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  • 41 bolsa para la compra

    (n.) = shopping bag, carrier bag
    Ex. In some libraries, shopping bags and briefcases must be deposited in lockers or a left-luggage area in the library foyer to prevent their use in smuggling out items which have not been issued.
    Ex. Most of England's public footpaths will have at least one sloe bush on its route, and a very pleasant afternoon can be spent foraging the hedgerows for a carrier-bag full.
    * * *
    (n.) = shopping bag, carrier bag

    Ex: In some libraries, shopping bags and briefcases must be deposited in lockers or a left-luggage area in the library foyer to prevent their use in smuggling out items which have not been issued.

    Ex: Most of England's public footpaths will have at least one sloe bush on its route, and a very pleasant afternoon can be spent foraging the hedgerows for a carrier-bag full.

    Spanish-English dictionary > bolsa para la compra

  • 42 bolsa1

    1 = carryall, bag, soft bag.
    Ex. The book 'String Bags and Gender' is a thorough, informative, accessible, and well-written study of the looped carryall common in Papua New Guinea.
    Ex. There was a steady flow of people charging out materials, and the checker was inspecting their bags as usual.
    Ex. The soft bag also features a handy zipper compartment on the top for storing keys, cell phone, etc.
    ----
    * artículo de bolsa de aseo = toiletry.
    * bolsa de aire = air bag [airbag].
    * bolsa de aire caliente = pocket of warm air.
    * bolsa de aseo = sponge bag, toiletry bag.
    * bolsa de baño = toiletry bag, sponge bag.
    * bolsa de basura = bin liner, bin bag, rubbish bag, garbage bag.
    * bolsa de comida = box lunch.
    * bolsa de control de préstamo = book pocket.
    * bolsa de estudios = bursary.
    * bolsa de la compra = shopping bag, grocery bag, carrier bag.
    * bolsa de mano = flight bag, carryall bag, travelbag, soft bag.
    * bolsa de papel = paper carrier, paper bag.
    * bolsa de plástico = plastic bag, polybag, polyethylene bag.
    * bolsa de viaje = travel grant, travel bursary, travelbag.
    * bolsa para cadáveres = body bag.
    * bolsa para la compra = shopping bag, carrier bag.
    * meter en bolsas = bag.
    * patata frita de bolsa = potato chip.
    * patatas fritas de bolsa = crisps, potato crisps.

    Spanish-English dictionary > bolsa1

  • 43 bruja

    f.
    1 witch, sorceress.
    3 vixen, old bag, old hag, bitch.
    4 crone, harridan.
    5 barn owl.
    pres.subj.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: brujir.
    * * *
    1 (hechicera) witch
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    1.
    ADJ

    estar bruja — Caribe, Méx ** to be broke *, be flat (EEUU) *

    ando bien bruja — ** I'm skint **

    2. SF
    1) (=hechicera) witch
    2) * (=arpía) old hag *; Méx woman
    3) Caribe, Cono Sur (=fantasma) spook *, ghost; (=puta) whore
    4) (Orn) barn owl
    * * *
    1) ( mujer antipática) (fam) witch (colloq), old hag (colloq); ver tb brujo II
    2) (AmC, Col) (Zool) moth
    * * *
    = witch, bitch, dragon lady, shrewish, evil old woman, sorceress, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.
    Ex. Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.
    Ex. Scarlett O'Hara, the main character, is portrayed as both a scheming bitch and hard-nosed survivor.
    Ex. The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.
    Ex. He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
    Ex. The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.
    Ex. Its origin is a German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.
    Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
    Ex. Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.
    Ex. Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
    Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    Ex. The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
    ----
    * bieja bruja = old hag.
    * caza de brujas = witch-hunt, witch hunting.
    * vieja bruja = evil old woman, harridan, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.
    * * *
    1) ( mujer antipática) (fam) witch (colloq), old hag (colloq); ver tb brujo II
    2) (AmC, Col) (Zool) moth
    * * *
    = witch, bitch, dragon lady, shrewish, evil old woman, sorceress, old hag, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.

    Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.

