knot

a tight, firm loop made in a piece of string or rope by tying it together

nudo, lazo

• make/tie a knot

Collocations knot in the rope · untie a knot

• He made a knot at one end of the string.

  Hizo un nudo en uno de los extremos del hilo.

a hard part in wood where a branch has grown from a tree trunk

nudo (de madera)

• have knots

Collocations knots in the wood · smooth out the knots

• The table has some knots in it.

  La mesa tiene algunos nudos en ella.

a unit for measuring the speed of ships and boats, equal to one nautical mile per hour (about 1.85 kilometers or 1.15 miles per hour)

nudo (de velocidad)

• travel at a speed of knots

Collocations knots per hour · calculate the knots

• The ship was traveling at 15 knots.

  El barco navegaba a 15 nudos.

a group of people who share the same interests or beliefs and meet regularly to discuss them

grupo, asociación

• join a knot

Collocations knot of friends · a political knot

• She joined the local knitting knot.

  Ella se unió al grupo de tejedoras locales.

a difficult situation or problem that needs to be solved

problema, dificultad

• solve a knot

Collocations knot of problems · untangle the knots

• The main knot in the negotiations was the price.

  El principal problema en las negociaciones fue el precio.

a pattern made by weaving different colored threads together to make a design on cloth or carpet

motivo, diseño (en tejido)

• have knots

Collocations knots in the fabric · a floral knot pattern

• The carpet has a beautiful knot design.

  El tapete tiene un hermoso diseño de nudos.

a decorative piece of work made by tying knots in string or rope, often used as a decoration or gift

obra de arte (hecho con nudos)

• make a knot

Collocations knots for gifts · a decorative knot

• She made a beautiful knot as a gift.

  Ella hizo un hermoso nudo como regalo.

a complex mathematical shape that is studied in topology, which involves the study of how shapes can be twisted and stretched without being cut or glued

nudo (matemático)

• study knots

Collocations knot theory · a mathematical knot

• He studies the properties of different types of knots.

  Estudia las propiedades de diferentes tipos de nudos matemáticos.