cuerda
cord ; rope ; string ; halter ; twine ; tether.
The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.
For example, violins, cellos, harps, guitars and lutes are all musical instruments which produce sound through the bowing or plucking of strings.
The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.
This type of twine is thick and strong enough for most necklaces and bracelets, but still thin enough to accomodate many different bead sizes.
We used to put our kitties on a tether and let them explore the back yard, but not for hours on end.
andar por la cuerda floja
walk + the tight wire
walk + the tightrope
The Social Responsibilities Round Table of the ALA has been described as 'walking the tight wire between being somewhat independent and becoming part of the ALA establishment'.
The challenge of the Christian life, or so it seems to me, is to walk a kind of tightrope strung between this world and the next.
caminar por la cuerda floja
walk + a tightrope
walk + the tightrope
walk + the tight wire
Therefore, the library manager must walk a tightrope that is continually swayed by self-interest (on the part of oneself and others).
The challenge of the Christian life, or so it seems to me, is to walk a kind of tightrope strung between this world and the next.
The Social Responsibilities Round Table of the ALA has been described as 'walking the tight wire between being somewhat independent and becoming part of the ALA establishment'.
contra las cuerdas
against the ropes
O'Connell recovered strongly in the third round, until Shapot again backed him against the ropes.
cuerda de colgar la ropa
clothesline [clothes line]
Villagers must share their island with a volcano, an active, smoking one that soils clothes hanging on the clothesline and in winter blackens the snow.
cuerda de remolque
towrope
A knot in the towrope will probably reduce the rope strength by about 35-40% and markedly increase abrasion.
cuerda de saltar
skipping rope
skip rope
jump rope
The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.
Skip ropes are one of the most popular products used in physical education classes as it motivates mass participation.
Jump ropes hurt if you make a mistake and you whip yourself, so start out slow!.
cuerda de tender
clothesline [clothes line]
washing line
Villagers must share their island with a volcano, an active, smoking one that soils clothes hanging on the clothesline and in winter blackens the snow.
The cottage has full laundry facilities including a washing machine, dryer, pegs, clothes horse, wash basket and a washing line outside.
cuerda de tender la ropa
washing line
clothesline [clothes line]
The cottage has full laundry facilities including a washing machine, dryer, pegs, clothes horse, wash basket and a washing line outside.
Villagers must share their island with a volcano, an active, smoking one that soils clothes hanging on the clothesline and in winter blackens the snow.
cuerda floja
tightrope [tight-rope]
This tightrope teaches the basics of funambulism, developing concentration, balance, and coordination skills as you traverse a 10 foot long tightrope.
cuerdas
cordage
Every project in this book is made by knotting together some type of cordage.
cuerda Sol
G-string
If you break a guitar's G-string, it only costs $.79 for a new one.
cuerdas vocales
vocal cords
This article specifically discusses the occurrence of nodules on the vocal cords and how to treat them, a subject of interest to both singers and nonsinger.
dar cuerda a un caballo
lunge + a horse
When a saddle is introduced, the horse is lunged again to get his accustomed to its feel on his back.
dar cuerda a un reloj
wind + clock
It is helpful in this respect to count the number of turns it takes to fully wind a clock, and to use this number as a guide each time you wind the clock.
desenrollar la cuerda [Poco a poco]
pay out + rope
The sailor unfastened the knot and began paying out the rope, and the rowboat came out of its shed and glided slowly downwards to the beach.
escalera de cuerda
Jacob's ladder
I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: a Jacob's ladder built into an interesting shape, covered with sacking and decorated appropriately.
estar contra las cuerdas
be against the ropes
be on the ropes
The novel is about how hard you fight back when you are against the ropes.
Now that the talks with Iran on its nuclear program appear to be on the ropes, are we on the road to war?.
instrumento de cuerda
stringed instrument (string instrument)
string instrument [stringed instrument]
We can thus say that violins, cellos, harps and guitars form part of musical instruments called stringed instruments.
Individual instruments and instrumental groups are arranged according to their basic mode of performance: PW Keyboard instruments (Q Piano, R Organ); RW String instruments (RX Bowed (S Violin), SQ Plucked (T Viola)).
juguete de cuerda
clockwork toy
Their products were charming and much less expensive than American clockwork toys because they used tinplate gears rather than brass.
mecanismo de cuerda
clockwork
Toy locomotives powered by clockwork were popular into the late 1930s, until electrically-powered models became more readily available.
orquesta de cuerda
string orchestra
Medium of performance may be, for example, nocturne, piano, ballads, woodwind quartet, string orchestra.
poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas
put + Nombre + on the spot
'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented.
soltar cuerda [Poco a poco]
pay out + rope
The sailor unfastened the knot and began paying out the rope, and the rowboat came out of its shed and glided slowly downwards to the beach.
tener cuerda para largo
never + hear + the end/last of it
This is a rivalry that has gone on for years and I will never hear the end of it for the next ten years if I lose.
tener cuerda para rato
have + (still) a long way to go
never + hear + the end/last of it
One of main reasons for this library's lack of success is that users often have a long way to go to reach it.
This is a rivalry that has gone on for years and I will never hear the end of it for the next ten years if I lose.
trabajar un caballo a la cuerda
lunge + a horse
When a saddle is introduced, the horse is lunged again to get his accustomed to its feel on his back.
