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1 barquillo
m.1 wafer (plano).2 ice cream cone.* * *1 (gen) wafer; (cucurucho) cornet* * *SM (Culin) rolled wafer; (=helado) cornet, cone* * ** * *= ice cream cone, cone.Ex. To recall many of the events I simply have to see ice cream cones and the long days of summers of a simpler time of life can be relived.Ex. Most cones that are coated with chocolate, carob or nuts add fat and calories.* * ** * *= ice cream cone, cone.Ex: To recall many of the events I simply have to see ice cream cones and the long days of summers of a simpler time of life can be relived.
Ex: Most cones that are coated with chocolate, carob or nuts add fat and calories.* * ** * *
barquillo sustantivo masculino ( galleta) wafer;
( cono) ice-cream cone o (BrE) cornet
barquillo sustantivo masculino wafer, cone
' barquillo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cucurucho
English:
wafer
- cone
* * *barquillo nm[plano] wafer; [cono] cone, Br cornet; [enrollado] rolled wafer* * *m2 Méx, C.Am.ice-cream cone* * *barquillo nm: wafer, thin cookie or cracker* * *barquillo n wafer -
2 cono de tráfico
(n.) = traffic cone, warning coneEx. It is full of gimmicks and gadgets: thermos flasks, cans of beer, mobile phones, and traffic cones.Ex. Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react.* * *(n.) = traffic cone, warning coneEx: It is full of gimmicks and gadgets: thermos flasks, cans of beer, mobile phones, and traffic cones.
Ex: Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react. -
3 cucurucho
m.1 paper cone.2 cornet, cone.3 pointed hat (gorro).4 peak.* * *1 (de papel) paper cone2 (helado) cornet, cone3 (capirote) pointed hood* * *SM1) [de papel] (paper) cone, (paper) twist, cornet; [para helado] cone, cornet2) (=helado) (ice-cream) cone3) (Rel) penitent's hood, pointed hat4) (Aut) cone6) Caribe (=cuchitril) hovel, shack* * *1)a) (de papel, cartón) cone; ( de barquillo) coneb) ( helado) cone, cornet (BrE)2) ( capirote) hood, pointed hat* * *= ice cream cone, cone.Ex. To recall many of the events I simply have to see ice cream cones and the long days of summers of a simpler time of life can be relived.Ex. Most cones that are coated with chocolate, carob or nuts add fat and calories.* * *1)a) (de papel, cartón) cone; ( de barquillo) coneb) ( helado) cone, cornet (BrE)2) ( capirote) hood, pointed hat* * *= ice cream cone, cone.Ex: To recall many of the events I simply have to see ice cream cones and the long days of summers of a simpler time of life can be relived.
Ex: Most cones that are coated with chocolate, carob or nuts add fat and calories.* * *A1 (de papel, cartón) cone; (de barquillo) cone, cornetB (capirote) hood, pointed hat* * *
cucurucho sustantivo masculino
( de barquillo) cone
cucurucho sustantivo masculino
1 (para helado) cornet, cone
2 (de papel) paper cone
' cucurucho' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cartucho
English:
cone
- cornet
- twist
* * *cucurucho nm1. [de papel] paper cone;un cucurucho de palomitas a paper cone filled with popcorn2. [para helado] cornet, cone3. [gorro] pointed hat* * *m2 sombrero pointed hat* * *1. (helado) cornet2. (de papel) cone -
4 pivote
f. & m.1 pivot (eje).2 pivot (sport).m.1 pivot, gudgeon, spindle.2 swivel, swivel joint.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: pivotar.* * *1 pivot* * *1.SMF (Dep) pivot2.SM pivot* * *= pivot, traffic cone, warning cone, bollard, swivel.Ex. The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.Ex. It is full of gimmicks and gadgets: thermos flasks, cans of beer, mobile phones, and traffic cones.Ex. Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react.Ex. To report problems with street lights, traffic lights, pedestrian crossings or illuminated bollards, please call our hotline.Ex. A windvane is really just a flat piece of metal or wood on a swivel that catches the wind and points toward and away from the wind.----* girar sobre un pivote = pivot.* montado sobre un pivote = pivoted.* * *= pivot, traffic cone, warning cone, bollard, swivel.Ex: The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.
