- mella
- f.1 nick (muesca, hendidura).hacer mella en (figurative) to make a dent in (ahorros, moral)hacer mella en alguien (figurative) to make an impression on somebody2 gap.3 harm, damage.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: mellar.* * *mella► nombre femenino1 (hendedura) nick, notch2 (hueco) hollow, gap; (en los dientes) gap\FRASEOLOGÍAhacer mella en (en objeto) to dent 2 (en persona) to make an impression on 3 (en honor, reputación) to damage* * *SF1) (=rotura) nick, notch; [en dientes] gap2)
la crisis ha hecho mella en los bolsillos de los europeos — Europeans are feeling the pinch because of the crisis
la compra de unos terrenos parece haber hecho mella en su imagen — the purchase of some land seems to have damaged his image
la fatiga habrá hecho mella en los reflejos de muchos corredores — fatigue will have affected the reflexes of many runners
* * *femenino (en hoja de cuchillo) notch, nick; (en diente, vaso) chiphacer mella en alguien/algo: ese fracaso no hizo mella en él that failure didn't affect him; dejó mella en su personalidad it marked his personality; los años no hacen mella en ti — you haven't aged at all
* * *= ding, chip, nick.Ex. The tripod has several dings in the lower legs due to over tighting.Ex. Tongue studs frequently damage the person's teeth, causing tiny fractures and huge chips.Ex. The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.----* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* hacer mella = take + Posesivo + toll (on), leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression, hit + home.* hacer mella en = dent, make + a dent in, take + a bite out of.* * *femenino (en hoja de cuchillo) notch, nick; (en diente, vaso) chiphacer mella en alguien/algo: ese fracaso no hizo mella en él that failure didn't affect him; dejó mella en su personalidad it marked his personality; los años no hacen mella en ti — you haven't aged at all
* * *= ding, chip, nick.Ex: The tripod has several dings in the lower legs due to over tighting.
Ex: Tongue studs frequently damage the person's teeth, causing tiny fractures and huge chips.Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.* dejar mella = leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression.* hacer mella = take + Posesivo + toll (on), leave + an impression, touch + Posesivo + life, leave + Posesivo + mark, cut + a swath(e), leave + an imprint, make + an impression, hit + home.* hacer mella en = dent, make + a dent in, take + a bite out of.* * *mellafeminine(en la hoja de un cuchillo) notch, nick; (en un diente) chip; (en porcelana, cristal) chiphacer mella en algn/algo: el accidente/ese fracaso no hizo mella en él the accident/that failure didn't affect himdejó mella en su personalidad it marked his personalityestás igualito, los años no hacen mella en ti you haven't changed at all, time seems to have stood still for you* * *
Del verbo mellar: (conjugate mellar)
mella es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mella
mellar
mellar (conjugate mellar) verbo transitivoa) ‹cuchillo/hoja› to notch, nick;
‹diente/porcelana› to chipb) (esp AmL) ‹honor/fama› to damage
mella sustantivo femenino
1 (hendedura) nick, notch
(en plato, diente, etc) chip
2 (hueco) gap
3 (efecto) impression
hacer mella en alguien, to make an impression on sb
'mella' also found in these entries:
English:
dent
- nick
* * *mella nf1. [muesca] [en navaja] nick;[en porcelana] chip;Comphacer mella: el calor no le hace mella the heat doesn't affect her at all;sus críticas acabaron haciendo mella en él their criticism of him eventually struck home;tanto gasto está haciendo mella en la economía familiar all this expense is having an effect on o making inroads into the family budget2. [en dentadura] gap* * *mellaf:hacer mella en alguien have an effect on s.o., affect s.o.* * *mella nf1) : dent, nick2)hacer mella en : to have an effect on, to make an impression on
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.