fibra

f.

1 fiber.

alimentos ricos en fibra foods rich in fiber

fibra alimenticia dietary fiber

fibra óptica optic fiber

fibra sintética synthetic fiber

fibra de vidrio fiberglass

2 character, vigor.

3 scouring pad, scourer.

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fibra

► nombre femenino

1 (filamento) fibre (US fiber); (de madera) grain

2 figurado (carácter) push, go

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FRASEOLOGÍA

fibra de carbono carbon fibreglass (US fiber)

fibra de vidrio fibreglass (US fiberglass)

fibra óptica optical fibre (US fiber)

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noun f.

fiber

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SF

1) [gen] fibre, fiber (EEUU)

fibra acrílica — acrylic fibre

fibra artificial — man-made fibre

fibra de amianto — asbestos fibre

fibra de carbono — carbon fibre

fibra de coco — coconut fibre

fibra de vidrio — fibre glass

fibra dietética — dietary fibre

fibra ocular — ocular fibre

fibra óptica — optical fibre

fibra sintética — synthetic fibre

2) [en madera] grain

3) (Min) vein

4) (=vigor) vigour, vigor (EEUU)

- despertar la fibra sensible

fibras del corazón — heartstrings

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femenino

a) (Tex) fiber*

fibras artificiales or sintéticas — synthetic o man-made fibers

b) (de amianto) fiber*

c) (de la madera) grain

d) (Coc, Med) fiber*

una alimentación rica en fibra — a high fiber diet

e) (Anat) fiber*

ese tipo es pura fibra — (fam) that guy's solid muscle (colloq)

f)

de fibra — (loc adj) <político/ejecutivo> gritty

- fibra de vidrio

- fibra metálica

- fibra óptica

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= grain, fibre [fiber, -USA], strand.

Ex. Flong moulds were liable to shrink as they dried, often differentially according to the grain of the paper of which they were made.

Ex. FIB? will cope with both English and American spellings, FIBRE and FIBER, as well as plural.

Ex. Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.

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* alto en fibras = high-fibre.

* cable de fibra óptica = optical fibre cable, fibre optic cable.

* cable híbrido de fibra de vidrio y coaxial = hybrid fiber-coax (HFC).

* fibra de carbón = carbon fibre.

* fibra de papel = paper fibre.

* fibra de vidrio = glass-fibre, fibreglass [fiberglass, -USA].

* fibra muscular = muscle fibre.

* fibra natural = natural fibre.

* fibra óptica = optical fibre, optic fibre, fibre optic.

* fibra sintética = synthetic fibre.

* información transmitida por fibra óptica = fibre optic-based information.

* óptica de fibra de vidrio = fibre optics.

* red de fibra óptica = fibre optic network.

* rico en fibras = high-fibre.

* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.

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femenino

a) (Tex) fiber*

fibras artificiales or sintéticas — synthetic o man-made fibers

b) (de amianto) fiber*

c) (de la madera) grain

d) (Coc, Med) fiber*

una alimentación rica en fibra — a high fiber diet

e) (Anat) fiber*

ese tipo es pura fibra — (fam) that guy's solid muscle (colloq)

f)

de fibra — (loc adj) <político/ejecutivo> gritty

- fibra de vidrio

- fibra metálica

- fibra óptica

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= grain, fibre [fiber, -USA], strand.

Ex: Flong moulds were liable to shrink as they dried, often differentially according to the grain of the paper of which they were made.

Ex: FIB? will cope with both English and American spellings, FIBRE and FIBER, as well as plural.

Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.

* alto en fibras = high-fibre.

* cable de fibra óptica = optical fibre cable, fibre optic cable.

* cable híbrido de fibra de vidrio y coaxial = hybrid fiber-coax (HFC).

* fibra de carbón = carbon fibre.

* fibra de papel = paper fibre.

* fibra de vidrio = glass-fibre, fibreglass [fiberglass, -USA].

* fibra muscular = muscle fibre.

* fibra natural = natural fibre.

* fibra óptica = optical fibre, optic fibre, fibre optic.

* fibra sintética = synthetic fibre.

* información transmitida por fibra óptica = fibre optic-based information.

* óptica de fibra de vidrio = fibre optics.

* red de fibra óptica = fibre optic network.

* rico en fibras = high-fibre.

* tocar la fibra sensible de = strike + a chord with.

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fibra

feminine

1 (Tex) fiber*

fibras artificiales or sintéticas synthetic o man-made fibers

2 (de amianto) fiber*

cepillar la madera en el sentido de las fibras plane the wood with the grain

3 (Coc, Med) fiber*

una alimentación rica en fibra a high fiber diet

4 (Anat) fiber*

ese tipo es pura fibra (fam); that guy's solid muscle (colloq)

yo no estoy hecho de esa fibra (fam); I'm not cut out for it o made of the right stuff (colloq)

5 (Méx) (estropajo) scouring pad, scourer (BrE)

Compuestos:

● fibra de carbono

carbon fiber*

● fibra de cristal

(Esp) fiberglass*

● fibra de vidrio

fiberglass*

● fibra dietética

dietary fiber o (BrE) fibre

● fibra metálica

(Méx) steel wool

● fibra óptica

optical fiber*

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fibra sustantivo femenino
fiber^{(conjugate fiber)};

◊ fibras artificiales man-made fibers;

fibra de vidrio fiberglass^{(conjugate fiberglass)};
fibra óptica optical fiber^{(conjugate fiber)}
fibra sustantivo femenino
1 fibre, US fiber
Tex fibra óptica, fibre optics
una prenda de fibra, a synthetic garment
2 (textura espiritual) fibre
fibra sensible, sensitivity: este tipo de películas me tocan enseguida la fibra sensible, this kind of film really gets to me emotionally

'fibra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
óptica
- óptico
- yute
- artificial
- filamento
- hebra
- menos
- sintético
English:
carbon fibre
- fiber
- fiberglass
- fibre
- fibre-optics
- fibreglass
- man-made
- roughage
- steel
- synthetic

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fibra nf

1. [de tela] fibre;

[de madera] grain;

Comp

tocar la fibra sensible: ha sabido tocar la fibra sensible del público juvenil he's managed to strike a chord among young people

Comp

fibra artificial artificial fibre, man-made fibre;

fibra de carbono carbon fibre;

fibra óptica optical fibre;

fibra sintética synthetic fibre;

fibra de vidrio fibreglass, glass fibre

2. [alimenticia] fibre;

alimentos ricos en fibra foods rich in fibre

Comp

fibra alimenticia dietary fibre

3. Anat fibre;

el acróbata era pura fibra the acrobat was all muscle

Comp

fibra muscular muscle fibre

4. Arg [marcador] fibre-tip pen

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fibra

f

1 en tejido, alimento fiber, Br

fibre

2 Méx (estropajo) scourer

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fibra nf

1) : fiber

2)

fibra de vidrio : fiberglass

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fibra n fibre