puño
B1#3,434Hear it
noun
- fisthand with the fingers clenched or curled inward
- fistful, handful, bunchamount that can be contained in the hand
- wristband, cuffend of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist
- handle, hiltpart of a tool, weapon, or other object, that is designed to be held in the hand when used
Forms
noun
| singular | puño |
|---|---|
| plural | puños |
Used in the library
- Con el puño cerrado nadie firma nada.With a closed fist nobody signs anything.B1Otra vez, por favor (20) — Once more, please (20) (B1)
- Con el puño se prueba si la masa está lista.With your fist you test whether the dough is ready.B1Otra vez, por favor (13) — Once more, please (13) (B1)
- Con el puño cerrado llama el vecino, nunca con el dedo.The neighbour knocks with a closed fist, never with a finger.B1Otra vez, por favor (5) — Once more, please (5) (B1)
- Gobernó por escrito: leía cada informe, anotaba los márgenes de su puño y letra y despachaba miles de documentos al año, hasta el punto de que sus contemporáneos lo llamaron "el rey papelero".He governed in writing: he read every report, annotated the margins in his own hand and dealt with thousands of documents a year, to the point that his contemporaries called him "the paper king".C1El imperio de Felipe II — The empire of Philip II