What does cordones in Spanish mean?

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

The word cordones in Spanish means cord, lace, shoelace, cordon, cord, wire, cable, curb, police cordon, cordon sanitaire, umbilical cord, cut the cord. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cordones

cord

nombre masculino (cuerda retorcida)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tenemos que jalar un cordón para que se abra la cortina.
We have to pull on a cord to open the curtain.

lace, shoelace

nombre masculino (gen pl (en calzado)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El niño ya sabe atarse los cordones.
The boy already knows how to tie his shoelaces.

cordon

nombre masculino (bloqueo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Instalaron un cordón afuera de la ciudad para aislarla.
A cordon was installed outside the city to seal it off.

cord

nombre masculino (cinturón)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los monjes franciscanos llevan un cordón emblemático.
The Franciscan monks use an emblematic cord.

wire, cable

nombre masculino (de electricidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Este aparato dispone de un cordón eléctrico corto para aumentar su seguridad.
This device uses a short electric wire in order to increase its safety.

curb

nombre masculino (AR, PY, UY (borde de acera) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me hice bastante daño cuando me tropecé con el cordón de la vereda.
I really hurt myself when I tripped on the sidewalk curb.

police cordon

nombre masculino (barrera de policías)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Habían puesto un cordón policial en la zona del accidente.

cordon sanitaire

nombre masculino (epidemia: medidas de control)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No se puede traspasar el cordón sanitario sin protección epidémica.

umbilical cord

locución nominal masculina (órgano tubular)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El doctor cortó el cordón umbilical después del parto.
The doctor cut the umbilical cord after childbirth.

cut the cord

locución verbal (figurado (independizarse) (figurative)

Ya tienes 30 años, es hora de cortar el cordón umbilical e irte a vivir solo.
You are already 30; it is time to cut the cord and leave to live alone.

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