    Ex: Scarlett O'Hara, the main character, is portrayed as both a scheming bitch and hard-nosed survivor.
    Ex: The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.
    Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
    Ex: The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.
    Ex: Its origin is a German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.
    Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
    Ex: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.
    Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
    Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
    * bieja bruja = old hag.
    * caza de brujas = witch-hunt, witch hunting.
    * vieja bruja = evil old woman, harridan, hag, old bag, old crone, old bat.

    * * *
    A (mujer antipática) ( fam); witch ( colloq), old hag ( colloq) ver tb brujo2 (↑ brujo (2))
    B (AmC, Col) ( Zool) moth
    * * *

     

    bruja sustantivo femenino
    1 witch, sorceress
    2 fig (mujer antipática) old bag
    ' bruja' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    mientras
    - chicha
    - escoba
    English:
    bitch
    - cow
    - hag
    - sorceress
    - witch
    - change
    * * *
    ♦ nf
    1. [hechicera] witch, sorceress
    2. Fam [mujer fea] hag
    3. Fam [mujer mala] witch
    ♦ adj
    CAm, Carib, Méx Fam
    andar o [m5] estar bruja [sin dinero] to be broke o Br skint
    * * *
    f
    1 witch;
    :
    estar bruja fam be broke fam
    * * *
    bruja n witch [pl. witches]

    Spanish-English dictionary > bruja

  • 44 campo de juego de tierra

    (n.) = dirt pitch
    Ex. In Africa one can see balls made out of condensed plastic bags tied together with string and a game played on a dirt pitch with goal posts made from sticks.
    * * *
    (n.) = dirt pitch

    Ex: In Africa one can see balls made out of condensed plastic bags tied together with string and a game played on a dirt pitch with goal posts made from sticks.

    Spanish-English dictionary > campo de juego de tierra

  • 45 campo de tierra

    (n.) = dirt pitch
    Ex. In Africa one can see balls made out of condensed plastic bags tied together with string and a game played on a dirt pitch with goal posts made from sticks.
    * * *
    (n.) = dirt pitch

    Ex: In Africa one can see balls made out of condensed plastic bags tied together with string and a game played on a dirt pitch with goal posts made from sticks.

    Spanish-English dictionary > campo de tierra

  • 46 capó

    f. & m.
    1 head of an organized crime syndicate, capo, head of a gangster organization.
    2 car's hood, hood, bonnet.
    3 drug baron.
    m.
    mafia boss, capo.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: capar.
    * * *
    1 familiar boss
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    1.
    SM (=jefe) boss; (=persona influyente) bigwig *; (=perito) expert; [de la mafia] capo; esp Col drug baron

    es un capo — [en arte, profesión] he's a real pro *, he's brilliant

    2.
    ADJ INV great *, fabulous *
    * * *
    - pa masculino, femenino ( mandamás) boss, chief
    * * *
    = hood, car hood, bonnet.
    Ex. He should be able to turn over to his mechanism, just as confidently as he turns over the propelling of his car to the intricate mechanism under the hood.
    Ex. 'A Hospital Trip' is about Joe's stay in the hospital after he cuts his ankle on a sharp corner of a rusty old car hood and does not tell his mother about it in time to prevent infection.
    Ex. To reduce the impact of cars on pedestrians some cars have been fitted with air bags on their bonnets.
    * * *
    - pa masculino, femenino ( mandamás) boss, chief
    * * *
    = hood, car hood, bonnet.

    Ex: He should be able to turn over to his mechanism, just as confidently as he turns over the propelling of his car to the intricate mechanism under the hood.

    Ex: 'A Hospital Trip' is about Joe's stay in the hospital after he cuts his ankle on a sharp corner of a rusty old car hood and does not tell his mother about it in time to prevent infection.
    Ex: To reduce the impact of cars on pedestrians some cars have been fitted with air bags on their bonnets.

