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Rats-tails of hair dripped onto its face.Unos largos y enredados mechones de pelo chorreaban sobre su rostro.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
He put his cane aside, shed his jacket, and let loose the top button on his silk shirt…then the next…and the next, until he had to pull the tails out of his slacks to finish the job.Apartó el bastón, se quitó la chaqueta, y soltó el botón superior de la camisa de seda… luego el siguiente… y el siguiente, hasta que tuvo que tirar de los faldones de la camisa para sacarla de sus pantalones y así poder terminar el trabajo.Ward, J.R. / Lover EnshrinedWard, J.R. / Amante ConsagradoAmante ConsagradoWard, J.R.© Traducción: 2009, Patricia Torres Londoño© 2010, Santillana Ediciones Generales, S.L.© 2007, Jessica BirdLover EnshrinedWard, J.R.© Jessica Bird, 2008
When a rover rolls across the lunar surface, it kicks up a plume of moondust in its wake. (Astronauts called them "rooster tails.")Cuando un vehículo rueda sobre la superficie de la Luna, va levantando un penacho de polvo lunar (los astronautas lo llaman "cola de gallo").http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
The comet not only has a beautiful green atmosphere, but also two tails.El cometa no sólo tiene una llamativa atmósfera verde, también tiene dos colas.http://science.nasa.gov/ 11.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 11.07.2011
At the front door the stable boy stood with Chancery, who waved his white tail and whinnied as he saw me.El mozo de cuadra me esperaba ante la puerta de la enfermería sujetando las riendas de _Chancery,_el cual, al verme, azotó el aire con su blanca cola y soltó un relincho.Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionSansom, Christopher John / El gallo negroEl gallo negroSansom, Christopher JohnDissolutionSansom, Christopher John© C.J. Sansom, 2003
The explosions of light, they believe, are a sign of something dramatic happening in the space around Earth—specifically, in Earth's "plasma tail."Las explosiones de luz, pensaban ellos, son un signo de que algo impresionante está ocurriendo en el espacio que rodea a la Tierra; específicamente, en la "cola de plasma" de la Tierra.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
MESSENGER encountered Mercury's sodium-rich exospheric "tail" which extends more than 25,000 miles from the planet and also discovered a hydrogen tail of similar dimensions.La sonda MESSENGER se encontró con la "cola" exosférica de Mercurio, rica en sodio, que se extiende a más de 40.000 kilómetros del planeta y también descubrió una cola de hidrógeno de similares dimensiones.http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 06.07.2011
This leaves open the possibility that the complex debris tail is the result of an impact between two bodies, rather than ice simply melting from a parent body.Esto deja abierta la posibilidad de que la compleja traza de desechos sea el resultado de un impacto entre dos cuerpos, en vez de hielo que simplemente se derrite y sale despedido de un cuerpo originario.http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
The Britons were a game lot and raised their serpent-tail banners above their defences.Los britanos eran una gente dispuesta a todo y levantaron sus estandartes de cola de serpiente sobre sus defensas.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
Behind him rose a giant plume of dust, like the tail of a hallucinogenic coyote.Detrás se levantaba una enorme cola de polvo, como la cola de un coyote alucinógeno.Bolano, Roberto / 2666Bolano, Roberto / 26662666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 por herederos de Roberto Bolaño2666Bolano, Roberto© 2004 by the heirs of Roberto Bolaño© 2008 by Natasha Wimmer
I should have mistrusted that tail between the legs.Debí desconfiar de esa cola entre las piernas.The savage detectivesBolano, Roberto / Los detectives salvajesLos detectives salvajesBolano, Robertoe savage detectivesThe savage detective© 1998 by Roberto Bolaño© 2007 by Natasha Wimmer
How does this sequence connect to events in the plasma tail?¿Cómo es que esta secuencia se conecta con los eventos que tienen lugar en la cola de plasma?http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011http://science.nasa.gov/ 03.07.2011
He was perched on the back of a small pony that flinched nervously as one of the elephants lifted its tail and deposited a small mound directly in its path.Iba a lomos de un pequeño pony que se sobresaltó, nervioso, cuando uno de los elefantes levantó la cola y depositó un pequeño montículo justo en su camino.Scarrow, Simon / The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon / Roma Vincit!Roma Vincit!Scarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow© de la traducción: Montserrat Batista, 2002© de la presente edición: Edhasa, 2002The Eagle's ConquestScarrow, Simon© 2001 by Simon Scarrow
For the comparison of the qualitative variables the %2 test with the Yates correction was used, and when necessary, the 2-tailed Fisher exact test.Para la comparación de variables cualitativas se utilizó la prueba de la %2 con corrección de Yates y, cuando fue preciso, el test exacto de Fis- her de 2 colas.© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica© SEPAR - Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
