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1 azada
• grub• grub-infested• hodgepotch• hoe a second time• small hoe -
2 azadón
• grub• grub-infested• hodgepotch• hoe a second time• large hole• large-hearted• mattock -
3 gusanoso
• grub ax• grubber• maggoty -
4 roturadora
• grub hoe• grubbily -
5 larva
f.larva.* * *1 larva* * *SF larva, grub, maggot* * *femenino larva, grub* * *= larva [larvae, -pl.], grub.Ex. This is an investigation into the effects of widely-used synthetic insecticides on beetle, larvae and booklice.Ex. Out of 50 grubs, 30 (60%) successfully completed their development and eclosed as adults.----* larva de la típula = leatherjacket.* * *femenino larva, grub* * *= larva [larvae, -pl.], grub.Ex: This is an investigation into the effects of widely-used synthetic insecticides on beetle, larvae and booklice.
Ex: Out of 50 grubs, 30 (60%) successfully completed their development and eclosed as adults.* larva de la típula = leatherjacket.* * *larva, grub* * *
larva sustantivo femenino
larva, grub
larva f Zool larva: encontramos numerosas larvas de termita, we found a lot of termite larvae
' larva' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
gusano
English:
grub
- larva
- wood
* * *larva nflarva* * *f ZO larva* * *larva nf: larva♦ larval adj* * *larva n grub -
6 manduca
f.grub (informal). (peninsular Spanish)* * *1 familiar grub, nosh, food* * *femenino (Esp fam) grub (colloq), nosh (colloq)* * *= chow.Ex. The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.* * *femenino (Esp fam) grub (colloq), nosh (colloq)* * *= chow.Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.
* * ** * *
Del verbo manducar: ( conjugate manducar)
manduca es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
manduca
manducar
manduca f fam grub, food: ¿qué tenemos de manduca?, what's for grub?
* * *manduca nfEsp Fam grub* * *f famfood, grub fam -
7 papeo
1 argot grub* * *masculino (fam) food, grub (colloq)* * *masculino (fam) food, grub (colloq)* * *( fam)* * *
Del verbo papear: ( conjugate papear)
papeo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
papeó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
papear
papeo
papear vtr fam to eat, lunch: a estas horas me entran ganas de papear algo, I'm always starving around this time
papeo m fam food, grub: ¿qué tenemos hoy de papeo?, what's for grub today?
' papeo' also found in these entries:
English:
nosh
- grub
* * *papeo nmFam grub -
8 comida
f.1 food (food).comida basura junk foodcomida casera home cookingcomidas para empresas business cateringcomida para perros dog foodcomida preparada convenience foodcomida rápida fast food2 meal (almuerzo, cena).comida de Navidad Christmas dinnercomida de trabajo business lunchpast part.past participle of spanish verb: comer.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: comedirse.* * *1 (alimento) food2 (desayuno etc) meal3 (almuerzo) lunch\comida basura junk foodcomida campestre picniccomida casera home cookingcomida de negocios business lunchcomida para gatos catfoodcomida para perros dogfoodcomida rápida fast food* * *noun f.1) food2) dinner3) meal* * *SF1) (=alimento) foodmamá está haciendo o preparando la comida — mum is making lunch
no sirven comida después de las tres — they don't serve food o meals after three o'clock
comida precocinada, comida preparada — ready meals pl, precooked meals pl
2) (=acto de comer) meal3) esp Esp (=almuerzo) lunch4) LAm (=cena) dinner, evening meal5) **comida de coco, comida de tarro, en la mili le han hecho una comida de coco o tarro — they brainwashed him when he was in the army
este libro es una comida de coco o tarro — this book is pretty heavy stuff *
* * *1) ( alimentos) food2)a) ( ocasión en que se come) mealhago tres comidas al día — I have o eat three meals a day
b) (AmL) (menú, platos) foodhacer or preparar la comida — to get the food ready o cook the food
