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1 person from the country
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2 amateur bullfight in the country
English-spanish dictionary > amateur bullfight in the country
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3 to bring the country to its knees
llevar el país al borde de la ruinaEnglish-spanish dictionary > to bring the country to its knees
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4 to go to the country
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5 In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is a king
English-Spanish proverbs dictionary > In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is a king
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6 country
plural - countries; noun1) (any of the nations of the world; the land occupied by a nation: Canada is a larger country than Spain.) país2) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.) país, nación3) ((usually with the) districts where there are fields, moors etc as opposed to towns and areas with many buildings: a quiet holiday in the country; (also adjective) country districts.) campo4) (an area or stretch of land: hilly country.) región•- countryman
- countryside
country n1. paíshow many countries have you visited? ¿cuántos países has visitado?2. campodo you prefer the town or the country? ¿prefieres la ciudad o el campo?tr['kʌntrɪ]1 (pl countries) (state, nation) país nombre masculino; (people) pueblo; (native land) país nombre masculino, patria, tierra2 (No pl) (rural area) campo3 (No pl) (region, area of land) región nombre femenino, zona, territorio■ this is lion country, be careful esta es zona de leones, ten cuidado1 (rural - life, lane) rural; (- house) de campo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto fight for one's country luchar por la patriato go to the country celebrar elecciones generalescountry dance baile nombre masculino regionalcountry dancing los bailes nombre masculino plural regionalescountry seat casa solariegacountry ['kʌntri] adj: campestre, rural1) nation: país m, nación f, patria fcountry of origin: país de origenlove of one's country: amor a la patria2) : campo mthey left the city for the country: se fueron de la ciudad al campoadj.• campesino, -a adj.• campestre adj.• de campo adj.• país adj.• rural adj.• veguero, -a adj.n.• campo s.m.• patria s.f.• país s.m.• terruño s.m.• tierra s.f.'kʌntri2) u ( rural area)the country — el campo; (before n) <life, lane> rural; < people> del campo; < cottage> de campo
3) u ( region) terreno m, territorio mcattle-farming country — región f ganadera
4) u ( Mus) (música f) country m['kʌntrɪ]1. N1) (=nation) país m ; (=people) pueblo mto go to the country — (Brit) (Pol) convocar a elecciones generales
2) (=fatherland) patria fwe had to leave the road and go across country — tuvimos que dejar la carretera e ir a través del campo
unknown country — (also fig) terreno desconocido
mountainous country — región f montañosa
2.CPDcountry and western (music) N — música f country, música f ranchera (Mex)
country bumpkin N — pej patán m, paleto(-a) m / f
country club N — club m campestre
country cottage N — casita f (en el campo)
country cousin N — (fig) pueblerino(-a) m / f
country dance N — baile m regional
country dancing N — danza f folklórica
country dweller N — persona f que vive en el campo
country folk NPL — gente f del campo
country gentleman N — hacendado m
country house N — casa f de campo, quinta f ; (=farm) finca f (esp LAm), rancho m (Mex)
country lane N — camino m rural
country life N — vida f campestre or del campo
country mile * N —
- miss sth by a country milecountry music N — = country and western music
country of origin N — país m de origen
country park N — parque m
country people NPL — = country folk
country road N — camino m vecinal
country seat N — casa f solariega, hacienda f (LAm)
country singer N — cantante mf country
* * *['kʌntri]2) u ( rural area)the country — el campo; (before n) <life, lane> rural; < people> del campo; < cottage> de campo
3) u ( region) terreno m, territorio mcattle-farming country — región f ganadera
4) u ( Mus) (música f) country m -
7 the Basque Country
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8 the North Country
SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL el norte nombre masculino -
9 the West Country
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10 the people
(the ordinary people of a country as opposed to the aristocracy etc: government for the people by the people.) pueblo -
11 the law of the land
(the established law of a country.) la ley del país -
12 the wilds
(the uncultivated areas (of a country etc): They're living out in the wilds of Australia somewhere.) las regiones salvajes -
13 the general public
(the people of a town, country etc, considered as a group.) el gran público -
14 for the sake of
1) (in order to benefit: He bought a house in the country for the sake of his wife's health.)2) (because of a desire for: For the sake of peace, he said he agreed with her.)por (el bien de)expr.• por prep.prep.• por prep. -
15 mother-country
nouns (the country where one was born.) patria, madre patria -
16 off the record
((of information, statements etc) not intended to be repeated or made public: The Prime Minister admitted off the record that the country was going through a serious crisis.) confidencialmenteconfidencialmente -
17 West Country
the West Country — el West Country (el sudoeste de Inglaterra, esp los condados de Cornualles, Devon y Somerset)
* * *the West Country — el West Country (el sudoeste de Inglaterra, esp los condados de Cornualles, Devon y Somerset)
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18 of the same country
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19 under the sun
(in the whole world: I'm sure that he must have visited every country under the sun.) bajo el sol, del mundo -
20 to go to the dogs
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