hilvanar

v.

1 to tack (British), to baste (United States) (clothes).

2 to piece together (coordinar) (ideas).

3 to throw together.

4 to reel off, to tell one after the other.

María hilvMaría historias macabras Mary reels off macabre stories.

5 to baste, to stitch, to tack.

María hilvMaría ruedos de vestidos Mary bastes dress hems.

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hilvanar

► verbo transitivo

1 to tack, baste

2 figurado to put together, outline

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VT

1) (Cos) to tack, baste (EEUU)

2) (=preparar) [+ trabajo, discurso] to cobble together

bien hilvanado — well put together, well constructed

3) (=relacionar) to string together

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verbo transitivo

1) (coser) to baste (AmE), to tack (BrE)

2) <frases/ideas> to put together

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= baste.

Ex. This may seem like a lot of pins (and it is) but the secret to good quilting is good basting.

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* hilvanar palabras = orchestrate + words.

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verbo transitivo

1) (coser) to baste (AmE), to tack (BrE)

2) <frases/ideas> to put together

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= baste.

Ex: This may seem like a lot of pins (and it is) but the secret to good quilting is good basting.

* hilvanar palabras = orchestrate + words.

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hilvanar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (coser) to baste (AmE), to tack (BrE)

2 (Ven) (poner dobladillo a) to hem

B ‹frases/ideas› to put together

un discurso muy mal hilvanado a speech that did not hang together at all

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hilvanar (conjugate hilvanar) verbo transitivo
1 (coser) to baste (AmE), to tack (BrE)
2 ‹frases/ideas› to put together
hilvanar verbo transitivo
1 Cost to tack, baste
2 fig (relacionar, hacer congruente) to link
'hilvanar' also found in these entries:
English:
tack
- baste

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hilvanar vt

1. [ropa] Br to tack, US to baste

2. [coordinar] to piece together;

hilvanó sus argumentos en un discurso perfecto he wove his arguments into a perfect speech

3. [improvisar] to throw together;

tuvieron que hilvanar una propuesta en el último minuto they had to throw together a proposal at the last minute

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hilvanar

v/t baste;

fig

no podía hilvanar una frase he couldn’t string half a dozen words together

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hilvanar vt

1) : to baste, to tack

2) : to piece together