'd been toying with the idea of having my hair cut at a hairdressing academy for a while and took the plunge when my hair got out of control with split ends and whatnot.
corte de pelo
hair cut
The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.
cuando las ranas críen pelos
when hell freezes over
when pigs fly
After claiming they'd get back together 'when hell freezes over,' The Eagles did exactly that and this excellent album is the result.
Somebody once told me that Arabs and Jews will come together when pigs fly.
del grosor de un pelo
hairline
Didot's first neo-classic type did not show marked contrast, but later developments of the form, by Didot himself and by Bodoni in Italy, resulted by 1800 in faces of great contrast combined with vertical stress and unbracketed, hairline serifs.
de medio pelo
small-time
From small-time stick-ups to vengeful bloodbaths, they become insatiable predators without scruples.
de pelo blanco
white-haired
The author analyzes the scriptural symbolism in an illustrated initial depicting the Crucifixion, focusing on the significance of a white-haired and bearded Christ.
de pelo cano [Escrito grey-haired en inglés británico] [Escrito gray-haired en inglés americano]
gray-haired
grey-haired
white-haired
The gray-haired bishop spoke haltingly at first, choosing his words with care.
Not that they were all grey-haired; some had brown, some had blond - some had very little hair at all.
The author analyzes the scriptural symbolism in an illustrated initial depicting the Crucifixion, focusing on the significance of a white-haired and bearded Christ.
de pelo cobrizo
copper-haired
Rebellious, copper-haired teenager Niamh Keegan feels like a spare part in her boring, staid adopted family.
de pelo espeso y tieso
bushy-haired
A. Einstein is the famous bushy-haired father of relativity theory.
de pelo negro
dark-haired
He was a lady-killer - tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.
de pelo oscuro
dark-haired
He was a lady-killer - tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.
desgreñar el pelo
rumple + Posesivo + hair
She grinned at me before rumpling my chestnut brown hair affectionately.
desmelenar el pelo
rumple + Posesivo + hair
She grinned at me before rumpling my chestnut brown hair affectionately.
erizar los pelos
bristle
In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.
escapar por los pelos
have + a close call
have + a narrow escape
have + a lucky escape
have + a close shave
have + a narrow shave
Most people have had a close call with another car, a person walking, or an object while driving.
I and all friends, thankfully, are safe - although one or two had narrow escapes.
A US woman had a lucky escape when a burglar's bullet bounced off the metal underwire in her bra.
A woman on board a roller-coaster ride had a close shave yesterday when the wooden train derailed as it reached the platform.
Vincent, another of the sailors, also had a narrow shave, he did not fall in but his bag did.
escaparse por los pelos
escape by + the skin of + Posesivo + teeth
Zelda has since had numerous adventures, escaping by the skin of her teeth at times.
escape por los pelos
close call
close shave
In the seconds after a close call, you might think of the consequences of the crash - serious injuries, a hospital stay, rehabilitation, and recovery.
I am glad that, after a close shave with near bankruptcy two years ago, you have successfully returned to profitability.
estilo de pelo
hairstyle
Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.
extensión de pelo
hair extension
She lived beyond her means, routinely spending thousands of bucks on hair extensions and beauty treatments and throwing lavish parties for him.
fisura del grosor de un pelo
hairline fracture
This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.
ganar por los pelos
pip + Nombre + at/to the (finishing) post
We were really impressed with the high level of entries to the competition, but Eloise just pipped the others at the finishing post.
goma del pelo
hair bobble
She went to the dollar store and bought a whole bunch of stickers and junk (hair bobbles etc) to send to her grandkids.
grieta del grosor de un pelo
hairline crack
Not always, but concrete countertops can develop hairline cracks.
hasta que las ranas críen pelos [También escrito until the cows come home] [También escrito until hell freezes over]
till the cows come home
till hell freezes over
I put you on notice that you may argue till the cows come home about Jabari having blood on his hands, but the plain truth in this case is that Jabari and Hamas were honoring the ceasefire.
