be like a red rag to a bull for sb

[all] in rags — [ganz] zerrissen

somebody loses his rag — (coll.) jemandem reißt die Geduld

rags — Lumpen pl; ( inf

rags and tatters — abgerissene Lumpen pl

to go from rags to riches (by luck) — vom armen Schlucker zum reichen Mann/zur reichen Frau werden; (by work) vom Tellerwäscher zum Millionär werden

to feel like a wet rag (inf) — total ausgelaugt sein (inf)

to lose one's rag (inf) — in die Luft gehen (inf)

for a rag — aus Jux (inf)

rag week (Univ) — Woche, in der Studenten durch Aufführungen Geld für Wohltätigkeitszwecke sammeln

= play a trick on) to rag sb — jdm einen Streich spielen, einen Jux mit jdm machen (inf)

somebody loses his rag — (coll.) jemandem reißt die Geduld

her eyes were red — tenía los ojos enrojecidos or rojos

to go red in the face — (with anger, heat) ponerse* colorado or rojo; ( with embarrassment) sonrojarse, ruborizarse*, ponerse* colorado

there'll be a few red faces — a unos cuantos se les va a caer la cara de vergüenza

to see red — ponerse* hecho una furia or un basilisco

that sort of remark makes me see red — ese tipo de comentario me saca de quicio or de las casillas

his eyes were red — (from crying) tenía los ojos rojos

bright red — rojo fuerte or chillón

to be red in the face — (from anger, exertion, heat) estar rojo, tener la cara encendida liter; (from embarrassment) estar rojo or colorado, tener la cara encendida liter

to go red in the face — (from anger, exertion, heat) ponerse rojo or colorado; (with embarrassment) ponerse colorado; (with shame) sonrojarse

to go into or get into the red — contraer deudas

red admiral N — vanesa f roja

red alert N — alerta f roja

the Red Army N — el Ejército Rojo

red blood cell N — glóbulo m rojo

red cabbage N — col f lombarda, lombarda f

red card N — (Ftbl) tarjeta f roja

to show sb the red card — sacar a algn la tarjeta roja; (fig) (=reprimand) llamar al orden a algn, amonestar a algn; (=force to resign) destituir a algn

red cedar N — cedro m rojo

red cell N — glóbulo m rojo

red channel N — (at customs) canal m rojo (en aduana)

Red China N — China f comunista

red corpuscle N — corpúsculo m rojo

Red Crescent N — Media Luna f Roja

Red Cross N — Cruz f Roja

red deer N — ciervo m común

red ensign N — (Naut) enseña f roja

red eye N — (Phot) ojo m rojo

red flag N — (on beach etc) bandera f roja

red giant N — (Astron) gigante m rojo

red heat N — calor m rojo

red herring N — (fig) pista f falsa, despiste m

Red Indian N — piel roja mf

red lead N — minio m

red light N — (Aut) luz f roja

red meat N — carne f roja

red mullet N — salmonete m

red pepper N — (=capsicum) pimiento m rojo, pimiento m morrón, pimentón m rojo (LAm); (=powder) pimienta f de cayena

Red Riding Hood N — (also: Little Red Riding Hood) Caperucita f Roja

red salmon N — salmón m rojo

Red Sea N — mar m Rojo

red sea bream N — besugo m (rojo)

red setter N — setter m irlandés

red snapper N — pargo m

red spider mite N — arador m or ácaro m de la sarna

Red Square N — (in Moscow) plaza f Roja

red squirrel N — ardilla f roja

red tape N — trámites mpl, papeleo m

red wine N — vino m tinto, tinto m

her eyes were red — tenía los ojos enrojecidos or rojos

to go red in the face — (with anger, heat) ponerse* colorado or rojo; ( with embarrassment) sonrojarse, ruborizarse*, ponerse* colorado

there'll be a few red faces — a unos cuantos se les va a caer la cara de vergüenza

to see red — ponerse* hecho una furia or un basilisco

that sort of remark makes me see red — ese tipo de comentario me saca de quicio or de las casillas

like a red rag to a bull — (colloq)

to lose one's rag — (BrE colloq) explotar (fam), perder* los estribos; chew

to be in rags — andar or estar en harapos

to feel like a wet rag * — estar hecho un trapo

rag doll N — muñeca f de trapo

rag rug N — jarapa f

the rag trade * N — la industria de la confección

they were ragging him about his new tie — le estaban tomando el pelo con la corbata nueva *

rag week N — semana f de funciones benéficas (estudiantiles)

like a red rag to a bull — (colloq)

to lose one's rag — (BrE colloq) explotar (fam), perder* los estribos; chew

like a bull in a china shop — (fig.) wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen

take the bull by the horns — (fig.) den Stier bei den Hörnern fassen od. packen

to take or seize the bull by the horns (fig) — den Stier bei den Hörnern packen

like a bull in a china shop (inf) — wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen (inf)

a bull elephant — ein Elefantenbulle m

bull calf — Bullenkalb nt

like a bull in a china shop — (fig.) wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen

take the bull by the horns — (fig.) den Stier bei den Hörnern fassen od. packen

to be red in the face — (from physical effort) essere tutto (-a) rosso (-a), avere il viso rosso, (embarrassed) essere rosso (-a) (in viso)

to roll out the red carpet (for sb) fig — accogliere qn in pompa magna

in the red — (Fin: account) in rosso, scoperto (-a), (firm) in deficit, in rosso

to see red fig — vedere rosso