3)a) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almuerzo) lunch, dinner (BrE)b) (esp AmL) ( cena) dinner, supper; ( en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) tea* * *= food, meal, eats, cuisine, food supply, grub, chow, nosh, foodstuffs, fare, supper, supply of food.Ex. Food, cookery and Mediterranean are isolates drawn from the facets of Domestic science, constituting phenomena studied.Ex. The pilot fish leads the shark to food, then lives off the crumbs of the shark's meals.Ex. Recounts the experience of some US book superstores in offering drinks and eats in order to make them user friendly.Ex. Diet books are now more flexible, and there is a resurgence of interest in vegetarian cuisine.Ex. This study investigated the mechanisms by which these changes have impacted on birds and their food supplies.Ex. Why grub has to be 'rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.Ex. The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.Ex. Top it off with spicy guacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex. Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.Ex. This stylish cafe, situated in a heritage-listed building that used to be a gun shop, offers original, restaurant-quality fare.Ex. A big pumpkin, cut into quarters and baked, is a sweet and warming supper.Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.----* atracarse de comida = stuff + Posesivo + face.* atracón de comida = binge eating.* bolsa de comida = box lunch.* buena comida, la = good food.* búsqueda de comida = foraging.* cama y comida = food and board, bed and board.* comida al aire libre = cookout.* comida basura = junk food.* comida caliente = cooked meal.* comida de dos platos y postre = three-course meal.* comida de empresa = company dinner.* comida de fuera = outside food.* comida de Navidad = Christmas dinner.* comida de trabajo = business meal, professional meal.* comida de tres platos = three-course meal.* comida ecológica = ecological food.* comida en conserva = tinned food, canned food.* comida enlatada = tinned food, canned food.* comida escolar = school lunch, school dinner.* comida grasa = fatty food.* comida infantil = baby food.* comida para animales = animal feed.* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.* comida para niños = baby food.* comida para pájaros = bird seed.* comida para perros = dog food.* comida para picar = finger food.* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.* comida precocinada = baked goods.* comida preparada = take-out.* comida principal = main meal.* comida rápida = fast food, junk food.* comidas = dining.* comida saludable = wholesome food, healthy food.* comida sana = wholesome food, healthy food.* comidas caseras = home cooking.* comidas selectas = delicatessen [deli, -abrev.].* comida tradicional de los negros del sur de los Estados Unidos = soul food.* comida y alojamiento = board and lodging.* comida y habitación = board and lodging.* decoración de los carritos de la comida = trolley dressing.* en las comidas = at meal times.* gasto en comida = food bill.* harto de comida = fullfed.* hora de la comida = mealtime [meal time].* industria de la comida rápida, la = fast-food industry, the.* preparar la comida = cook + meal.* puesto de café y comida = coffee and lunch corner.* puesto de comida = food stall.* restaurante de comida rápida = fast-food restaurant.* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy melindroso con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy tiquismiquis con la comida = be a picky eater.* sin incluir las comidas = self-catering.* * *1) ( alimentos) food2)a) ( ocasión en que se come) mealhago tres comidas al día — I have o eat three meals a day
b) (AmL) (menú, platos) foodhacer or preparar la comida — to get the food ready o cook the food
3)a) (esp Esp, Méx) ( almuerzo) lunch, dinner (BrE)b) (esp AmL) ( cena) dinner, supper; ( en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) tea* * *= food, meal, eats, cuisine, food supply, grub, chow, nosh, foodstuffs, fare, supper, supply of food.Ex: Food, cookery and Mediterranean are isolates drawn from the facets of Domestic science, constituting phenomena studied.