    * * *
    capo -pa
    masculine, feminine
    A (mandamás) boss, chief
    B (CS fam) (diestro) hotshot ( colloq), whiz* ( colloq)
    * * *

    Del verbo capar: ( conjugate capar)

    capo es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    capó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    capar    
    capo    
    capó
    capar ( conjugate capar) verbo transitivo
    1 ( castrar) to castrate
    2 (Col fam)
    ◊ capó clase to play hooky(esp AmE colloq), to skive off (school) (BrE colloq)

    capó sustantivo masculino
    hood (AmE), bonnet (BrE)
    capar verbo transitivo to castrate
    capo sustantivo masculino gangster
    capó sustantivo masculino Auto bonnet, US hood
    ' capó' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    capo
    - ceja
    - cejilla
    - cofre
    English:
    bonnet
    - capo
    - guard
    - hood
    - high
    * * *
    capo, -a
    ♦ adj
    RP Fam [bueno] great, US neat
    ♦ nm
    1. [de la mafia] mafia boss, capo
    capo de la droga drug baron;
    capo mafioso mafia boss
    2. Fam [de empresa, sindicato] boss, chief
    ♦ nm,f
    RP Fam [prodigio] ace, whizz;
    es una capa en física she's a real ace o whizz at physics
    * * *
    m, capa f
    1 de mafia capo, don
    star
    * * *
    capó nm
    : hood (of a car)
    * * *
    capó n bonnet

    Spanish-English dictionary > capó

  • 47 carcamal

    f. & m.
    old fogey, crock, fuddy-duddy, old-fashioned person.
    * * *
    1 familiar peyorativo old fogey
    * * *
    I
    Méx, RPl carcamán - mana adjetivo (fam & pey) decrepit
    II
    Méx, RPl carcamán masculino (fam & pey) ( hombre) old crock (colloq & pej); ( mujer) old hag (colloq & pej)
    * * *
    = old fog(e)y, old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat, fuddy-duddy.
    Nota: Nombre.
    Ex. They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.
    Ex. On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
    Ex. Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
    Ex. About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    Ex. The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
    Ex. Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.
    * * *
    I
    Méx, RPl carcamán - mana adjetivo (fam & pey) decrepit
    II
    Méx, RPl carcamán masculino (fam & pey) ( hombre) old crock (colloq & pej); ( mujer) old hag (colloq & pej)
    * * *
    = old fog(e)y, old hag, old bag, old crone, old bat, fuddy-duddy.
    Nota: Nombre.

    Ex: They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.

    Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
    Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
    Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
    Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
    Ex: Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.

    * * *
    ( fam pey); decrepit
    (hombre) old crock ( colloq pej); (mujer) old hag ( colloq pej)
    * * *
    carcamal, Méx, RP carcamán Fam Pey
    ♦ adj
    decrepit;
    un viejo carcamal a decrepit old man
    ♦ nmf
    old crock
    * * *
    m/f fam
    old crock fam

    Spanish-English dictionary > carcamal

  • 48 cartón arrugado

    Ex. While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.
    * * *

    Ex: While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cartón arrugado

  • 49 cartón corrugado

    m.
    corrugated cardboard.
    * * *
    Ex. While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.
    * * *

    Ex: While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.

    Spanish-English dictionary > cartón corrugado

  • 50 cartón ondulado

    m.
    corrugated cardboard.
    * * *
    Ex. While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.
    * * *

    Ex: While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.

    * * *
    corrugated cardboard

    Spanish-English dictionary > cartón ondulado

  • 51 chalado perdido

    (n.) = as daft as a brush, stir-crazy, knucklehead
    Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex. The 'Undertaker' is a black comedy about a man trying to make a fortune by setting up a suicide bureau in a stir-crazy arctic town.
    Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
    * * *
    (n.) = as daft as a brush, stir-crazy, knucklehead

    Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

    Ex: The 'Undertaker' is a black comedy about a man trying to make a fortune by setting up a suicide bureau in a stir-crazy arctic town.
    Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

    Spanish-English dictionary > chalado perdido

  • 52 chapuzón

    m.
    dive, swim, dip, plunge.
    * * *
    1 (zambullida) duck, dive
    2 (baño) dip
    \
    darse un chapuzón to have a dip
    * * *
    noun m.
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=zambullida) dip, swim

    darse un chapuzón — to go for a dip, go for a swim

    2) [de cápsula] splashdown
    3) LAm * cloudburst, downpour
    * * *
    * * *
    = dip, soak, soaking.
    Ex. The next day we shook off our hangovers with another refreshing dip under the waterfall, packed our bags and headed off.
    Ex. Guests can unwind with a soak in the outdoor heated pool or sunbathe with a drink on the terrace bar.
    Ex. The bird of paradise seeds can be planted upon receipt after a soaking.
    ----
    * darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.
    * * *
    * * *
    = dip, soak, soaking.

