What does orilla in Spanish mean?

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

The word orilla in Spanish means edge, bank, sidewalk, hem, fix, solve, pull over, pull over, skirt, avoid, lead. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word orilla

edge

nombre femenino (borde, extremo final)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si dejas el pan a la orilla de la mesa lo cogerá el perro.
If you leave the bread on the edge of the table, the dog will grab it.

bank

nombre femenino (de la tierra con el agua) (river)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quédate en la orilla del río pero no te internes en él.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The child built a sandcastle on the seashore.

sidewalk

nombre femenino (acera, andén) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Camina por la orilla y no por la calzada.
Walk on the sidewalk and not in the road.

hem

nombre femenino (borde de un vestido, falda)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se me descosió la orilla del vestido.
The hem of my dress unraveled.

fix, solve

verbo transitivo (concluir, arreglar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El jefe ha orillado el problema.
The boss has fixed (or: solved) the problem.

pull over

verbo intransitivo (poner a la orilla)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Le han orillado en el puesto de control de la policía.
He has been pulled over to the police checkpoint.

pull over

verbo pronominal (arrimarse al borde, apartarse) (car)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los automóviles se orillaron para que pasara la ambulancia.
The cars pulled over so that the ambulance could get past.

skirt, avoid

verbo transitivo (esquivar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Orilló el accidente yendo por otra carretera.
He skirted the accident by taking another road.

lead

verbo transitivo (MX (empujar, arrastrar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El hambre orilló a Jean Valjean a la delincuencia.
Hunger led Jean Valjean to crime.

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