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function word [function words] noun | palabra gramaticalnoun |
get a word in edgewise (to break into or participate in a conversation) verb | meter bazaverb |
ghost word (fictitious or erroneous word) noun | palabra fantasmanoun |
have a word (speak to someone) verb | terciarverb |
headword (word used as the title of a section) noun [UK: ˈhe.dwɜːd] [US: ˈhe.dwɝːd] | entradanoun lemanoun palabra principalnoun |
how do you pronounce this word (how do you pronounce this word?) phrase | |
how do you spell this word (how do you spell this word?) phrase | |
in every sense of the word adverb | |
in other words (stated or interpreted another way) preposition [UK: ɪn ˈʌð.ə(r) ˈwɜːdz] [US: ɪn ˈʌð.r̩ ˈwɝːdz] | en otras palabraspreposition o seapreposition o séasepreposition |
keyword [keywords] (word used as a key to a code) noun [UK: ˈkiː.wɜːd] [US: ˈkiː.ˌwərd] | clavenoun palabra clavenoun |
live by the sword, die by the sword (one who uses violence can expect a violent response) phrase | a hierro muerephrase quien a hierro mataphrase |
loanword (word taken from another language) noun [UK: ˈləʊn.wɜːd] [US: ˈloʊn.wɝːd] | calconoun extranjerismonoun préstamonoun |
longsword (a kind of sword) noun [UK: lˈɒŋsɔːd] [US: lˈɑːŋsoːrd] | espada larganoun |
magic word (word with magical effect) noun [UK: ˈmæ.dʒɪk ˈwɜːd] [US: ˈmæ.dʒɪk ˈwɝːd] | fórmula mágicanoun palabra mágicanoun |
man of few words (man who doesn't speak much) noun | hombre de pocas palabrasnoun hombre parco en palabrasnoun |
measure word (measure word, classifier) noun | clasificadornoun |
mince words (to use euphemisms) verb | |
multi-word (consisting of more than one word) adjective [UK: ˈmʌlt.i ˈwɜːd] [US: ˈmʌlti ˈwɝːd] | multipalabraadjective |
mum's the word (indicates that something is a secret) phrase | chitónphrase |
nonce word (word invented for the occasion) noun | expresión "ad hoc"noun hápaxnoun palabronoun |
nonce word noun | ideícanoun |
of one's word (that keeps promises and tells the truth) preposition | de palabrapreposition |
password (computing: string of characters known only to a user) noun [UK: ˈpɑː.swɜːd] [US: ˈpæ.ˌswərd] | palabra clavenoun |
password (word used to gain admittance) noun [UK: ˈpɑː.swɜːd] [US: ˈpæ.ˌswərd] | contraseñanounI need the password. = Necesito la contraseña. santo y señanoun |
play on words (pun or similar humorous use of language) noun [UK: ˈpleɪ ɒn ˈwɜːdz] [US: ˈpleɪ ɑːn ˈwɝːdz] | juego de palabrasnoun |