    Ex: The next day we shook off our hangovers with another refreshing dip under the waterfall, packed our bags and headed off.

    Ex: Guests can unwind with a soak in the outdoor heated pool or sunbathe with a drink on the terrace bar.
    Ex: The bird of paradise seeds can be planted upon receipt after a soaking.
    * darse un chapuzón = take + a dip.

    * * *
    dip
    se dio un chapuzón en el mar she went for a dip in the sea
    * * *

    chapuzón sustantivo masculino
    dip;

    chapuzón sustantivo masculino (baño) dip

    ' chapuzón' also found in these entries:
    English:
    dip
    - splash
    * * *
    dip;
    darse un chapuzón to go for a dip
    * * *
    m dip;
    darse un chapuzón go for a dip
    * * *
    chapuzón nm, pl - zones : dip, swim
    darse un chapuzón: to go for a quick dip
    * * *
    chapuzón n dip

    Spanish-English dictionary > chapuzón

  • 53 chiflado perdido

    (n.) = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, stir-crazy, knucklehead
    Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
    Ex. Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex. The 'Undertaker' is a black comedy about a man trying to make a fortune by setting up a suicide bureau in a stir-crazy arctic town.
    Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
    * * *
    (n.) = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, stir-crazy, knucklehead

    Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.

    Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.
    Ex: The 'Undertaker' is a black comedy about a man trying to make a fortune by setting up a suicide bureau in a stir-crazy arctic town.
    Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.

    Spanish-English dictionary > chiflado perdido

  • 54 colgado de un lazo continuo

    (adj.) = looped
    Ex. The book 'String Bags and Gender' is a thorough, informative, accessible, and well-written study of the looped carryall common in Papua New Guinea.
    * * *
    (adj.) = looped

    Ex: The book 'String Bags and Gender' is a thorough, informative, accessible, and well-written study of the looped carryall common in Papua New Guinea.

    Spanish-English dictionary > colgado de un lazo continuo

  • 55 consigna

    f.
    1 instructions.
    2 left-luggage office (British), checkroom (United States).
    3 order, directive.
    4 motto, slogan, catchphrase.
    5 watchword, countersign.
    6 luggage checkroom, checkroom, left-luggage office.
    pres.indicat.
    3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: consignar.
    imperat.
    2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: consignar.
    * * *
    1 (en estación etc) left-luggage office, US check-room
    2 (señal, lema) watchword
    3 MILITAR orders plural, instructions plural
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=orden) order

    seguir o cumplir las consignas del Gobierno — to follow government orders

    consignas de vuelo — operating instructions for a flight, operational orders for a flight

    2) (=eslogan) slogan
    3) [de equipaje] left-luggage office, checkroom (EEUU)
    * * *
    1) ( eslogan) slogan
    2) ( orden) order, instruction

    cumplir/violar una consigna — to carry out/disobey an order

    tenían la consigna de... — they had orders to...

    3) ( para equipaje) baggage room (AmE), left-luggage (office) (BrE)
    •
    * * *
    = left-luggage area, left-luggage.
    Ex. In some libraries, shopping bags and briefcases must be deposited in lockers or a left-luggage area in the library foyer to prevent their use in smuggling out items which have not been issued.
    Ex. However, as someone else said, people are pretty darn sensitive about terrorism, and the days of left-luggage may be over.
    * * *
    1) ( eslogan) slogan
    2) ( orden) order, instruction

    cumplir/violar una consigna — to carry out/disobey an order

    tenían la consigna de... — they had orders to...

    3) ( para equipaje) baggage room (AmE), left-luggage (office) (BrE)
    •
    * * *
    = left-luggage area, left-luggage.

    Ex: In some libraries, shopping bags and briefcases must be deposited in lockers or a left-luggage area in the library foyer to prevent their use in smuggling out items which have not been issued.

