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needle (EN)
sustantivo, verbo

sustantivo “needle”

sing. needle, pl. needles
  1. aguja
    The doctor used a sterile needle to give him a vaccine.
  2. aguja (hoja de árbol)
    The forest floor was covered in pine needles.
  3. aguja (indicador)
    The compass needle always points north.
  4. aguja (de tocadiscos)
    He carefully placed the needle on the vinyl record.
  5. cadena (de texto)
    The function search(text, needle, haystack) has three parameters.
  6. inyección letal
    The criminal was sentenced to die by the needle.

verbo “needle”

infinitivo needle; él needles; pret. needled; part. needled; ger. needling
  1. pinchar
    The acupuncturist needled specific points on her back to relieve pain.
  2. molestar
    She kept needling him about his tardiness until he apologized.
  3. afilar
    The ice crystals needled together on the windowpane overnight.