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Inflections of 'lime v ⇒ conjugate )limes v 3rd person singular liming v pres p limed v past limed v past p
Principal Translations WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
lime n (green citrus fruit) lima nf limón verde loc nom m The bartender put a slice of lime into the drink. El camarero puso una rodaja de lima en la bebida. lime n (flavour of lime) lima nf The candy tasted like lime. El caramelo sabía a lima. lime n as adj (flavored with lime) de lima loc adj Jenny made a cake with lime frosting. Jenny hizo un pastel con glaseado de lima.
Additional Translations WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
lime n (white substance: CaO) cal nf Lime was often used as an ingredient in mortar for construction in the ancient world. La cal se usaba a menudo en la construcción antiguamente como ingrediente para la argamasa. lime n (citrus tree that bears limes) limero nm árbol de lima nm + loc adj Ben decided to try to grow a lime in his yard. Ben decidió tratar de plantar un limero en su patio. lime n (colour: acid green) verde lima loc nom m Tom wanted to repaint the walls because he thought lime was too bold a color. Tom quería repintar las paredes porque pensaba que el lima era un color demasiado llamativo. lime n UK (linden tree)árbol de lima nm + loc adj Mike had an old lime in his backyard. Mike tenía un viejo árbol de lima en su patio trasero. lime n as adj (acid green) (color ) lima adj Lisa had her car spray-painted a garish lime color. Lisa mandó a pintar su auto de verde lima. lime [sth] ⇒ vtr (wall: whitewash) encalar⇒ vtr The workers limed the walls at the end to give them a nice white color and to reflect the sun. Los trabajadores encalaron las paredes al final para darles un bonito color blanco que reflejase el sol. lime [sth] vtr (put birdlime on) poner liga loc verb untar con liga loc verb Alex limed the branch to try to catch a bird. Alex puso liga en la rama para intentar capturar un pájaro. lime [sth] vtr (throw lime on dirt) echar cal, poner cal loc verb abonar con cal loc verb The farmer limed the fields to help sustain plant growth. El granjero echó cal a los campos para ayudarle a mantener el crecimiento de las plantas.
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