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1 cucaracha
f.1 cockroach.2 jalopy, junk car, rickety car.* * *1 cockroach* * *1. SF1) (Zool) cockroach2) Méx * (=coche) old crock, old banger3) ** (=droga) roach **4) (Inform) chip2.SM * priest* * *femenino (Zool) cockroach* * *= cockroach, roach.Nota: Abreviatura de cockroach.Ex. This article identifies five types of crawling insects which commonly infest libraries: booklice, bookworms, cockroaches, silverfish and termites.Ex. The potential of electromagnetism technology, a physical control method, in the control of hygiene pests (e.g., ants and roaches) is discussed.* * *femenino (Zool) cockroach* * *= cockroach, roach.Nota: Abreviatura de cockroach.Ex: This article identifies five types of crawling insects which commonly infest libraries: booklice, bookworms, cockroaches, silverfish and termites.
Ex: The potential of electromagnetism technology, a physical control method, in the control of hygiene pests (e.g., ants and roaches) is discussed.* * *1 ( Zool) cockroach* * *
cucaracha sustantivo femenino (Zool) cockroach
cucaracha sustantivo femenino Zool cockroach
' cucaracha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barata
English:
cockroach
- roach
* * *cucaracha nfcockroach* * *f ZO cockroach* * *cucaracha nf: cockroach, roach* * *cucaracha n cockroach [pl. cockroaches] -
2 barata
adj.&f.feminine of BARATO.f.1 sale (discount). (Mexican Spanish)2 cockroach (insect). (Chilean Spanish)* * *f., (m. - barato)* * *SF- a la barata3) Chile (=cucaracha) cockroach, roach (EEUU)* * *1) (Chi) ( cucaracha) cockroach2) (Méx) ( liquidación) sale* * *1) (Chi) ( cucaracha) cockroach2) (Méx) ( liquidación) sale* * *A ( Chi) (cucaracha) cockroachB ( Méx) (liquidación) sale* * *
barata sustantivo femenino
1 (Chi) ( cucaracha) cockroach
2 (Méx) ( liquidación) sale
barato,-a
I adjetivo cheap: necesito comprar un piso barato, I need to buy an inexpensive flat
II adverbio cheaply: ¡hija mía, qué barato compras!, my dear, what a bargain!
barata f LAm
1 (rebajas) sale
2 (cucaracha) cockroach
' barata' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
además
- bicoca
- chollo
- reparación
- regalo
English:
pulp fiction
* * *barata nf* * *f* * *barata nf -
3 chiripa
f.1 fluke (informal).de o por chiripa by luck2 stroke of luck, lucky break, lucky strike, fluke.3 cockroach.4 palm.* * *1 (en el billar) fluke, lucky stroke, scratch\de chiripa / por chiripa familiar by a fluke, by sheer luck■ ganó por chiripa he won by sheer luck, he won by a fluke* * *SF1) * (=casualidad) fluke, stroke of luckde o por chiripa — by a fluke, by chance
2) (Billar) lucky break* * *1) (fam) ( casualidad) flukede or por chiripa — (fam) by sheer luck, by a fluke
2) (Ven)a) ( insecto) cockroachb) ( palmera) palm* * *= fluke.Ex. This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.----* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* * *1) (fam) ( casualidad) flukede or por chiripa — (fam) by sheer luck, by a fluke
2) (Ven)a) ( insecto) cockroachb) ( palmera) palm* * *= fluke.Ex: This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.
