Significado de glass en inglés
glassglass1 /ɡlɑːs $ ɡlæs/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1transparent material [uncountable] a transparent solid substance used for making windows, bottles etcsustancia sólida transparente usada para fabricar ventanas, botellas, etc.: 
a glass bowlun cuenco de vidrio a piece of broken glassun trozo de vidrio rotopane/sheet of glass (=a flat piece of glass with straight edges)(= un trozo plano de vidrio con bordes rectos) the cathedral’s stained glass windowslas vidrieras emplomadas de la catedral2for drinking [countable] a container used for drinking made of glassrecipiente para beber hecho de vidriowine/brandy/champagne etc glass Nigel raised his glass in a toast to his son.Nigel levantó su copa para brindar por su hijo.3amount of liquid [countable] the amount of a drink contained in a glassla cantidad de bebida que cabe en un vasoglass of She poured a glass of wine.Ella sirvió una copa de vino.4for eyes glasses [plural] two pieces of specially cut glass or plastic in a frame, which you wear in order to see more clearlydos lentes de vidrio o plástico especialmente cortados en una montura, que se usan para ver con mayor claridad SYN spectacles: He was clean-shaven and wore glasses.Estaba bien afeitado y llevaba gafas. I need a new pair of glasses.Necesito un par de gafas nuevo.distance/reading glasses → dark glasses, field glassesGRAMMARGRAMÁTICAGlasses is plural, even when it refers to a single object: · She’s got nice glasses. ✗Don’t say: She’s got a nice glasses.Glasses es plural incluso cuando se refiere a un solo objeto: · She's got nice glasses. ✗No diga: She's got a nice glasses.5glass objects [uncountable] objects which are made of glass, especially ones used for drinking and eatingobjetos hechos de vidrio, especialmente los usados para beber y comer: a priceless collection of Venetian glassuna colección invaluable de cristal veneciano6people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones used to say that you should not criticize someone for having a fault if you have the same fault yourselfse usa para decir que no debes criticar a alguien por un defecto si tú tienes el mismo defecto7somebody sees the glass as half-empty/half-full used to say that a particular person is more likely to notice the good parts or the bad parts of a situationse usa para decir que una persona determinada tiene más tendencia a ver los aspectos positivos o negativos de una situación8under glass plants that are grown under glass are protected from the cold by a glass coverlas plantas cultivadas bajo vidrio están protegidas del frío por una cubierta de vidrio9mirror [countable] old-fashionedanticuado a mirrorun espejo10the glass old-fashionedanticuado a barometerun barómetro → cut glass, ground glass, looking glass, magnifying glass, plate glass, stained glass, safety glass, → raise your glass at raise1(16)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 1— Significado 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + glassADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + glassbroken glass· She cleaned up the broken glass with a dustpan and brush.· Ella recogió el vidrio roto con un recogedor y un cepillo.stained glass (=glass of different colours used in windows)· He designed the stained glass windows of Coventry Cathedral.· Él diseñó las vidrieras de la catedral de Coventry.tinted glass (=coloured rather than completely transparent)· The car had tinted glass.· El coche tenía cristales tintados.frosted glass (=glass with a rough surface so that it is not transparent)· The bathroom windows were made of frosted glass.· Las ventanas del baño eran de vidrio esmerilado.clear glass (=that you can see through rather than being coloured)· The drink comes in clear glass bottles.· La bebida viene en botellas de vidrio transparente.plate glass (=big pieces of glass made in large thick sheets, used especially in shop windows)· Vandals smashed a plate glass window.· Unos vándalos rompieron una ventana de vidrio laminado.safety glass (=strong glass that breaks into small pieces that are not sharp)· The company makes safety glass for car windows.· La empresa fabrica vidrio de seguridad para ventanillas de automóviles.glass + NOUNglass + SUSTANTIVOa glass bottle/bowl/vase etc· Glass bottles can be recycled very easily.· Las botellas de vidrio se pueden reciclar muy fácilmente.a glass window/door· The doors had two round glass windows in them.· Las puertas tenían dos ventanas redondas de vidrio.phrasesfrasesa piece of glass· He cut his foot on a piece of glass.· Se cortó el pie con un trozo de vidrio.a shard/splinter of glass (=a sharp piece of broken glass)· People were injured by shards of glass following the explosion.· Varias personas resultaron heridas por fragmentos de vidrio tras la explosión.a fragment of glass (=a small piece of glass that has broken off)· Fragments of glass covered the floor near the broken window.· Fragmentos de vidrio cubrían el suelo cerca de la ventana rota.a pane of glass (=a piece of glass used in a window)· There was a broken pane of glass in the kitchen window.· Había un cristal roto en la ventana de la cocina.a sheet of glass (=a piece of flat glass)· Sheets of glass were used as shelves.