English-Spanish translations for nail

clavoLa razón es obvia: un martillo solo sirve para clavar clavos, por lo que tiene que ver todo problema como un clavo. The reason for this is obvious: a hammer's only real use is for banging nails in, so he has to imagine all problems as nails. Señor Presidente, me parece que el Sr. Belder ha dado en el clavo. Mr President, I believe Mr Belder has just hit the nail on the head. Sinceramente, creo que la respuesta de la Presidencia ha dado en el clavo. I honestly believe that the Presidency's answer hit the nail on the head.
uñaEn los próximos años lucharemos contra esta Comisión con uñas y dientes. We will fight this Commission tooth and nail in the coming years.

clavarLa razón es obvia: un martillo solo sirve para clavar clavos, por lo que tiene que ver todo problema como un clavo. The reason for this is obvious: a hammer's only real use is for banging nails in, so he has to imagine all problems as nails. Nuestro consejo a la Presidencia alemana es el siguiente: hagan una Declaración breve y sencilla, el tipo de texto que uno clavaría a la puerta de una iglesia de Wittenberg. Our advice to the German Presidency is: keep it short and simple - the kind of text one might nail on to the door of a church in Wittenberg. Señores Comisarios, Señorías, si nos imaginamos el Fondo Social Europeo como un martillo, podemos usarlo para clavar los clavos que mantendrán estables la construcción europea. Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, if we imagine the European Social Fund is a hammer, we can use it to hammer in the nails which will keep the European construct stable.
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The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals
The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain hemiptera
The claw of a bird or other animal
A round pedestal on which merchants once carried out their business, such as the four nails outside w:The Exchange, Bristol#Nails|The Exchange, Bristol
To fix to another object using a nail
To drive a nail
To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails
To catch
To expose as a sham
To hit effectively with some weapon
Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with
To spike, as a cannon
To nail down: to make certain, or confirm

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