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cuerda

/ˈkweɾda/, [ˈkweɾ.ð̞a]

rope, string

Adjective cuerda

  1. feminine singular of cuerdo

Noun cuerda f (plural cuerdas)

  1. rope, cord, string
  2. (geometry, architecture, aeronautics) chord
  3. (music) string (of a musical stringed instrument)
  4. clockwork
  5. (Caribbean, historical) cuerda (unit of land area)

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Tengo que cambiar una cuerda a la guitarra.

    I have to change a string on the guitar.

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  • La cuerda se rompió al tensarse demasiado.

    The rope broke under the strain.

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  • Los cazadores capturaron el animal salvaje con una firme red de cuerda.

    The hunters captured the wild animal with a strong rope net.

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  • El hombre ahogándose agarró fuerte la cuerda.

    The drowning man grasped at the rope.

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  • Le dije que no soltara la cuerda, pero eso fue lo que hizo.

    I told her not to let the rope go, but that's what she did.

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  • Él tiró de la cuerda.

    He pulled the rope.

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  • Esta cuerda es muy firme.

    This rope is very tough.

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  • Tengo que jalar una cuerda para encender mi podadora.

    I have to pull a ripcord to start my lawn mower.

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  • La verdad es pura, pero dolorosa. Ninguna persona cuerda y egoísta aceptaría nunca las cosas como son. Ése es el masoquismo inherente a la "verdad".

    Truth is pure, but truth is painful. No sane, selfish person would ever accept things for what they are. Such is the masochism inherent in "truth".

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  • Él agarró la cuerda y se salvó.

    He caught hold of a rope and saved himself.

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