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Pronunciation: /laɪn/

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Spanish translation of line

n

  • 2 a c (boundary, border) línea (f) the county/state line (AmE) = (la línea de) la frontera del condado/estado b c [Sport] línea (f) (before n) line judge = juez (mf) de línea c c u (contour) línea (f)
  • 3 a c u (cable, rope) cuerda (f); (clothes o washing line) cuerda (de tender la ropa); (fishing line) sedal (m) power line = cable (m) eléctrico b c [Telec] línea (f) hold the line, please = no cuelgue or (CS tb) no corte, por favor it's a very bad line = se oye muy mal
  • 4 c [Transp] a (company, service) línea (f) shipping line = línea de transportes marítimos b [Rail] línea (f); (track) (BrE) vía (f)
  • 5 u c a (path) línea (f) it was right in my line of vision = me obstruía la visual b (attitude, policy) postura (f) línea (f) to take a hard line (with sb/on sth) = adoptar una postura or línea dura (con algn/con respecto a algo) c (method, style) line of inquiry = línea (f) de investigación I was thinking of something along the lines of … = pensaba en algo del tipo de …
  • 6 c a (row) fila (f); (queue) (AmE) cola (f) to wait in line (AmE) = hacer* cola to get in line (AmE) = ponerse* en la cola to cut in line (AmE) = colarse* (fam), brincarse* or saltarse la cola (Méx) (fam) in/into line with sth the new measures are in line with government policy = las nuevas medidas siguen la línea de la política del gobierno he needs to be brought into line = hay que llamarlo al orden b (series) serie (f) he's the latest in a long line of radical leaders = es el último de una larga serie de dirigentes radicales c (succession) línea (f) he's next in line to the throne = es el siguiente en la línea de sucesión al trono
  • 8 a c (of text) línea (f) renglón (m); (of poem) verso (m) to read between the lines = leer* entre líneas b lines pl [Theat] to learn one's lines = aprenderse el papel he forgot his lines = se olvidó de lo que le tocaba decir c (note) to drop sb a line = escribirle* a algn unas líneas

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