Ex: The pilot fish leads the shark to food, then lives off the crumbs of the shark's meals.Ex: Recounts the experience of some US book superstores in offering drinks and eats in order to make them user friendly.Ex: Diet books are now more flexible, and there is a resurgence of interest in vegetarian cuisine.Ex: This study investigated the mechanisms by which these changes have impacted on birds and their food supplies.Ex: Why grub has to be 'rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.Ex: Top it off with spicy guacamole and it's worth the nosh.Ex: Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.Ex: This stylish cafe, situated in a heritage-listed building that used to be a gun shop, offers original, restaurant-quality fare.Ex: A big pumpkin, cut into quarters and baked, is a sweet and warming supper.Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.* atracarse de comida = stuff + Posesivo + face.* atracón de comida = binge eating.* bolsa de comida = box lunch.* buena comida, la = good food.* búsqueda de comida = foraging.* cama y comida = food and board, bed and board.* comida al aire libre = cookout.* comida basura = junk food.* comida caliente = cooked meal.* comida de dos platos y postre = three-course meal.* comida de empresa = company dinner.* comida de fuera = outside food.* comida de Navidad = Christmas dinner.* comida de trabajo = business meal, professional meal.* comida de tres platos = three-course meal.* comida ecológica = ecological food.* comida en conserva = tinned food, canned food.* comida enlatada = tinned food, canned food.* comida escolar = school lunch, school dinner.* comida grasa = fatty food.* comida infantil = baby food.* comida para animales = animal feed.* comida para llevar = takeaway meal, take-out meal, take-out.* comida para niños = baby food.* comida para pájaros = bird seed.* comida para perros = dog food.* comida para picar = finger food.* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.* comida precocinada = baked goods.* comida preparada = take-out.* comida principal = main meal.* comida rápida = fast food, junk food.* comidas = dining.* comida saludable = wholesome food, healthy food.* comida sana = wholesome food, healthy food.* comidas caseras = home cooking.* comidas selectas = delicatessen [deli, -abrev.].* comida tradicional de los negros del sur de los Estados Unidos = soul food.* comida y alojamiento = board and lodging.* comida y habitación = board and lodging.* decoración de los carritos de la comida = trolley dressing.* en las comidas = at meal times.* gasto en comida = food bill.* harto de comida = fullfed.* hora de la comida = mealtime [meal time].* industria de la comida rápida, la = fast-food industry, the.* preparar la comida = cook + meal.* puesto de café y comida = coffee and lunch corner.* puesto de comida = food stall.* restaurante de comida rápida = fast-food restaurant.* ser muy delicado con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy melindroso con la comida = be a picky eater.* ser muy tiquismiquis con la comida = be a picky eater.* sin incluir las comidas = self-catering.* * *A (alimentos) foodgastamos mucho en comida we spend a lot on food¿te gusta la comida china? do you like Chinese food o cooking?comida para perros/gatos dog/cat foodB1 (ocasión en que se come) mealhago tres comidas al día I have o eat three meals a daycome mucho pan con la comida she eats a lot of bread with her meals o foodaquí la comida fuerte es la del mediodía here the main meal is at midday2 (menú, platos) fooden este bar no sirven comidas they don't serve o ( BrE) do meals in this barestá haciendo or preparando la comida he's getting the food ready o cooking the foodCompuestos:junk food● comida de negocios/de trabajobusiness/working lunchschool lunch o dinner ( BrE)C* * *
Del verbo comedirse: ( conjugate comedirse)
me comida es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo
se comida es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo
comida sustantivo femenino
comida basura/rápida junk/fast food
¿quién hace la comida en tu casa? who does the cooking in your house?;
todavía no he hecho la comida I still haven't cooked the meal
( en algunas regiones del Reino Unido) tea
comido,-a adjetivo yo estoy comida, I've had lunch
vinieron comidos, when they arrived they had already eaten
♦ Locuciones: sale lo comido por lo servido, (no compensar) it's not worthwhile
ser pan comido, to be a piece of cake
comida sustantivo femenino
1 (alimentos) food: la comida escasea, food is scarce
2 (ingesta de alimentos) meal
(al mediodía) lunch: después de la comida siempre estamos un ratito de sobremesa, after dinner we always chat around the table
