What does alambre in Spanish mean?

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

The word alambre in Spanish means wire, kebab, brochette, fence with wire, barbed wire, barbed wire, razor wire, tie with wire, wire, kebab taco, kebab tacos. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word alambre

wire

nombre masculino (hilo de metal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El alambre es dúctil y se puede moldear fácilmente.
The wire is ductile and it's easily shaped.

kebab, brochette

nombre masculino (MX (brocheta)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hicimos una parrillada y comimos alambres de res.
We had a barbecue and we ate beef kebabs (or: brochettes).

fence with wire

verbo transitivo (cercar con alambre)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

barbed wire

(cordón con pinchos)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mis vecinos han puesto un alambre de espinos para demarcar su propiedad.
My neighbours have put barbed wire around their property.

barbed wire

nombre masculino (defensa militar, cercado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ya no podemos pasar la valla, le han puesto alambre de púas.
We can't get over the fence any more. They've put up barbed wire.

razor wire

(cordón con filos)

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

tie with wire

locución verbal (ligar con alambre)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Até con alambre los dos extremos de la cuerda.
I tied the two ends of the rope with wire.

wire

nombre masculino (filamento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Necesito un hilo de alambre para hacer la reparación.

kebab taco

nombre masculino (comida de México)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los tacos de alambre se hacen con tortillas y carne cortada en tiras.

kebab tacos

locución nominal masculina plural (plato mexicano)

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

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