ribbon
BrE /ˈrɪbən/ AmE /ˈrɪbən/
noun en → es
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
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She tied the package with a pink ribbon.
Ella ató el paquete con una cinta rosa.
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
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He won the blue ribbon at the fair.
Él ganó la medalla azul en la feria.
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
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The ribbon shows the current file name.
La barra muestra el nombre del archivo actual.
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
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The road was a ribbon of white concrete.
La carretera era una cinta de concreto blanco.
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
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The dress has a ribbon of lace around the waist.
El vestido tiene un ribete de encaje alrededor de la cintura.
Idioms
cinta de vida (figurativo)
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She felt like her ribbon of life was unraveling.
Ella se sentía como si su cinta de vida estuviera deshilvanándose.
corte de cinta (ceremonia)
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The ribbon cutting ceremony was held last week.
La ceremonia del corte de cinta se celebró la semana pasada.
cinta verde (de vegetación)
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The ribbon of green stretched out for miles.
La cinta de verde se extendía por millas.