clavado

adj.

nailed, pinned, fixed, nail-studded.

m.

1 dive.

2 diving.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: clavar.

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clavado

► participio pasado

1→ {{link=clavar}}clavar

► adjetivo

1 (con clavos) nailed, nail-studded

2 familiar (preciso) exact, precise

■ llegó a las seis clavadas he arrived at six o'clock on the dot

3 (fijo) firmly fixed

■ tenía los ojos clavados en el suelo he was staring at the floor

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dejar clavado,-a a alguien to leave somebody dumbfounded

ser clavado,-a a alguien familiar to be the spitting image of somebody

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1. ADJ

1) (=fijo) [con clavos, puntas] nailed

2) (=decorado) [mueble] studded with nails

3) [ropa] just right

4)

dejar a algn clavado — to leave sb speechless

quedó clavado — he was speechless o dumbfounded

5)

a las cinco clavadas — at five sharp o on the dot

6) (=idéntico)

es Pedro clavado — he's the spitting image of Pedro

es o LAm está clavado a su padre — he's the spitting image of his father

7)

¡clavado! — exactly!, precisely!

2.

SM (=salto) dive

dar un clavado — to dive, take a dive

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I

-da adjetivo

1)

a)

clavado en algo — <puñal/tachuela/espina> stuck in something; <estaca> driven into something

b) (fijo)

clavado en algo: con la vista clavada en un punto staring at a point, with his gaze fixed on a point; tenía los ojos clavados en el cuadro she couldn't take her eyes from the painting; se quedó clavado en el lugar — he was rooted to the spot

2)

a) (fam) (idéntico)

ser clavado a alguien — persona to be the spitting image of somebody (colloq)

ser clavado a algo — objeto to be identical to something

esos zapatos son clavados a los míos — those shoes are identical to mine

b) (fam) (en punto)

llegó a las cinco clavadas — he arrived on the dot of five (colloq)

II

masculino (AmL) dive

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* ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.

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I

-da adjetivo

1)

a)

clavado en algo — <puñal/tachuela/espina> stuck in something; <estaca> driven into something

b) (fijo)

clavado en algo: con la vista clavada en un punto staring at a point, with his gaze fixed on a point; tenía los ojos clavados en el cuadro she couldn't take her eyes from the painting; se quedó clavado en el lugar — he was rooted to the spot

2)

a) (fam) (idéntico)

ser clavado a alguien — persona to be the spitting image of somebody (colloq)

ser clavado a algo — objeto to be identical to something

esos zapatos son clavados a los míos — those shoes are identical to mine

b) (fam) (en punto)

llegó a las cinco clavadas — he arrived on the dot of five (colloq)

II

masculino (AmL) dive

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* ser clavado a = be a dead ringer for.

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clavado¹ -da

adjective

A (fijo) clavado EN algo:

con la vista clavada en un punto del horizonte staring at o with his gaze fixed on a point on the horizon

tenía los ojos clavados en el libro she was glued to her book (colloq)

B

1 (fam) (muy parecido) ser clavado A algn/algo:

eres clavado a tu padre you're the spitting image of your father (colloq)

es clavada a una amiga mía she's the spitting image o double of a friend of mine, she's a dead ringer for a friend of mine (colloq)

esos zapatos son clavados a los míos those shoes are identical to mine

2 (fam)

(en punto): a las cinco clavadas estaba ahí he was there on the dot of five (colloq), he was there dead on five (colloq)

3 (fam)

(seguro): si no llevo paraguas clavado que llueve it's bound o sure to rain if I don't take an umbrella

como le digas que no haga algo clavado que lo hace if you tell him not to do something you can bet o guarantee he'll do it o you can be sure he'll do it (colloq)

clavado²

masculine

(AmL)

dive

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Del verbo clavar: (conjugate clavar)

clavado es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
clavado    
clavar
clavado 1

◊ -da adjetivo

1

a) clavado en algo ‹puñal/tachuela/espina› stuck in sth;

‹estaca› driven into sth

b) (fijo):

◊ con la vista clavada en un punto staring at a point, with his gaze fixed on a point;

se quedó clavado en el lugar he was rooted to the spot
2 (fam)

a) (idéntico) ser clavado a algn [persona] to be the spitting image of sb (colloq);

ser clavado a algo [objeto] to be identical to sth

b) (en punto):

◊ llegó a las cinco clavadas he arrived on the dot of five (colloq)

clavado 2 sustantivo masculino (AmL) dive
clavar (conjugate clavar) verbo transitivo
1

a) clavado algo en algo ‹clavo› to hammer sth into sth;

‹puñal/cuchillo› to stick sth in sth;
‹estaca› to drive sth into sth;

◊ me clavó los dientes/las uñas he sank his teeth/dug his nails into me

b) ‹cartel/estante› to put up (with nails, etc)

c) ‹ojos/vista› to fix … on

2 (fam)

a) (cobrar caro) to rip … off (colloq);

◊ nos clavadoon $10,000 they stung us for $10,000

b) (CS) (engañar) to cheat

c) (Méx) (robar) to swipe (colloq), to filch (colloq)

clavarse verbo pronominal
1

a) ‹aguja› to stick … into one's finger (o thumb etc);

◊ me clavé una espina en el dedo I got a thorn in my finger

b) (refl) ‹cuchillo/puñal›:

◊ se clavó el puñal en el pecho he plunged the dagger into his chest

2 (CS fam) clavadose con algo (por no poder venderlo) to get stuck with sth (colloq);
(por ser mala compra):

◊ se clavó con el auto que compró the car turned out to be a bad buy

3 (Méx) (Dep) to dive
clavado,-a adjetivo
1 (sujeto con clavos) nailed
2 (fijo) stuck fast
3 (muy parecido) este niño es clavado a su padre, this boy is the spitting image of his father
4 (sin moverse) estuvo dos horas clavado delante de mi ventana, he was two hours stuck outside my window
clavar
I verbo transitivo
1 (con un martillo) to hammer in
(sujetar con clavos) to nail
2 (una estaca) to drive in
3 familiar (cobrar demasiado) to sting o fleece: nos clavaron dos mil por un simple desayuno, they stung us two thousand pesetas for a breakfast
'clavado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
clavada
English:
dive
- frozen
- rooted

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clavado, -a adj

1. [con clavos] nailed

2. Fam [en punto]

a las cuatro clavadas at four o'clock on the dot;

llegaron clavados a la hora they arrived (right) on the dot

3. [parecido] almost identical;

es clavada a su madre she's the spitting image of her mother;

esos zapatos son clavados a los que te regalé yo those shoes are virtually identical to the ones I gave you

4. [fijo] fixed;

tenía la vista clavada en la torre his eyes were fixed on the tower;

el exhausto corredor se quedó clavado a 100 metros de la meta the exhausted runner stopped dead 100 metres from the finishing line

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clavado

I adj

:

ser clavado a alguien be the spitting image of s.o. fam ;

dejar a alguien clavado fig fam dumbfound s.o.

II m Méx (salto) dive

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clavado, -da adj

1) : nailed, fixed, stuck

2) fam : punctual, on the dot

3) fam : identical

es clavado a su padre: he's the image of his father

clavado nm

: dive