stripe

raya, franja

Zona larga y estrecha de un color distinto al de la superficie que la rodea.

En inglés sencillo: A long, narrow area of colour that differs from the surface beside it.

• My shirt has a blue stripe.
• Zebras have black and white stripes.
• She painted a red stripe along the wall.

Cómo se usa: stripe on something (There is a yellow stripe on the door.)

Sinónimos: band, line

Expresiones frecuentes: black stripe, vertical stripe, stripe on something

índole, tendencia

Clase de persona o cosa, especialmente por sus creencias o características particulares.

En inglés sencillo: A kind of person or thing, especially one with particular beliefs or characteristics.

• Politicians of every stripe attended.
• I distrust leaders of that stripe.
• The group welcomes people of any political stripe.

Cómo se usa: of a particular stripe (She works with politicians of every stripe.)

Sinónimos: kind, type, sort

Expresiones frecuentes: political stripe, of every stripe, of that stripe

rayar

Marcar una superficie con líneas largas y estrechas de otro color.

En inglés sencillo: To mark a surface with long, narrow lines of a different colour.

• We stripe the fabric by hand.
• She striped the wall with blue paint.
• They will stripe the road after the surface dries.

Cómo se usa: stripe something with something (They striped the cloth with narrow bands of red.)

Expresiones frecuentes: stripe something, stripe with something