padding

• Material blando que se usa para rellenar, amortiguar o proteger algo, o para darle volumen o mayor comodidad.

A noun referring to soft material used to fill, cushion, or protect something, or to add bulk or comfort.

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1. Soft material for protectionB1formal

   Soft material used to fill or line something for comfort, protection, or shape.

   Material de relleno o acolchado

   • The jacket has extra padding in the shoulders.
   • The box was filled with foam padding to protect the fragile items.
   • He added padding to the chair to make it more comfortable.

   Sinónimosbuffercushioningfillingliningpackingstuffingwadding

2. Unnecessary contentB2informal

   Extra words or information added to a speech, article, or document to make it longer without adding value.

   Relleno

   • The essay was full of padding to meet the word count.
   • The speaker used a lot of padding to fill the time.
   • The report could be shorter without all the padding.

   Sinónimosdeadwoodfillerfluffredundancyverbiagewordiness

   Antónimosessencegistsubstance

• Verbo que se usa para indicar la acción de añadir material o contenido extra, a menudo para hacer algo más largo o más sustancioso, o para moverse suavemente y sin hacer ruido.

A verb used to indicate the act of adding extra material or content, often to make something longer or more substantial, or to move softly.

1. Walk softlyB1formal

   To walk with soft, quiet steps, often without shoes.

   Caminar suavemente

   • She padded across the room to avoid waking the baby.
   • He padded silently down the hallway.
   • The cat padded softly across the wooden floor.

   Sinónimoscreeppussyfootstealtiptoetread-softly

   Antónimosstampstomptramp

2. Add unnecessary contentB2informal

   To add extra, often irrelevant, material to make something longer or seem more substantial.

   rellenar (con contenido superfluo)

   • The author padded the essay with long quotes.
   • He padded his resume with irrelevant experience.
   • The report was padded with unnecessary statistics.

   Sinónimosaugmentbloatembellishinflatespin outstretch

   Antónimosabridgecondensecurtailshortentrim

3. Protect or cushionB1formal

   To cover or fill something with soft material for protection or comfort.

   acolchar

   • They padded the box with foam to protect the fragile items.
   • The chair was padded with thick cushions.
   • She padded her jacket with extra insulation for the cold weather.

   Sinónimosbuffercushionfilllinepackstuffupholster

   Antónimosexposeuncover