ribbon

S2 W2

BrE /ˈrɪbən/ AmE /ˈrɪbən/

noun en → es

1 BAND OF MATERIAL [singular] A2

a long, narrow piece of material that is used for tying or decorating something

cinta, ribón

  • a ribbon

Collocations ribbon for a gift · decorative ribbon

  • She tied the package with a pink ribbon.

    Ella ató el paquete con una cinta rosa.

2 AWARD [singular] B1

a piece of cloth or paper that is given as an award for winning a competition, race, etc.

medalla, premio en forma de cinta

  • win a ribbon

Collocations ribbon for first place · competition ribbon

  • He won the blue ribbon at the fair.

    Él ganó la medalla azul en la feria.

3 COMPUTER [singular] B2

a strip of coloured lines on a computer screen that shows the position of the cursor or contains information about an application or file

barra, línea de estado

  • ribbon at the top/bottom

Collocations ribbon menu · status ribbon

  • The ribbon shows the current file name.

    La barra muestra el nombre del archivo actual.

4 ROAD [singular] B2

a long, narrow strip of land that is used for a road or path

cinta de carretera, camino estrecho

  • ribbon of

Collocations ribbon of asphalt · ribbon of land

  • The road was a ribbon of white concrete.

    La carretera era una cinta de concreto blanco.

5 TEXTILE [singular] C1

a thin, narrow piece of fabric that is used for making clothes or other items

tela estrecha, ribete

  • ribbon of

Collocations ribbon of silk · fabric ribbon

  • The dress has a ribbon of lace around the waist.

    El vestido tiene un ribete de encaje alrededor de la cintura.

Idioms

ribbon of life C1

cinta de vida (figurativo)

  • She felt like her ribbon of life was unraveling.

    Ella se sentía como si su cinta de vida estuviera deshilvanándose.

ribbon cutting B2

corte de cinta (ceremonia)

  • The ribbon cutting ceremony was held last week.

    La ceremonia del corte de cinta se celebró la semana pasada.

ribbon of green C1

cinta verde (de vegetación)

  • The ribbon of green stretched out for miles.

    La cinta de verde se extendía por millas.