Ex: It is full of gimmicks and gadgets: thermos flasks, cans of beer, mobile phones, and traffic cones.Ex: Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react.Ex: To report problems with street lights, traffic lights, pedestrian crossings or illuminated bollards, please call our hotline.Ex: A windvane is really just a flat piece of metal or wood on a swivel that catches the wind and points toward and away from the wind.* girar sobre un pivote = pivot.* montado sobre un pivote = pivoted.* * *( Tec) pivot* * *pivote nmf1. [eje] pivot2. [en baloncesto] centre* * *m1 TÉC pivot2 en baloncesto center, Brcentre* * *pivote nm: pivot -
5 piña
f.1 a mound of earth in the form of a cone.2 jaunt, felloe, any piece of the circumference of a coach or cart wheel.3 pinna.4 pina.* * *1 (fruta) pineapple2 (del pino) pine cone4 familiar (de personas) clique\hacer piña / formar piña to close ranks, pull together* * *1. SF1) [de pino] pine cone2) (=fruta) pineapplepiña de América, piña de las Indias — pineapple
3) [de personas] (=grupo) group; (=conjunto) cluster, knot; (=corrillo) clique, closed circlecomo una piña —
5) * (=golpe) punch, bash *darse piñas — to fight, exchange blows
6) Méx [de revólver] chamber7) And*¡qué piña! — bad luck!
2.SM CAm ** poof **, faggot (EEUU) *** * *2) (fam) ( puñetazo) thump (colloq)le dio una piña — he thumped him (colloq)
agarrarse a piñas — to come to blows (colloq)
* * *2) (fam) ( puñetazo) thump (colloq)le dio una piña — he thumped him (colloq)
agarrarse a piñas — to come to blows (colloq)
* * *piña11 = cone, pine cone.Ex: This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.
Ex: The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.* ser una piña = stand + together.piña22 = pineapple.Ex: Caribbean Indians placed pineapples outside the entrances to their dwellings as symbols of friendship and hospitality.
* * *piña1¡qué piña es! she's so unlucky!piña2Compuesto:piña coladale dio una piña he thumped him ( colloq)se agarraron a piñas they started thumping each other ( colloq)ser una piña ( Ven); to be very strictC ( Esp) (de personas) tight-knit circle o group, close circle o grouphacer piña con algn to back sb up, close ranks around sbD ( Méx) (de la ducha) rose, showerhead* * *
piña sustantivo femenino (Bot) ( fruta) pineapple;
( del pino) pine cone
piña sustantivo femenino
1 (fruto tropical) pineapple
2 (de pino) pine cone
3 fam (grupo) clan, group
formar una piña, to rally round, stick together
' piña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
rodaja
- conserva
English:
cone
- pineapple
- pinecone
- pine
* * *piña1 nf1. [del pino] pine cone2. [fruta tropical] pineapplepiña colada piña colada3. [conjunto de gente] close-knit group;formar una piña to rally rounddarse una piña to have a crashdar una piña a alguien to thump sbpiña2, piñoso, -a adjPerú Fam unlucky;qué piña estoy hoy I'm right out of luck today* * *formar una piña en torno a alguien fig close ranks around s.o.* * *piña nf1) : pineapple2) : pine cone* * *piña n1. (tropical) pineapple2. (fruto del pino) pine cone -
6 algarroba
f.1 vetch (plant).2 carob or locust bean (fruto).* * *1 (fruto) carob bean2 (planta) vetch* * *SF carob, carob bean* * *femenino carob (bean)* * *= vetch, carob.Ex. The increasing popularity of clover and vetch as forage due to their nutritional, environmental and high-yield benefits are discussed.Ex. Most cones that are coated with chocolate, carob or nuts add fat and calories.* * *femenino carob (bean)* * *= vetch, carob.Ex: The increasing popularity of clover and vetch as forage due to their nutritional, environmental and high-yield benefits are discussed.
