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"mechas" in English

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mechas{feminine plural}
highlights{pl} [cloth.]
hacerse mechas
to have highlights put in
mechar{verb}
to lard{v.t.} [gastro.] (meat)
mecha{feminine}
fuse{noun}
Esta Directiva, tal como han dicho una serie de colegas, lleva incorporada una mecha de combustión muy lenta.
This directive, as a number of colleagues have said, has a very slow-burning fuse to it.
tener la mecha corta
to have a short fuse
mecha de seguridad
safety fuse
wick{noun}
core{noun} (of rope)
touchpaper{noun} [Brit.]
Se trata de colonias que constituyen verdaderos polvorines y, en consecuencia, lugares peligrosos y cualquiera, de un bando o de otro, puede encender la mecha cuando lo considere más oportuno.
Each of these settlements is a powder keg, that is to say a potential danger spot, and anyone, from either side, can light the touchpaper whenever they think the time is right.
mecha(also: rayos)
mecha(also: grapa)
staple{noun} [ind.]
piece of bacon{noun} [gastro.]
piece of ham{noun} [gastro.]
bit{noun} (on drill)

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Synonyms (Spanish) for "mechar":
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "mechas" in English(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
¡mira cómo tienes las mechas!
look at the state of your hair!
¡mira cómo tienes las mechas!
your hair's a bit of a mess!
la agarró de las mechas
she grabbed her by the hair
hacerse mechas
to have highlights put in