domino

BrE /ˈdɒmɪnəʊ/ AmE /doʊˈmaɪnoʊ/

noun / verb en → es

1 GAME [uncountable] B2

a game played with small rectangular pieces called dominoes, each of which has a line down the middle dividing it into two squares containing from zero to six dots

dominó (juego)

Collocations play dominoes

  • They played dominoes all evening.

    Jugaron al dominó toda la noche.

2 PIECE [countable] B2

a small rectangular piece used in the game of dominoes, each of which has a line down the middle dividing it into two squares containing from zero to six dots

ficha de dominó

Collocations a double-six domino

  • He picked up a domino and placed it on the table.

    Él tomó una ficha de dominó y la colocó sobre la mesa.

3 EFFECT [uncountable] C1

the effect of one event causing another, and that other event causing yet another, and so on

efecto dominó

Collocations domino effect

  • The domino effect of one company going bankrupt could be disastrous.

    El efecto dominó de una empresa quebrando podría ser desastroso.

4 STRIKE [transitive] B2

to hit or knock down a domino, especially the first one in a line of standing ones

derribar (la ficha de dominó)

  • strike somebody/something
  • He struck the first domino and watched as it fell.

    Él derribó la primera ficha de dominó y observó cómo caía.

5 STAND [transitive] B2

to stand a domino on its end, especially as part of the game of dominoes

poner de pie (la ficha de dominó)

  • stand something
  • He stood the dominoes up in a line.

    Él puso las fichas de dominó en fila.

6 DOMINO [countable] C1

a person who wears black clothes and a mask over their eyes, especially as part of a group that causes trouble or commits crimes

dominó (disfraz)

Collocations a black domino mask

  • The masked figure was dressed in a long black coat and a domino.

    La figura con máscara estaba vestida con un largo abrigo negro y un dominó.

7 PIZZA [countable] C1

a pizza with a white sauce and black olives, mushrooms, and other toppings arranged to look like the pattern on a domino piece

pizza de dominó

Collocations domino pizza

  • They ordered a domino pizza for dinner.

    Pedir una pizza de dominó para la cena.

8 STREET [countable] C1

a street in London, England, known as the main center of the British pornography industry

calle (en Londres)

Collocations 42 dominos

  • The street is known as the center of London's porn industry.

    La calle es conocida como el centro de la industria del porno en Londres.