Translation for "contera" to english

Contera

noun

• tip
• ferrule

Translation examples

tip noun

La contera del paraguas de Henryemitió un destello.
The tip of Henry's umbrella glittered.

También había un trozo de bastón con contera de goma.
There was part of a cane, too, with a rubber tip.

y la gente llevaba bastones de contera de hierro para no resbalar.
and people walked about with iron-tipped sticks so as not to slip.

Le machacó la cabeza con un grueso bastón de contera de hierro.
He smashed in his head with a big metal-tipped walking stick he was carrying.

Swan arrojó el cigarro al suelo y lo apagó con la contera del bastón.
Swan flipped his cigar on the walkway and poked it out with the tip of his cane.

En cuestión de segundos, la contera del paraguas tropezaba con el bajo techo del local.
In a moment the tip of the umbrella was bumping against the low ceiling of the store;

Empezó a golpear el suelo con la contera de su bastón, diciendo después con una voz profunda:
He began to rap the floor with the tip of his stick.

Vi el brillo de un bastón con contera de plata, el rostro hundido de su propietario.
I saw the flash of a silver-tipped walking stick, the hollowed face of the man who owned it.

Llevaba un sombrero ancho y, en la mano, un grueso bastón de contera metálica;
He had on a wide hat and carried a heavy metal-tipped walking stick in one hand.

—Stephen —dijo Scott con un deje de aspereza en la voz—, parece que su florete ha perdido la contera.
“Stephen?” Scott said, his voice slightly raspy, “it appears that the tip came off your foil.”

ferrule noun

Las conteras de goma en el suelo.
Rubber ferrules on the floor.

Él miró la contera de hierro de su bastón.
He stared down at the iron ferrule of his ashplant.

Al parecer había perdido la contera de su bastón.
It seemed he had just lost the ferrule of his stick.

Raspó agudamente la acera con la contera de su bastón.
He rapped the ferrule of his stick sharply against the pavement.

Pero ¡vamos, hombre! —exclamó, golpeando el piso con la contera del bastón—.
But, come now!' He rapped the ferrule of his cane on the floor.

Levantó su bota de fieltro y aplastó la punta con la contera de su bastón.
He raised his felt boot and squashed the toe with the ferrule of his cane.

El paraguas cayó al suelo; al golpear contra la baldosa la contera produjo un sonido sordo.
The umbrella fell to the floor with a sharp crack of the ferrule on the tile. It was ignored.

examinaron los bastones de Raghu, quitando las conteras, única extravagancia de Raghu;
they examined Raghu’s walking-sticks, taking out the ferrules, Raghu’s only extravagance;

Examinado el bastón a la luz, Dick observó que la contera tenía adherida tierra húmeda.
Carrying the stick to the light, he examined the ferrule; there was earth on it, new and moist.