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cuerda meaning in English

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cuerda noun
{f}

bowstring [bowstrings](string of an archer's bow)
noun
[UK: ˈbəʊ.strɪŋ] [US: ˈboʊ.strɪŋ]

cable [cables](heavy rope or chain as used for mooring)
noun
[UK: ˈkeɪb.l̩] [US: ˈkeɪb.l̩]

chord [chords](straight line)
noun
[UK: kɔːd] [US: ˈkɔːrd]

clockwork [clockworks](mechanism powered by coiled spring to drive mechanical device)
noun
[UK: ˈklɒ.kwɜːk] [US: ˈklɑː.ˌkwərk]

cord [cords](length of twisted strands)
noun
[UK: kɔːd] [US: ˈkɔːrd]
Bolas are made up of a long cord with two stone balls at the free ends. = Las boleadoras consisten de una cuerda larga con dos bolas de piedra en los extremos.

rope [ropes](thick, strong string)
noun
[UK: rəʊp] [US: roʊp]
Hold the rope. = Sujeta la cuerda.

string [strings](long, thin structure made from twisted threads)
noun
[UK: strɪŋ] [US: ˈstrɪŋ]
This string is strong. = Esta cuerda es fuerte.

twine(strong thread)
noun
[UK: twaɪn] [US: ˈtwaɪn]

cuerda de pescar noun
{f}

fishing line(chord or line where the hook or lure is attached)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ laɪn] [US: ˈfɪʃ.ɪŋ ˈlaɪn]

cuerda para tender la ropa noun
{f}

clothesline(rope or cord for drying clothes)
noun
[UK: ˈkləʊðz.laɪn] [US: ˈkloʊðz.laɪn]

cuerda umbilical noun
{f}

umbilical cord [umbilical cords](cord between foetus and placenta)
noun
[UK: ʌm.ˈbɪ.lɪk.l̩ kɔːd] [US: ʌm.ˈbɪ.lɪk.l̩ ˈkɔːrd]

cuerda vocal noun
{f}

vocal cord [vocal cords](folds of mucous membrane)
noun
[UK: ˈvəʊk.l̩ kɔːd] [US: ˈvoʊk.l̩ ˈkɔːrd]

cuerdas tendinosas noun
{f-Pl}

heartstrings(cord-like tendons in the heart)
noun
[UK: ˈhɑːt.strɪŋz] [US: ˈhɑːrt.strɪŋz]

cuerdas vocales noun
{f}

vocal cords(folds of tissue)
noun
[UK: ˈvəʊk.l̩ kɔːdz] [US: ˈvoʊk.l̩ ˈkɔːrdz]

andar en la cuerda floja verb

walk a tightrope(to undertake a precarious course)
verb

bajo cuerda preposition

under the table(secretly)
preposition
[UK: ˈʌnd.ə(r) ðə ˈteɪb.l̩] [US: ˈʌnd.r̩ ðə ˈteɪb.l̩]

contra las cuerdas adjective

on the ropes(leaning against the ropes of the boxing ring, as when exhausted and nearing defeat or collapse)
adjective

cuarteto de cuerda noun
{m}

string quartet(group of four string players)
noun
[UK: strɪŋ kwɔː.ˈtet] [US: ˈstrɪŋ kwɔːr.ˈtet]

dar cuerda verb

get started(cause someone to start talking in length)
verb

wind up(to tighten by winding or twisting)
verb
[UK: wɪnd ʌp] [US: wɪnd ʌp]

de la misma cuerda preposition

of the same stripepreposition

instrumento de cuerda noun
{m}

stringed instrument(type of musical instrument)
noun
[UK: strɪŋd ˈɪn.strʊ.mənt] [US: ˈstrɪŋd ˈɪn.strə.mənt]

notocuerda noun
{f}

notochord [notochords]noun
[UK: ˈnotəˌk.ɔːd] [US: ˈnotəˌk.ɔːrd]

puente de cuerda noun
{m}

rope bridge(bridge made of rope)
noun

que se recuerda preposition

in living memory(within extant people's recorded history)
preposition

supercuerda noun
{f}

superstring(hypothetical physical object)
noun

teoría de cuerdas noun
{f}

string theory(candidate unified theory of all physical forces and particles)
noun