nail - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

nail [BOT.] [ANAT.]	la uña
nail [CONSTR.]	el clavo
nail	la chaveta
nail	la garra
nail [TECH.]	la puntilla   - clavo
nail-biting [MED.]	la onicofagia
nail-biting [MED.]	la onfalitis
nail polish	esmalte de (or: para las) uñas
nailclipper^AE / nail clipper^BE  sg., usually in plural: nailclippers^AE / nail clippers^BE	alicates de uñas
nailclipper^AE / nail clipper^BE  sg., usually in plural: nailclippers^AE / nail clippers^BE	el cortaúñas
nail polish	el esmalte   - esmalte de uñas
nail-biter   or: nail biter, nailbiter [fig.]	novela negra
nail-biter   or: nail biter, nailbiter [fig.]	novela policíaca
nail fungus [MED.]	la onicomicosis   Lat.: Tinea unguium

Verbs

to nail sth.  | nailed, nailed |	clavar algo
to nail so.  | nailed, nailed | [coll.]	pillar a alguien
to nail sth.  | nailed, nailed | [fig.]	clavar algo [fig.]   - hacer algo a la perfección
to nail sth. shut	cerrar algo con clavos
to nail up sth.  | nailed, nailed |	clavar algo
to nail up sth.  | nailed, nailed |	enclavar algo
to nail sth. down   - e. g. carpet, lid	clavar algo
to nail sth. down   - e. g. carpet, lid	enclavar algo
to nail sth. down [fig.]	fijar algo
to nail sth. down [fig.]	decidir algo
to nail sth. down [fig.]	determinar algo   - expresar con precisión
to fight sth. tooth and nail	defenderse con uñas y dientes contra algo [coll.]

Phrases / Collocations

on the nail (Amer.)	de inmediato
on the nail (Amer.)	enseguida  adv.
on the nail (Amer.)	ipso facto   Latin
on the nail (Amer.)	altiro  adv. (Chile) [coll.]
to hit the nail on the head [fig.]	atinar
to hit the nail on the head [fig.]	clavar algo [fig.]
to hit the nail on the head [fig.]	dar en el blanco [fig.]
to hit the nail on the head [fig.]	dar en el clavo [fig.]
to hit the nail on the head [fig.]	dar en la diana [fig.]
to hit the nail on the head [fig.]	hacer diana
to bite one's nails	morderse las uñas
(as) hard as nails	muy duro(-a)

Orthographically similar words

ail, anal, anil, aril, axil, bail, fail, hail, jail, kail, mail, Nazi, nazi, nil, Nile, pail, rail, sail, snail, tail, vail, wail

ágil, anal, añil, bail, naíf, naif, nazi, Nilo, raíl

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