nail
A. -noun
1. (anatomy) uña (f)
·to bite one'noun nails
·morderse las uñas
2. (metal) clavo (m)
a. a nail in somebody'noun coffin
·this is another nail in his coffin
·éste es otro paso hacia su destrucciónoun
b. to hit the nail on the head dar en el clavo
c. to pay (cash) on the nail pagar en el acto, pagar a tocateja Spain Spain
B. -transitive verb
1. (=fix with nails) clavar, sujetar con clavos
·to nail two things together
·fijar or unir dos cosas con clavos
2. *
(=catch, get hold of) agarrar, pillar *
3. (=expose)
[+lie] poner al descubierto
[+rumour] demostrar la falsedad de
4. (=define) definir, precisar
C. -compound
·nail bomb -noun bomba (f) de metralla
·nail clippers -noun plural cortauñas masculine invariable
·nail enamel
(United States) -noun esmalte (m) de uñas
·nail file -noun lima (f) (para las uñas)
·nail polish -noun esmalte (m) de uñas
·nail polish remover -noun quitaesmalte (m)
·nail scissors -noun plural tijeras feminine plural para las uñas
·nail varnish -noun esmalte (m) de uñas
·nail varnish remover -noun quitaesmalte (m)