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1 tempestad de polvo
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2 tolvanera
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4 tempestad de polvo
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5 tormenta de polvo
• dust storm• sandstorm -
6 tormenta
f.storm.fue una tormenta en un vaso de agua (figurative) it was a storm in a teacup o (British) a tempest in a teapot (United States)tormenta de arena sandstormtormenta eléctrica electric stormtormenta de ideas brainstorming sessiontormenta de nieve snowstormpres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: tormentar.* * *1 storm\una tormenta en un vaso de agua a storm in a teacup* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Meteo) storm2) (=discusión etc) storm; (=trastorno) upheaval, turmoiltormenta de cerebros — brainstorm, brainstorming
* * *1) (Meteo) storm2) ( de pasiones) storm; ( de celos) frenzy•* * *= storm, firestorm [fire storm], thunder storm, rainstorm, gale.Ex. In another example we find: 361 SOCIAL RELIEF IN GENERAL.9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters.91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes.92 floods.93 War, civil war.94 Epidemics.95 Famine.96 fires, conflagrations.Ex. He claims that the press campaign he is about to unleash will be a 'publicity firestorm'.Ex. We walked the familiar grounds, grass wet from days of thunder storms, the morning still cloudy and threatening.Ex. It wasn't only vinaigrette that was drizzling the day we arrived, the grey sky was hung visibly with rainstorms that billowed like net-curtains.Ex. Forecasters hope holidaymakers will gain some respite in time for tonight's festivities, but cannot rule out frequent showers and gales.----* amenaza de tormenta = gathering storm.* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.* nube de tormenta = storm cloud.* ojo de la tormenta, el = eye of the storm, the.* prepararse para la tormenta = batten down, batten down, batten down + the hatches.* tormenta + avecinarse = storm + brew over.* tormenta causada por un incendio = firestorm [fire storm].* tormenta de arena = dust storm, sandstorm.* tormenta de granizo = hailstorm.* tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.* tormenta de nieve = snowstorm, blizzard.* tormenta de polvo = dust storm.* tormenta de viento = windstorm.* tormenta eléctrica = thunderstorm, thunder storm.* tormenta que se avecina = gathering storm.* tormenta tropical = tropical storm.* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.* * *1) (Meteo) storm2) ( de pasiones) storm; ( de celos) frenzy•* * *= storm, firestorm [fire storm], thunder storm, rainstorm, gale.Ex: In another example we find: 361 SOCIAL RELIEF IN GENERAL.9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters.91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes.92 floods.93 War, civil war.94 Epidemics.95 Famine.96 fires, conflagrations.
Ex: He claims that the press campaign he is about to unleash will be a 'publicity firestorm'.Ex: We walked the familiar grounds, grass wet from days of thunder storms, the morning still cloudy and threatening.Ex: It wasn't only vinaigrette that was drizzling the day we arrived, the grey sky was hung visibly with rainstorms that billowed like net-curtains.Ex: Forecasters hope holidaymakers will gain some respite in time for tonight's festivities, but cannot rule out frequent showers and gales.* amenaza de tormenta = gathering storm.* la calma que precede a la tormenta = the lull before the storm.* nube de tormenta = storm cloud.* ojo de la tormenta, el = eye of the storm, the.* prepararse para la tormenta = batten down, batten down, batten down + the hatches.* tormenta + avecinarse = storm + brew over.* tormenta causada por un incendio = firestorm [fire storm].* tormenta de arena = dust storm, sandstorm.* tormenta de granizo = hailstorm.* tormenta de ideas = brainstorming [brain-storming], brainstorm.* tormenta de nieve = snowstorm, blizzard.* tormenta de polvo = dust storm.* tormenta de viento = windstorm.* tormenta eléctrica = thunderstorm, thunder storm.* tormenta que se avecina = gathering storm.* tormenta tropical = tropical storm.* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.* * *A ( Meteo) stormse desencadenó la tormenta the storm brokehacer frente a la tormenta to weather the stormCompuestos:sandstormsnowstorm; (con viento) blizzardwindstormelectrical o ( BrE) electric stormtropical stormB (de pasiones) storm; (de celos) frenzycuando pasó la tormenta me arrepentí de lo que había dicho after it had all blown over I regretted what I'd saidCompuesto:brainstorming* * *
