needle - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ Spanish Dictionary

Nouns

needle   - sewing tool, medical tool [TEXTIL.][MED.]	la aguja
needle   - sewing tool [TEXTIL.]	aguja de coser
shepherd's needle (or: shepherd's-needle) [BOT.]	aguja de pastor   Lat.: Scandix pecten-veneris
shepherd's needle [BOT.]	aguja de pastor   Lat.: Scandix pecten-veneris
shepherd's needle [BOT.]	peine de Venus   Lat.: Scandix pecten-veneris
needle  sg., usually in plural: needles   - sharp leaf of a conifer [BOT.]	la acícula
needle  sg., usually in plural: needles   - sharp leaf of a conifer [BOT.]	el pino
needle   - pointer [TECH.]	aguja indicadora
needle   - pointer [TECH.] [COMP.]	el puntero
pine-needle [BOT.]	la pinocha
needle phobia	la belonefobia
needle antimony [MIN.]	la antimonita
needle antimony [MIN.]	la estibinita
needle bar [TECH.][TEXTIL.]	barra de aguja

Verbs

to needle so.  | needled, needled | [coll.]	agobiar a alguien
to needle so.  | needled, needled | [coll.]	chinchar a alguien
to needle so.  | needled, needled | [coll.]	chingar a alguien [coll.]
to needle so.  | needled, needled | [coll.]	dar la coña a alguien [fig.] [coll.]
to needle so.  | needled, needled | [coll.]	dar el coñazo a alguien [coll.]
to needle so.  | needled, needled | [coll.]	dar la matraca a alguien [fig.] [coll.]
to needle so.  | needled, needled | [coll.]	desesperar a alguien
to needle so.  | needled, needled | [coll.]	enervar a alguien
to needle so.  | needled, needled | [coll.]	matraquear a alguien [coll.] [fig.]
to needle so.  | needled, needled | [coll.]	neurotizar a alguien [coll.]
to needle so.  | needled, needled | [coll.]	echar vainas (Lat. Am.: Venez.) [coll.]
to needle so.  | needled, needled | [coll.]	fregar a alguien (Lat. Am.) [coll.]
to needle so.  | needled, needled | [coll.]	hinchar a alguien (Lat. Am.)
to needle so.  | needled, needled | [coll.]	ladillar a alguien (Venez.) [vulg.]

Adjectives / Adverbs

needle-billed  adj.	de pico de aguja
needle-tailed  adj.	de cola de aguja
double-needle  adj.	de dos agujas
multi-needle  adj.	de agujas múltiples
single-needle  adj.   - before noun	de una (sola) aguja

Phrases / Collocations

to find a needle in a haystack	encontrar una aguja en un pajar
to look for a needle in a haystack	buscar una aguja en un pajar [coll.] [fig.]
to sit on pins and needles	estar inquieto(-a)
to sit on pins and needles	estar intranquilo(-a)
to sit on pins and needles	estar nervioso(-a)

Orthographically similar words

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