English-Spanish Dictionary
Spanish Translation of “wing”
wing (wɪŋ
)
Translations
noun
- [of bird]
ala feminine
⇒the bird spread its wings
el pájaro extendió las alas
to be on the wing
estar volando
⇒to shoot a bird on the wing
matar un pájaro al vuelo
⇒on the wings of fantasy
en alas de la fantasía
to take wing (literary)
irse volando
,alzar el vuelo
idiom: to clip sb's wings
cortar las alas a algn
idiom: to do sth on a wing and a prayer
hacer algo con Dios y ayuda
idiom: to stretch or spread one's wings
empezar a volar
idiom: to take sb under one's wing
dar amparo a algn
,tomar a algn bajo su protección
- [of chair]
orejera feminine
,oreja feminine
- (sport)
- (= position)
extremo masculine
,ala feminine
- (= player)
extremo/extrema masculine feminine
,alero/alera masculine feminine
- (= position)
- (architecture)
ala feminine
⇒the east/west wing
el ala este/oeste
- (= section)
ala feminine
⇒the left wing of the party
el ala izquierda del partido
- (British, automobiles)
aleta feminine
- wings (theatre)
bastidores masculine plural
idiom: to be waiting in the wings
esperar entre bastidores
transitive verb
- ⇒
to wing one's way: soon they were airborne and winging their way south
poco tiempo después iban (transportados) por aire en dirección sur
- (= wound)
- [+ bird]
tocar en el ala
,herir en el ala
- [+ person]
herir en el brazo/hombro
- [+ bird]
- ⇒
to wing it
(theatre (also figurative, informal)improvisar sobre la marcha
Compounds
- See wing back
- See wing case
- See wing chair
- See wing collar
- See wing commander
- See wing forward
- See wing mirror
- See wing nut
- See wing tip
'wing' in Other Languages
- Arabic: جَنَاح
- Brazilian Portuguese: asa
- Chinese: 翅膀
- Croatian: krilo
- Czech: křídlo
- Danish: vinge
- Dutch: vleugel
- European Spanish: ala
- Finnish: siipi
- French: aile
- German: Flügel Flügel
- Greek: φτερό
- Italian: ala
- Japanese: 翼
- Korean: 날개
- Norwegian: vinge
- Polish: skrzydło
- Portuguese: asa
- Romanian: aripă aripi
- Russian: крыло
- Spanish: ala
- Swedish: vinge
- Thai: ปีก
- Turkish: kanat
- Ukrainian: крило
- Vietnamese: cánh
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