Animals must not be lifted by the head, horns, ears, feet, tail or fleece in such a way as to cause them unnecessary pain or suffering.Se prohíbe levantar a los animales asiéndolos por la cabeza, cuernos, orejas, patas, rabo o lana de tal modo que se les cause dolor o sufrimiento innecesario.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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heads or tails
cara o cruz
bushy tail
hopo
Word forms
tail
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | tail | tails |
Possessive case | tail's | tails' |
tail
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | tailed |
Imperative | tail |
Present Participle (Participle I) | tailing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | tailed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I tail | we tail |
you tail | you tail |
he/she/it tails | they tail |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am tailing | we are tailing |
you are tailing | you are tailing |
he/she/it is tailing | they are tailing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have tailed | we have tailed |
you have tailed | you have tailed |
he/she/it has tailed | they have tailed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been tailing | we have been tailing |
you have been tailing | you have been tailing |
he/she/it has been tailing | they have been tailing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I tailed | we tailed |
you tailed | you tailed |
he/she/it tailed | they tailed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was tailing | we were tailing |
you were tailing | you were tailing |
he/she/it was tailing | they were tailing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had tailed | we had tailed |
you had tailed | you had tailed |
he/she/it had tailed | they had tailed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been tailing | we had been tailing |
you had been tailing | you had been tailing |
he/she/it had been tailing | they had been tailing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will tail | we shall/will tail |
you will tail | you will tail |
he/she/it will tail | they will tail |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be tailing | we shall/will be tailing |
you will be tailing | you will be tailing |
he/she/it will be tailing | they will be tailing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have tailed | we shall/will have tailed |
you will have tailed | you will have tailed |
he/she/it will have tailed | they will have tailed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been tailing | we shall/will have been tailing |
you will have been tailing | you will have been tailing |
he/she/it will have been tailing | they will have been tailing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would tail | we should/would tail |
you would tail | you would tail |
he/she/it would tail | they would tail |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be tailing | we should/would be tailing |
you would be tailing | you would be tailing |
he/she/it would be tailing | they would be tailing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have tailed | we should/would have tailed |
you would have tailed | you would have tailed |
he/she/it would have tailed | they would have tailed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been tailing | we should/would have been tailing |
you would have been tailing | you would have been tailing |
he/she/it would have been tailing | they would have been tailing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am tailed | we are tailed |
you are tailed | you are tailed |
he/she/it is tailed | they are tailed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being tailed | we are being tailed |
you are being tailed | you are being tailed |
he/she/it is being tailed | they are being tailed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been tailed | we have been tailed |
you have been tailed | you have been tailed |
he/she/it has been tailed | they have been tailed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was tailed | we were tailed |
you were tailed | you were tailed |
he/she/it was tailed | they were tailed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being tailed | we were being tailed |
you were being tailed | you were being tailed |
he/she/it was being tailed | they were being tailed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been tailed | we had been tailed |
you had been tailed | you had been tailed |
he/she/it had been tailed | they had been tailed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be tailed | we shall/will be tailed |
you will be tailed | you will be tailed |
he/she/it will be tailed | they will be tailed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been tailed | we shall/will have been tailed |
you will have been tailed | you will have been tailed |
he/she/it will have been tailed | they will have been tailed |
tails
noun, plural
Plural | |
Common case | tails |
Possessive case | *tails' |