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1 arroyo
m.1 stream (riachuelo).2 gutter.3 brook, beck, stream, rivulet.4 slow lane, crawler lane.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: arroyar.* * *1 (corriente de agua) stream, brook2 (en la calle) gutter3 figurado (corriente) flood, stream\poner (a alguien) en el arroyo figurado to chuck (somebody) outsacar (a alguien) del arroyo figurado to drag (somebody) from the gutter* * *noun m.brook, stream* * *SM1) (=riachuelo) stream, brook; (=cauce) watercourse; LAm (=río) river; Méx (=barranco) gully, ravine2) (=cuneta) gutter* * *a) ( riachuelo) streamb) ( cuneta) gutterponer or plantar a alguien en el arroyo — (fam) to kick somebody out (colloq)
c) (AmC) ( torrentera) gullyd) (Méx) (Auto) slow lane* * *= creek, brook, stream, rivulet.Ex. The writer muses on a little creek that winds by his apartment commenting on how the creek's environment has changed = El escritor reflexiona sobre un pequeño arroyo que serpentea junto a su apartamento comentando cómo ha cambiado su entorno.Ex. A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.Ex. The library will be open to the public and will cover all subjects concerning the various aspects of lakes, streams, rivers, estuaries and wetlands.Ex. The article is entitled 'Canyons, rivulets: scientists give first impression of Titan photos'.----* arroyo + crecer = stream + swell.* arroyo murmurante = babbling brook.* * *a) ( riachuelo) streamb) ( cuneta) gutterponer or plantar a alguien en el arroyo — (fam) to kick somebody out (colloq)
c) (AmC) ( torrentera) gullyd) (Méx) (Auto) slow lane* * *= creek, brook, stream, rivulet.Ex: The writer muses on a little creek that winds by his apartment commenting on how the creek's environment has changed = El escritor reflexiona sobre un pequeño arroyo que serpentea junto a su apartamento comentando cómo ha cambiado su entorno.
Ex: A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.Ex: The library will be open to the public and will cover all subjects concerning the various aspects of lakes, streams, rivers, estuaries and wetlands.Ex: The article is entitled 'Canyons, rivulets: scientists give first impression of Titan photos'.* arroyo + crecer = stream + swell.* arroyo murmurante = babbling brook.* * *1 (riachuelo) stream2 (cuneta) gutterestar en el arroyo to be in the gutter, be down and outsacar a algn del arroyo to take sb from the gutter3 ( AmC) (torrentera) gully* * *
Del verbo arroyar: ( conjugate arroyar)
arroyo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
arroyó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
arroyo sustantivo masculino
d) (Méx) (Auto) slow lane
arroyo sustantivo masculino brook, stream
' arroyo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cañada
- cauce
- deslizar
- estero
- quebrada
English:
babble
- brook
- burble
- downward
- downwards
- stream
- creek
- gutter
- stepping-stone
* * *arroyo nm1. [riachuelo] stream2. [de la calle] gutter;sacar a alguien del arroyo to drag sb out of the gutter;terminar en el arroyo: terminaron las dos en el arroyo they both ended up in the gutter* * *m stream;sacar a alguien del arroyo fig pull s.o. out of the gutter* * *arroyo nm1) riachuelo: brook, creek, stream2) : gutter* * *arroyo n stream -
2 ruisseau
masculine noun( = cours d'eau) stream* * *pl ruisseaux ʀɥiso nom masculin1) ( cours d'eau) stream, brook2) ( flot)ruisseau de larmes/lave — stream of tears/lava
3) (dated) ( caniveau) guttertirer or sortir quelqu'un du ruisseau — fig to pull somebody out of the gutter
* * *ʀɥisoruisseaux pl nm1) (= cours d'eau) stream, fig2) (= caniveau) gutter* * *1 ( cours d'eau) stream, brook;2 ( flot) ruisseau de larmes/lave stream of tears/lava; ruisseau de sang trickle of blood; un ruisseau de larmes coulait le long de ses joues tears streamed down her cheeks;3 ( caniveau) gutter; tomber dans le ruisseau to go to the dogs; rouler dans le ruisseau to wallow in the gutter; tirer or sortir qn du ruisseau to pull sb out of the gutter; être élevé dans le ruisseau to be brought up in the gutter.2. [lit du cours d'eau] bed of a stream3. (littéraire) [torrent] streamles petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières (proverbe) tall oaks from little acorns grow (proverbe)4. [rigole] guttertirer quelqu'un du ruisseau to pull ou to drag somebody out of the gutter
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