capa-1
coat ; coating ; layer ; film ; veneer.
We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.
A thesaurus might advise the searcher that the following alternative terms might prove fruitful: coating and other more specific terms, e.g. Printing works.
While the layer of pulp was on this wire, the water drained away and the wire was given a sideways shake.
The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.
Sexism is typically rationalized by & masked beneath an intellectual veneer.
aplicar una capa base
prime
Some people prime and paint their doghouses to match their homes.
aplicar una capa de imprimación
prime
Some people prime and paint their doghouses to match their homes.
capa atmosférica
atmospheric layer
Scientists call the ionosphere an extension of the thermosphere - so technically, the ionosphere is not another atmospheric layer.
capa corta
caplet
He was wearing a caplet that had a high, lacey collar and bows to tie it shut.
capa de
carpet of
Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.
capa de espuma sucia
scum
At 11:30 I was feeling that all was well with the world, and then at 11:35 I'm all tightened to a smarting tension by having been treated like scum.
capa de hielo
ice sheet
sheet of ice
The cryosphere consists of those parts of the Earth's surface where water is found in solid form, including areas of snow, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost, ice sheets, and icebergs.
The landing this morning was on a de-iced runway, but the taxiways and ramp surfaces were covered with thin sheets of ice.
capa de la atmósfera
atmospheric layer
Scientists call the ionosphere an extension of the thermosphere - so technically, the ionosphere is not another atmospheric layer.
capa de mielina
myelin sheath
When babies are born, many of their nerves lack mature myelin sheaths.
capa de ozono
ozone layer
This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.
capa de pintura
coat of paint
Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.
capa social más distinguida, la [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
crust, the
Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of 'after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.
capa unimolecular
monolayer
Cells formed a loose monolayer and exhibited a typical cobblestone appearance.
capa vegetal
topsoil
But the fertility of the muck and silt topsoil soon made it a profitable farming community.
defender a capa y espada
fight + tooth and nail to defend
I know folk are very passionate about politics and can fight tooth and nail to defend their particular ideological stance.
multicapa
multiwall
Without having to make any decisions as to relative importance, we simply enter this under the relevant terms: manufacture, multiwall, kraft, paper, sacks, packaging and cement.
por capas
multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered]
multilayer
layered
tiered
The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.
The author presents an integrated system in which a knowledge-based decision support system is integrated with a multilayer artificial neural network for urban planning = El autor presenta un sistema que integra un sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones basado en el conocimiento con una red neuronal articial multidimensional para la planificación urbanística.
GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.
The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.
una capa fina de
a skim of
When plasterboard was first introduced, the sheets were often just butted together and the whole ceiling finished off with a skim of plaster.
