bombilla

f.

1 light bulb (de lámpara). (peninsular Spanish)

2 ladle. (River Plate, México)

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bombilla

► nombre femenino

1 light bulb, bulb

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noun f.

bulb, light bulb

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SF

1) (Elec) bulb, light bulb

- se le encendió la bombilla

bombilla de flash, bombilla fusible — flash bulb

2) (Náut) ship's lantern

3) Cono Sur (=tubito) tube for drinking maté ; (=pajita) drinking straw

4) Méx (=cuchara) ladle

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femenino

1) (Esp) (Elec) light bulb

2) (para el mate) tube through which mate tea is drunk

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= bulb, light bulb.

Ex. While staff should be able to perform some routine tasks, such as the replacement of bulbs in microfilm readers, the maintenance and adjustment of equipment should not be allowed to absorb staff time.

Ex. There is no technical reason why systems should not be designed so that people can plug in a new sound card, a modem, a graphics card, a CD-ROM drive or even a new processor, and have it work straight off with as little ado as changing a light bulb.

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* bombilla de la luz = light bulb.

* bombilla eléctrica = light bulb.

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femenino

1) (Esp) (Elec) light bulb

2) (para el mate) tube through which mate tea is drunk

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= bulb, light bulb.

Ex: While staff should be able to perform some routine tasks, such as the replacement of bulbs in microfilm readers, the maintenance and adjustment of equipment should not be allowed to absorb staff time.

Ex: There is no technical reason why systems should not be designed so that people can plug in a new sound card, a modem, a graphics card, a CD-ROM drive or even a new processor, and have it work straight off with as little ado as changing a light bulb.

* bombilla de la luz = light bulb.

* bombilla eléctrica = light bulb.

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bombilla

feminine

A (Esp)

1 (Elec) light bulb

2 (fam) (idea) flash of inspiration, brilliant idea

B (para el mate) tube through which mate tea is drunk

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bombilla sustantivo femenino
1 (Esp) (Elec) light bulb
2 (para el mate) tube through which mate tea is drunk
bombilla sustantivo femenino (light) bulb
'bombilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantar
- casquillo
- foco
- fundir
- fundirse
- lucir
- parpadear
- parpadeo
- alumbrar
- duración
English:
bulb
- lamp-holder
- light bulb
- socket
- spare
- watt

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bombilla nf

1. Esp [de lámpara] light bulb;

Comp

Fam

se le encendió la bombilla he had a flash of inspiration

2. [en baloncesto] key

3. RP [para mate] = tube for drinking maté

4. Méx [cucharón] ladle

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bombilla

f

1 light bulb;

se me encendió la bombilla fig I had a brainstorm o Br

brainwave

2 Rpl

metal drinking tube for maté

3 en baloncesto key

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bombilla nf

: lightbulb

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bombilla n light bulb