leaf - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

leaf  - pl.: leaves   - of paper	la hoja   - de papel
leaf  - pl.: leaves [BOT.]	la hoja   - de una planta
leaf  - pl.: leaves   - of a door	el batiente   - hoja de puerta
leaf  - pl.: leaves   - of paper	la foja (Lat. Am.)   - folio
leaves  pl.	la frondosidad
loose-leaf	cuaderno de anillas
loose-leaf	carpeta de anillas
leaf gold   - gold occurring naturally as thin flakes or sheets	oro en panes
leaf gold   - gold occurring naturally as thin flakes or sheets	pan de oro
leaf base [BOT.]	base foliar
leaf beet [BOT.]	la acelga   Lat.: Beta vulgaris cicla
leaf blower [TECH.]	aspirador soplador eléctrico
leaf blower [TECH.]	soplador de hojas
leaf blower [TECH.]	soplador eléctrico

Adjectives / Adverbs

clover-leaf  adj.	de hoja de trébol
five-leaf  adj.	de cinco hojas
loose-leaf  adj.	de hojas sueltas
leaf green	(de color) verde hoja
leaf by leaf	hoja por hoja

Verbs

to leaf through sth.  | leafed, leafed |	hojear algo   - libro, revista, etc.
to leaf through sth.  | leafed, leafed |	pasar hojas   - libro, revista, etc.
to leaf out   - of trees [BOT.]	reverdecer
to come into leaf   - of trees [BOT.]	brotar
to come into leaf   - of trees [BOT.]	reverdecer
to come into leaf   - of trees [BOT.]	despuntar   - brotar
to come into leaf   - of trees [BOT.]	botonear (Lat. Am.: Cuba)   - planta del tabaco
to turn over a new leaf [fig.]	empezar de nuevo [fig.]
to take a leaf out of so.'s book	seguir el ejemplo de alguien
to turn over a new leaf [fig.]	empezar un capítulo nuevo [fig.]
to turn over a new leaf [fig.]	empezar una nueva vida [fig.]

Examples

The leaves fall from the trees in autumn.	Las hojas caen de los árboles en otoño.
The leaves will decompose over time and enrich the soil.	Las hojas se descompondrán con el tiempo y enriquecerán el suelo.
A plant's leaves say a lot about its health. This yellow colour indicates that you have watered it too much.	Las hojas de una planta dicen mucho de su salud. Este color amarillo indica que la has regado demasiado.
Fall is my favorite season. I love to see the dry leaves fall and turn everything red, orange, yellow and brown.	El otoño es mi estación favorita. Me encanta ver caer las ojas secas y teñirse todo de rojo, naranja, amarillo y marrón.
I'm going to teach you how to make origami. Take a few leaves of paper.	Te voy a enseñar a hacer papiroflexia. Toma unas cuantas hojas de papel.
Our plane leaves in three hours and the flight takes about five hours.	Nuestro avión sale dentro de tres horas y el vuelo dura unas cinco horas.
The train leaves in half an hour.	El tren sale dentro de media hora.
The train to Barcelona leaves at 9:00 a.m.	El tren a Barcelona sale a las 9:00 de la mañana.

Orthographically similar words

clef, deaf, flea, lea, lead, leafy, leak, lean, leap, left, loaf, plea

lead, leal, lela, lema, leña, leva, Olea

Related search terms

sheet, blade