tormenta sustantivo femenino
1 (Meteo) storm;
( con viento) blizzard;
2 ( de pasiones) storm;
( de celos) frenzy
tormenta f Meteor storm
familiar una tormenta en un vaso de agua, a storm in a teacup, US a tempest in a teapot
' tormenta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abate
- amagar
- apaciguarse
- aparato
- azotar
- baja
- bajo
- calmarse
- ceder
- cercado
- cielo
- desatarse
- descargar
- formarse
- inclinarse
- levantarse
- parecer
- rayo
- salvar
- sorprender
- violenta
- violento
- aflojar
- amenazar
- borrasca
- desolador
- estallar
- refugiar
- remitir
English:
abate
- blow
- blow over
- blur
- break
- brownout
- calm
- damage
- die down
- disrupt
- electrical storm
- expect
- eye
- flash
- freak
- gale
- gale warning
- gather
- lighten
- quieten
- rage
- raging
- rainstorm
- relent
- sandstorm
- storm
- subside
- sweep away
- teacup
- thunderstorm
- toss about
- toss around
- undeterred
- gathering
- in
- memory
- sand
- snow
- thunder
* * *tormenta nf1. [en la atmósfera] storm;Figesperar a que pase la tormenta to wait until things have calmed down;tormenta de arena sandstorm;tormenta eléctrica electrical storm;tormenta de ideas brainstorming session;tormenta magnética magnetic storm;tormenta de nieve snowstorm;tormenta de polvo dust storm;tormenta de verano summer storm2. [avalancha] [de cambios, críticas] storm;aquella decisión desató una tormenta de protestas that decision unleashed a storm of protest;recibió una tormenta de felicitaciones she was deluged o showered with congratulations3. [crisis] storm;la tormenta desatada por su dimisión the storm unleashed by her resignation;la situación ha desatado una pequeña tormenta diplomática the situation has sparked a minor diplomatic storm o rowFin tormenta monetaria monetary crisis* * *f storm* * *tormenta nf1) : stormtormenta de nieve: snowstorm2) : turmoil, frenzy* * *tormenta n storm -
7 tolvanera
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8 nubarrones + formarse en el horizonte
(n.) = dust storm + loom in the horizonEx. It is likely that the library manager who chooses to wait for the dust to settle will find yet another dust storm looming on the horizon.* * *(n.) = dust storm + loom in the horizonEx: It is likely that the library manager who chooses to wait for the dust to settle will find yet another dust storm looming on the horizon.
Spanish-English dictionary > nubarrones + formarse en el horizonte
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9 torbellino
m.1 whirlwind (remolino) (of air).2 whirlwind.3 whirlwind (persona inquieta).4 live wire.* * *2 figurado (abundancia de cosas) whirl, turmoil, welter\torbellino de ideas figurado brainstorm* * *SM1) [de viento] whirlwind; [de polvo] dust cloud2) [de cosas] whirl3) (=persona) whirlwind* * *b) ( de actividad) whirlc) ( persona inquieta) bundle of energy* * *b) ( de actividad) whirlc) ( persona inquieta) bundle of energy* * *torbellino11 = maelstrom, vortex [vortexes/vortices, -pl.], whirlwind, whirlpool, whirl.Ex: Specific types of information are considered imperative to decipher the intricate process of surviving in a modern, mid-nineties maelstrom of socio-economic crises.
Ex: The vortex of socio-economic change in the UK has caused, inter alia, libraries to be regarded as a drain on the ratepayer's pocket.Ex: The article 'Harnessing the whirlwind of information technologies' discusses new technologies and their impact on the health library.Ex: The most recent drawings refer explicitly to landscapes, with waterfalls, mountains, and whirlpools.Ex: Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.torbellino22 = roller coaster.Ex: The book likens the early adolescent years to a roller coaster, often unpredictable but exciting and filled with possibility.
torbellino33 = live wire.Nota: Dicho de una persona.Ex: The man is a live wire of nerves and predictable unpredictability.
