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2 Translation results for
corner
in Spanish
verb
|
noun
corner
verb
cornered, has cornered, is cornering, corners
tomar una curva, doblar una esquina (en un automóvil)
;
acorralar, arrinconar
;
monopolizar, acaparar (un mercado)
Example sentences of
corner
verb
•
Police
cornered
the suspect in a backyard.
•
A
cornered
animal can be dangerous.
•
He
cornered
the actress and demanded her autograph.
•
The interviewer
cornered
the politician with some probing questions.
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Synonyms of
corner
verb
monopolize
,
trap
corner
noun
corners
rincón, esquina, ángulo
;
aprieto, impasse
Example sentences of
corner
noun
•
Write your name in the upper right-hand
corner
of the page.
•
A post marks the
corner
of the property.
•
the
corner
of a box
•
He caught the ball in the
corner
of the end zone.
•
the northeast
corner
of the state
More examples
•
We sat at a table in a
corner
of the room.
•
The hotel is at the
corner
of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street.
•
A group of teenagers were hanging around on the
corner
.
•
He went to the grocery store around the
corner
from the bank.
•
He said something out of the
corner
of his mouth to the person standing next to him.
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Synonyms of
corner
noun
angle
,
impasse
,
intersection
,
predicament
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Reverse translation for
corner
tomar una curva
doblar una esquina
(en un automóvil)
acorralar
- to corner, to hem in, to corral
arrinconar
- to corner, to box in, to push aside, to abandon
monopolizar
- to monopolize
acaparar
(un mercado)
- to stockpile, to hoard, to monopolize
rincón
- corner, nook
esquina
- corner
ángulo
- angle, corner
aprieto
- predicament, difficulty
impasse
- impasse
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