La palabra comida puede referirse al alimento en general ( food), a cualquiera de las tres comidas del día ( meal) o a la comida del mediodía ( lunch), aunque algunos anglohablantes la llaman a veces dinner. ➣ Ver nota en dinner
' comida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abalanzarse
- aderezar
- aderezo
- alimento
- almuerzo
- ansiosa
- ansioso
- antojarse
- aperitivo
- apetitosa
- apetitoso
- atracarse
- bocado
- brocheta
- ciega
- ciego
- comido
- cruda
- crudo
- delicada
- delicado
- delito
- desorbitada
- desorbitado
- destemplarse
- enormidad
- envidiar
- estar
- estropearse
- fondón
- fondona
- fuerte
- grasosa
- grasoso
- guarrear
- harta
- hartar
- harto
- hincar
- indigestarse
- ingerir
- itacate
- llenar
- mesa
- mierda
- mucha
- mucho
- palillo
- pasar
- peculiar
English:
ample
- beautiful
- beg
- binge
- bite
- bland
- boiling
- burn
- can
- canned
- cater
- caterer
- complaint
- concoct
- consumption
- cook
- cooking
- cool down
- cool off
- course
- dainty
- decay
- defrost
- dehydrated
- delicacy
- delicatessen
- delightful
- diet
- dig into
- digest
- dinner
- disagree
- dish
- doggy bag
- eat up
- enjoyable
- excessive
- fancy
- far
- fare
- fast food
- feed
- filling station
- finish up
- fit
- fix
- food
- forage
- freeze
- fresh
* * *comida nf1. [alimento] food;la comida francesa/mexicana French/Mexican food;comida para perros/gatos dog/cat foodcomida basura junk food;comida casera home cooking;Méx comida chatarra junk food; Méx comida corrida set meal; Méx comida corriente set meal;comidas a domicilio = home delivery of food;comidas para empresas business catering;comida para llevar takeaway food;comida preparada ready meals;comida rápida fast food2. [acto de comer] meal;se sirven comidas [en letrero] food served3. Esp, Méx [al mediodía] lunch;dar una comida to have a lunch party;una comida campestre a picnic* * *f1 (comestibles) food2 ocasión meal* * *comida nf1) : food2) : meal3) : dinner4)comida basura : junk food5)comida rápida : fast food* * *comida n1. (alimentos) food2. (al mediodía) lunch¿a qué hora quieres la comida? what time do you want lunch?3. (a cualquier hora) meal -
9 rebuscar
v.1 to search (around in).2 to search painstakingly for, to beat about for, to cast about for, to beat around for.3 to rummage, to forage.* * *1 to search carefully for* * *1. VT1) [+ objeto] to search carefully for; (Agr) to glean2) [+ lugar] to search carefully; [+ montón] to search through, rummage in2.VI (=buscar minuciosamente) to search carefully; (Agr) to gleanestuve rebuscando en los armarios y no lo encontré — I was looking in the cupboards and I couldn't find it
3.See:* * *verbo intransitivorebusqué en sus bolsillos — I went through o searched his pockets
* * *= comb trough, fumble through, rummage (among/through), grub around, root through, forage, comb, root, rifle through.Ex. By contrast, in the 1962 BTI three entry headings, with one entry under each, and seven cross reference headings, have to be combed through to find reference from 'HYDROGEN Peroxide, Bleaching, Cotton' to its reverse.Ex. Stanton drew a breath and went on, 'We'll accept equivalent experience in lieu of professional experience... Let me get the exact wording' -- she fumbled through some papers in a folder -- 'so long as it, ah! here it is, quote, is sufficient to indicate ability to do the job, unquote'.Ex. But searching an Internet database through hot new technique such as Wide Area Information Servers is vastly different from using the BITNET protocols to rummage through files on one of its server computers.Ex. They are often looking for a call number so that they can go into the stacks and grub around in the materials near that call number.Ex. The library would send out squads of trained personnel to root through the piles looking for worthwhile items to be catalogued and shelved.Ex. We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex. All barnacles are filter feeders -- extending feathery legs into the water at high tide to comb plankton from the water.Ex. We let our 4 hens loose to root in the garden but I think it's not a good idea in the long run, as they would kill raspberries and other plants.Ex. We could rifle through history and find many a world leader who has had a misty-eyed public moment.----* mendigo que rebusca en la basura = dumpster rat.* rebuscar en = sift through.* rebuscar en la memoria = comb + Posesivo + memory.* * *verbo intransitivorebusqué en sus bolsillos — I went through o searched his pockets
* * *= comb trough, fumble through, rummage (among/through), grub around, root through, forage, comb, root, rifle through.Ex: By contrast, in the 1962 BTI three entry headings, with one entry under each, and seven cross reference headings, have to be combed through to find reference from 'HYDROGEN Peroxide, Bleaching, Cotton' to its reverse.