* de chiripa = by a fluke, by a stroke of (good) luck, by chance, by luck.* por chiripa = by chance, by a fluke, by luck, by a stroke of (good) luck.* * *A (casualidad) flukede or por chiripa ( fam); by pure o sheer luckaprobé por chiripa I passed by sheer o pure luck, it was pure fluke o it was a fluke that I passedB ( Ven)1 (insecto) cockroach2 (palmera) palm* * *
Multiple Entries:
chiripa
chiripá
chiripa sustantivo femenino
1 (fam) ( casualidad) fluke;
de or por chiripa (fam) by sheer luck, by a fluke
2 (Ven)
chiripa sustantivo femenino fluke, luck: fue un gol de chiripa, that goal was a fluke
lo encontró de chiripa, he found it by chance
' chiripa' also found in these entries:
English:
fluke
* * *chiripa nfFam fluke;¡qué chiripa has tenido! you lucky thing!, you really lucked out there!;* * *f:de chiripa fam by sheer luck* * *chiripa nf1) : fluke2)de chiripa : by sheer luck -
4 cucaracha
• blackbeetle• cockroach• oriental cockroach• oriental roach• RJE• RM codes• roach• road -
5 corredera
f.1 runner (ranura).puerta de corredera sliding door2 log, slide valve.3 rail.* * *1 TÉCNICA runner, groove, track\de corredera sliding* * *SF1) (Téc) slide; (=ranura) track, rail, runner2) (Náut) log3) [de molino] upper millstone4) (=cucaracha) cockroach5) (Dep) racetrack* * *I IIfemenino (RPl fam)tengo una or estoy con una corredera — I've got the runs (colloq)
* * *----* puerta corredera = sliding door.* puerta corredera automática = automatic sliding door.* puerta corredera de cristal = sliding glass door.* * *I IIfemenino (RPl fam)tengo una or estoy con una corredera — I've got the runs (colloq)
* * ** puerta corredera = sliding door.* puerta corredera automática = automatic sliding door.* puerta corredera de cristal = sliding glass door.* * ** * *
corredero,-a adjetivo puerta/ventana corredera, sliding door/window
' corredera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corredero
- puerta
- riel
* * *corredera nf1. [ranura] runner* * *f TÉC slide;puerta corredera sliding door -
6 infestado
adj.infested, overrun, over-run.past part.past participle of spanish verb: infestar.* * *ADJinfestado de — [+ parásitos, gérmenes] infested with
infestado de turistas/mendigos — crawling with tourists/beggars
* * *- da adjetivoinfestado de algo — (de insectos, parásitos) infested with something
* * *----* infestado de bichos = bug-ridden.* * *- da adjetivoinfestado de algo — (de insectos, parásitos) infested with something
* * ** infestado de bichos = bug-ridden.* * *infestado -dainfestado DE algo (de insectos, parásitos) infested WITH sthesta playa está infestada de turistas this beach is crawling with tourists* * *
Del verbo infestar: ( conjugate infestar)
infestado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
infestado
infestar
infestado◊ -da adjetivo infestado de algo ‹de insectos, parásitos› infested with sth;
infestado de turistas crawling with tourists
infestar ( conjugate infestar) verbo transitivo
to infest
infestar verbo transitivo
1 fig (abarrotar) to overrun, invade: la playa estaba infestada de gente, the beach was swarming with people
2 (con una plaga) to be infested with
(en plantas) to be overgrown with
* * *infestado, -a adjinfestado de algo infested with sth;un lugar infestado de turistas a place crawling with tourists -
7 pisar
v.1 to tread on.pisar el freno to put one's foot on the brake2 to tread, to step.pisa con cuidado tread carefully3 to trample on.4 to step on, to tread on, to walk on, to set foot on.Las vacas hollaron el pasto The cows trampled on the grass.* * *1 (gen) to tread on, step on2 (acelerador, embrague) to put one's foot on1 to tread, walk, step■ no pises muy fuerte que nos oyen los vecinos tread more quietly, the neighbours will hear us\pisar fuerte figurado to go all out, make a big impactpisar la uva to tread grapes* * *verbto tread, trample* * *1. VT1) (=andar sobre) to walk on¿se puede pisar el suelo de la cocina? — can I walk on the kitchen floor?
2) (=poner el pie encima de) to tread on, step onperdona, te he pisado — sorry, I trod o stepped on your foot
vio una cucaracha y la pisó — she saw a cockroach and trod o stood on it
pisar el acelerador a fondo — to step on the accelerator, put one's foot down *
3) (=ir a) to set foot in4) [+ uvas] to tread; [+ tierra] to tread down5) (=avasallar) to trample on, walk all overno se deja pisar por nadie — he doesn't let anybody trample on o walk all over him
6) (Mús) [+ tecla] to strike, press; [+ cuerda] to hold down8) * (=adelantarse a)talón 1)2.VI (=andar) to tread3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( con el pie)la pisó sin querer — he accidentally stepped o trod on her foot
pisar el escenario — to go on stage, tread the boards
b) ( humillar) to trample on, walk all over2) (RPl, Ven)a) (Coc) to mashb) (fam) ( atropellar) to run over3) (Esp fam) ( adelantarsea)me has pisado la idea — you stole o (BrE colloq) pinched my idea!
