What does aguja in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word aguja in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use aguja in Spanish.

The word aguja in Spanish means needle, needle, needle, pine needle, spire, spire, hand, ship's compass, knitting needle, ship's compass, look for a needle in a haystack, needlepoint, stiletto heel, fine point. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word aguja

needle

nombre femenino (utensilio para coser)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me resulta difícil meter el hilo por el ojo de la aguja.
I'm having trouble getting the thread through the needle.

needle

nombre femenino (tubo hueco para inyectar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Prefiero que me pinchen con una aguja a tragar esa pastilla.
I'd rather have a needle stuck in me than have to swallow one of those pills.

needle, pine needle

nombre femenino (hoja de pino)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El suelo del pinar estaba sembrado de agujas secas.
The forest floor was littered with pine needles.

spire

nombre femenino (torre) (large)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La aguja de la catedral es altísima.
The cathedral has an extremely tall spire.

spire

nombre femenino (montaña escarpada) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El montañero tiene planeado escalar esa aguja.
The mountaineer is planning to scale the spire.

hand

nombre femenino (manecilla del reloj) (clock)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La aguja chica está oxidada.
The small hand is rusty.

ship's compass

locución nominal femenina (navegación: brújula)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La aguja de bitácora es de gran ayuda para el timonel.
The ship's compass is a great help to the helmsman.

knitting needle

(para tejer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La abuela hace hermosos vestidos para su nieta con su aguja de punto.
That grandmother makes beautiful dresses for her granddaughter with a knitting needle.

ship's compass

nombre femenino (brújula)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

look for a needle in a haystack

locución verbal (coloquial (perseguir un imposible)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Si estás a la caza del hombre perfecto buscas una aguja en un pajar.

needlepoint

nombre femenino (alicates: extremo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las pinzas de punta de aguja son como unos alicates finos.

stiletto heel

nombre femenino (calzado: tacón)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Siempre usa zapatos de punta de aguja para verse más alta.

fine point

nombre femenino (bolígrafo: punta fina) (pen)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nunca escribo con plumas de punta gruesa, uso de punta de aguja.

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