mold

moho

Capa blanda de hongos verdes, blancos o negros que crece en alimentos o superficies húmedas.

En inglés sencillo: A soft green, white, or black growth that appears on food or damp surfaces.

• There is mold on the bread.
• We found black mold behind the cupboard.
• Damp rooms can encourage mold to grow.

Cómo se usa: mold on something (There is mold on the bathroom wall.)

Sinónimos: mould, fungal growth

Expresiones frecuentes: black mold, mold growth, mold on something

molde

Recipiente hueco que da forma a un líquido o material blando mientras se endurece.

En inglés sencillo: A hollow container that gives a liquid or soft material its shape as it becomes solid.

• Pour the chocolate into the mold.
• She removed the cake from its mold.
• These molds are used to make plastic toys.

Sinónimos: mould, form

Expresiones frecuentes: chocolate mold, silicone mold, fill a mold

molde, tipo

Tipo particular de persona o cosa, especialmente cuando comparte características con otras.

En inglés sencillo: A particular type of person or thing, especially one similar to others.

• He does not fit the usual mold.
• They wanted a hero in the mold of old film stars.
• Her latest novel breaks the mold.

Cómo se usa: in the mold of someone/something (She is a leader in the mold of her grandfather.)

Sinónimos: type, pattern, model

Expresiones frecuentes: in the mold, break the mold, traditional mold

molde, modelo

Estructura o modelo sobre el que, o alrededor del que, se coloca material para darle forma.

En inglés sencillo: A frame or model that material is placed around or over to give it a shape.

• He stretched the leather over a wooden mold.
• The hat took shape around the mold.
• They built the boat’s curved sides on large molds.

Sinónimos: mould, form, model

Expresiones frecuentes: wooden mold, hat mold, shaping mold

forma, figura

Forma o dibujo que algo recibe del molde usado para fabricarlo.

En inglés sencillo: The shape or pattern given to something by the form used to make it.

• The casting kept the mold of the original.
• Each copy repeats the same mold.
• The ornament preserves the mold of the carved pattern.

Sinónimos: mould, shape, pattern

Expresiones frecuentes: original mold, same mold, mold of something

forma, contorno

Forma o contorno que tiene algo en su conjunto.

En inglés sencillo: The overall shape or form of something.

• Her face had a delicate mold.
• The artist admired the graceful mold of his hands.
• Time had changed the mold of her features.

Sinónimos: form, shape

Expresiones frecuentes: oval mold, delicate mold, mold of something

moldear, modelar

Trabajar o presionar un material blando hasta darle la forma deseada.

En inglés sencillo: To press or work a soft material until it has the shape you want.

• Mold the dough into a ball.
• He molded a face from wet clay.
• Can you mold the sand into a castle?

Cómo se usa: mold something into something (She molded the clay into a small bowl.)

Sinónimos: shape, form, mould

Expresiones frecuentes: mold clay, mold into something, mold by hand

moldear

Fabricar un objeto vertiendo material líquido o blando en un molde.

En inglés sencillo: To make an object by putting liquid or soft material into a shaped container.

• The factory molds plastic toys.
• They molded the handles from rubber.
• These chocolate animals were molded by hand.

Sinónimos: mould, cast

Expresiones frecuentes: mold plastic, mold chocolate, mold something