nail
v.
clavar, asegurar con clavos, enclavar
s.
uña; clavo
Clavo
nails
uñas | clavos | puntillas (Colombia)
nail
v.- capturar, echarle mano a alguien, dar en el blanco, hacer un gols.- uña, puntilla, clavo (coloquial)
nail
s. uña, clavov. clavar, agarrar, atrapar, coger, trincar, conseguir
nail 1 (n.) = clavo, puntilla
Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
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*hit + the nail on the head = dar en el clavo, poner el dedo en la llaga
nail 2 (n.) = uña
Ex: Occasionally we find inverted headings, giving a small measure of grouping in the alphabetical section: nails; nails, INGROWN; nails, MALFORMED.
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*fingernail = uña
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*ingrown nail = uña encarnada
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*thumbnail = imagen en miniatura, miniatura
nail 3 (v.) = clavar
Ex: This book suggests ways for children to work successfully with scraps of wood by carving, sawing, hammering, nailing or gluing pieces together.
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*nail down = concretar