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English to Spanish Dictionary

stub Meaning in Spanish (stub significado en español)

nounrabillo, talón
verbtropezar
rabillo in English:stub
Phonetic:ra-bí-yo
Plural: stubs
Gender:Masculino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de stub en español es rabillo, talón, tropezar. (Un trozo corto que queda de algo, como un cigarrillo, un lápiz o una rama de árbol, después de que la parte principal se haya usado o roto.)

Definitions of Stub

  1. 1
    noun
    rabillo

    A short remaining piece of something, such as a cigarette, pencil, or tree branch, after the main part has been used or broken off.

    Un trozo corto que queda de algo, como un cigarrillo, un lápiz o una rama de árbol, después de que la parte principal se haya usado o roto.

  2. 2
    noun
    talón

    A small piece of paper that is part of a ticket, check, or receipt and is kept as a record.

    Un pequeño trozo de papel que forma parte de un billete, cheque o recibo y se guarda como registro.

  3. 3
    verb
    tropezar

    To accidentally strike one's toe or foot against a hard object.

    Golpear accidentalmente el dedo del pie o el pie contra un objeto duro.

Example Sentences

“He threw the cigarette stub into the ashtray.”

Tiró el rabillo del cigarrillo en el cenicero.

“I kept the ticket stub as a souvenir.”

Guardé el talón del billete como recuerdo.

“She cried out when she stubbed her toe on the table leg.”

Ella gritó cuando se tropezó con la pata de la mesa.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

colarestosrecorte

In English:

remnantbuttend

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

principioinicio

Inflected Word Forms

third person singularstubs
past tensestubbed
present participlestubbing

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

stub outphrasal_verb

To extinguish a cigarette by pressing its burning end against a hard surface.

stub one's toeexpression

To accidentally hit one's toe against a hard object.