    Ex: However, as someone else said, people are pretty darn sensitive about terrorism, and the days of left-luggage may be over.

    * * *
    A (eslogan) slogan
    B (orden) order, instruction
    cumplir/violar una consigna to carry out/defy an order o an instruction
    tenían la consigna de … they had orders to …
    C (para equipaje) checkroom ( AmE), parcel check ( AmE), left-luggage (office) ( BrE)
    Compuesto:
    (coin-operated o automatic) left-luggage locker
    * * *

     

    Del verbo consignar: ( conjugate consignar)

    consigna es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

    2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

    Multiple Entries:
    consigna    
    consignar
    consigna sustantivo femenino


    ◊ consigna automática (coin-operated o automatic) luggage locker (AmE) o (BrE) left-luggage locker

    consignar ( conjugate consignar) verbo transitivo
    1 ( depositar)

    b) ‹ equipaje› to check (AmE), to place o deposit … in left luggage (BrE)

    c) (Der) to pay … into court

    d) (Col) ‹dinero/cheques› to deposit

    2 (frml) ‹hecho/dato› to record
    3 (frml) ( enviar) ‹paquete/carga› to dispatch
    4 (frml) ( asignar) to allocate
    5 (Méx) (Der) ‹ presunto delincuente› to bring … before the authorities
    consigna sustantivo femenino
    1 (para el equipaje) left-luggage office, US baggage check
    2 (orden) orders, instructions
    3 (frase) slogan
    consignar verbo transitivo
    1 (dedicar una cantidad) to earmark, allocate: han consignado una importante parte del presupuesto a la reforma, a significant percentage of the budget was allocated to the improvements
    2 (hacer constar unos datos) to record: hay que consignar unos datos personales en el formulario, you have to provide some personal information on the form
    ' consigna' also found in these entries:
    English:
    chant
    - left-luggage
    - motto
    - baggage
    - check
    - left
    - locker
    - luggage
    - slogan
    * * *
    1. [orden] order, instruction;
    recibieron la consigna de detenerse they were ordered o instructed to stop;
    su consigna era “divide y vencerás” his motto was “divide and rule”
    2. [frase] slogan;
    los manifestantes gritaban consignas contra el gobierno the demonstrators were shouting anti-government slogans
    3. [para el equipaje] Br left-luggage office, US checkroom
    * * *
    f
    1 order
    2 de equipaje baggage checkroom, Br
    left luggage
    * * *
    1) eslogan: slogan
    2) : assignment, orders pl
    3) : checkroom
    * * *
    consigna n (para equipaje) left luggage

    Spanish-English dictionary > consigna

  • 56 cubo de la basura

    rubbish bin, US garbage can
    * * *
    * * *
    (n.) = waste bin, trashcan [trash can], dustbin [dust bin], rubbish bin, trash bin, garbage can
    Ex. This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.
    Ex. The article 'You can never own too many trashcans' comments on the problems of finding enough space to house the University of California Division of Library Automation installations.
    Ex. Databases which should be gold mines degenerate into dustbins, and inter-departmental strife tears apart the organization's commitments.
    Ex. The bags may be used as an inner skin to a rubbish bin, to stop wet and noisome remains from sticking to the inside of the container.
    Ex. In a trash bin, he found the inedibles: fragile little calf legs with tiny cleft hooves.
    Ex. Two boys said they were shooting at a garbage can but ended up hitting a 61-year-old delivery driver instead, police say.
    * * *
    (n.) = waste bin, trashcan [trash can], dustbin [dust bin], rubbish bin, trash bin, garbage can

    Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.

    Ex: The article 'You can never own too many trashcans' comments on the problems of finding enough space to house the University of California Division of Library Automation installations.
    Ex: Databases which should be gold mines degenerate into dustbins, and inter-departmental strife tears apart the organization's commitments.
    Ex: The bags may be used as an inner skin to a rubbish bin, to stop wet and noisome remains from sticking to the inside of the container.
    Ex: In a trash bin, he found the inedibles: fragile little calf legs with tiny cleft hooves.
    Ex: Two boys said they were shooting at a garbage can but ended up hitting a 61-year-old delivery driver instead, police say.