But while he detested abolitionism, he passionately loved the Union and felt even greater hatred toward secessionists, vowing to 'fight them till hell freezes over'.
horquilla del pelo
hair grip
Children insert toys, sweets, hairpins, hair grips, safety pins, etc. into the vagina mainly out of curiosity.
horquilla para el pelo
bobby pin
It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.
implante de pelo
hair implant
The cost of hair implants is determined by the amount of hair that needs to be transplanted.
lavado de pelo
shampooing
The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.
lavarse el pelo
shampoo + Posesivo + hair
wash + Posesive + hair
The most important thing you can do to prevent or resolve oily hair is to shampoo your hair daily.
Prince Harry has reportedly owned up to his friends that he has not washed his hair for two years.
lavarse el pelo con champú
shampoo + Posesivo + hair
The most important thing you can do to prevent or resolve oily hair is to shampoo your hair daily.
librarse por los pelos
escape by + the skin of + Posesivo + teeth
have + a narrow escape
have + a lucky escape
have + a close call
have + a close shave
have + a narrow shave
Zelda has since had numerous adventures, escaping by the skin of her teeth at times.
I and all friends, thankfully, are safe - although one or two had narrow escapes.
A US woman had a lucky escape when a burglar's bullet bounced off the metal underwire in her bra.
Most people have had a close call with another car, a person walking, or an object while driving.
A woman on board a roller-coaster ride had a close shave yesterday when the wooden train derailed as it reached the platform.
Vincent, another of the sailors, also had a narrow shave, he did not fall in but his bag did.
manojo de pelos
clump of hair
To help you visualize this, imagine a pipe coated with all sorts of gunk on the inside, like moldy clumps of hair and goops of shower gel.
manta de pelo
hair coat
West African indigenous pigs are black, white, black and white or pied in colour with well developed hair coat and erect ears.
mechón de pelo
tuft of hair
His greying tufts of hair stuck out from underneath his hat, his suit was over-the-top formal, and he had a face like a funeral.
montar a pelo
ride + bareback
Riding bareback can be both a thrill and a challenge but more importantly it is an excellent way to build a bond with your horse .
mudar el pelo
moult [molt, -USA]
It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
nacimiento del pelo
hairline
And it's getting worse by the month as his hairline recedes further and further back across his cranium.
no tener ni un pelo de tonto
there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre
Arabin stared at the interruption, but the man continued: 'You need not stare; there are no flies about me - what I say I mean to do'.
no tener pelos en la lengua
call + a spade a spade
not to hold any punches
It's about time that people stopped tip-toeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.
He doesn't hold any punches and likes to tell it like it is.
no vérsele el pelo a Alguien
not see hide nor hair of
However, I never saw hide nor hair of her after that conversation.
pañuelo del pelo [Para la cabeza]
headscarf [headscarves, -pl.]
foulard
I have been wearing a headscarf when I leave the privacy of my home for 25 years, since I was 17.
It is the same principle that has restricted displays of Muslim identity in women by banning the headscarf (foulard) in public spaces such as national schools.
parecido a los pelos
hair-like
Basically, snot is a mixture of mucous and the particles that the cilia (hair-like projections in the nose) filter out.
pelo cano
grey hair [gray hair]
white hair
The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.
Poliosis is the name given to a localized patch of white hair.
pelo corto [Generalmente para referirse a las mujeres]
crop hairstyle
A sexy short crop hairstyle with spiky messy wisps gives this style boyish appeal.
pelo de caballo
horsehair
Ink balls consisted of leather pads 15 cm. in diameter, mounted in wooden cups and handles and stuffed with wool or horsehair = Los tampones constaban de almohadillas de cuero de 15 cm de diámetro, montados en cuencos de madera y mangos y rellenas de lana o pelo de caballo.
pelo + encanecer
hair + turn grey
This method of preventing your hair from turning grey will work for just about anyone.
pelo gris
grey hair [gray hair]
white hair
The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.
Poliosis is the name given to a localized patch of white hair.
pelo lacio
straight hair
limp hair
Curls are something every girl with straight hair wants.
