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bastidor

frame

noun bahs-tee-DOHR Rare

Also means

chassis

Usage Note

Bastidor has two main senses: in art and crafts, it is a stretcher frame for canvas or embroidery (bastidor de bordado); in engineering it is the chassis or structural frame of a vehicle or machine. The plural phrase entre bastidores (behind the scenes) is a very common idiom in Spanish.

Examples

"Ella borda flores en un bastidor de madera."

Natural Translation

She embroiders flowers on a wooden frame.

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