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1 speck
spek1) (a small spot or stain: a speck of ink.) manchita2) (a tiny piece (eg of dust).) motaspeck n manchita / motatr[spek]2 (trace) pizcaspeck ['spɛk] n1) spot: manchita f2) bit, trace: mota f, pizca f, ápice mn.• grano s.m.• mancha s.f.• manchita s.f.• mota s.f.• partícula s.f.• pizca s.f.• átomo s.m.v.• manchar v.
I speka) (spot, stain) manchita fb) (particle, tiny bit) mota fthe wool has specks of red and blue in it — la lana tiene motitas or pintitas rojas y azules
c) ( trace) pizca f
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transitive verb (usu pass)[spek]1. N1) (=small stain) pequeña mancha f2) (=particle) [of dust] mota f3) (=dot, point) punto m4) (=small portion) pizca fjust a speck, thanks — un poquitín, gracias
2.VT = speckle* * *
I [spek]a) (spot, stain) manchita fb) (particle, tiny bit) mota fthe wool has specks of red and blue in it — la lana tiene motitas or pintitas rojas y azules
c) ( trace) pizca f
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2 mota
mota sustantivo femenino 1 ( partícula) tiny bit, dot; 2 (Tex): una lana azul con motas de colores blue wool with flecks of colors 3 (AmC, Méx arg) ( marihuana) grass (colloq), weed (sl) 4
mota sustantivo femenino speck: tienes una mota de algo en el carrillo, you have a speck of something on your cheek ' mota' also found in these entries: Spanish: pinta English: speck - fleck - frizzy - grass - spot -
3 polvo
polvo sustantivo masculino limpiar or quitar el polvo to do the dusting, to dust;◊ estar hecho polvo ( agotado) to be all in (fam);( deprimido) to be devastated; ( destruido) to be a wreckb) (Coc, Quím) powderc)polvos de talco talcum powder, talc (colloq)
polvo sustantivo masculino
1 (de suciedad, tierra) dust: quítale el polvo a los libros, dust the books
2 (de una sustancia) powder: compré leche en polvo, I bought powdered milk
polvos de talco, talcum powder
3 vulgar fuck, screw
echar un polvo, to have a screw Locuciones: familiar estar hecho polvo, (cansado, agotado) fam to be knackered o beat (abatido, triste) to be depressed (roto, destruido) to be ruined
hacer polvo, to spoil, ruin: nos hizo polvo el verano, it ruined our summer
este trabajo me está haciendo polvo, this job is really knocking me out
morder el polvo, to bite the dust: le hizo morder el polvo, it overcame him
limpio de polvo y paja, clear: ganó dos millones limpios de polvo y paja, she earned two million net ' polvo' also found in these entries: Spanish: constancia - gamuza - levadura - moler - pelusa - pelusilla - posarse - pulverizar - remolino - reposar - trapo - acumular - asentar - cacao - canela - carbonilla - curry - leche - levantar - limpio - llenar - lleno - mota - nube - película - sacudir - tierra - torbellino English: add in - baking powder - beat - blink - brush off - chilli powder - coat - collect - compact - cosmic dust - custard powder - dried - dust - dusty - film - fine - flick - fuck - gather - gold dust - kick up - mask - pie - powder - powdered - raise - screw - settle - shagged - shake off - shatter - soap powder - speck - stir up - suck - sweep away - trail - whirl - zonked - baking - chocolate - creamer - drinking - eyeful - gold - grit - icing - powdery - scouring - soap
См. также в других словарях:
speck of dust — dulkių dalelė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. dust particle; speck of dust vok. Staubpartikel, f; Staubteilchen, n; Stäubchen, n rus. пылинка, f; частица пыли, f pranc. grain de poussière, m; particule de poussière, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
speck´less — speck «spehk», noun, verb. –n. 1. a small spot or mark; stain: »Can you clean the specks off this wallpaper? In beauty faults conspicuous grow, The smallest speck is seen on snow (John Gay). SYNONYM(S): speckle. 2. a tiny bit; particle: »a speck… … Useful english dictionary
speck — [spek] n [: Old English; Origin: specca] a very small mark, spot, or piece of something speck of ▪ a speck of dust … Dictionary of contemporary English
dust — dust1 W3S3 [dʌst] n [U] [: Old English;] 1.) dry powder consisting of extremely small bits of dirt that is in buildings on furniture, floors etc if they are not kept clean ▪ All the furniture was covered in dust . ▪ a thick layer of dust ▪ There… … Dictionary of contemporary English
speck — [[t]spe̱k[/t]] specks 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A speck is a very small stain, mark, or shape. He has even cut himself shaving. There is a speck of blood by his ear. 2) N COUNT: oft N of n A speck is a very small piece of a powdery substance. Billy… … English dictionary
speck — noun 1) a mere speck in the distance Syn: dot, pinprick, spot, fleck, speckle 2) a speck of dust Syn: particle, grain, atom, molecule; bit, trace … Thesaurus of popular words
dust particle — dulkių dalelė statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. dust particle; speck of dust vok. Staubpartikel, f; Staubteilchen, n; Stäubchen, n rus. пылинка, f; частица пыли, f pranc. grain de poussière, m; particule de poussière, f … Fizikos terminų žodynas
Speck — Speck, n. [OE. spekke, AS. specca; cf. LG. spaak.] 1. A small discolored place in or on anything, or a small place of a color different from that of the main substance; a spot; a stain; a blemish; as, a speck on paper or loth; specks of decay in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dust — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ fine ▪ airborne ▪ radioactive ▪ house, household ▪ desert (esp. AmE … Collocations dictionary
dust — Synonyms and related words: acres, air, air pollution, alluvion, alluvium, altercation, arable land, ashes, attritus, bamboozle, barrel, beat, beeline, begrime, bemire, bemud, besmoke, besprinkle, bickering, biscuit, bleach, body, bone, bones,… … Moby Thesaurus
speck — Synonyms and related words: ace, amount, atom, band, bar, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, besprinkle, birthmark, bit, black sheep, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, bloodstain, blot, blotch, blur, brand, bread, caste mark, chalk, chalk up, check,… … Moby Thesaurus