astilla

f.

splinter.

hacer astillas (figurative) to smash to smithereens

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: astillar.

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astilla

► nombre femenino

1 splinter, chip

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FRASEOLOGÍA

de tal palo, tal astilla like father, like son

hacer astillas figurado to smash to smithereens

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SF

1) (=fragmento) splinter, chip

pl astillas [para fuego] kindling sing

hacer algo astillas — to smash sth into little o tiny pieces

hacerse astillas — to shatter into little o tiny pieces; ver palo 1)

2) Esp * (=soborno) small bribe, sweetener *

dar astilla a algn — to give sb a cut *

ese tío no da astilla — he's a tight-fisted so-and-so *

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femenino

a) (fragmento) chip

se me ha metido una astilla en el dedo — I have a splinter in my finger

b) astillas femenino plural (para el fuego) kindling

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= splinter, chip.

Ex. However, others see the splinters in the discipline as a step in its revitalization.

Ex. Tongue studs frequently damage the person's teeth, causing tiny fractures and huge chips.

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* de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.

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femenino

a) (fragmento) chip

se me ha metido una astilla en el dedo — I have a splinter in my finger

b) astillas femenino plural (para el fuego) kindling

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= splinter, chip.

Ex: However, others see the splinters in the discipline as a step in its revitalization.

Ex: Tongue studs frequently damage the person's teeth, causing tiny fractures and huge chips.

* de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.

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astilla

feminine

A

1 (fragmento) chip, woodchip

se me ha metido una astilla en el dedo I have a splinter in my finger

2 astillas fpl (para el fuego) kindling

B (period) (soborno) sweetener, bribe

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Del verbo astillar: (conjugate astillar)

astilla es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
astilla    
astillar
astilla sustantivo femenino

a) (fragmento) chip;

(de madera, hueso) splinter;

◊ se me metió una astilla en el dedo I have a splinter in my finger

b)

◊ astillas sustantivo femenino plural (para el fuego) kindling

astilla sustantivo femenino splinter
♦ Locuciones: de tal palo, tal astilla, like father, like son
'astilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
palo
- sacar
English:
chip
- father
- like
- sliver
- splinter
- stick

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astilla nf

splinter;

me he clavado una astilla en el brazo I've got a splinter in my arm;

hacer astillas to smash to smithereens

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astilla

f

1 splinter

2

:

astillas pl para fuego kindling sg ;

hacer astillas algo fig smash sth to pieces

3

:

astillas pl fig fam bribe sg, kickback fam

sg

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astilla nf

1) : splinter, chip

2)

de tal palo, tal astilla : like father, like son

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astilla n splinter