boquilla

f.

1 cigarette holder.

2 mouthpiece.

3 nozzle.

4 mouthpiece of the cigarette, cigar holder, cigarette holder.

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boquilla

► nombre femenino

1 (de pipa, instrumento) mouthpiece

2 (de tubo) nozzle

3 (sujetacigarrillos) cigarette holder

4 (filtro de cigarrillo) tip

5 (de cigarro puro) lit end

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noun f.

mouthpiece

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SF

1) (Mús) mouthpiece

2) (=extremo) [de manga] nozzle; [de cocina] burner; [de biberón] teat, nipple (EEUU); [de pipa] stem; [para fumar] cigarette holder

cigarros con boquilla — tipped cigarettes

3)

de boquilla —

apoyó la idea de boquilla — he paid lip-service to the idea

eso lo dice de boquilla — he's just saying that, that's what he says (but he doesn't mean it)

promesa de boquilla — insincere promise, promise not meant to be kept

4) And (=chisme) rumour, piece of gossip

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femenino (de instrumento musical) mouthpiece; (de pipa) stem; (para cigarrillos) cigarette holder; (para tomar mate) bombilla 2)

de boquilla: nos apoya, pero sólo de boquilla — he supports us but in name only

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= nozzle, mouthpiece.

Ex. The ink-jet printer squirts minute drops of ink from a microscopic nozzle, which are steered to specific positions on the paper.

Ex. The mouthpiece of the trombone is larger than that of a trumpet, and gives the instrument a more mellow sound.

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* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* boquilla de la goma de regar = spray nozzle.

* boquilla del pulverizador = spray nozzle.

* hablar de boquilla = pay + lip service.

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femenino (de instrumento musical) mouthpiece; (de pipa) stem; (para cigarrillos) cigarette holder; (para tomar mate) bombilla 2)

de boquilla: nos apoya, pero sólo de boquilla — he supports us but in name only

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= nozzle, mouthpiece.

Ex: The ink-jet printer squirts minute drops of ink from a microscopic nozzle, which are steered to specific positions on the paper.

Ex: The mouthpiece of the trombone is larger than that of a trumpet, and gives the instrument a more mellow sound.

* alabanza de boquilla = lip service.

* alabar de boquilla = give + lip service.

* boquilla de la goma de regar = spray nozzle.

* boquilla del pulverizador = spray nozzle.

* hablar de boquilla = pay + lip service.

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boquilla

feminine

1 (de un instrumento musical) mouthpiece; (de una pipa) stem; (para cigarrillos) cigarette holder

de boquilla see boca f A 2. (↑ boca)

2 (de un bolso, monedero) clasp

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boquilla sustantivo femenino (de instrumento musical) mouthpiece;
(de pipa) stem;
(para cigarrillos) cigarette holder
boquilla sustantivo femenino
1 (para un cigarrillo) tip
(de pipa) mouthpiece
2 Mús mouthpiece
♦ Locuciones: familiar de boquilla: de boquilla somos todos muy generosos, we're all generous, in theory
'boquilla' also found in these entries:
English:
cigarette holder
- holder
- mouth
- mouthpiece
- nozzle
- cigarette

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boquilla

♦ nf

1. [para fumar] cigarette holder

2. [de pipa] mouthpiece;

[de cigarrillo] roach [made of cardboard]

3. [de instrumento musical] mouthpiece

4. [de tubo, aparato] nozzle

5. Ecuad [rumor] rumour, gossip

♦ de boquilla loc adj

Fam

todo lo dice de boquilla he's all talk;

es un revolucionario de boquilla he's an armchair revolutionary

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boquilla

f

1 MÚS mouthpiece

2 TÉC de manguera nozzle

3

:

lo dice de boquilla he doesn’t mean a word of it;

promete mucho de boquilla pero luego no hace nada he’s all talk and no action

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boquilla nf

: mouthpiece (of a musical instrument)