Translation of buttonhole from English into Spanish
Noun
1.
clothing
hole for fastening a button on clothes- She sewed a buttonhole on the shirt.Ella cosió un ojal en la camisa.
2.
conversation
- He managed a quick buttonhole with the director before the meeting.Logró una rápida charla con el director antes de la reunión.
3.
fashion
- He wore a red rose as a buttonhole.Llevaba una rosa roja como flor en el ojal.
Verb
1.
2.
sewing
make buttonholes in fabric- She learned how to buttonhole her new dress.Ella aprendió a hacer ojales en su nuevo vestido.
Expressions with buttonhole: examples in English and translations in Spanish
puntada de ojal
She used a buttonhole stitch to finish the edges.
Images of buttonhole
(clothing) ojal 
(fashion) flor en el ojal
Synonyms and analogies of buttonhole in English
Examples of buttonhole in a sentence
The tailor expertly crafted each buttonhole by hand. She dreaded the buttonhole at the party. A buttonhole delayed him on his way out. He chose a white lily for his buttonhole at the wedding. The buttonhole added a touch of elegance to his suit. She managed to buttonhole the CEO for a quick chat.
He tried to buttonhole her after the meeting to discuss his ideas. He plans to buttonhole the fabric for the new project. The tailor will buttonhole each piece before assembly.
Translations of "buttonholing" in Context ordered by category and frequency
que acaparaba
Avoiding the buttonholing crowd was my priority as I walked through the busy plaza.
Evitar al grupo que acaparaba la atención era mi prioridad mientras caminaba por la concurrida plaza.
Everyone avoided the buttonholing guy at the bar, who kept talking to strangers.
Todos evitaban al tipo que acaparaba la atención en el bar, quien seguía hablando con extraños.
buttonhole: Examples and translations in context
I finally had to tell the buttonholing woman that I wasn't interested in buying anything.
Finalmente tuve que decirle a la mujer que acaparaba la atención que no estaba interesado en comprar nada.