woodwork

carpintería, elementos de madera

Objetos o partes de un edificio hechos de madera, como puertas y marcos de ventanas.

En inglés sencillo: Objects or parts of a building made of wood, such as doors and window frames.

• The woodwork needs painting.
• We cleaned the windows and polished the woodwork.
• The house still has its original carved woodwork.

Sinónimos: woodworking

Expresiones frecuentes: paint the woodwork, carved woodwork, polish the woodwork

escondite, anonimato

Lugar oculto o donde nadie repara, especialmente al hablar de personas que aparecen de repente.

En inglés sencillo: A hidden or unnoticed place, especially when people suddenly appear from it.

• Strangers came out of the woodwork.
• When money was mentioned, relatives emerged from the woodwork.
• Critics crawled out of the woodwork after the announcement.

Cómo se usa: come out of the woodwork (Old acquaintances came out of the woodwork after she became famous.)

Sinónimos: hiding, obscurity

Expresiones frecuentes: out of the woodwork, from the woodwork

palos, postes

Los postes laterales y el larguero de una portería en deportes como el fútbol.

En inglés sencillo: The posts and top bar around a goal in sports such as football.

• His shot hit the woodwork.
• The ball bounced off the woodwork and rolled away.
• Our team struck the woodwork twice before scoring.

Sinónimos: goal frame

Expresiones frecuentes: hit the woodwork, off the woodwork, against the woodwork