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glue

/ɡlu/ verbo C2

En español: encolar, pegar, retentar, engomar

  1. To join or attach something using glue. (transitive) · I need to glue the chair-leg back into place.
  2. To cause something to adhere closely to; to cause to follow attentively. (figuratively, transitive) · His eyes were glued to the screen.
  3. To apply glue. (intransitive)

He/she/it glues · Pasado glued · Participio pasado glued · Forma en -ing gluing

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Formas del verbo

Forma base
glue
He/she/it
glues
Pasado
glued
Participio pasado
glued
Forma en -ing
gluing

De la biblioteca

“A balloon,” said Oz, “is made of silk, which is coated with glue to keep the gas in it.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 117 · B2
Then Oz painted it on the inside with a coat of thin glue, to make it airtight, after which he announced that the balloon was ready.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 118 · B2
My cow has broken her leg, and I must take her to the mender’s shop and have it glued on again.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 130 · B2
Many modern devices are glued rather than screwed together, spare parts can be hard to come by, and a new appliance often costs less than having the old one repaired.
The Lost Art of Repair, p. 1 · C2

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