banco de remo

banco azul — (Pol) ministerial benches pl

banco de pruebas — (lit) test bed; (fig) testing ground

banco ejidal — Méx cooperative bank

Ex: If, for instance, a nonresearch library acquires a work in English, issued by the bank of Japan, the rules permit the acquiring library to enter the work under the name of the institution in English.

Ex: The stays for tympan and frisket, the bar-catch, footstep, etc., were adjusted to the pressman's liking; the heap was positioned on the horse; and everything was ready to begin printing.

pez gordo — * big shot *

estar pez en algo — (Esp fam)

en cuestiones de cocina estoy pez — I don't know the first thing about cooking (colloq)

estar or sentirse como pez en el agua — to be in one's element

estar pez en algo — (Esp fam)

en cuestiones de cocina estoy pez — I don't know the first thing about cooking (colloq)

estar or sentirse como pez en el agua — to be in one's element

Ex: What is absolutely certain is that without some preparation by the teacher, a visitor cannot hope to achieve very much; he is in little better a position than cold fish on a marble slab.

bancada corrediza — [de remo] sliding seat

Ex: In 1793, Hurley Barnes and his family sailed down the Lewark River in a small boat.

• dar un golpe, el coche de atrás nos dio un golpe — the car behind ran into us

• darse un golpe, se dio un golpe en la cabeza — he got a bump on his head, he banged his head

• errar el golpe — to fail in an attempt

• a golpes, la emprendieron a golpes contra él — they began to beat him

• descargar golpes sobre algn — to rain blows on sb

con un total de 280 golpes — (Golf) with a total of 280 strokes

preparar el golpe — (Golf) to address the ball

golpe bajo — (Boxeo) low punch, punch below the belt

golpe de acercamiento — (Golf) approach shot

golpe de castigo — (Ftbl etc) penalty kick

golpe de martillo — (Tenis) smash

golpe de penalidad — (Golf) penalty stroke

golpe de salida — (Golf) drive, drive-off

golpe franco, golpe libre — (Ftbl) free kick

• dar el golpe con algo — to cause a sensation with sth

dieron un golpe en un banco — they did a bank job *

preparaba su primer golpe — he was planning his first job *

• a golpe de, abrir paso a golpe de machete — to hack out a path with a machete

• al golpe — Caribe instantly

• de golpe, la puerta se abrió de golpe — the door flew open

• de un golpe — in one go

cerró el libro de un golpe — she snapped o slammed the book shut

dio unos golpes en la mesa — he tapped on the table; ( más fuerte) he knocked on the table; ( aún más fuerte) he banged on the table

a golpe de — (Ven) around

de golpe — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( quizás) (Col fam) maybe, perhaps

la puerta se abrió/cerró de golpe — the door flew open/slammed shut

de golpe y porrazo — (fam) ( de repente) suddenly

de un golpe — ( de una vez) all at once; ( de un trago) in one go o gulp

le dio or pegó un golpe en la cabeza — she hit him on the head

dar el golpe con algo — (fam)

con esa indumentaria seguro que das el golpe — you'll be a sensation o a knockout in that outfit

cerró el libro de un golpe — she snapped o slammed the book shut

dio unos golpes en la mesa — he tapped on the table; ( más fuerte) he knocked on the table; ( aún más fuerte) he banged on the table

a golpe de — (Ven) around

de golpe — ( repentinamente) suddenly; ( quizás) (Col fam) maybe, perhaps

la puerta se abrió/cerró de golpe — the door flew open/slammed shut

de golpe y porrazo — (fam) ( de repente) suddenly

de un golpe — ( de una vez) all at once; ( de un trago) in one go o gulp

le dio or pegó un golpe en la cabeza — she hit him on the head

dar el golpe con algo — (fam)

con esa indumentaria seguro que das el golpe — you'll be a sensation o a knockout in that outfit

Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.

Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.

to make a sweep of — (search) (on land) esplorare, perlustrare; (by air) sorvolare; (to capture) rastrellare

to sweep the crumbs off the table — spazzare o fare cadere le briciole giù dal tavolo

to sweep sb. off his, her feet — [ wave] fare cadere o fare perdere l'equilibrio a qcn.; fig. (romantically) fare perdere la testa a qcn.

to sweep in, out — (anche fig.) (quickly) entrare, uscire impetuosamente; (majestically) entrare, uscire maestosamente

to sweep into — [ invaders] irrompere in, invadere [ region]

to sweep (in)to power — pol. essere portato al potere (con una maggio ranza schiacciante)

to sweep through — [disease, crime, craze, change] dilagare, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi, divulgarsi in

to sweep over — [ searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ gaze] percorrere

to sweep sth. under the carpet — BE o

rug — AE nascondere o insabbiare qcs

to make a sweep of — (search) (on land) esplorare, perlustrare; (by air) sorvolare; (to capture) rastrellare

to sweep the crumbs off the table — spazzare o fare cadere le briciole giù dal tavolo

to sweep sb. off his, her feet — [ wave] fare cadere o fare perdere l'equilibrio a qcn.; fig. (romantically) fare perdere la testa a qcn.

to sweep in, out — (anche fig.) (quickly) entrare, uscire impetuosamente; (majestically) entrare, uscire maestosamente

to sweep into — [ invaders] irrompere in, invadere [ region]

to sweep (in)to power — pol. essere portato al potere (con una maggio ranza schiacciante)

to sweep through — [disease, crime, craze, change] dilagare, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi, divulgarsi in

to sweep over — [ searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ gaze] percorrere

to sweep sth. under the carpet — BE o

rug — AE nascondere o insabbiare qcs