Polyglot Dictionary

bastidor

/bastiˈðoɾ/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
bastidores

Meaning

  1. frame

    • Bordó con un bastidor.

      She embroidered with a frame.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

armazón

bastidor specifically refers to a frame for stretching canvas or embroidery, or a theatrical backstage frame; armazón is a more general structural frame.

marco

marco is the everyday word for "frame," like a picture or door frame; bastidor is for stretching canvas or embroidery, or a theatrical backstage frame.

Similar in other languages

French

cadre

cadre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "frame."

Portuguese

moldura

moldura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "frame."

Practice

1 What does bastidor mean?

2 Fill the gap: Bordó con un ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bastidor?

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