pilar

m.

1 pillar (also figurative).

2 Pilar.

3 crus, leg-like part.

4 abutment.

v.

to remove the husk of, to remove the hull of, to husk, to hull by pounding.

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pilar

► nombre masculino

1 pillar

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noun m.

pillar

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I

SM

1) (=poste) post, pillar; (=mojón) milestone; [de puente] pier

2) (fig) pillar, mainstay

un pilar de la monarquía — a mainstay of the monarchy

II

SM [de fuente] basin, bowl

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I

femenino (Arquit) pillar, column; (de puente) pier

los pilares de la sociedad — the pillars o mainstays of society

II

masculino y femenino (en rugby) prop (forward)

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= bedrock, cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, mainstay, pillar, pillar, pier.

Ex. We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.

Ex. Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.

Ex. These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.

Ex. Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.

Ex. The layout of the buildings makes it difficult for readers to find their way around and the structural pillars prevent a logical sequence of shelving.

Ex. The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.

Ex. Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.

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* pilares de la sociedad, los = pillars of society, the.

* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.

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I

femenino (Arquit) pillar, column; (de puente) pier

los pilares de la sociedad — the pillars o mainstays of society

II

masculino y femenino (en rugby) prop (forward)

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= bedrock, cornerstone [corner-stone], keystone, mainstay, pillar, pillar, pier.

Ex: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.

Ex: Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.

Ex: These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.

Ex: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.

Ex: The layout of the buildings makes it difficult for readers to find their way around and the structural pillars prevent a logical sequence of shelving.

Ex: The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.

Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.

* pilares de la sociedad, los = pillars of society, the.

* ser un pilar de fuerza = be a tower of strength.

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pilar¹

feminine

(Arquit) pillar, column, pier (tech); (de un puente) pier

los pilares de la sociedad the pillars o mainstays of society

pilar²

masculine and feminine

(en rugby) prop, prop forward

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pilar sustantivo femenino (Arquit) pillar, column;
(de puente) pier
■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (en rugby) prop (forward)
pilar m Arquit pillar
'pilar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
columna
- sostén
- bueno
- también
English:
mainstay
- pillar
- support

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pilar

♦ nm

1. [columna] pillar;

[de puente] pier

2. [apoyo] pillar;

uno de los pilares de la iglesia católica one of the pillars of the Catholic Church

3. [mojón] milestone

♦ nmf

[en rugby] prop

Comp

pilar derecho tight head prop;

pilar izquierdo loose head prop

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pilar

m tb fig

pillar

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pilar nm

1) : pillar, column

2) : support, mainstay

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pilar n pillar