Ex: Stanton drew a breath and went on, 'We'll accept equivalent experience in lieu of professional experience... Let me get the exact wording' -- she fumbled through some papers in a folder -- 'so long as it, ah! here it is, quote, is sufficient to indicate ability to do the job, unquote'.Ex: But searching an Internet database through hot new technique such as Wide Area Information Servers is vastly different from using the BITNET protocols to rummage through files on one of its server computers.Ex: They are often looking for a call number so that they can go into the stacks and grub around in the materials near that call number.Ex: The library would send out squads of trained personnel to root through the piles looking for worthwhile items to be catalogued and shelved.Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.Ex: All barnacles are filter feeders -- extending feathery legs into the water at high tide to comb plankton from the water.Ex: We let our 4 hens loose to root in the garden but I think it's not a good idea in the long run, as they would kill raspberries and other plants.Ex: We could rifle through history and find many a world leader who has had a misty-eyed public moment.* mendigo que rebusca en la basura = dumpster rat.* rebuscar en = sift through.* rebuscar en la memoria = comb + Posesivo + memory.* * *rebuscar [A2 ]virebuscó entre los papeles de la mesa he searched through the papers on the deskrebusqué en sus bolsillos I went through o searched his pocketslos perros rebuscaban en la basura the dogs were rummaging about in the garbage* * *
rebuscar ( conjugate rebuscar) verbo intransitivo:
rebuscaba en la basura he was rummaging about in the garbage
rebuscar verbo intransitivo & vt to search throroughly: rebuscó entre las carpetas, she went through the files with a fine-tooth comb
el gato rebuscaba en la basura, the cat rummaged through the rubbish
' rebuscar' also found in these entries:
English:
forage
- fish
* * *♦ vito search (around);no me gusta que rebusques en mis cajones I don't like you poking around in o going through my drawers;rebusqué por todas partes pero no lo encontré I searched everywhere but I couldn't find it* * *v/t AGR glean; figsearch for* * *rebuscar {72} vi: to search thoroughly -
10 gusano
m.1 worm (animal).gusano de luz glow wormgusano de (la) seda silkworm2 worm (informal pejorative) (person).3 worm (computing).* * *1 worm (oruga) caterpillar\gusano de seda silkworm* * *noun m.1) worm2) maggot* * *1. SM1) [gen] worm; [de tierra] earthworm; [de mosca] maggot; [de mariposa, polilla] caterpillar2) (=persona) worm; (=ser despreciable) contemptible person; (=persona dócil) meek creature3) (Inform) worm4) Cuba ** pey nickname for Cuban refugees post-19592.ADJ Cuba ** pey Cuban-refugee antes de s* * *1)a) ( como nombre genérico) worm; ( lombriz de tierra) earthworm, wormb) ( larva - de mariposa) caterpillar; (- de mosca) maggot2) (pey) ( persona despreciable) worm (pej)* * *= worm, worm, caterpillar, maggot.Ex. The article ' Worms in the field' describes a family of products based around a worm optical disc drive, comprising a worm drive, Image Scanner, Text Retrieval, OCR and Image-handling software.Ex. The article 'Computer viruses, Logic bombs, Trojan horses and worms: 'badware' in computers' reviews the different sorts of badware and what problems they cause.Ex. For MARC the journey from the caterpillar of the automation of card production to the beautiful butterfly of today has been long and largely successful.Ex. One last thought as a parting shot: it does seem that having once taken a bite out of the fruit of the tree of knowledge, we are to be banished from paradise forever, but we really have to eat the maggots in the fruit as well?.----* gusano de seda = silkworm.* * *1)a) ( como nombre genérico) worm; ( lombriz de tierra) earthworm, wormb) ( larva - de mariposa) caterpillar; (- de mosca) maggot2) (pey) ( persona despreciable) worm (pej)* * *= worm, worm, caterpillar, maggot.Ex: The article ' Worms in the field' describes a family of products based around a worm optical disc drive, comprising a worm drive, Image Scanner, Text Retrieval, OCR and Image-handling software.
