garland

BrE /ˈɡɑːlənd/ AmE /ˈɡɑːrld/

noun en → es

1 DECORATION [singular] B1

a long piece of string or wire with flowers, leaves, etc. hanging from it as a decoration

guirnalda, corona de flores

  • a garland of something

Collocations garland of flowers · hang a garland from somewhere

  • She hung a garland of autumn leaves around the room.

    Ella colgó una guirnalda de hojas otoñales alrededor del cuarto.

2 HONOR [singular] B2

a group of people chosen to represent a country, organization, etc. in an event or competition

delegación, comitiva

  • the Olympic/World Cup/etc. garland

Collocations Olympic garland · send a garland to somewhere

  • The country sent its best athletes as part of the Olympic garland.

    El país envió a sus mejores atletas como parte de la delegación olímpica.