Ex: Most cones that are coated with chocolate, carob or nuts add fat and calories.* * *carob, carob bean* * *
algarroba sustantivo femenino
carob (bean)
* * *algarroba nf1. [planta] vetch2. [fruto] carob o locust bean* * *f BOT carob, carob bean -
7 cascarilla
f.husk.* * *1 (de metal) sheet2 (de cacao) cocoa* * *1.2. SF1) Caribe, Cono Sur quick-tempered person2) And, Cono Sur (Med) medicinal herb* * ** * *= husk.Ex. This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.* * ** * *= husk.Ex: This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.
* * *2 (de cereal) husk; (de frutos secos) husk* * *
cascarilla sustantivo femenino ( de cacao) roasted cacao husks (pl) ( used in infusions);
( de cereal) husk
' cascarilla' also found in these entries:
English:
husk
* * *cascarilla nfhusk -
8 coleóptero
m.coleopteron, beetle.* * *1 coleopteron* * *SM coleopteran, coleopteron* * *= coleoptera.Ex. This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.* * *= coleoptera.Ex: This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.
* * *coleopterancoleópteros coleoptera* * *
coleóptero sustantivo masculino & adj Zool coleopterous
* * *♦ nmcoleopteran, member of the order Coleoptera♦ coleópteros nmpl[orden] Coleoptera;del orden de los coleópteros of the order Coleoptera* * *m ZO coleopteran -
9 criticón
adj.faultfinding, nit-picking, fault-finding, nitpicking.m.faultfinder, nit-picker, nitpicker, criticizer.* * *► adjetivo1 familiar fault finding, nit-picking, hypercritical► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar fault finder, nit-picker* * *criticón, -ona *1.ADJ hypercritical, critical, faultfindinges muy criticón — he's always finding fault with people, he's hypercritical, he's so critical
2.SM / F faultfinder* * *I- cona adjetivo (fam & pey) critical, hypercriticalII- cona masculino, femenino (fam & pey) faultfinder* * *= nag, caviller [caviler, -USA], quibbler.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.Ex. They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.* * *I- cona adjetivo (fam & pey) critical, hypercriticalII- cona masculino, femenino (fam & pey) faultfinder* * *= nag, caviller [caviler, -USA], quibbler.Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.
Ex: They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.Ex: They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.* * *( fam pey)1(chismoso): ¡qué criticón es! he's such a terrible gossip ( colloq)2 (quisquilloso) critical, hypercriticales tan criticona she always finds fault with everything, she's so critical o hypercriticalmasculine, feminine( fam pey)12 (quisquilloso) faultfinder* * *
criticón◊ - cona adjetivo (fam &
pey) critical, hypercritical
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam & pey) faultfinder
criticón,-ona adj pey critical: mis colegas son muy criticones, my colleagues are very critical
' criticón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
criticona
English:
faultfinding
* * *criticón, -ona♦ adjnit-picking, hypercritical;no seas tan criticón don't be so nit-picking, stop criticizing all the time♦ nm,fnit-picker;es un criticón he finds fault with everything, he does nothing but criticize* * *famI adj nit-pickingII m, criticona f nit-picker* * * -
10 cáscara
f.1 shell, skin, husk, hull.2 eggshell, shell of the egg, shell.3 peel, skin of the fruit, rind, skin of a fruit.* * *1 (de huevo, nuez) shell2 (de fruta) skin, peel3 (de grano) husk1 (sorpresa) good grief!; (enfado) damn it!\* * *noun f.1) skin, peel2) shell* * *SF1) (=cubierta) [de huevo, nuez] shell; [de grano] husk, shuck (EEUU); [de fruta] peel, rind, skincáscara sagrada — (Farm) cascara
2) * euf¡cáscaras! — well I'm blowed! *
4)* * *femenino (de huevo, nuez) shell; ( del queso) rind; (de naranja, limón) peel, rind; (de plátano, papa) skin; ( de manzana) peel* * *= peel, husk.Ex. Food samples included a selection of sausages, beverages, sliced meat products, including chicken liver, and some fruits, including raspberries, bananas, and banana peels.Ex. This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.----* cáscara de huevo = eggshell [egg shell].* cáscara de limón = lemon peel.* debilitamiento de la cáscara del huevo = eggshell thinning.* * *femenino (de huevo, nuez) shell; ( del queso) rind; (de naranja, limón) peel, rind; (de plátano, papa) skin; ( de manzana) peel* * *= peel, husk.Ex: Food samples included a selection of sausages, beverages, sliced meat products, including chicken liver, and some fruits, including raspberries, bananas, and banana peels.
