tape

a long, thin piece of plastic or paper that sticks to things and is used for holding them together or covering them

cinta adhesiva, cinta

Collocations sellotape · duct tape

• I need some tape to fix this.

  Necesito cinta para arreglar esto.

a thin, flat piece of plastic or metal that you can record sounds on and play back

cinta (magnética), disco de grabación

Collocations audio tape · video tape

• He recorded the concert on a tape.

  Él grabó el concierto en una cinta.

to stick something to another thing using tape

pegar con cinta, adherir con cinta

• tape sth to/onto sth

• I'll tape the poster to the wall.

  Pegaré el cartel a la pared con cinta.

a game or sport in which players hit a ball with a bat, such as baseball or cricket

pelota (de bateo), juego de pelota con bate

Collocations baseball tape · cricket tape

• He plays a lot of tape in the summer.

  Juega mucho pelota con bate en verano.

to record something on video, or to make a recording of an event for television

grabar (en video), filmar

• tape sth

• We taped the interview.

  Grabamos la entrevista.

to remove something that is stuck to a surface using tape

despegar, quitar con cinta adhesiva

• tape sth off

• I'll tape the price tag off.

  Despegaré la etiqueta de precio.

to limit or restrict something, especially by putting a time limit on it

limitar, poner límite a algo

• tape sth to sth

• The government has taped the amount of time people can work.

  El gobierno ha limitado el tiempo que las personas pueden trabajar.

to mark something with a line or number to show how far it is from another point, especially on a wall or floor

marcar con una línea o número, señalar

• tape sth up

• I'll tape the wall to show where we want to put the shelves.

  Marcaré la pared para mostrar dónde queremos poner las estanterías.