dulce seco

en seco (=sin líquido) —

dame una cerveza, que estoy seco — * give me a beer, I'm really parched *

estuvo muy seco conmigo por teléfono — he was very curt o short with me on the phone

parar a algn en seco — [al hablar] to cut sb short

lo dejó seco de un tiro — he blew him away *

tener seco a algn Col, Cono Sur —

en seco — < frenar> sharply, suddenly

a secas — (fam)

dejar a alguien seco — ( matar) (fam) to kill somebody stone dead (colloq); noticia/respuesta

en seco — < frenar> sharply, suddenly

a secas — (fam)

dejar a alguien seco — ( matar) (fam) to kill somebody stone dead (colloq); noticia/respuesta

Ex: The young man pointed to him and said in a sharp, curt tone: 'Let me see your briefcase'.

dulce de leche — Arg caramelized condensed milk

Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

aguar o bautizar el vino — to water the wine

vino peleón — cheap wine, plonk *

vino de honor — official reception; ( Cono Sur) special wine

bautizar el vino — (fam) to water down the wine

bautizar el vino — (fam) to water down the wine

Ex: This article evaluates the wine journals of the world with the exception of those devoted to the discussion of grape growing or technical aspects of wine making.

Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.

vino peleón — разг дешёвое, дрянно́е вино́; бормоту́ха

• política de palo y zanahoria — carrot and stick policy

palo de amasar — Arg, Uru rolling pin

• dar o pegar un palo a algn — (=golpear) to hit sb with a stick; * (=timar) to rip sb off *

los críticos le dieron un palo a la obra — the critics slated the play *

vaya palo me pegaron en ese restaurante — they really ripped me off in that restaurant *

ni a palos * —

ni a palos va a aprender la lección — there's no way he's going to learn the lesson *

ni a palos me voy yo de aquí dejándote sola — wild horses wouldn't make me go off and leave you on your own, there's no way I would go off and leave you on your own *

es un palo que te bajen el sueldo — it's a real bummer ** o nightmare * that they're cutting your salary

¡qué palo si suspendo! — it'll be a real bummer ** o nightmare * if I fail!

• dar palo, me daría palo que se enterase — I would hate it if he found out

• llevarse un palo, nos llevamos un palo muy gordo cuando descubrimos la verdad — it was a real blow when we found out the truth

no pasa un día a palo seco — Ven he never goes a single day without a drink

palo del triunfo — trump suit, trumps pl

palo de hule — CAm rubber tree

palo grueso — big shot *

echar un palo — to have a screw ***

cayó un palo de agua — the rain came pouring down, there was a huge downpour *

(flaco) como un palo — (fam) as thin as a rake o rail

más tieso que un palo — as stiff as a board

de tal palo, tal astilla — a chip off the old block, like father like son (o like mother like daughter etc)

a palo seco — (fam)

no está el palo para cucharas — (Col fam) the time isn't right

lo molieron a palos — they beat him till he was black and blue

dar palos de ciego — ( al pelear) to lash o strike out blindly; ( al resolver un problema) to grope in the dark

ni a palo(s) — (AmS) no way

palos porque bogas, palos porque no bogas — you can't win

darle or pegarle un palo a alguien — to rip somebody off (colloq)

(flaco) como un palo — (fam) as thin as a rake o rail

más tieso que un palo — as stiff as a board

de tal palo, tal astilla — a chip off the old block, like father like son (o like mother like daughter etc)

a palo seco — (fam)

no está el palo para cucharas — (Col fam) the time isn't right

lo molieron a palos — they beat him till he was black and blue

dar palos de ciego — ( al pelear) to lash o strike out blindly; ( al resolver un problema) to grope in the dark

ni a palo(s) — (AmS) no way

palos porque bogas, palos porque no bogas — you can't win