string

Pronúncia: strɪŋ
    noun
  1. [cord] corda.
  2. cordill.
  3. [of beads] collar, enfilall.
  4. [of onions, garlic] rast, froc, forcat.
  5. [of horses, etc.] rècula.
  6. [of lies] enfilall.
  7. [of curses] sèrie, reguitzell, tirallonga.
  8. [row] fila, rengle.
  9. [of people] corrua, filera.
  10. [of vehicles] caravana.
  11. to have a string on someone, to have someone on a string dominar algú.
  12. (idem) colloquial tenir algú a la seva (mercè / discreció).
  13. to pull every string to obtain something figurative emprar el darrer mitjà que ens resta per a obtenir alguna cosa.

  14. Music corda.
  15. the strings els instruments de corda.
  16. string instrument instrument de corda.
  17. the strings of a violin les cordes d'un violí.
  18. to have two strings to one's bow figurative tenir dues cordes al (seu) arc.
  19. string quartet quartet de corda.

  20. Botany fil.
  21. there are plenty of strings in these beans aquestes mongetes són (plenes de fils / filoses).
  22. Anatomy nervi, tendó, lligament.
  23. to harp on the same string figurative insistir sobre el mateix punt.
  24. to touch a string (in someone's heart) figurative tocar la corda sensible a algú.
  25. without strings figurative sense condicions, incondicionalment.
  26. there are no strings attached figurative no s'imposen condicions.

  27. [riding] quadra de cavalls de cursa.
  28. Mr X's string la quadra del senyor X.
    29. transitive verb [preterite & past participle strung]
  29. (also to string together) [pearls, etc.] enfilar.
  30. (idem) [bow, violin] encordar.
  31. to string a tennis racket encordar una raqueta.
  32. to string lies together figurative dir un enfilall de mentides.
  33. her nerves are strung up to the highest pitch té els nervis completament destrossats.

  34. [beans, etc.] treure els fils de.

    35. [with adverb or preposition]
  35. to string along [colleague, partner] despistar, enganyar.
  36. the governor felt that he was being strung along by his advisers el governador se sentia enganyat pels seus consellers.
  37. his sentences were so badly strung together that it was difficult to grasp their meaning construïa tan malament les frases que era difícil de copsar-ne el sentit.
  38. to string up [flag, etc.] hissar.
  39. (idem) [traitor, rebel] penjar.
  40. a makeshift notice was strung above the door un avís provisional va ser penjat damunt la porta.
  41. two of the rebel leaders were strung up as a warning dos dels caps de la rebel·lió van ser penjats com a avís.
    42. intransitive verb
  42. to string out dispersar-se, escampar-se, estendre's.
  43. to string out along a road estendre's al llarg d'una carretera.
  44. the captain got his soldiers to string out across the field el capità va agafar els seus soldats per dispersar-se camps a través.
  45. the petrol stations were strung out for miles les gasolineres s'estenien uns quants quilòmetres lluny.
  46. to string along [with] acompanyar algú.
  47. take my advice: string along with me, I know the business inside out creu-me: queda't amb mi, conec el negoci a fons.
    48. reflexive verb
  48. to string oneself up to do something decidir-se a fer alguna cosa.