rags

s. harapos, piltrafas, retazos, trapos viejos

s. harapo, andrajo, arrapiezo, estraza, guiñapo, pingajo

v. tomar el pelo

v.- reprochar | recriminar | censurar severamente | regañar - s.- trapo | chiro (Colombia) | andrajo | harapo

s. trapo; periodicuchov. tomar el pelo a

industria de la confección

Def: En la fabricación de papel, trapos viejos usados como materia prima en la elaboración de la pasta de trapo
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
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*cotton rags = trapos de algodón
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*from rags to riches = de la pobreza a la riqueza
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*glad rags = traje de los domingos, ropa elegante
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*rag-bag [ragbag] = cajón de sastre
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*rag doll = muñeco de trapo
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*rag paper = papel de trapo, papel de tela
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*rag stock = pasta de trapo

(n.) = andrajos, harapos
Ex: There was an old woman on the sidewalk, stooped-over scrawny and dressed up in nothing but rags.
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* from rags to riches = de la pobreza a la riqueza
* rags to riches = de la pobreza a la fortuna
* riches to rags = de la fortuna a la pobreza, de la fama al olvido

(n.) = trapo

Def: En la fabricación de papel, trapos viejos usados como materia prima en la elaboración de la pasta de trapo.
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
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* cotton rags = trapos de algodón
* glad rags = traje de los domingos, ropa elegante
* rag-and-bone man = trapero
* rag-bag [ragbag] = cajón de sastre
* rag doll = muñeco de trapo
* ragman = trapero
* rag paper = papel de trapo, papel de tela
* rag stock = pasta de trapo
* washrag = paño para la cara, paño para lavarse la cara, manopla