darle al pico

se sentó en el pico de la cama — he sat on the edge o corner of the bed

tiene 50 libros y pico — he has 50-odd books o over 50 books

¡cierra el pico! — shut your trap! *, shut up! *

cierra el pico! — shut up (colloq), keep your trap shut! (colloq)

estar/irse de picos pardos — (fam) to be/go out on the town (colloq)

ser puro pico de gallo — (Méx fam) to be all talk (colloq)

tener un pico de oro — (fam) to be silver-tongued, to have the gift of the gab (colloq)

el acantilado caía a pico — the cliff fell steeply o sharply away

tiene 50 y pico de años — she's fifty odd o fifty something (colloq)

son las dos y pico — it's past o gone two

son 3.105 pero te perdono el pico — it's 3,105 but call it 3,000 (colloq)

salir por/costar un pico — (fam) to cost a fortune (colloq)

cierra el pico! — shut up (colloq), keep your trap shut! (colloq)

estar/irse de picos pardos — (fam) to be/go out on the town (colloq)

ser puro pico de gallo — (Méx fam) to be all talk (colloq)

tener un pico de oro — (fam) to be silver-tongued, to have the gift of the gab (colloq)

el acantilado caía a pico — the cliff fell steeply o sharply away

tiene 50 y pico de años — she's fifty odd o fifty something (colloq)

son las dos y pico — it's past o gone two

son 3.105 pero te perdono el pico — it's 3,105 but call it 3,000 (colloq)

salir por/costar un pico — (fam) to cost a fortune (colloq)

Ex: In addition to providing blackout and brownout protection, many UPS systems also protect against spikes, surges, sags and noise, and some also offer many of the features found in power distribution units.

Ex: Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others.

Ex: Choose a watering can that has a removable rose so that you can either use the gentle rain of the rose for small seedlings or deliver a lot of water by using the spout without the rose attachment.

Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.

the telephone bill — la cuenta or (Esp tb) el recibo del teléfono

private bill — (BrE) proyecto de ley presentado por un diputado

to head o top the bill — encabezar* el reparto

to fill o (BrE also) fit the bill — reunir* las condiciones, satisfacer* los requisitos

bill of sale — contrato m or escritura f de venta

a clean bill of health — ( favorable report) el visto bueno

to sell somebody a bill of goods — (AmE colloq) darle* or (Chi) pasarle or (Col) meterle gato por liebre a alguien (fam)

wage(s) bill — (in industry) gastos mpl de nómina or salariales

bills discounted — efectos mpl descontados

bills payable — efectos mpl a pagar

bills receivable — efectos mpl a cobrar

the bill passed the Commons — (Brit) el proyecto de ley fue aprobado en la Cámara de los Comunes

to head or top the bill — ser la atracción principal, encabezar el reparto

to bill sb for sth — extender or pasar a algn la factura de algo

bill of exchange N — letra f de cambio

bill of fare N — carta f, menú m

bill of health N —

bill of lading N — conocimiento m de embarque

bill of rights N — declaración f de derechos

bill of sale N — escritura f de venta

to bill and coo — [birds] arrullarse; (fig) [lovers] arrullarse, hacerse arrumacos

the telephone bill — la cuenta or (Esp tb) el recibo del teléfono

private bill — (BrE) proyecto de ley presentado por un diputado

to head o top the bill — encabezar* el reparto

to fill o (BrE also) fit the bill — reunir* las condiciones, satisfacer* los requisitos

bill of sale — contrato m or escritura f de venta

a clean bill of health — ( favorable report) el visto bueno

to sell somebody a bill of goods — (AmE colloq) darle* or (Chi) pasarle or (Col) meterle gato por liebre a alguien (fam)

ankle socks — calcetines cortos, soquetes mpl (CS)

to pull one's socks up — (BrE) esforzarse*, poner* empeño

to put a sock in it — (esp BrE colloq) cerrar* el pico (fam)

to sock somebody one — darle* una a alguien (fam)

to sock it to somebody — (colloq)

