puntal

m.

1 prop (madero).

2 snack. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish , Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Central American Spanish, Mexican Spanish)

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puntal

► nombre masculino

1 prop

2 figurado support

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noun m.

prop

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SM

1) (=soporte) (Arquit) prop, support; (Agr) prop; (Téc) strut

2) (=persona) [que sirve de apoyo] chief supporter; [que ayuda a resistir] cornerstone; [que está al frente] leading light

3) LAm snack

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masculino

a) (Const) (vertical) prop, post; (inclinado) prop, shore

b) (Náut) (soporte de cubierta) stanchion; (altura desde la quilla) height

c) (sostén, apoyo) mainstay

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= mainstay, plank, prop, powerhouse, power engine, stilt.

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

Ex. IFLA's annual conference, held at a different venue each year and attracting upwards of 3,000 participants, is a major plank in its professional programme.

Ex. The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.

Ex. From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.

Ex. Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.

Ex. The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.

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masculino

a) (Const) (vertical) prop, post; (inclinado) prop, shore

b) (Náut) (soporte de cubierta) stanchion; (altura desde la quilla) height

c) (sostén, apoyo) mainstay

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= mainstay, plank, prop, powerhouse, power engine, stilt.

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

Ex: IFLA's annual conference, held at a different venue each year and attracting upwards of 3,000 participants, is a major plank in its professional programme.

Ex: The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.

Ex: From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.

Ex: Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.

Ex: The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.

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puntal

masculine

1 (Const) (vertical) prop, post; (inclinado) prop, shore

2 (Náut) (soporte de cubierta) stanchion; (altura desde la quilla) height

3 (sostén, apoyo) mainstay

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puntal sustantivo masculino

a) (Const) prop

b) (sostén, apoyo) mainstay

'puntal' also found in these entries:
English:
prop
- strut

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puntal nm

1. [madero] prop

2. [en mina] shore, leg

3. [apoyo] mainstay;

el sector agrario es uno de los puntales de la región farming is one of the mainstays of the regional economy

4. Andes, CAm, Méx [aperitivo] snack

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puntal nm

1) : prop, support

2) : stanchion