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nail Meaning in Spanish (nail significado en español)

nounclavo, uña
verbclavar
Sinónimos:tachuelapuntillagarra
clavo in English:nail
Phonetic:klávo
Plural: nails
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de nail en español es clavo, uña, clavar. (Una pequeña espiga de metal con cabeza plana, que se clava en madera u otro material para unir cosas.)

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Nail visual illustration - Meaning in Spanish (clavo)
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Definitions of Nail

  1. 1
    noun
    clavo

    A small metal spike with a flat head, driven into wood or other material to fasten things together.

    Una pequeña espiga de metal con cabeza plana, que se clava en madera u otro material para unir cosas.

  2. 2
    noun
    uña

    A horny plate on the dorsal surface of the tip of a finger or toe.

    Una placa córnea en la superficie dorsal de la punta de un dedo de la mano o del pie.

  3. 3
    verb
    clavar

    To fasten or secure something with a nail or nails.

    Fijar o asegurar algo con un clavo o clavos.

Example Sentences

“He hammered the nail into the wall.”

Clavó el clavo en la pared.

“She painted her fingernails red.”

Se pintó las uñas de los dedos de rojo.

“The carpenter will nail the planks together.”

El carpintero clavará las tablas.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

tachuelapuntillagarra

In English:

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

desclavardesmontar

Inflected Word Forms

past tensenailed
present participlenailing
pluralnails
agent nounnailer

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

hit the nail on the headidiom

To describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.

nail downphrasal_verb

To finalize or confirm something, or to identify precisely.

tough as nailsexpression

Very strong and resilient, both physically and mentally.