Ex: The article 'Computer viruses, Logic bombs, Trojan horses and worms: 'badware' in computers' reviews the different sorts of badware and what problems they cause.Ex: For MARC the journey from the caterpillar of the automation of card production to the beautiful butterfly of today has been long and largely successful.Ex: One last thought as a parting shot: it does seem that having once taken a bite out of the fruit of the tree of knowledge, we are to be banished from paradise forever, but we really have to eat the maggots in the fruit as well?.* gusano de seda = silkworm.* * *A1 (como nombre genérico) worm; (lombriz de tierra) earthworm, wormCompuestos:(Esp, Méx) glowwormsilkwormC ( Inf) tbgusano informático wormmasculine, feminine* * *
gusano sustantivo masculino
1
( lombriz de tierra) earthworm, worm
(— de mosca) maggot;
gusano de seda silkworm
2 (pey) ( persona despreciable) worm (pej)
gusano sustantivo masculino
1 Zool worm
(oruga) caterpillar
(de mosca) maggot
gusano de seda, silkworm
2 (persona despreciable) worm: el jefe es un gusano the boss is a swine
' gusano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hebra
English:
maggot
- worm
* * *gusano nm1. [animal] worm2. [larva] grub;[de mariposa] caterpillar; [de mosca] maggot gusano de luz glow-worm;gusano de (la) seda silkworm3. Informát worm* * *m worm; de mosca maggot* * *gusano nm1) lombriz: worm, earthwormgusano de seda: silkworm2) : caterpillar, maggot, grub* * *gusano n1. (lombriz, etc) worm2. (oruga de mariposa) caterpillar3. (larva de mosca) maggot -
11 merco
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12 pitanza
f.1 daily rations.2 grub (informal) (food).3 daily ration.* * *1 coloquial food* * *SF1) (=ración) daily ration2) ** (=alimento) grub **, chow (EEUU) **3) * (=precio) price* * *1) (arc) ( comida) daily ration2) (Chi fam) ( broma) joke* * *1) (arc) ( comida) daily ration2) (Chi fam) ( broma) joke* * ** * *pitanza nf -
13 morfe
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14 aparecerse la virgen
(v.) = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet, strike + lucky, strike + gold, hit + the jackpotEx. He thought he had landed on his feet when he got a job at a large and prestigious firm, but he soon discovered there was more to the job than he imagined.Ex. It's a bit like a lottery -- sometimes you strike lucky and become rich and famous.Ex. That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold.Ex. Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot.* * *(v.) = land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet, strike + lucky, strike + gold, hit + the jackpotEx: He thought he had landed on his feet when he got a job at a large and prestigious firm, but he soon discovered there was more to the job than he imagined.
Ex: It's a bit like a lottery -- sometimes you strike lucky and become rich and famous.Ex: That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold.Ex: Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot. -
15 descubrir una mina de oro
(v.) = strike + gold, hit + the jackpotEx. That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold.Ex. Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot.* * *(v.) = strike + gold, hit + the jackpotEx: That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold.
Ex: Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot. -
16 hacer fortuna
(v.) = make + Posesivo + fortune, make + a fortune, strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpotEx. Trading for cash, not credit, Lackington relied on the size of his turnover to make his fortune.Ex. Lester J. V. Halvorsen, a Swedish immigrant who made a fortune in lumber, built the mansion for his Italian bride.Ex. 'Stagecoach robberies', 'shoot-outs', ' striking it rich' these are all typical events associated to the Wild West when men and women from the East went to California searching for gold.Ex. That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold.Ex. Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot.* * *(v.) = make + Posesivo + fortune, make + a fortune, strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpotEx: Trading for cash, not credit, Lackington relied on the size of his turnover to make his fortune.
Ex: Lester J. V. Halvorsen, a Swedish immigrant who made a fortune in lumber, built the mansion for his Italian bride.Ex: 'Stagecoach robberies', 'shoot-outs', ' striking it rich' these are all typical events associated to the Wild West when men and women from the East went to California searching for gold.Ex: That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold.Ex: Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot. -
17 hacer rápidamente
v.to make quickly, to make fast.* * *(v.) = rustle upEx. Why grub has to be ' rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.* * *(v.) = rustle upEx: Why grub has to be ' rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.
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18 hacerse millonario
(v.) = strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpotEx. 'Stagecoach robberies', 'shoot-outs', ' striking it rich' these are all typical events associated to the Wild West when men and women from the East went to California searching for gold.Ex. That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold.Ex. Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot.* * *(v.) = strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpotEx: 'Stagecoach robberies', 'shoot-outs', ' striking it rich' these are all typical events associated to the Wild West when men and women from the East went to California searching for gold.
