pastel

a sweet cake made with flour, sugar, eggs, and butter or oil, often decorated with icing

pastel, tarta, bizcocho

Collocations birthday cake · wedding cake

• She baked a chocolate cake for her son's birthday.

  Ella hizo un pastel de chocolate para el cumpleaños de su hijo.

a small model of a building, vehicle, or other object made to show what it will look like when it is finished

maqueta, modelo

Collocations model of a house · scale model

• The architect showed us a scale model of the new building.

  El arquitecto nos mostró una maqueta en escala del nuevo edificio.

a picture painted on a flat surface, especially one that is framed and hung on the wall

cuadro, pintura

Collocations oil painting · watercolor painting

• The museum has a collection of 19th-century paintings.

  El museo tiene una colección de pinturas del siglo XIX.

a strike or other form of industrial action by workers in a particular place or industry

huelga, paro

Collocations strike at a factory · industrial strike

• There is going to be a pastel in the steel industry next week.

  Va a haber una huelga en la industria del acero la próxima semana.

a person or group of people who are the intended audience for something, such as an advertisement or a political campaign

público objetivo, destinatario

Collocations target market · target audience

• The company's target is young professionals.

  El público objetivo de la empresa son los profesionales jóvenes.

a goal or aim that someone wants to achieve

objetivo, meta

Collocations set a target · achieve a target

• The company has set a sales target of $1 million for the next quarter.

  La empresa ha fijado una meta de ventas de un millón de dólares para el próximo trimestre.

to hit or aim at a particular target, such as in sports or military contexts

golpear, impactar

• hit the target

• The archer took aim and hit the bullseye.

  El arquero apuntó y acertó al centro del blanco.

to illustrate or explain something using a pastel drawing

ilustrar, explicar con un dibujo en pastel

Collocations illustrate with pastels

• She used pastels to illustrate the story.

  Ella usó lápices de colores para ilustrar la historia.