Ex: This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.* cáscara de huevo = eggshell [egg shell].* cáscara de limón = lemon peel.* debilitamiento de la cáscara del huevo = eggshell thinning.* * *(de un huevo, una nuez) shell; (del queso) rind; (de naranja, limón) peel, rind; (de un plátano, una papa) skin; (de manzana) peel* * *
Del verbo cascar: ( conjugate cascar)
cascará es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) futuro indicativo
cascara es:
1ª persona singular (yo) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperfecto(1) subjuntivo
Multiple Entries:
cascar
cáscara
cascar ( conjugate cascar) verbo transitivo ‹nuez/huevo› to crack;
‹ taza› to chip
cascarse verbo pronominal [ huevo] to crack;
[ taza] to chip
cáscara sustantivo femenino (de huevo, nuez) shell;
( del queso) rind;
(de naranja, limón) peel, rind;
(de plátano, papa) skin;
( de manzana) peel
cascar
I verbo transitivo
1 (romper) to crack
2 fam (pegar) to hit: el otro día le cascaron, he was beaten up the other day
II verbo intransitivo familiar
1 (charlar) to chat away, gab
(hablar mucho) to talk non-stop
2 (morir, palmar) to kick the bucket, snuff it
cáscara sustantivo femenino
1 (de un huevo, una nuez, etc) shell
2 (piel de la fruta) skin, peel
3 (de grano, semilla) husk
' cáscara' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pelada
- pelado
- tirar
- concha
English:
eggshell
- nutshell
- peel
- rind
- shell
- skin
- zest
- all
- egg
- husk
- jacket
- marrow
- nut
- pith
* * *cáscara nf1. [de almendra, huevo, gamba] shell;[de limón, naranja] peel, rind* * ** * *cáscara nf1) : skin, peel, rind, husk2) : shell (of a nut or egg)* * *cáscara n (de huevo, nuez) shell -
11 edema
m.edema (medicine).* * *1 oedema (US edema)* * *SM oedema, edema (EEUU)* * *masculino edema** * *= dropsy.Ex. The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.----* edema cerebral = edema of the brain.* * *masculino edema** * *= dropsy.Ex: The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.
* edema cerebral = edema of the brain.* * *edema** * *
edema sustantivo masculino
edema( conjugate edema)
* * *edema nmMed oedema;un edema pulmonar (a) pulmonary oedema* * *oedema* * *edema nm: edema -
12 escama
f.1 scale.2 flake.3 squama of the temporal bone.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: escamar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: escamar.* * *1 scale2 figurado (de piel, de jabón) flake* * *noun f.1) scale2) flake* * *SF1) (Bot, Zool) scale2) [de jabón, pintura] flake3) (=resentimiento) resentment; (=sospecha) suspicion4) Méx * cocaine, coke ** * *a) (Zool) scaleb) ( en la piel) flake* * *= scale.Ex. The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.----* con escamas = flaky.* en escamas = flaky.* quitar las escamas = scale.* raspar las escamas = scale.* * *a) (Zool) scaleb) ( en la piel) flake* * *= scale.Ex: The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.