· Se utilizaron láminas de vidrio como estantes.verbsverbosglass breaks· This type of glass doesn’t break easily.· Este tipo de vidrio no se rompe fácilmente.glass shatters (=break into small pieces)· When glass shatters, it leaves jagged edges.· Cuando el vidrio se hace añicos, deja bordes irregulares.glass cracks· Glass will crack if too much pressure is put on it.· El vidrio se agrietará si se le aplica demasiada presión.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 4— Significado 4verbsverboswear glasses· I didn’t know you wore glasses.· No sabía que usabas gafas.put on your glasses· He put on his glasses and read through the instructions.· Se puso las gafas y leyó las instrucciones.take off/remove your glasses· Elsie took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes.· Elsie se quitó las gafas y se frotó los ojos.wipe/clean your glasses· Harry wiped his glasses with the corner of a handkerchief.· Harry limpió sus gafas con la esquina de un pañuelo.break your glasses· I broke my glasses when I accidentally sat on them.· Rompí mis gafas cuando accidentalmente me senté sobre ellas.phrasesfrasesa pair of glasses· She was wearing a new pair of glasses.· Llevaba puestas unas gafas nuevas.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + glassesADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + glassesdark glasses (=sunglasses)· She wore a scarf over her head and dark glasses.· Llevaba un pañuelo en la cabeza y gafas oscuras.reading glasses (=for reading)· She looked at him over the frames of her reading glasses.· Ella lo miró por encima del marco de sus gafas de lectura.distance glasses (=for seeing things that are not close to you)· Without her distance glasses she couldn’t see his expression.· Sin sus gafas para ver de lejos, no podía ver su expresión.tinted glasses (=with coloured glass)· He always wore a pair of tinted glasses.· Siempre usaba unas gafas con cristales tintados.steel-/horn-/gold-rimmed glasses (=with frames made of steel etc)· He was a thin little guy with gold-rimmed glasses.· Era un hombre delgado y de poca estatura con gafas de montura dorada.thick glasses (=with lenses that are thick)· She peered up at them through thick glasses.· Ella los miró hacia arriba a través de unas gafas de cristales gruesos.
Ver todas las traducciones1transparent material [uncountable] a transparent solid substance used for making windows, bottles etcsustancia sólida transparente usada para fabricar ventanas, botellas, etc.: a glass bowlun cuenco de vidrio a piece of broken glassun trozo de vidrio rotopane/sheet of glass (=a flat piece of glass with straight edges)(= un trozo plano de vidrio con bordes rectos) the cathedral’s stained glass windowslas vidrieras emplomadas de la catedral2for drinking [countable] a container used for drinking made of glassrecipiente para beber hecho de vidriowine/brandy/champagne etc glass Nigel raised his glass in a toast to his son.Nigel levantó su copa para brindar por su hijo.3amount of liquid [countable] the amount of a drink contained in a glassla cantidad de bebida que cabe en un vasoglass of She poured a glass of wine.Ella sirvió una copa de vino.4for eyes glasses [plural] two pieces of specially cut glass or plastic in a frame, which you wear in order to see more clearlydos lentes de vidrio o plástico especialmente cortados en una montura, que se usan para ver con mayor claridad SYN spectacles: He was clean-shaven and wore glasses.Estaba bien afeitado y llevaba gafas. I need a new pair of glasses.Necesito un par de gafas nuevo.distance/reading glasses → dark glasses, field glassesGRAMMARGRAMÁTICAGlasses is plural, even when it refers to a single object: · She’s got nice glasses. ✗Don’t say: She’s got a nice glasses.Glasses es plural incluso cuando se refiere a un solo objeto: · She's got nice glasses. ✗No diga: She's got a nice glasses.5glass objects [uncountable] objects which are made of glass, especially ones used for drinking and eatingobjetos hechos de vidrio, especialmente los usados para beber y comer: a priceless collection of Venetian glassuna colección invaluable de cristal veneciano6people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones used to say that you should not criticize someone for having a fault if you have the same fault yourselfse usa para decir que no debes criticar a alguien por un defecto si tú tienes el mismo defecto7somebody sees the glass as half-empty/half-full used to say that a particular person is more likely to notice the good parts or the bad parts of a situationse usa para decir que una persona determinada tiene más tendencia a ver los aspectos positivos o negativos de una situación8under glass plants that are grown under glass are protected from the cold by a glass coverlas plantas cultivadas bajo vidrio están protegidas del frío por una cubierta de vidrio9mirror [countable] old-fashionedanticuado a mirrorun espejo10the glass old-fashionedanticuado a barometerun barómetro → cut glass, ground glass, looking glass, magnifying glass, plate glass, stained glass, safety glass, → raise your glass at raise1(16)COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 1— Significado 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + glassADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + glassbroken glass· She cleaned up the broken glass with a dustpan and brush.