4)a) ave macho to mountb) (AmC vulg) ( joder) to screw (vulg)2.pisar vi to treadno pises ahí, está mojado — don't walk o tread there, it's wet
* * *= set + foot (inside/in/on), tread, tread on, step on.Ex. Extensive use of made of the prominently painted yellow van by the public, including individuals who had never set foot inside a library.Ex. E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Tread softly for you tread on my dreams: academicising Arthur Ransome'.Ex. Brake lights should activate whenever the driver steps on the brake pedal and be visible from a distance of 300 feet.----* al pisar = underfoot.* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* pisándole los talones a Alguien = in hot pursuit of.* pisar el embrague = depress + the clutch.* pisar el freno = apply + the brakes.* pisar el umbral = cross + the threshold of.* pisar el umbral de = cross + the threshold of.* pisar fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact, stomp.* pisar los talones a = come on + the heels of.* pisar + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.* pisarse los huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* pisar suavemente = pad.* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* pisar un pedal = depress + pedal.* pisar uvas = tread + grapes.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( con el pie)la pisó sin querer — he accidentally stepped o trod on her foot
pisar el escenario — to go on stage, tread the boards
b) ( humillar) to trample on, walk all over2) (RPl, Ven)a) (Coc) to mashb) (fam) ( atropellar) to run over3) (Esp fam) ( adelantarsea)me has pisado la idea — you stole o (BrE colloq) pinched my idea!
4)a) ave macho to mountb) (AmC vulg) ( joder) to screw (vulg)2.pisar vi to treadno pises ahí, está mojado — don't walk o tread there, it's wet
* * *= set + foot (inside/in/on), tread, tread on, step on.Ex: Extensive use of made of the prominently painted yellow van by the public, including individuals who had never set foot inside a library.
Ex: E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Tread softly for you tread on my dreams: academicising Arthur Ransome'.Ex: Brake lights should activate whenever the driver steps on the brake pedal and be visible from a distance of 300 feet.* al pisar = underfoot.* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* pisándole los talones a Alguien = in hot pursuit of.* pisar el embrague = depress + the clutch.* pisar el freno = apply + the brakes.* pisar el umbral = cross + the threshold of.* pisar el umbral de = cross + the threshold of.* pisar fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact, stomp.* pisar los talones a = come on + the heels of.* pisar + Posesivo + casa = darken + Posesivo + door.* pisarse los huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.* pisar suavemente = pad.* pisar terreno desconocido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.* pisar un pedal = depress + pedal.* pisar uvas = tread + grapes.* * *pisar [A1 ]vtA1(con el pie): bailando la pisó sin querer he accidentally stepped o trod on her foot while they were dancingpisé un charco I stepped o trod in a puddle[ S ] prohibido pisar el césped keep off the grasspisé el acelerador I put my foot on the acceleratorpisar las uvas to tread the grapeshace una semana que no piso la calle I haven't been out (of the house) for a weekno vuelvo a pisar esta casa nunca más I'll never set foot in this house againpisar el escenario to go on stage, tread the boards2 (humillar) to trample on, walk all overB (RPl, Ven)1 ( Coc) (aplastar) to mashpisar las papas con un tenedor mash the potatoes with a fork2 ( fam) (atropellar) to run overla pisó un auto she was run over (by a car)C ( fam)otro periódico nos pisó la noticia another newspaper beat us to the story ( colloq)D1 «macho» to mount■ pisarvito treadpisa con cuidado, no vayas a resbalar tread carefully so that you don't slip, watch how you go or you'll slippisó mal y se torció el tobillo her foot slipped o she missed her footing and sprained her ankleno pises ahí, está mojado don't walk o tread there, it's wetpisar fuerte to make a big impactentró pisando fuerte en el mundo de la música she hit the music scene in a big way ( colloq)pisa fuerte en el mercado it is making a big impact in the market■ pisarse* * *
