nail: translation
noun
1 on the fingers/toes ⇨ See also ↑fingernail, ↑toenail
ADJECTIVE
▪ long, short
▪ sharp
▪ healthy, strong
▪ brittle
▪ broken
▪ manicured
▪ acrylic, artificial, fake, false
▪ I wore acrylic nails for two months.
▪ painted, polished
VERB + NAIL
▪ bite, chew
▪ do, manicure
▪ Do your nails after your bath as they will be softer.
▪ clean
▪ clip, cut, trim
▪ file
▪ paint, polish, varnish (BrE)
▪ grow
▪ I was trying to grow my nails.
▪ examine, inspect, study
▪ She inspected her nails casually.
▪ break
▪ dig, sink
▪ He screamed as she dug her nails into his shoulders.
▪ drag
▪ tap
▪ I tapped my nails against the glass.
NAIL + VERB
▪ grow
▪ break, split
▪ scrape sth, scratch sth
▪ bite into sth, dig into sth
NAIL + NOUN
▪ care (see also nail polish)
▪ brush
▪ clippers, scissors
▪ clippings
▪ file
▪ salon
▪ technician
▪ fungus, infection
PREPOSITION
▪ under your nail
▪ There was dirt under his nails.
2 piece of metal
ADJECTIVE
▪ long
▪ small
▪ six-inch, etc.
▪ loose
▪ protruding
▪ bent
▪ rusty
▪ brass, iron, etc.
▪ galvanized
▪ finishing
▪ coffin, roofing
VERB + NAIL
▪ drive, hammer, knock
▪ He knocked the nail into the wall.
▪ drive in, hammer in, knock in
▪ pull out, remove
NAIL + VERB
▪ stick out, stick up
NAIL + NOUN
▪ head
▪ hole
▪ bomb, gun