ankle socks — calcetines cortos, soquetes mpl (CS)

to pull one's socks up — (BrE) esforzarse*, poner* empeño

to put a sock in it — (esp BrE colloq) cerrar* el pico (fam)

to sock somebody one — darle* una a alguien (fam)

to sock it to somebody — (colloq)

the telephone bill — la cuenta or (Esp tb) el recibo del teléfono

private bill — (BrE) proyecto de ley presentado por un diputado

to head o top the bill — encabezar* el reparto

to fill o (BrE also) fit the bill — reunir* las condiciones, satisfacer* los requisitos

bill of sale — contrato m or escritura f de venta

a clean bill of health — ( favorable report) el visto bueno

to sell somebody a bill of goods — (AmE colloq) darle* or (Chi) pasarle or (Col) meterle gato por liebre a alguien (fam)

the (Old) Bill — la poli *, la pasma (Sp) **

the telephone bill — la cuenta or (Esp tb) el recibo del teléfono

private bill — (BrE) proyecto de ley presentado por un diputado

to head o top the bill — encabezar* el reparto

to fill o (BrE also) fit the bill — reunir* las condiciones, satisfacer* los requisitos

bill of sale — contrato m or escritura f de venta

a clean bill of health — ( favorable report) el visto bueno

to sell somebody a bill of goods — (AmE colloq) darle* or (Chi) pasarle or (Col) meterle gato por liebre a alguien (fam)

jarabe contra o para la tos — cough syrup o mixture

jarabe de palo — * beating

jarabe para la tos — cough mixture o syrup

jarabe para la tos — cough mixture o syrup

Ex: Suddenly, the smell struck his nostrils -- the pungency of processed corn syrup, as if the car had gone off the road and fallen into the neck of a gigantic bottle of syrup.

he was standing on the tips of his toes — estaba de puntillas or (CS) en puntas de pie

the tip of the iceberg — la punta del iceberg

to have something on the tip of one's tongue — tener* algo en la punta de la lengua

your room is a tip — (colloq) tienes el cuarto hecho una pocilga

the child tipped the glass upside down — el niño le dio la vuelta al vaso or (CS) dio vuelta el vaso

to tip the balance o the scales — inclinar la balanza a su (or mi etc) favor

he tipped the scales at 72kg — (colloq) pesó 72 kilos

it's tipping it down outside — (BrE colloq) está lloviendo a cántaros

a hot tip * — (Racing, Gambling) un pronóstico fiable

she tipped the barman ten dollars — le dio diez dólares de propina or una propina de diez dólares al barman

this room is a tip — este cuarto es una pocilga *

to tip one's hat to sb — saludar a algn con el sombrero or ladeando el sombrero

they tip the rubbish into the river — vierten or tiran la basura en el río

he was standing on the tips of his toes — estaba de puntillas or (CS) en puntas de pie

the tip of the iceberg — la punta del iceberg

to have something on the tip of one's tongue — tener* algo en la punta de la lengua

your room is a tip — (colloq) tienes el cuarto hecho una pocilga

the child tipped the glass upside down — el niño le dio la vuelta al vaso or (CS) dio vuelta el vaso

to tip the balance o the scales — inclinar la balanza a su (or mi etc) favor

he tipped the scales at 72kg — (colloq) pesó 72 kilos

it's tipping it down outside — (BrE colloq) está lloviendo a cántaros

• estar sin algo, estuvimos varias horas sin luz — we had no electricity for several hours

• quedarse sin algo — (=terminarse) to run out of sth; (=perder) to lose sth

sin papeles — SMF illegal immigrant

ese es el precio de la bañera sin los grifos — that is the price of the bath, excluding o not including the taps

cuesta 550 euros, sin IVA — it costs 550 euros, exclusive of VAT o not including VAT

nos despedimos, no sin antes recordarles que... — (TV) before saying goodnight we'd like to remind you that...

• llevan mucho tiempo sin hablarse — they haven't spoken to each other for a long time

• seguir sin, las camas seguían sin hacer — the beds still hadn't been made