Meanings (ES + gloss)
esquina • ostugo • rincón • ángulo
The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
The chimney corner was full of cobwebs.
They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a…
esquina
The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
The liquor store on the corner also sold lottery tickets.
esquina
Relating to the playing field.
There are runners on the corners with just one out.
Phrases
Coxs CornerDangerous CornerDutch cornerHell CornerHyde Park CornerNeds CornerPye CornerScotch CornerTattenham Corneraround the cornerat the cornerback oneself into a cornerboundary cornerbox oneself into a cornercater-cornercatty-cornerchimney cornerchimney-cornercoffin cornercorner bathcorner boycorner bracketcorner casecorner flagcorner forwardcorner infieldcorner infieldercorner kickcorner mancorner of the eyecorner of the mouthcorner officecorner pubcorner quotecorner shopcorner solutioncorner storecorner throwcorner timecorner tooth
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
acorralar
To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.
In Juazeiro do Norte, demonstrators cornered the mayor inside a bank for hours and called for his impeachment, while thousands of others protested teachers’ salaries.
The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand.
acorralar
To trap in a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment.
The reporter cornered the politician by pointing out the hypocrisy of his position on mandatory sentencing, in light of the politician's own actions in court.
girar • virar
To turn a corner or drive around a curve.
As the stock car driver cornered the last turn, he lost control and spun out.
maniobrar
To handle while moving around a corner in a road or otherwise turning.
That BMW corners well, but the suspension is too stiff.