cuff

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
cuff n	(end part of a sleeve)	puño nm
	Andy rolled up his cuffs to keep them from getting wet.
	My aunt works at the shirt factory, sewing cuffs onto sleeves.
	Andy se remangó los puños para que no se le mojaran. // Mi tía trabaja en la fábrica de camisas cosiendo los puños de las mangas.
cuff n	US, Can, AU, often plural (trousers: folded up hem)	bajos nmpl
	Wayne likes his trouser cuffs to touch the top of his shoes.
	A Wayne le gusta que los bajos de los pantalones toquen la parte de arriba de sus zapatos.
cuffs npl	informal (restraints: handcuffs)	esposas nfpl
	Gary held his hands behind his back and the guard put on the cuffs.
	Gary puso las manos detrás de la espalda y el guardia le puso las esposas.
cuffs npl	(restraints: leg cuffs)	grilletes nmpl
	The prisoners wore cuffs to prevent them from running away.
	Los prisioneros usaban grilletes para que no pudieras escaparse.
cuff [sb]⇒ vtr	informal (handcuff)	esposar a vtr + prep
	The police cuffed the suspects and led them away.
	La policía esposó a los sospechosos y se los llevó.
cuff n	(medical device: blood pressure cuff)	manguito nm
		brazalete nm
	The nurse wrapped the cuff around my arm and measured my blood pressure.
	La enfermera puso el manguito alrededor de mi brazo y me midió la tensión sanguínea.

Additional Translations
Inglés		Español
cuff n	informal (blow)	golpecito nm
	(en la cabeza)	coscorrón nm
	Uncle Jeff's playful cuff didn't hurt me at all.
	El golpecito que me dio el tío Jeff en broma no me dolió nada.
cuff [sb]⇒ vtr	informal (hit)	abofetear a vtr + prep
		darle un coscorrón a loc verb
	George cuffed me round the ear and told me not to be so rude.
	George me abofeteó atrás de la oreja y me dijo que no fuera tan grosero.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
blood pressure cuff n	(medical device)	esfigmomanómetro nm
	The nurse placed a blood pressure cuff around my arm.
cufflink, cuff link n	usually plural (fastening for shirtsleeves) (gen pl)	gemelo nm
	(AmC, MX, PE; gen pl)	mancuernilla nf
	(MX; gen pl)	mancorna nf
	(CR, EC; gen pl)	mancuerna nf
	It is always a challenge for me to put my right cufflink on with my left hand.
	Siempre me cuesta mucho trabajo ponerme el gemelo derecho con la mano izquierda.
French cuff n	(shirtsleeve style: folded at end)	puño francés loc nom m
	French cuffs require cuff links.
	Las camisas con puño francés se usan con gemelos.
leg cuffs npl	(restraints for the legs)	grilletes nmpl
off the cuff, off-the-cuff adj	figurative (remarks: improvised)	improvisado adj
Note: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective that precedes the noun
off the cuff expr	figurative (in an improvised way)	improvisadamente adv
		de improviso loc adv
	Danny never spends time deliberating; he makes all his decisions off the cuff.
rotator cuff n	(anatomy: shoulder muscles) (anatomía)	manguito rotador loc nom m
	The football player missed much of the season after he tore his rotator cuff.
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El domingo, Lionel no jugará, porque parece que tiene una lesión en el manguito rotador.

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Collocations: [plain, creased, ironed] shirt cuffs, the [right, left] cuff of my shirt, [adjustable, elastic] cuffs, more...

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