* con escamas = flaky.* en escamas = flaky.* quitar las escamas = scale.* raspar las escamas = scale.* * *1 ( Zool) scale2 (en la piel) flake jabón* * *
Del verbo escamar: ( conjugate escamar)
escama es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
escama
escamar
escama sustantivo femeninoa) (Zool) scale
escama sustantivo femenino
1 Zool Bot scale
2 (de jabón, piel) flake
' escama' also found in these entries:
English:
flake
- scale
* * *escama nf1. [de peces, reptiles] scale2. [de piel] flake3. [de jabón] flake* * *f1 ZO scale* * *escama nf1) : scale (of fish or reptiles)2) : flake (of skin)* * *escama n (de pez, reptil) scale -
13 grúa
f.1 crane, derrick, derrick crane, hoist.2 tow truck, wrecker, recovery vehicle, tow car.* * *1 (construcción) crane, derrick2 AUTOMÓVIL breakdown van, US tow truck* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Téc) crane; (Náut) derrickgrúa corredera, grúa corrediza — travelling crane
grúa de puente — overhead crane, gantry crane
grúa horquilla — Chile forklift truck
2) (Aut) tow truck, towing vehicleavisar o llamar a la grúa — to call for a tow truck
* * *a) (Const) craneb) (Auto) ( de taller) wrecker (AmE), breakdown van (BrE); ( de la policía) tow truck* * *= derrick, tow truck, hoist, crane, winch, capstan.Ex. Using a similar analogy later in a presidential address to the ALA, he said that he thought of the public library as 'a derrick, lifting the inert masses'.Ex. Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react.Ex. They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment.Ex. The crane for lifting heavy loads was invented by the ancient Greeks in the late 6th century BC.Ex. They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.Ex. They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.----* elevar con grúa = winch.* operador de grúa = crane operator, crane driver.* operario de grúa = crane operator, crane driver.* rescatar con una grúa = winch to + safety.* * *a) (Const) craneb) (Auto) ( de taller) wrecker (AmE), breakdown van (BrE); ( de la policía) tow truck* * *= derrick, tow truck, hoist, crane, winch, capstan.Ex: Using a similar analogy later in a presidential address to the ALA, he said that he thought of the public library as 'a derrick, lifting the inert masses'.
Ex: Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react.Ex: They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment.Ex: The crane for lifting heavy loads was invented by the ancient Greeks in the late 6th century BC.Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.* elevar con grúa = winch.* operador de grúa = crane operator, crane driver.* operario de grúa = crane operator, crane driver.* rescatar con una grúa = winch to + safety.* * *1 ( Const) crane[ S ] no aparcar, avisamos or llamamos grúa any vehicles parked here will be towed ( AmE) o ( BrE) towed awayse lo llevó la grúa it was towed (away)Compuesto:grúa puente or de puentegantry crane* * *
grúa sustantivo femeninoa) (Const) crane
( de la policía) tow truck;
grúa sustantivo femenino
1 (para construcción) crane
2 (para arrastrar coches) breakdown van, US tow truck
3 Cine TV crane
' grúa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
manejar
- auxilio
- brazo
- cabina
- remolque
English:
boom
- breakdown crane
- breakdown truck
- crane
- break
- hoist
- tow
* * *grúa nf1. [máquina] craneChile grúa horquilla fork-lift truck2. [vehículo] [para averías] Br breakdown van o truck, US tow truck;la grúa (municipal) = breakdown truck which removes illegally parked cars;se me llevó el coche la grúa my car's been towed away;se avisa grúa [en letrero] cars parked here will be towed away3. Cine & TV crane* * *f1 crane2 AUTO wrecker, Brbreakdown truck* * *grúa nf1) : crane (machine)2) : tow truck* * *La grúa para los coches averiados se llama breakdown truck y la municipal que retira los coches mal aparcados se llama tow truckno aparcar, se avisa grúa any vehicles parked here will be towed away -
14 hidropesía
f.hydropsy, edema, hydrops, oedema.* * *1 dropsy* * *SF dropsy* * *= dropsy.Ex. The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.* * *= dropsy.Ex: The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.
