listón

m.

1 ribbon, listel.

2 lath, batten, thin strip of wood.

3 slat.

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listón

► nombre masculino

1 (de madera) lath, strip

2 DEPORTE bar

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SM

1) [de madera] strip, lath; (Dep) bar; [de goma, metal] strip; (Arquit) fillet

2) (=nivel) level

bajar el listón — to make things too easy

listón de la pobreza — poverty line

listón de los precios — price level

3) (Cos) ribbon

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masculino

a) (de madera) strip; (en salto de altura) bar

b) (meta, nivel)

ponen el listón muy alto — they have o set very high standards

seguiré subiendo el listón — I will continue to set myself higher goals

c) (Méx) (cinta) ribbon

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= benchmark, batten, lath, crossbar.

Nota: Usado en atletismo.

Ex. Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.

Ex. Battens have plenty of other uses besides battening down hatches.

Ex. Soft, crumbly plaster should be removed down to the lath and out as far as the firmly attached areas in preparation for patching.

Ex. In crossbars used in pole vaulting and high jumping a well known problem exists due to the tendency of the crossbar to sag under its own weight.

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* bajar el listón = lower + the bar.

* subir el listón = raise + the bar, move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

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masculino

a) (de madera) strip; (en salto de altura) bar

b) (meta, nivel)

ponen el listón muy alto — they have o set very high standards

seguiré subiendo el listón — I will continue to set myself higher goals

c) (Méx) (cinta) ribbon

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= benchmark, batten, lath, crossbar.

Nota: Usado en atletismo.

Ex: Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.

Ex: Battens have plenty of other uses besides battening down hatches.

Ex: Soft, crumbly plaster should be removed down to the lath and out as far as the firmly attached areas in preparation for patching.

Ex: In crossbars used in pole vaulting and high jumping a well known problem exists due to the tendency of the crossbar to sag under its own weight.

* bajar el listón = lower + the bar.

* subir el listón = raise + the bar, move it up + a gear, take it up + a gear, notch it up + a gear, take it up + a notch, crank it up + a notch, crank it up + a gear, move it up + a notch.

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listón

masculine

1 (de madera) strip

2 (en salto de altura) bar

3

(meta, nivel): el más alto listón alcanzado por un cuadro the highest price ever fetched by a painting

seguiré subiendo el listón I will continue to set myself higher goals

el listón de las libertades nunca recuperó esta altura we/they never regained this level of freedom

4 (Méx) (cinta) ribbon

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listón sustantivo masculino

a) (de madera) strip;

(en salto de altura) bar

b) (Méx) (cinta) ribbon

listón m Dep bar
♦ Locuciones: figurado poner el listón muy alto, to set very high standards
'listón' also found in these entries:
English:
bar
- louver
- ribbon
- slat

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listón nm

1. [de madera] lath

2. Dep [en salto de altura] bar;

Comp

poner o [m5]colocar el listón muy alto to set very high standards

3. Méx [de tela] ribbon

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listón

m

1 de madera strip

2 DEP bar;

poner el listón muy alto fig set very high standards

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listón nm, pl listones

1) : ribbon

2) : strip (of wood), lath

3) : high bar (in sports)