fence - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

fence	la cerca
fence	la valla
fence	la verja
fence	la alambrada
fence	el cercado
fence	el palenque
fence	el vallado
fence	la barrera
fence	la empalizada
fence	la palizada
fence [coll.]   - person who deals with stolen goods	el encubridor | la encubridora
fence [coll.]   - person who deals with stolen goods	el perista | la perista
fence [TECH.]	la reja
fence [SPORT.]   - racing	el obstáculo   or    - carreras

Verbs

to fence  | fenced, fenced |	esgrimir
to fence  | fenced, fenced | [SPORT.]	esgrimir
to fence off	acotar algo
to fence sth. ⇔  in  | fenced, fenced | [AGR.]	cercar algo
to fence sth. ⇔  in  | fenced, fenced | [AGR.]	vallar algo   - con una valla
to be on the fence	dudar
to be on the fence	evitar elegir
to be on the fence	evitar tomar una decisión
to jump to one side of the fence	decantarse por algo
to jump to one side of the fence	optar por algo
to sit on the fence	dudar
to sit on the fence	evitar elegir
to sit on the fence	evitar tomar una decisión

Phrases / Collocations

The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.	gusta lo ajeno más por ajeno que por bueno
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.	Las gallinas del vecino siempre parecen pavos. (Lat. Am.: Chile)
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.	La gallina de mi vecina más gorda está que la mía.   dated

Examples

The cat jumped to the top of the fence.	El gato saltó a la punta de la valla.
Don't worry, the cat can't escape, there is a fence around the garden.	Tranquilo, el gato no se puede escapar, hay una cerca alrededor del jardín.
Don't worry, the cat can't escape, there is a fence around the garden.	Tranquilo, el gato no se puede escapar, hay una valla alrededor del jardín.
Don't worry, the cat can't escape, there is a fence around the garden.	Tranquilo, el gato no se puede escapar, hay una verja alrededor del jardín.
We have no fence surrounding our garden, but we do have bushes enclosing it.	No tenemos cerca que rodee nuestro jardín, pero sí arbustos que lo delimitan.

Orthographically similar words

fencer, fenec, hence

fenec

Related search terms

railings, paling, fencing