espátula
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la espátula(
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pah
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too
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (culinary)
Si no quieres que el pescado se rompa, dale la vuelta con una espátula.If you don't want the fish to break up, use a spatula to turn it over.
b. fish slice (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Necesito una espátula de plástico para no arruinar el Teflón.I need a plastic fish slice so as not to damage the Teflon.
2. (art)
a. palette knife
Uso distintos tipos de espátulas cuando pinto al óleo.I use different kinds of palette knives when I paint in oils.
a. trowel
Hace falta una buena espátula de acero para hacer ese trabajo.You need a good steel trowel to do that job.
a. scraper
Tenemos que comprar una espátula nueva para terminar de raspar la pintura.We need to buy a new scraper to finish stripping off the paint.
b. stripping knife (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
No vamos a poder quitar el papel sin una espátula.We won't be able to remove the wallpaper without a stripping knife.
5. (medicine)
a. spatula
El médico tomó la muestra con una espátula de madera.The doctor took the sample with a wooden spatula.
6. (animal)
a. spoonbill
Es fácil ver espátulas en los ríos y lagunas de Entre Ríos.It's easy to spot spoonbills in the rivers and lakes of Entre Rios.
7. (colloquial) (old-fashioned) (very thin person)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. rake (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Después de la enfermedad, Silvia quedó hecha una espátula.After her illness, Silvia was as thin as a rake.
b. rail (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
Santiago estaba hecho una espátula cuando volvió de su viaje por la selva.Santiago was as thin as a rail when he came back from his trip to the jungle.
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