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sting meaning in Spanish

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sting [stings] (bump on skin after having been stung)
noun
[UK: stɪŋ]
[US: ˈstɪŋ]

picaduranoun
{f}
Bee stings are really annoying. = Las picaduras de abejas son muy molestas.

sting [stings] (police operation)
noun
[UK: stɪŋ]
[US: ˈstɪŋ]

trampanoun
{f}

sting [stings] (sharp, localised pain in epidermis)
noun
[UK: stɪŋ]
[US: ˈstɪŋ]

punzadanoun
{f}

sting [stung, stinging, stings] (to hurt)
verb
[UK: stɪŋ]
[US: ˈstɪŋ]

picarverbBees sting. = Las abejas pican.

pincharverb

stinger [stingers] (pointed portion of an insect)
noun
[UK: ˈstɪŋə(r)]
[US: ˈstɪŋər]

aguijónnoun
{m}
A wasp stuck its stinger in my arm. = Una avispa me clavó el aguijón en el brazo.

stingy [stingier, stingiest] (unwilling to spend or give)
adjective
[UK: ˈstɪn.dʒi]
[US: ˈstɪn.dʒi]

agarradoadjective

amarradoadjective

amarreteadjective

cicateroadjective

mezquinoadjective

peseteroadjective

roñosoadjective

rácanoadjective

tacañoadjectiveJohn is stingy. = John es tacaño.

stinginess (lack of generosity)
noun
[UK: ˈstɪŋ.dʒɪ.nəs]
[US: ˈstɪn.dʒi.nəs]

tacañeríanoun

stingray [stingrays] (venomous ray of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes)
noun
[UK: ˈstɪŋ.reɪ]
[US: ˈstɪŋ.reɪ]

pastinacanoun
{f}

accost [accosted, accosting, accosts] verb
[UK: əˈkɒst]
[US: əˈkɒst]

acercarse averb

adjust [adjusted, adjusting, adjusts] (to change to fit circumstances)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈdʒʌst]
[US: ə.ˈdʒəst]

adaptarverbHe quickly adjusted to the new situation. = Se adaptó rápidamente a la nueva situación.

adjust [adjusted, adjusting, adjusts] (to modify)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈdʒʌst]
[US: ə.ˈdʒəst]

ajustarverbAdjust the brakes. = Ajuste los frenos.

arreglarverb

regularverb

afforest [afforested, afforesting, afforests] (make into a forest)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈfɒ.rɪst]
[US: ə.ˈfɒ.rɪst]

arborizarverb

forestarverb

arrest [arrested, arresting, arrests] (to catch the attention of)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈrest]
[US: ə.ˈrest]

llamativoverb
{m}

arrest [arrested, arresting, arrests] (to stop or slow a process etc.)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈrest]
[US: ə.ˈrest]

pararverbHe went into cardiac arrest. = Tuvo un parada cardíaca.

arrest [arrested, arresting, arrests] (to take into legal custody)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈrest]
[US: ə.ˈrest]

aprehenderverb

arrestarverbI got arrested. = Me arrestaron.

detenerverbShe was arrested. = Fue detenida.

prenderverb

arrest [arrested, arresting, arrests] verb
[UK: ə.ˈrest]
[US: ə.ˈrest]

cogerverb

assist [assisted, assisting, assists] (help)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈsɪst]
[US: ə.ˈsɪst]

asistirverb

ayudarverbI'll assist you. = Yo te ayudo.

attest [attested, attesting, attests] (to affirm to be correct, true, or genuine)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈtest]
[US: ə.ˈtest]

atestiguarverb

avalarverbThe fingerprints on the knife attest to her guilt. = Las huellas dactilares en el cuchillo avalan su culpabilidad.

attest [attested, attesting, attests] (to certify by signature or oath)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈtest]
[US: ə.ˈtest]

compulsarverb

ballast [ballasted, ballasting, ballasts] (to stabilize a ship with ballast)
verb
[UK: ˈbæ.ləst]
[US: ˈbæ.ləst]

lastrarverb

baste [basted, basting, bastes] (sew with long or loose stitches)
verb
[UK: beɪst]
[US: beɪst]

embastarverb

hilvanarverb

bee sting (puncture from a bee)
noun

picadura de abejanoun
{f}

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