Significado de mould en inglés
mouldmould1 British English, mold American English /məʊld $ moʊld/ noun 
Ver todas las traducciones1shaped container [countable] a hollow container that you pour a liquid or soft substance into, so that when it becomes solid, it takes the shape of the containermolde; recipiente hueco en el que se vierte un líquido o una sustancia blanda para que, al solidificarse, tome la forma del recipiente: 
Another method, used especially for figures, was to pour the clay into a mould.Otro método, utilizado especialmente para figuras, consistía en verter la arcilla en un molde. lime jello in a mouldgelatina de lima en un molde2type of person [singular] if someone is in a particular mould, or fits into a particular mould, they have all the attitudes and qualities typical of a type of personsi alguien pertenece a un molde determinado o encaja en él, tiene todas las actitudes y cualidades típicas de un tipo de personafit (into) a mould She didn’t quite fit into the standard ‘high-flying businesswoman’ mould.Ella no encajaba del todo en el molde estándar de la «mujer de negocios de alto vuelo».in the same mould (as somebody/something)/in the mould of somebody/something a socialist intellectual in the mould of Anthony Croslandun intelectual socialista del molde de Anthony Crosland3break the mould to change a situation completely, by doing something that has not been done beforecambiar por completo una situación haciendo algo que no se ha hecho antes: an attempt to break the mould of British politicsun intento de romper el molde de la política británica4growing substance [uncountable] a soft green, grey, or black substance that grows on food which has been kept too long, and on objects that are in warm wet airsustancia blanda de color verde, gris o negro que crece en alimentos guardados demasiado tiempo y en objetos expuestos a un ambiente cálido y húmedo: The chemical was used to kill a mold that grows on peanuts.El producto químico se usó para eliminar un hongo que crece en el maní. The walls were black with mould.Las paredes estaban ennegrecidas por el moho. → leaf mouldCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meanings 2 & 3— Acepciones 2 y 3verbsverbosbreak the mould (=do things in a completely new way)· The program broke the mould of the traditional TV chat show.· El programa rompió el molde del tradicional programa de entrevistas televisivo.fit the mould (=be like other things of the same type)· She doesn't fit the mould of the stereotypical mother.· Ella no encaja en el molde de la madre estereotípica.be in the mould of somebody/something (=to be similar to something)· As an actor he is in the mould of Bruce Lee.· Como actor, es del molde de Bruce Lee.be cast in a mould (=be very like something)· He didn't want to be cast in the mould of being an academic.· No quería ser encasillado en el molde de académico.come from a different/the same mould (=be different from or similar to other things of the same type)· He clearly comes from a different mould than his brother.· Claramente es de un molde diferente al de su hermano.adjectivesadjetivosthe traditional/classic mould (=the usual way)· He was not a conservative in the traditional mould.· No era un conservador del molde tradicional.
Ver todas las traducciones1shaped container [countable] a hollow container that you pour a liquid or soft substance into, so that when it becomes solid, it takes the shape of the containermolde; recipiente hueco en el que se vierte un líquido o una sustancia blanda para que, al solidificarse, tome la forma del recipiente: Another method, used especially for figures, was to pour the clay into a mould.Otro método, utilizado especialmente para figuras, consistía en verter la arcilla en un molde. lime jello in a mouldgelatina de lima en un molde2type of person [singular] if someone is in a particular mould, or fits into a particular mould, they have all the attitudes and qualities typical of a type of personsi alguien pertenece a un molde determinado o encaja en él, tiene todas las actitudes y cualidades típicas de un tipo de personafit (into) a mould She didn’t quite fit into the standard ‘high-flying businesswoman’ mould.Ella no encajaba del todo en el molde estándar de la «mujer de negocios de alto vuelo».in the same mould (as somebody/something)/in the mould of somebody/something a socialist intellectual in the mould of Anthony Croslandun intelectual socialista del molde de Anthony Crosland3break the mould to change a situation completely, by doing something that has not been done beforecambiar por completo una situación haciendo algo que no se ha hecho antes: an attempt to break the mould of British politicsun intento de romper el molde de la política británica4growing substance [uncountable] a soft green, grey, or black substance that grows on food which has been kept too long, and on objects that are in warm wet airsustancia blanda de color verde, gris o negro que crece en alimentos guardados demasiado tiempo y en objetos expuestos a un ambiente cálido y húmedo: The chemical was used to kill a mold that grows on peanuts.El producto químico se usó para eliminar un hongo que crece en el maní. The walls were black with mould.Las paredes estaban ennegrecidas por el moho. → leaf mouldCOLLOCATIONSCOLOCACIONES– Meanings 2 & 3— Acepciones 2 y 3verbsverbosbreak the mould (=do things in a completely new way)· The program broke the mould of the traditional TV chat show.· El programa rompió el molde del tradicional programa de entrevistas televisivo.fit the mould (=be like other things of the same type)· She doesn't fit the mould of the stereotypical mother.· Ella no encaja en el molde de la madre estereotípica.be in the mould of somebody/something (=to be similar to something)· As an actor he is in the mould of Bruce Lee.· Como actor, es del molde de Bruce Lee.be cast in a mould (=be very like something)· He didn't want to be cast in the mould of being an academic.· No quería ser encasillado en el molde de académico.come from a different/the same mould (=be different from or similar to other things of the same type)· He clearly comes from a different mould than his brother.· Claramente es de un molde diferente al de su hermano.adjectivesadjetivosthe traditional/classic mould (=the usual way)· He was not a conservative in the traditional mould.· No era un conservador del molde tradicional.mouldmould2 British English, mold American English verb 1[transitive] to shape a soft substance by pressing or rolling it or by putting it into a moulddar forma a una sustancia blanda presionándola, extendiéndola o introduciéndola en un moldemould something into something Mould the sausage meat into little balls.Moldea la carne de salchicha en bolitas. moulded plastic chairssillas de plástico moldeado2[transitive] to influence the way someone’s character or attitudes developinfluir en el modo en que se desarrollan el carácter o las actitudes de alguienmould something/somebody into something I try to take young athletes and mold them into team players.Intento tomar a jóvenes atletas y convertirlos en jugadores de equipo. an attempt to mold public opinionun intento de moldear la opinión pública3[intransitive, transitive] to fit closely to the shape of something, or to make something fit closelyajustarse estrechamente a la forma de algo, o hacer que algo se ajuste estrechamentemould (something) to something The lining of the boot molds itself to the shape of your foot.El forro de la bota se amolda a la forma de tu pie. Her wet dress was moulded to her body.Su vestido mojado se ceñía a su cuerpo.
1[transitive] to shape a soft substance by pressing or rolling it or by putting it into a moulddar forma a una sustancia blanda presionándola, extendiéndola o introduciéndola en un moldemould something into something Mould the sausage meat into little balls.Moldea la carne de salchicha en bolitas. moulded plastic chairssillas de plástico moldeado2[transitive] to influence the way someone’s character or attitudes developinfluir en el modo en que se desarrollan el carácter o las actitudes de alguienmould something/somebody into something I try to take young athletes and mold them into team players.Intento tomar a jóvenes atletas y convertirlos en jugadores de equipo. an attempt to mold public opinionun intento de moldear la opinión pública3[intransitive, transitive] to fit closely to the shape of something, or to make something fit closelyajustarse estrechamente a la forma de algo, o hacer que algo se ajuste estrechamentemould (something) to something The lining of the boot molds itself to the shape of your foot.El forro de la bota se amolda a la forma de tu pie. Her wet dress was moulded to her body.Su vestido mojado se ceñía a su cuerpo.