· Ella recogió el vidrio roto con un recogedor y un cepillo.stained glass (=glass of different colours used in windows)· He designed the stained glass windows of Coventry Cathedral.· Él diseñó las vidrieras de la catedral de Coventry.tinted glass (=coloured rather than completely transparent)· The car had tinted glass.· El coche tenía cristales tintados.frosted glass (=glass with a rough surface so that it is not transparent)· The bathroom windows were made of frosted glass.· Las ventanas del baño eran de vidrio esmerilado.clear glass (=that you can see through rather than being coloured)· The drink comes in clear glass bottles.· La bebida viene en botellas de vidrio transparente.plate glass (=big pieces of glass made in large thick sheets, used especially in shop windows)· Vandals smashed a plate glass window.· Unos vándalos rompieron una ventana de vidrio laminado.safety glass (=strong glass that breaks into small pieces that are not sharp)· The company makes safety glass for car windows.· La empresa fabrica vidrio de seguridad para ventanillas de automóviles.glass + NOUNglass + SUSTANTIVOa glass bottle/bowl/vase etc· Glass bottles can be recycled very easily.· Las botellas de vidrio se pueden reciclar muy fácilmente.a glass window/door· The doors had two round glass windows in them.· Las puertas tenían dos ventanas redondas de vidrio.phrasesfrasesa piece of glass· He cut his foot on a piece of glass.· Se cortó el pie con un trozo de vidrio.a shard/splinter of glass (=a sharp piece of broken glass)· People were injured by shards of glass following the explosion.· Varias personas resultaron heridas por fragmentos de vidrio tras la explosión.a fragment of glass (=a small piece of glass that has broken off)· Fragments of glass covered the floor near the broken window.· Fragmentos de vidrio cubrían el suelo cerca de la ventana rota.a pane of glass (=a piece of glass used in a window)· There was a broken pane of glass in the kitchen window.· Había un cristal roto en la ventana de la cocina.a sheet of glass (=a piece of flat glass)· Sheets of glass were used as shelves.· Se utilizaron láminas de vidrio como estantes.verbsverbosglass breaks· This type of glass doesn’t break easily.· Este tipo de vidrio no se rompe fácilmente.glass shatters (=break into small pieces)· When glass shatters, it leaves jagged edges.· Cuando el vidrio se hace añicos, deja bordes irregulares.glass cracks· Glass will crack if too much pressure is put on it.· El vidrio se agrietará si se le aplica demasiada presión.COLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meaning 4— Significado 4verbsverboswear glasses· I didn’t know you wore glasses.· No sabía que usabas gafas.put on your glasses· He put on his glasses and read through the instructions.· Se puso las gafas y leyó las instrucciones.take off/remove your glasses· Elsie took off her glasses and rubbed her eyes.· Elsie se quitó las gafas y se frotó los ojos.wipe/clean your glasses· Harry wiped his glasses with the corner of a handkerchief.· Harry limpió sus gafas con la esquina de un pañuelo.break your glasses· I broke my glasses when I accidentally sat on them.· Rompí mis gafas cuando accidentalmente me senté sobre ellas.phrasesfrasesa pair of glasses· She was wearing a new pair of glasses.· Llevaba puestas unas gafas nuevas.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + glassesADJETIVOS/SUSTANTIVO + glassesdark glasses (=sunglasses)· She wore a scarf over her head and dark glasses.· Llevaba un pañuelo en la cabeza y gafas oscuras.reading glasses (=for reading)· She looked at him over the frames of her reading glasses.· Ella lo miró por encima del marco de sus gafas de lectura.distance glasses (=for seeing things that are not close to you)· Without her distance glasses she couldn’t see his expression.· Sin sus gafas para ver de lejos, no podía ver su expresión.tinted glasses (=with coloured glass)· He always wore a pair of tinted glasses.· Siempre usaba unas gafas con cristales tintados.steel-/horn-/gold-rimmed glasses (=with frames made of steel etc)· He was a thin little guy with gold-rimmed glasses.· Era un hombre delgado y de poca estatura con gafas de montura dorada.thick glasses (=with lenses that are thick)· She peered up at them through thick glasses.· Ella los miró hacia arriba a través de unas gafas de cristales gruesos.glassglass2 verb [transitive] to hit someone with a glass or bottlegolpear a alguien con un vaso o una botella: He was glassed in a pub fight.Lo golpearon con un vaso en una pelea de bar.glass something ↔ in phrasal verb British English to cover something with glass, or to build a glass structure around somethingcubrir algo con vidrio, o construir una estructura de vidrio alrededor de algo
to hit someone with a glass or bottlegolpear a alguien con un vaso o una botella: He was glassed in a pub fight.Lo golpearon con un vaso en una pelea de bar.glass something ↔ in phrasal verb British English to cover something with glass, or to build a glass structure around somethingcubrir algo con vidrio, o construir una estructura de vidrio alrededor de algo