Ex: That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold.Ex: Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot. -
19 hacerse rico
v.to become rich, to grow rich, to become wealthy, to get rich.* * *to get rich* * *(v.) = strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpotEx. 'Stagecoach robberies', 'shoot-outs', ' striking it rich' these are all typical events associated to the Wild West when men and women from the East went to California searching for gold.Ex. That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold.Ex. Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot.* * *(v.) = strike + it rich, strike + gold, hit + the jackpotEx: 'Stagecoach robberies', 'shoot-outs', ' striking it rich' these are all typical events associated to the Wild West when men and women from the East went to California searching for gold.
Ex: That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold.Ex: Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot. -
20 improvisar
v.to improvise (discurso, plan).improvisar una cama to make (up) a makeshift bed* * *1 to improvise1 to improvise* * *VT [+ discurso] to improvise; [+ comida] to rustle up *; [+ música] to extemporize; [+ representación] to ad-lib* * *1.verbo transitivo to improvise2.improvisaron una fiesta con lo que tenían en casa — they got up a party with what they had in the house
improvisar vi actor to improvise, ad-lib, extemporize (frml); músico to improvise, extemporize (frml)* * *= improvise, throw together, play + Nombre + by ear, wing it, rustle up, cobble together, fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.Ex. We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.Ex. A quality design cannot be thrown together on short notice.Ex. The main problem lay in deciding which subjects were to be treated in which way, and staff played things by ear.Ex. ' Winging it' becomes necessary when something unexpected comes up and the teacher has to improvise at the last minute.Ex. Why grub has to be ' rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.Ex. By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.Ex. One of the persistent arguments about Mr. Gorbachev is whether he ever had a clear strategic vision, or was flying by the seat of his pants.----* improvisar Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* * *1.verbo transitivo to improvise2.improvisaron una fiesta con lo que tenían en casa — they got up a party with what they had in the house
improvisar vi actor to improvise, ad-lib, extemporize (frml); músico to improvise, extemporize (frml)* * *= improvise, throw together, play + Nombre + by ear, wing it, rustle up, cobble together, fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.Ex: We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.
Ex: A quality design cannot be thrown together on short notice.Ex: The main problem lay in deciding which subjects were to be treated in which way, and staff played things by ear.Ex: ' Winging it' becomes necessary when something unexpected comes up and the teacher has to improvise at the last minute.Ex: Why grub has to be ' rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.Ex: By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.Ex: One of the persistent arguments about Mr. Gorbachev is whether he ever had a clear strategic vision, or was flying by the seat of his pants.* improvisar Algo sobre la marcha = play + Nombre + by ear.* * *improvisar [A1 ]vt1 ‹lección/discurso/versos› to improvise2 (preparar con pocos recursos) ‹cama/cortina› to improviseimprovisaron una fiesta con lo que tenían en casa they had an impromptu party o ( colloq) they got up a party with what they had in the housecon cuatro latas improvisamos una cena estupenda we rustled up a great meal from a few cansno podemos improvisar un director gerente de un día para otro we can't conjure up a managing director overnight■ improvisarvi«actor» to improvise, ad-lib, extemporize ( frml); «músico» to improvise, extemporize* * *
improvisar ( conjugate improvisar) verbo transitivo
to improvise;
verbo intransitivo [actor/músico] to improvise
improvisar verbo transitivo to improvise
Mús to extemporize
' improvisar' also found in these entries:
English:
ad-lib
- cobble together
- ear
- improvise
- rig up
- jam
- knock
- put
- throw
- whip
* * *♦ vt[discurso, plan, actuación artística] to improvise; [comida] to rustle up, to improvise;improvisar una cama to make (up) a makeshift bed;improvisaron un campamento para albergar a los refugiados a makeshift camp was set up to provide shelter for the refugees♦ vi[músico, orador, actor] to improvise; [al olvidar el diálogo] to ad-lib* * *v/t improvise* * *: to improvise, to ad-lib* * *improvisar vb to improvise
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