What does cristal in Spanish mean?

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

The word cristal in Spanish means crystal, pane, window pane, lens, crystal ball, glass cutter, Bohemian glass, Venetian glass, rock crystal, glass ceiling, it all depends on how you look at it, glass slipper. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word cristal

crystal

nombre masculino (vidrio de alta calidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Las copas de cristal están en el aparador.
The crystal wineglasses are in the cabinet.

pane, window pane

nombre masculino (lámina de vidrio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Hay que limpiar los cristales porque la lluvia los ha ensuciado.
You have to clean the panes (or: window pane's) as they've got dirty from the rain.

lens

nombre masculino (lente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se me ha roto un cristal de las gafas.
One of the lens on my sunglasses broke.

crystal ball

locución nominal femenina (utensilio de adivino) (mystical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La adivina miró la bola de cristal para predecir el futuro de su cliente.
The medium looked into the crystal ball to predict her client's future.

glass cutter

(utensilio para cortar)

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

Bohemian glass

(de esta región)

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

Venetian glass

(de isla veneciana)

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

rock crystal

locución nominal masculina (cuarzo transparente) (quartz)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Esa copa es carísima, está hecha de cristal de roca.

glass ceiling

(figurado (limitación laboral de mujeres) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La nueva directora ha conseguido acabar con el techo de cristal en la empresa.
The new female boss managed to break the glass ceiling in the company.

it all depends on how you look at it

expresión (cuestión de perspectiva)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Nada es del todo malo o del todo bueno; todo es según el color del cristal con que se mira.
Nothing is all bad or all good: it depends on how you look at it.

glass slipper

locución nominal femenina (de cuento de hadas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cenicienta pierde una zapatilla de cristal la noche del baile.

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