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1 por las nubes
(adj.) = soaringEx. And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.* * *(adj.) = soaringEx: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
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4 estar en las nubes / vivir en las nubes
estar en las nubes / vivir en las nubesto have one's head in the cloudsSpanish-English dictionary > estar en las nubes / vivir en las nubes
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5 estar por las nubes
(precio) to be sky-high* * *(v.) = be through the roofEx. The one justified reason to hate Valentine's Day is that chocolate prices are through the roof -- the bane of all chocolate addicts.* * *(v.) = be through the roofEx: The one justified reason to hate Valentine's Day is that chocolate prices are through the roof -- the bane of all chocolate addicts.
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6 poner por las nubes
to praise to the skies* * *(v.) = praise + highly, praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praisesEx. He praised highly the attempts of the Yugoslav leadership to find a political solution to the conflict.Ex. He praised highly the attempts of the Yugoslav leadership to find a political solution to the conflict.Ex. He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour.Ex. But people do tend to wax rapturous -- nearly orgasmic, even -- over figs.Ex. His reviews aren't about tearing the author down or praising them to the skies, but sparking the reader's curiosity.Ex. Frustrated devotees had been singing his praises for years, to no avail.* * *(v.) = praise + highly, praise + highly, wax + lyrical, wax + rapturous, praise + Nombre + to the skies, sing + Posesivo + praisesEx: He praised highly the attempts of the Yugoslav leadership to find a political solution to the conflict.
Ex: He praised highly the attempts of the Yugoslav leadership to find a political solution to the conflict.Ex: He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour.Ex: But people do tend to wax rapturous -- nearly orgasmic, even -- over figs.Ex: His reviews aren't about tearing the author down or praising them to the skies, but sparking the reader's curiosity.Ex: Frustrated devotees had been singing his praises for years, to no avail. -
7 andar por las nubes
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8 caído de las nubes
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9 poner a alguien por las nubes
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10 bajarse de las nubes
= get realEx. The author of 'Let's get real about the presidential race' accuses both presidential candidates of not addressing the real issues affecting our economy.* * *= get realEx: The author of 'Let's get real about the presidential race' accuses both presidential candidates of not addressing the real issues affecting our economy.
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11 con la cabeza en las nubes
(adj.) = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.]Ex. She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.Ex. If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.* * *(adj.) = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.]Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
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12 costes + ponerse por las nubes
(n.) = costs + spiralEx. Costs are spiralling.* * *(n.) = costs + spiralEx: Costs are spiralling.
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13 costes por las nubes
(n.) = soaring cost, spiralling costsEx. The soaring cost of US health care in the 1980s have affected the size and stature of Michigan hospital libraries.Ex. Listed below are a number of alternatives which could be implemented to maintain our vitality under the conditions of declining enrollment, spiraling costs, and different outlooks.* * *(n.) = soaring cost, spiralling costsEx: The soaring cost of US health care in the 1980s have affected the size and stature of Michigan hospital libraries.
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14 ponerse por las nubes
[persona]to go up the wall*; [precio]to rocket, soar* * *(v.) = go + ballisticEx. Reducing demand and converting to alternative sources of energy are necessary steps toward accepting the reality of a natural increase in the price of petroleum, which is likely to go ballistic in the next ten years.* * *(v.) = go + ballisticEx: Reducing demand and converting to alternative sources of energy are necessary steps toward accepting the reality of a natural increase in the price of petroleum, which is likely to go ballistic in the next ten years.
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15 precio + ponerse por las nubes
(v.) = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roofEx. And, just as many people had predicted, prices went through the roof.Ex. Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control.Ex. Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control.Ex. With the price of milk soaring through the roof lots of folks are reconsidering powdered milk for it's economy.* * *(v.) = price + go through the roof, price + spiral out of control, price + spiral out of control, price + soar through the roofEx: And, just as many people had predicted, prices went through the roof.
Ex: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control.Ex: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control.Ex: With the price of milk soaring through the roof lots of folks are reconsidering powdered milk for it's economy. -
16 precios + ponerse por las nubes
(n.) = prices + spiralEx. Academic librarians have seen their budgets levelled and shrinking and have witnessed serials prices spiralling out of control.* * *(n.) = prices + spiralEx: Academic librarians have seen their budgets levelled and shrinking and have witnessed serials prices spiralling out of control.
Spanish-English dictionary > precios + ponerse por las nubes
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17 precios por las nubes
(n.) = spiralling pricesEx. The problem of spiraling prices for periodicals in academic libraries cannot be solved simply by reducing staff.* * *(n.) = spiralling pricesEx: The problem of spiraling prices for periodicals in academic libraries cannot be solved simply by reducing staff.
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18 sentirse como flotando en las nubes
(v.) = float on + airEx. She felt the rush of adrenaline and sense of floating on air as the plane lifted off for a tour over the harbor.* * *(v.) = float on + airEx: She felt the rush of adrenaline and sense of floating on air as the plane lifted off for a tour over the harbor.
Spanish-English dictionary > sentirse como flotando en las nubes
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19 vivir en las nubes
(v.) = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo landEx. There are always those, who, if they cannot see any immediate relationship between what is being taught and the present state of practice, declare that the schools of librarianship are ' in cloud cuckoo land' or some other improbable location.Ex. He argued that those who believe the status quo is the best way forward for sustainable development were living in cloud cuckoo land.* * *(v.) = be in cloud cuckoo land, live in + cloud cuckoo landEx: There are always those, who, if they cannot see any immediate relationship between what is being taught and the present state of practice, declare that the schools of librarianship are ' in cloud cuckoo land' or some other improbable location.
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20 estar en las nubes
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