It's so cool to find that there are other girls out there who have fine limp hair and a cowlick.
pelo liso
straight hair
limp hair
Curls are something every girl with straight hair wants.
It's so cool to find that there are other girls out there who have fine limp hair and a cowlick.
pelo + ponerse cano
hair + turn grey
This method of preventing your hair from turning grey will work for just about anyone.
pelo rubio
fair hair
blond(e) hair
I have very fair hair on my upper lip and it has never bothered me much, but the other day i decided to pluck it.
Be sure not to overdo it when putting colour accents into your blonde hair.
pelos y señales
chapter and verse
To back up his story in such cases he must have chapter and verse to show to the reader on the real facts of the matter.
perder por los pelos
pip + Nombre + at/to the (finishing) post
We were really impressed with the high level of entries to the competition, but Eloise just pipped the others at the finishing post.
pérdida de pelo
hair loss
Behind the scenes of romantic poetry, there are real-life tales of false teeth, hair loss, headaches, opium addiction, tuberculosis, and dementia that have so little glamor or poetic resonance.
pinza del pelo
hair claw
These unique hair claws covered with rhinestone are a stepped-up version of today's most popular accessories.
pinzas del pelo
hair clip
These hair clips and barrettes are a great way to help keep the hair out of your dogs eyes.
poner los pelos de punta
bristle
scare + the living daylights out of
frighten + the living daylights out of
frighten + Nombre + to death
make + Posesivo + hair stand on end
scare + the hell out of
give + Nombre + the willies
give + Nombre + the creeps
give + Nombre + the shivers
give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies
make + Posesivo + skin crawl
get + the willies
frighten + the hell out of
frighten + the shit out of
scare + the shit out of
frighten + the wits out of
scare + the wits out of
scare + the life out of
frighten + the life out of
frighten + the pants off
scare + the pants off
make + Posesivo + flesh creep
make + Posesivo + flesh crawl
In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.
Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.
Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by.
He didn't kill them, but frightened them to death and made them run away.
He was most definitely not their kind of Republican - a moderate, a maverick; outspokenly full of opinions that made their hair stand on end.
Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.
The romance fizzled - Rogers later said the idea of being holed up with the tycoon on the isolated hilltop gave her the willies.
He had dozens of these in his basement, and his wife asked him to get rid of them because they were giving her the creeps.
The black void of a room before her gave her the shivers, for she knew nothing of what was within.
The film didn't give her the heebie-jeebies, but the national anthem before the film gave her goose bumps.
Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it.
She gets the willies whenever she sees closed doors.
What turns one person on can frighten the hell out of others.
I was out for my usual nightly stroll recently and a car full of young lads shouted at me and actually frightened the shit out of me.
I don't condone these acts but they are guaranteed to scare the shit out of someone you are dating.
They are dark, bloodthirsty stories written to delight small children by frightening the wits out of them.
The sound in that game played via the surround sound literally scared the wits out of me at times.
If I'm not mistaken, Halloween is about eating too much sugar and scaring the life out of people.
I was in the room at the time with my curtains closed and the sound of the bird hitting the glass frightened the life out of me!.
But themes haven't changed all that much, and the goal remains the same - to frighten the pants off the viewer.
If this does not scare the pants off you, nothing will.
The mere thought of feathered things flying anywhere near her, particularly indoors, was enough to make her flesh creep.
The odor got worse as she went closer, to the point that it make her flesh crawl with every breath.
por los pelos
by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth
close call
close shave
The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.
In the seconds after a close call, you might think of the consequences of the crash - serious injuries, a hospital stay, rehabilitation, and recovery.
I am glad that, after a close shave with near bankruptcy two years ago, you have successfully returned to profitability.
recogerse el pelo
tie + Posesivo + hair back
Please wear cotton fabric clothing, long, tight-fitting sleeves, old jeans, and if you have long hair, please tie it back.
redecilla para el pelo
hairnet
Pubescent lads don't normally go round in shower caps and hairnets!.
rizador del pelo
curler
This curler creates movie star eyelashes in seconds and also beats mascara allergy.
salvado por los pelos
saved by the bell
The article 'Saved by the Bell?' considers the role of call centers in the economic development of less-favored regions.
salvarse por los pelos
have + a narrow escape
have + a lucky escape
have + a close call
have + a close shave
escape by + the skin of + Posesivo + teeth
have + a narrow shave
I and all friends, thankfully, are safe - although one or two had narrow escapes.
