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"astillas" in English

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astillas{feminine plural}
astilla{feminine}
astilla(also: laja)
spall{noun}
splinter{noun}
saqué la astilla con unas pinzas
I got the splinter out with a pair of tweezers
se me ha metido una astilla en el dedo
I have a splinter in my finger
se clavó una astilla en el dedo
she got a splinter in her finger
chip{noun} (of wood)
una astilla del viejo tronco
a chip off the old block
de tal palo tal astilla
a chip off the old block
flake{noun} (of wood, bone)
sliver{noun} (of glass, wood)
spill{noun} (of wood)
stick{noun} (for fire)
taper{noun} (of wood)

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Synonyms (Spanish) for "astillas":
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "astillas" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
Es oponerse a que las puertas de una iglesia se hagan astillas a hachazos para prender a las personas que allí hacen huelga de hambre y guardan cama.
It means being opposed to battering down the doors of a church with axes in order to seize hunger strikers confined to their beds.