* * *dropsy, edema* ( tech)* * *hidropesía nfMed dropsy* * *f MED dropsy -
15 juncia
f.cyperus, a sedge, the root of which serves for fumigation. (Botany)Juncia olorosa sweet cyperus, English galangalJuncia avellanada or redonda round-rooted cyperus, the round cyperus* * *1 sedge* * *SF sedge* * *= sedge.Ex. This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.* * *= sedge.Ex: This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.
* * *sedge* * *juncia nfsedge* * *juncia nf: sedge -
16 piña1
1 = cone, pine cone.Ex. This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.Ex. The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.----* ser una piña = stand + together. -
17 ponerse de punta
(v.) = stand outEx. The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.* * *(v.) = stand outEx: The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.
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18 termo
m.1 Thermos®.2 Thermos bottle, Thermos, Thermos flask, vacuum-bottle.* * *1 (recipiente) flask, thermos flask2 (termosifón) boiler, water heater* * *SM1) (=frasco) Thermos flask ®2) (=calentador) water heater* * *® masculino ( recipiente) Thermos®, vacuum flask* * *= thermos, immersion heater, thermos flask.Ex. His mind, alert from the strong coffee he sipped periodically from a large thermos, reconstructed his professional career up to that point.Ex. This new system supplies its own heating via a solar roof plus heat-pumps, with an immersion heater as standby.Ex. It is full of gimmicks and gadgets: thermos flasks, cans of beer, mobile phones, and traffic cones.* * *® masculino ( recipiente) Thermos®, vacuum flask* * *= thermos, immersion heater, thermos flask.Ex: His mind, alert from the strong coffee he sipped periodically from a large thermos, reconstructed his professional career up to that point.
Ex: This new system supplies its own heating via a solar roof plus heat-pumps, with an immersion heater as standby.Ex: It is full of gimmicks and gadgets: thermos flasks, cans of beer, mobile phones, and traffic cones.* * *termo®A (recipiente) Thermos®, vacuum flaskB ( Chi) (calentador) water heater, boiler* * *
termo® sustantivo masculino ( recipiente) Thermos®, vacuum flask
termo sustantivo masculino flask, Thermos(r) (flask)
' termo' also found in these entries:
English:
flask
- Thermos
- vacuum flask
- immersion
- Thermos® (flask)
- vacuum
* * *termo nm1. [para bebida, comida] Thermos® (flask)2. [calentador de agua] water heater* * *m thermos® (flask)* * *termo nm: thermos* * *termo n flask -
19 triángulo reflectante
(n.) = warning triangle, reflective triangleEx. Drivers must carry warning triangles and use them whenever they have stopped on a roadway for any reason, to warn traffic behind that there is an obstruction ahead - even if they have also activated their hazard lights.Ex. Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react.* * *(n.) = warning triangle, reflective triangleEx: Drivers must carry warning triangles and use them whenever they have stopped on a roadway for any reason, to warn traffic behind that there is an obstruction ahead - even if they have also activated their hazard lights.
Ex: Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react. -
20 vaina
f.1 pod.2 scabbard.3 pain (very informal) (problema, molestia). (Colombian Spanish, Perú, Venezuelan Spanish)¡déjate de vainas! stop pissing around!4 problem.5 sheath, involucre.* * *1 (de espada etc) sheath, scabbard2 (de instrumento etc) case3 BOTÁNICA pod, husk* * *1. SF1) [de espada] sheath, scabbard; [de útil] sheath, case; [de cartucho] case2) (Bot) [de garbanzo, guisante] pod; [de nuez] husk, shell3) pl vainas (=judías) green beans4) (=pega) problem, snag(LAm) * (=molestia) nuisance, bore; (=cosa) thing¡qué vaina! — what a nuisance!