    * * *
    dentro garbage can, Br
    rubbish bin; fuera garbage can, Br
    dustbin

    Spanish-English dictionary > cubo de la basura

  • 57 de todos los colores

    = of all stripes, a rainbow of
    Ex. Coverage of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney prize fight appealed to publishers of all stripes.
    Ex. Almost everyone remembers those childhood sleepovers: a rainbow of sleeping bags, lots of eating and laughing, maybe even a silly prank phone call.
    * * *
    = of all stripes, a rainbow of

    Ex: Coverage of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney prize fight appealed to publishers of all stripes.

    Ex: Almost everyone remembers those childhood sleepovers: a rainbow of sleeping bags, lots of eating and laughing, maybe even a silly prank phone call.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de todos los colores

  • 58 de uso general

    (adj.) = general-use
    Ex. While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.
    * * *
    (adj.) = general-use

    Ex: While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.

    Spanish-English dictionary > de uso general

  • 59 desabotonar

    v.
    to unbutton.
    * * *
    1 (desabrochar) to unbutton, undo
    1 (abrirse las flores) to open out, bloom, blossom
    * * *
    1.
    VT to unbutton, undo
    2.
    VI (Bot) to blossom
    3.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to unbutton, undo
    2.
    a) prenda to come undone
    b) (refl) persona <camisa/abrigo> to unbutton, undo
    * * *
    Ex. First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo to unbutton, undo
    2.
    a) prenda to come undone
    b) (refl) persona <camisa/abrigo> to unbutton, undo
    * * *

    Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.

    * * *
    vt
    to unbutton, undo
    1 «prenda» to come undone
    2 ( refl) «persona» ‹camisa/abrigo› to unbutton, undo
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to unbutton
    * * *
    v/t unbutton

    Spanish-English dictionary > desabotonar

  • 60 desabrochar

    v.
    1 to undo.
    2 to unbuckle, to undo, to unfasten, to unpin.
    * * *
    1 to undo, unfasten
    1 (una prenda) to come undone, come unfastened
    * * *
    1. VT
    1) [+ camisa] to unbutton, undo; [+ cremallera, bragueta, zapatos] to undo

    ¿me puedes desabrochar el collar? — can you undo o unfasten my necklace?

    2) [+ secreto, misterio] to penetrate
    2.
    See:
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <prenda/zapatos/pulsera> to undo

    ¿me desabrochas? — can you undo me? (colloq)

    2.
    a) prenda to come undone
    b) (refl) persona <camisa/abrigo> to undo
    * * *
    = undo, unbutton.
    Ex. The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.
    Ex. First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.
    ----
    * desabrocharse = come + undone, come + loose.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo transitivo <prenda/zapatos/pulsera> to undo

    ¿me desabrochas? — can you undo me? (colloq)

    2.
    a) prenda to come undone
    b) (refl) persona <camisa/abrigo> to undo
    * * *
    = undo, unbutton.

    Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.

    Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.
    * desabrocharse = come + undone, come + loose.

    * * *
    vt
    ‹prenda/zapatos/pulsera› to undo
    ¿me desabrochas? can you undo me? ( colloq)
    1 «prenda» to come undone
    2 ( refl) «persona» ‹camisa/abrigo› to undo
    desabróchate el primer botón undo your top button
    * * *

    desabrochar ( conjugate desabrochar) verbo transitivo ‹prenda/zapatos/pulsera› to undo;
    ◊ ¿me desabrochas? can you undo me? (colloq)

    desabrocharse verbo pronominal

    b) ( refl) [ persona] ‹camisa/abrigo› to undo

    desabrochar verbo transitivo to undo
    ' desabrochar' also found in these entries:
    English:
    unbutton
    - undo
    - unfasten
    - unhook
    - unbuckle
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to undo
    * * *
    v/t undo, unfasten;
    desabrochar el cinturón AVIA unfasten one’s safety belt
    * * *
    : to unbutton, to undo
    * * *
    desabrochar vb to undo [pt. undid; pp. undone]

    Spanish-English dictionary > desabrochar

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