(para el hielo)

whisky con mucho hielo — Whisky mit viel Eis m

hacer/decir algo para romper el hielo — (fig) etw sagen/tun, um das Eis zu brechen

un pantalón con pinzas — pleated pants (AmE) o (BrE) trousers

tratar a alguien con pinzas — (CS, Méx fam) to treat somebody with kid gloves

un pantalón con pinzas — pleated pants (AmE) o (BrE) trousers

tratar a alguien con pinzas — (CS, Méx fam) to treat somebody with kid gloves

Ex: The purpose of the module is to enable students to identify, select, and demonstrate the proper selection, use, and care of pliers, wrenches, clamps, hammers, and screwdrivers.

patín de cola — (Aer) tailskid

Ex: I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.

Ex: Thus the paper, which was fed sheet by sheet into grippers on the cylinder by an operator, was printed as the cylinder rolled over the forme.

cadena de caracteres — (Inform) character string

es necesario el uso de cadenas — (Auto) (snow) chains should be used

cadena montañosa or de montañas — mountain range, chain of mountains

es necesario el uso de cadenas — (Auto) (snow) chains should be used

cadena montañosa or de montañas — mountain range, chain of mountains

Ex: Pre-co-ordinate indexing is conventional indexing of the type commonly found in printed indexes, where a document is represented in the index by a heading or headings consisting of a chain of terms.

los pájaros han picado toda la fruta — the birds have pecked holes in o pecked (at) all the fruit

picar el anzuelo — (lit) to take o swallow the bait; (fig) to rise to the bait, fall for it *

estaba siempre picándome — he was always needling o goading me

lo que dijiste lo picó en su amor propio — what you said wounded o hurt his pride

llevo todo el día picando — I've been nibbling o snacking all day

ha picado mucha gente — a lot of people have fallen for it *

esta salsa sí que pica — this sauce is really hot o spicy

me pican los ojos — my eyes are stinging o smarting

¿qué te pica? — (lit) where does it itch?; (fig) what's got into you?, what's eating you? (EEUU)

sólo quiero picar algo — I just want a little snack o a bite to eat

el azúcar pica los dientes — sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

picar alto — to aim high

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

cómo pica el sol! — the sun's really burning o scorching!

picarle — (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

sólo quiero picar algo — I just want a little snack o a bite to eat

el azúcar pica los dientes — sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

picar alto — to aim high

me pica la espalda — my back itches o is itchy

cómo pica el sol! — the sun's really burning o scorching!

picarle — (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

anda picado — he's in a huff (colloq)

Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

estar sobre la pista de algn — to be on sb's trail o track, be after sb

seguir la pista de algn — [gen] to be on sb's trail o track; [de cerca] to shadow sb

pista falsa — [gen] false trail; (=ardid) red herring

pista de aterrizaje — [en aeropuerto] runway; [para aviones militares, privados] landing strip

se me/le puso pesada la pista — (Chi fam) I/he found it heavy o tough going

se me/le puso pesada la pista — (Chi fam) I/he found it heavy o tough going

Ex: Other physical details, including, as appropriate, type of recording, playing speed, groove characteristics, track configuration, number of tracks, number of sound channels, recording and reproduction characteristics.

Ex: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.