5) (And) (=chiripa) fluke, piece of luck6) ( Cono Sur) (=estafa) swindle7)- echar vaina2.SMF* (=persona inútil) twit *, nitwit *, dork ( esp EEUU) **3.ADJ(LAm) (=enojoso) annoying* * *2) (Bot) (de habas, etc) pod; ( del tallo) leaf sheath3) (Col, Per, Ven fam)a) (problema, contrariedad)qué vaina! — what a drag o pain (colloq)
la vaina es que no sé cómo — the thing o problem is that I don't know how
b) (cosa, asunto) thing, thingamajig (colloq)echarle una vaina a alguien — (Ven fam) to shaft somebody (AmE colloq), to do the dirty on somebody (BrE colloq)
echar vaina — (Ven fam) ( molestar) to be a pest; ( divertirse) to have a good time (colloq)
¿qué vaina te traes tú? — what are you up to?
* * *= pod, husk, scabbard.Ex. At harvest, plants were separated into three sections and all pods were removed by hand from each of the three sections and then hand shelled.Ex. This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.Ex. The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.* * *2) (Bot) (de habas, etc) pod; ( del tallo) leaf sheath3) (Col, Per, Ven fam)a) (problema, contrariedad)qué vaina! — what a drag o pain (colloq)
la vaina es que no sé cómo — the thing o problem is that I don't know how
b) (cosa, asunto) thing, thingamajig (colloq)echarle una vaina a alguien — (Ven fam) to shaft somebody (AmE colloq), to do the dirty on somebody (BrE colloq)
echar vaina — (Ven fam) ( molestar) to be a pest; ( divertirse) to have a good time (colloq)
¿qué vaina te traes tú? — what are you up to?
* * *= pod, husk, scabbard.Ex: At harvest, plants were separated into three sections and all pods were removed by hand from each of the three sections and then hand shelled.
Ex: This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.* * *A (funda — de una espada) scabbard; (— de una navaja) sheathB ( Bot)1 (de guisantes, habas) pod2 (del tallo) leaf sheathC (de una bandera) casing; (de una vela) reinforcing hemD (Col, Per, Ven fam)1(problema, contrariedad): ¡qué vaina! acabo de saber que mi saldo está en rojo what a drag o pain, I've just found out that I'm overdrawn ( colloq)la vaina es que no sé cómo llegar the thing o problem o trouble is that I don't know how to get thereestoy metida en una vaina I'm in a spot of trouble o bother ( colloq)¡qué vaina este gobierno! this government's the (absolute) end o the pits ( colloq)2(cosa, asunto): alcánzame esa vaina can you pass me that thing o thingamajig o whatsitsname? ( colloq)aquí esa vaina no existe you won't find anything like that round hereexplíqueme otra vez cómo es la vaina can you explain how it goes again? ( colloq)echar vaina ( Ven fam) (molestar) to be a nuisance o pest; (divertirse) to have a good time ( colloq), to have a laugh ( colloq)3(comportamiento sospechoso): tenían una vaina they were up to something funny, they were looking suspicious¿qué vaina te traes tú? what are you up to?* * *
vaina sustantivo femenino
1 ( de espada) scabbard;
( de navaja) sheath
2 (Bot) (de habas, etc) pod
3 (Col, Per, Ven fam)a) (problema, contrariedad):◊ ¡qué vaina! what a drag o pain (colloq);
la vaina es que no sé cómo the thing o problem is that I don't know how;
estoy metida en una vaina I'm in a spot of trouble (colloq)
c) ( comportamiento sospechoso):
¿qué vaina te traes tú? what are you up to?
vaina
1 sustantivo femenino
1 (funda de espada, puñal, etc) scabbard, sheath
2 Bot (del guisante, de la judía, etc) pod
3 LAm fam (fastidio) bother
' vaina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
legumbre
- habichuela
English:
bean
- pod
- scabbard
- sheath
- shell
- butter
- thingamabob
* * *♦ nf1. [en planta] pod2. [de espada] scabbardser una vaina seria to be a real pain;¡qué vaina! what a pisser!Col, Perú, Ven muy Famde vaina by fluke;ni de vaina no way♦ nmfCol, Perú, Ven muy Fam [persona molesta] pain;ése es un vaina he's a pain* * *f1 BOT pod2 S.Am. fam ( molestia) drag fam* * *vaina nf1) : sheath, scabbard2) : pod (of a pea or bean)* * *vaina n pod
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