glass ceiling - English-Spanish Dictionary

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glass ceiling:

glass /glæs/ ||/glɑ:s/ sustantivo

uncountable (material) vidrio m, cristal m (Esp)

countable (vessel) vaso m;
(with stem) copa f;
a ~ of wine una copa de vino

glasses pl (spectacles) gafas fpl, lentes mpl (esp AmL), anteojos mpl (esp AmL)

countable (magnifying ~) lupa f, lente f de aumento

glass:glassblowing /'glæsˌbləʊɪŋ / || /'glɑ:sˌbləʊɪŋ/ n uncountable
soplado m del vidrio

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glass [glɑ:s]

I	nombre 1 vidrio, cristal (en lámina, de ventana, etc) pane of glass, cristal 2 (para agua, cerveza) vaso (para vino) copa 3 glasses pl, gafas
II	adjetivo de cristal glass case, vitrina

Compound Forms:
beer glass	n	(glass for beer) Argentina	liso nm
			vaso de cerveza nm
			porrón - chopp - balón nm
Se tomó dos chopps de Quilmes.
broken glass	n	figurative (delicate situation)	asunto espinoso nm
Abordar un tema espinoso como éste es siempre riesgoso, pero el autor maneja muy bien sus recursos y logra salir airoso de la prueba.
			situación peliaguda nf
Es una situación peliaguda.
broken glass	n	literal (shards of glass)	vidrios rotos nmpl
			cristales rotos nmpl
champagne glass	n		copa champán nf
champagne glass	n		copa de champán nf
champagne glass	n		flauta champán nf
champagne glass	n		flauta de champán nf
cocktail glass	n	(cone-shaped drinking glass)	copa de cóctel nf
The dessert was elegantly presented in a cocktail glass.
No me sirvas el martini en ese vaso; lo quiero en una copa de cóctel con aceitunas en lugar de guindas.
cut glass	adk		de vidrio tallado adj
cut glass	n		cristal tallado nm
cut glass	npl		cristales tallados nmpl
drinking glass	n	(glass for drinking)	vaso nm
If you can't find paper drinking glasses for the picnic we'll have to use plastic ones.
etched glass			vidrio grabado al aguafuerte nm
frosted glass	n	(etched glass with a translucent surface)	cristal esmerilado nm
Whilst the shower was constructed with frosted glass, her silhouette left little to the imagination.
			vidrio opaco, vidrio mate nm
			vidrio pavonado nm
glass blower	n		soplador de vidrio nm
glass blowing			soplado de vidrio nm
glass case	n	para proteger las cosas del polvo	campana de cristal nf
glass case	n		fanal nm
glass case	n		vitrina nf
glass cloth	n		tejido de vidrio nm
glass cutter	n	un obrero; también: "glasscutter"	cortador de vidrio nm
glass cutter	n	un artesano	tallador de cristal nm
glass cutter	n	una herramienta; también: "glasscutter"	cortavidrio nm
glass cutting			cortado de vidrio nm
glass door	n		puerta de cristales nf
glass door	n		puerta vidriera nf
glass eye	n	(false eyeball)	ojo de vidrio nm
Every night, before going to bed, I always take out my glass eye and put it in a bowl of water by the bed.
			ojo de cristal nm
glass house		(also: greenhouse)	invernadero nm
glass of wine	n	(wine served in a glass)	vaso de vino nm
I like to have a glass of wine with my meal.
			copa de vino nf
glass paper	n	UK	papel de vidrio nm
glass slide		(Photography) fotografía	placa de vidrio nf
glass slide			plaquilla de vidrio nf
glass wool			lana de vidrio nf
ground glass			vidrio esmerilado nm
highball glass		US	vaso alto n
laminated glass			cristal laminado nm
lead glass			cristal de plomo nm
leaded glass			vidrio emplomado nm
liqueur glass	n		copa de licor nf
liquid glass			cristal líquido nm
looking-glass	n		espejo nm
magnifying glass			lupa
optical glass			cristal óptico nm
plastic glass			vidrio plástico nm
plate glass	adj		de lámina de vidrio
plate glass	adj		de placa de vidrio
plate glass	n	cristal	luna nf
plate glass	n		lámina de cristal nf
plate glass	n		lámina de vidrio nf
plate glass	n		placa de cristal nf
plate glass	n		placa de vidrio nf
plate glass	n		vidrio cilindrado nm
protective glass			cristal protector nm
quartz glass			vidro de cuarzo
reading glass	n		lupa
reading glass	n		lentes para leer nmpl
relating to glass production			relacionado a la producción de vidrio
safety glass	n		vidrio de seguridad nm
sheet glass			vidrio laminado nm
smoked glass		Latin Am	vidrio ahumado nm
smoked glass			cristal ahumado nm
splinterproof glass	n		cristal irrompible nm
spy glass	n		catalejo nm
stained glass			vidrio de color nm
stained glass window	n		vidriera nf
stained glass window	n		vitral nm
tempered glass			vidrio de seguridad nm
tempered glass			vidrio templado nm
tempered safety glass			vidrio de seguridad nm
tempered safety glass			vidrio templado nm
Venetian glass			vidrio de Venecia
volcanic glass			vidrio volcánico
water glass		(also: water clock/water gauge)	indicador de nivel de agua nm
window glass			cristal de la ventana nm

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