pisar ( conjugate pisar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ charco› to step in, tread in (esp BrE);◊ la pisó sin querer he accidentally stepped o (esp BrE) trod on her foot;
( on signs) prohibido pisar el césped keep off the grass
2 (RPl, Ven)a) (Coc) to mash
verbo intransitivo
to tread;
pisar
I verbo transitivo
1 to tread on, step on: le pisé el vestido, I stepped on her dress
prohibido pisar el césped, keep off the grass
Auto pisar el freno/acelerador, to put one's foot on the brake/accelerator
2 fig (ir a, estar en) to set foot in: nunca he pisado un restaurante japonés, I've never set foot in a Japanese restaurant
3 fam (adelantarse) me pisó la idea, he pinched the idea from me
4 (avasallar, humillar) to walk all over sb
II verbo intransitivo to tread, step: pisa con cuidado, be careful where you step
♦ Locuciones: estar pisando los talones a alguien, to be hot on the heels of sb
ir pisando fuerte, to be very self-confident
' pisar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
prohibida
- prohibido
- césped
English:
depress
- engage
- gazump
- ice
- jam on
- press
- push
- stand
- step
- tread
- keep
- mash
* * *♦ vt1. [con el pie] to tread on;[uvas] to tread;pisar el freno to put one's foot on the brake;prohibido pisar el césped [en cartel] keep off the grass;Andes, RP Famdejarse pisar el poncho to be a doormat;Andes, RP Fampisar el poncho: nadie me pisa el poncho bailando nobody can beat me at dancing2. [visitar] to set foot in;nunca he pisado su casa I've never set foot in her house3. [despreciar] to trample on;la conducta de este país pisa todas las leyes internacionales this country's actions fly in the face of international lawpisar una idea a alguien to think of something before sb;el periódico rival les pisó la noticia the rival paper stole o pinched the story from them, the rival paper got in first with the news[tocar] to strike6. [hembra] to cover7. RP [aplastar] to mash♦ vito tread, to step;pisa con cuidado tread carefully;pisar fuerte to be firing on all cylinders;venir pisando fuerte to be on the road to success* * *I v/t1 step on;pisar a alguien step on s.o.’s foot2 uvas tread3 fig ( maltratar) walk all over4 idea stealII v/i:fuerte fig make a big impact;piso fuerte en latín I’m good at o strong in Latin* * *pisar vt1) : to step on, to set foot in2) : to walk all over, to mistreatpisar vi: to step, to walk, to tread* * *pisar vb1. (suelo) to walk on -
8 cuca
f.1 peseta (Outmoded informal). (peninsular Spanish)2 police van, paddy wagon.3 CUCA, Cambridge University Conservative Association.4 cunt, vagina.5 penis.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cucar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: cucar.* * *1 tabú penis1 familiar (chucherías) sweets* * *SF1) * (=peseta) peseta3) (=cucaracha) cockroach, roach *4) (=jugador) compulsive gambler5) pl cucas (=dulces) sweets, candy (EEUU)* * ** * *
cuco,-a
I sustantivo masculino Orn cuckoo
II adjetivo familiar (astuto) shrewd, crafty
* * *cuca nf -
9 curiana
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10 surupa
SF Caribe cockroach, roach (EEUU) -
11 Blatta orientalis
• blackbeetle• Blatta orientalis• oriental cockroach• oriental roach -
12 cucaracha oriental
• blackbeetle• Blatta orientalis• oriental cockroach• oriental roach -
13 Blatta orientalis
f.Blatta orientalis, blackbeetle, oriental cockroach, oriental roach. -
14 cucaracha oriental
f.oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis, oriental roach, blackbeetle.
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cockroach — [17] Cockroach is a product of folk etymology, the process by which a ‘foreign’ – sounding is adapted by speakers of a language so as to seem more familiar. In this case the foreign word was Spanish cucaracha. This was evidently too much for 17th … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
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