| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| stamp n | (for letter) | sello nm |
| | | sello postal nm + adj mf |
| | (AmL) | estampilla nf |
| | (AmC, MX) | timbre nm |
| | Robert went to the post office to buy some stamps. |
| | Robert fue a la oficina de correos a comprar sellos. |
| stamp n | (ink stamp) | sello de goma nm + loc adj |
| | | sello entintable nm + adj mf |
| | (ES) | tampón nm |
| | (CL) | timbre de caucho nm + loc adj |
| | The shopkeeper had a stamp for filling in cheques. |
| | El dueño de la tienda tenía un sello de goma para rellenar los cheques. |
| stamp n | (foot movement) | paso nm |
| | | pisada nf |
| | With an angry stamp of his foot, Barry turned and left the room. |
| | Con un paso enfadado, Barry se dio la vuelta y salió de la habitación. |
| stamp [sth]⇒ vtr | (with ink) | sellar⇒ vtr |
| | | timbrar⇒ vtr |
| | The official stamped the forms and filed them. |
| | El funcionario selló y rellenó los formularios. |
| stamp [sth] vtr | (metal) | estampar⇒ vtr |
| | | acuñar⇒ vtr |
| | | troquelar⇒ vtr |
| | | calcografiar⇒ vtr |
| | Nancy stamped the metal plate with the letters. |
| | Nancy estampó las letras en la matrícula. |
| stamp⇒ vi | (with foot) | patalear⇒ vi |
| | | patear⇒ vi |
| | | dar zapatazos loc verb |
| | | pisotear⇒ vtr |
| | The little boy stamped to show his impatience. |
| | El niño pequeño pataleaba de impaciencia. |
| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| stamp n | (ink mark) | sello nm |
| | Bob recognised the company's stamp on the envelope. |
| | Bob reconoció el sello de la empresa en el sobre. |
| stamp n | UK, informal, dated (national insurance payment) | impuesto nm |
| | Sarah was angry with people who said she was a benefits scrounger; she'd been paying her stamp for twenty years before she became unemployed. |
| | A Sarah le enfadaba mucho que le dijeran que vivía de las subvenciones. Estuvo pagando sus impuestos durante veinte años antes de quedarse en el paro. |
| stamp n | (type, class) | nivel nm |
| | | clase nf |
| | The new restaurant hoped to attract clientele of a certain stamp. |
| | El nuevo restaurante esperaba atraer a una clientela de cierto nivel. |
| stamp⇒ vi | (walk noisily) | ir dando pisotones loc verb |
| | | caminar ruidosamente vi + adv |
| | | pisotear⇒ vtr |
| | | caminar pisando fuerte loc verb |
| | Paula stamped across the office and slapped her letter of resignation on the boss's desk. |
| | Paula fue dando pisotones por toda la oficina y dejó su carta de dimisión sobre el escritorio de su jefe. |
| stamp [sth]⇒ vtr | (put postage stamps on) | poner un sello loc verb |
| | | franquear⇒ vtr |
| | | poner una estampilla loc verb |
| | Ursula stamped the letter and took it to the postbox. |
| | Ursula le puso un sello a la carta y la llevó a la oficina de correos. |
| stamp [sth] on [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (impress upon) | grabar en vtr + prep |
| | The events of that summer were forever stamped on Liam's memory. |
| | Lo que pasó ese verano se quedó para siempre grabado en la memoria de Liam. |
| Locuciones verbales |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| stamp on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (tread heavily on) (con mano) | dar un manotazo loc verb |
| | (con pie) | dar un pisotón |
| | I will stamp on any insects I see. |
| | Daré un manotazo a cuanto insecto vea. |
stamp [sth] out,
stamp out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (eradicate, banish) | aniquilar⇒, erradicar⇒ vtr |
| | | acabar con, terminar con vi + prep |
| | (figurado) | arrancar de raíz loc verb |
| | (literario) | borrar de la faz de la tierra loc verb |
| | The priests of the Spanish Inquisition hoped to stamp out any heresy. |
| | Los curas de la Inquisición española pretendían aniquilar toda herejía. |