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1 cracker-barrel
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2 cracker-barrel
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3 biscuit
'biskit1) ((American cookie) a crisp, sweet piece of dough baked in small flat cakes.) galleta2) (a similar savoury flat cake.) galleta3) ((American) a small soft round cake.) bizcochobiscuit n galletatr['bɪskɪt]1 galleta2 (ceramics) porcelana mate3 (colour) beige nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take the biscuit ser el colmobiscuit ['bɪskət] n: bizcocho mn.• bizcocho s.m.• galleta s.f.'bɪskɪta) (AmE) bollo m, panecillo m, bísquet m (Méx)b) (cookie, cracker) (BrE) galleta f, galletita f (RPl)['bɪskɪt]to take the biscuit — (BrE colloq) ser* el colmo or el acabóse (fam); \<\<person\>\> llevarse la palma
1.N (Brit) galleta f ; (US) magdalena f2.CPDbiscuit barrel N — galletero m
biscuit tin N — (Brit) caja f de galletas
* * *['bɪskɪt]a) (AmE) bollo m, panecillo m, bísquet m (Méx)b) (cookie, cracker) (BrE) galleta f, galletita f (RPl)to take the biscuit — (BrE colloq) ser* el colmo or el acabóse (fam); \<\<person\>\> llevarse la palma
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4 fuego
fuego sustantivo masculino◊ ¡fuego! fire!;le prendieron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire; abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes they opened fire on the demonstrators; fuegos artificiales fireworks (pl)b) ( para cigarrillo):◊ ¿me da fuego, por favor? have you got a light, please?c) (Coc):( apenas hirviendo) to simmer;
fuego sustantivo masculino
1 fire
2 (lumbre) light: ¿me podrías dar fuego, por favor?, have you got a light, please?
3 (de una cocina) (de gas) burner (eléctrica) plate Culin a fuego lento, on a low flame 4 fuegos (artificiales), fireworks Locuciones: abrir/hacer fuego, to shoot, open fire
estar en la línea de fuego, to be on the line of fire
poner la mano en el fuego por alguien, to stick one's neck out for sb
sacar las castañas del fuego, to do the dirty work o to get the job done
entre dos fuegos, to be caught between a rock and a hard place ' fuego' also found in these entries: Spanish: apagar - arma - arrasar - arrimarse - atizar - avivar - bengala - carbonizarse - castaña - chimenea - cohete - discreción - disparar - encender - encenderse - extinguir - extinguirse - fatua - fatuo - fuelle - hornillo - humear - inflamar - inflamarse - jugar - leña - lenta - lento - pegar - prender - propagarse - prueba - quemar - quemadura - quemarse - resplandor - sangre - silenciador - soplar - tirar - voraz - abrir - acercar - alto - arrimar - astilla - calcinar - calor - candela - cese English: acid test - bail out - banger - barrel - beat out - body - boil over - bore - braise - burn - burner - ceasefire - come forward - cracker - crackle - crossfire - damp - die down - douse - fan - feed - fire - firearm - firing line - flak - flameproof - flare up - fuse - glow - glowing - go out - gun - gunfire - hammer - heat - hit - light - low - muzzle - naked - open - out - outlaw - play - poke - poker - put out - quench - recoil - rekindle
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cracker-barrel — adj. characteristic of country life; as, cracker barrel philosophy. Syn: folksy, homespun. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cracker-barrel — [krak′ərbar΄əl] adj. [< the large barrel of soda crackers formerly found in general stores] Informal designating or typical of the informal discussions on all subjects by persons gathered at a country store [a cracker barrel philosopher] … English World dictionary
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cracker-barrel — adjective characteristic of country life cracker barrel philosophy folksy humor the air of homespun country boys • Syn: ↑folksy, ↑homespun • Similar to: ↑rural … Useful english dictionary
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