A US woman had a lucky escape when a burglar's bullet bounced off the metal underwire in her bra.
Most people have had a close call with another car, a person walking, or an object while driving.
A woman on board a roller-coaster ride had a close shave yesterday when the wooden train derailed as it reached the platform.
Zelda has since had numerous adventures, escaping by the skin of her teeth at times.
Vincent, another of the sailors, also had a narrow shave, he did not fall in but his bag did.
secador de pelo [También escrito hairdrier] [También escrito blow-drier]
hairdryer
blow-dryer
Since then hairdryer design has transformed over time, largely influenced by changing fashions and society.
As with all electrical devices, be cautious when using blow-dryers and flat-irons around water and/or children.
secar el pelo con secador
blow-dry
Find out the tips that hair stylists use to get great results from blow-drying.
sexo a pelo
unprotected sex
bareback sex
Many people who would normally practise safe sex do become pregnant, or else catch venereal diseases, through having unprotected sex while drunk.
There's no question that bareback sex is natural and feels better.
sin pelo
hairless
Jonah was thrown clothed into the mouth of the sea monster and emerged nude and hairless.
sin pelos en la lengua
outspokenly
Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
sin venir a pelo
out of the (clear) blue (sky)
like a bolt out of the blue
for no reason
for no specific reason
for no particular reason
for no good reason
The article is entitled 'Software out of the blue'.
The election results came like a bolt out of the blue, threatening his loss of power.
When women frequently go to family restaurants, this leads to them going out of their homes excessively for no reason, which goes against the command of Allah.
On February 20, 2000, she was arrested at home by police for no specific reason and illegally detained for fifteen days.
Nearly a third of internet users go online on a typical day for no particular reason, just for fun or to pass the time.
He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans.
suavizante del pelo
hair conditioner
The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.
tener pelos en la lengua
mince + words
Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership.
tirarse de los pelos
tear + Posesivo + hair out
People are clearly extremely upset, apparently tearing their hair out at having to deal with spam.
tocarle un pelo a
lay + a finger on
That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims - he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.
tomadura de pelo
ribbing
They'd all call him blockhead, the ribbing was endless.
tomar el pelo
rag
Someone ragged her in college and she hit him.
tomarle el pelo
tease
twit
taunt
make + fun of
rib
pull leg
razz
I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.
Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English - it simply means they know another language you probably ignore.
Finally after I ribbed her for about an hour she said that she'd slashed her wrists because of me.
At first he thought they were pulling his leg and told them to stop pissing him around.
I used to razz her about her fear of food, an unfortunate remnant of her history as a model.
transplante de pelo
hair transplant
In most cases, immediately after the hair transplant the hairs fall out of the grafts, and do not regrow for 1-3 months.
venir al pelo
be just the job
be just the thing
suit + Nombre + to a T
be just the ticket
be (right) up + Posesivo + alley
be + Posesivo + cup of tea
suit + Nombre + to the ground
be just perfect
She came up with a detail from a recent painting which was just the job, and we agreed terms relatively quickly.
What's obsolete in one department could be just the thing for another, and hand-me-down computers are becoming the next stop in sophisticated inventory management.
She'd heard on the grapevine that a big project was coming up with a past contact and it was work that suited her to a T.
Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.
For them enough is never enough, and any kind of scam is right up their alley.
As far as the younger generation is concerned, media is more their cup of tea than journalism.
The apartments seem to be more suited to families but seeing as my friends and I aren't clubbers it suited us to the ground.
The weather was just perfect for taking shots as I wandered around.
vérsele a Alguien el pelo
show + Posesivo + (true) colours
But then they showed their true colors by voting against the changes necessary to make the program effective.
