Coser (en. Sew)

/ko'ser/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To join two or more pieces of fabric using a stitch.

She learned to sew in a crafts course.

Ella aprendió a coser en un curso de manualidades.

To close a wound with medical thread.

The doctor had to sew the patient's wound.

El médico tuvo que coser la herida del paciente.

To perform sewing work as part of a job activity.

Many workers in the textile industry must know how to sew.

Muchos trabajadores en la industria textil deben saber coser.

From Latin 'consuere', which means to unite or join.

to sew and sing (to be as easy as pie)

To do something easy and without complications.

coser y cantar

there’s no one who can sew it

Expression that indicates there is no one who dares or can do something.

no hay quien lo coser

sewing

Activity of sewing or the art of making garments.

costura

needle

Tool used for sewing.

aguja

thread

Thin and flexible material used for sewing.

hilo

To sew in the slang of some neighborhoods means to have sexual relations.

They say they went to sew together last night.

Dicen que anoche se fueron a coser juntos.

To sew is also used to refer to the act of making a hasty decision.

I can't take it anymore, I have to sew and get out of here.

Ya no puedo más, tengo que coser y salir de aquí.