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tumbler in Spanish

tumbler in Spanish is seguro, tumbler, vaso de lados rectos — tumbler means a flat-bottomed drinking glass without a stem, foot, or handle.

tumbler in Spanish

seguro
noun
A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever, latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted to a particular position by a key or other means before the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking.
tumbler
noun
A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure.
vaso de lados rectos
noun
A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure.
volatinero
noun
A drinking glass that has no stem, foot, or handle — so called because such glasses originally had a pointed or convex base and could not be set down without spilling. This compelled the drinker to finish their measure.

What does "tumbler" mean?

  1. noun A flat-bottomed drinking glass without a stem, foot, or handle.
    "He poured the whisky into a heavy crystal tumbler."
  2. noun A moving part inside a lock that must be aligned by the correct key before the bolt will open.
    "The locksmith explained how each tumbler had to line up for the key to turn."
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tumbler in a sentence

  • He poured the whisky into a heavy crystal tumbler.
  • The locksmith explained how each tumbler had to line up for the key to turn.

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What is "tumbler" in Spanish?

"tumbler" in Spanish is seguro, tumbler, vaso de lados rectos. tumbler means: A flat-bottomed drinking glass without a stem, foot, or handle.

How do you use "tumbler" in a sentence?

Example: "He poured the whisky into a heavy crystal tumbler." In Spanish, "tumbler" is seguro, tumbler, vaso de lados rectos.

Are there other ways to say "tumbler" in Spanish?

Yes — Spanish has 4 translations listed for "tumbler": seguro, tumbler, vaso de lados rectos, volatinero.

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