* * *pasó como un torbellino she rushed past like a whirlwind2 (de actividad) hurly-burly, whirlun torbellino de sentimientos muy confusos a turmoil o whirl of confused emotionsel torbellino de la gran ciudad the hurly-burly o the hustle and bustle of the big city3 (persona inquieta) bundle of energy* * *
torbellino sustantivo masculino
( de polvo) dust storm
torbellino sustantivo masculino
1 (remolino de viento) whirlwind, US twister
2 fig (agitación) whirl
(de sentimientos) turmoil
' torbellino' also found in these entries:
English:
whirl
- whirlwind
- eddy
* * *torbellino nm1. [remolino] [de aire] whirlwind;[de agua] whirlpool; [de polvo] dust cloud2. [mezcla confusa] [de actividad, emociones] whirlwind;su vida es un torbellino her life is a whirlwind of activity3. [persona inquieta] whirlwind;es un torbellino de energías she is a bundle of energy* * *m whirlwind* * *torbellino nm: whirlwind -
10 polvareda
f.1 dust cloud.2 cloud of dust, dust storm, smother, dust cloud.* * *1 (de polvo) cloud of dust2 (escándalo) uproar\levantar una polvareda to raise a cloud of dust 2 figurado to cause an uproar* * *SF1) (=polvo) cloud of dust2) (=jaleo) fuss, rumpus *levantar una polvareda — to create a storm, cause a rumpus *, kick up a fuss *
* * *femenino dust cloudlevantar una polvareda — (fam) to cause an uproar o a commotion
* * *= dust cloud.Ex. Dust clouds may also play an important role in suppressing hurricane development.* * *femenino dust cloudlevantar una polvareda — (fam) to cause an uproar o a commotion
* * *= dust cloud.Ex: Dust clouds may also play an important role in suppressing hurricane development.
* * *dust cloudlevantar una polvareda ( fam); to cause an uproar o a commotion* * *
polvareda sustantivo femenino
dust cloud
polvareda sustantivo femenino
1 cloud of dust
2 fig (escándalo, agitación pública) outcry: la reducción de plantilla ha levantado una gran polvareda, the downsizing caused a major outcry
' polvareda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
levantar
English:
dust
* * *polvareda nfdust cloud;levantar una gran polvareda to cause a commotion* * *f dust cloud;levantar una polvareda fig cause an uproar* * *polvareda nf1) : cloud of dust2) : uproar, fuss -
11 nubarrón
m.large dark cloud, large storm cloud, rain cloud, storm cloud.* * *1 (nube) storm cloud* * *SM storm cloud* * *masculino storm cloud* * *= storm cloud, dark cloud.Ex. The article is entitled ' Storm clouds on the horizon: CIPA and the future of the Internet'.Ex. The article is entitled ' Dark clouds, silver linings: the 1977 Pittsburgh Conference'.----* nubarrones + formarse en el horizonte = dust storm + loom in the horizon.* * *masculino storm cloud* * *= storm cloud, dark cloud.Ex: The article is entitled ' Storm clouds on the horizon: CIPA and the future of the Internet'.
Ex: The article is entitled ' Dark clouds, silver linings: the 1977 Pittsburgh Conference'.* nubarrones + formarse en el horizonte = dust storm + loom in the horizon.* * *storm cloud* * *
nubarrón sustantivo masculino
storm cloud
nubarrón m fam storm cloud: se están acercando unos nubarrones por el este, storm clouds are approaching from the east
' nubarrón' also found in these entries:
English:
black
* * *nubarrón nmstorm cloud* * *m storm cloud* * * -
12 aguas + volver a su cauce
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13 tormenta de arena
(n.) = dust storm, sandstormEx. Dust storms usually arrive suddenly in the form of an advancing wall of dust and debris which may be miles long and several thousand feet high.Ex. Sandstorms are caused by strong winds blowing over loose soil or sand, and picking up so much of that material that visibility is reduced.* * *(n.) = dust storm, sandstormEx: Dust storms usually arrive suddenly in the form of an advancing wall of dust and debris which may be miles long and several thousand feet high.
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14 tormenta de polvo
(n.) = dust stormEx. Dust storms usually arrive suddenly in the form of an advancing wall of dust and debris which may be miles long and several thousand feet high.* * *(n.) = dust stormEx: Dust storms usually arrive suddenly in the form of an advancing wall of dust and debris which may be miles long and several thousand feet high.
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15 polvo
m.1 dust.limpiar o quitar el polvo to do the dusting2 powder.en polvo powderedpolvos (de) picapica itching powderpolvos de talco talcum powder3 screw (very informal) (intercourse).¡qué polvo tiene! what a babe!4 grit dust.5 pulvis.6 sexual act, sexual intercourse, screw, shag.* * *1 (suciedad) dust2 (medicamento etc) powder3 tabú screw, fuck1 (para maquillar) face powder\echar un polvo tabú to screwhacer polvo a alguien familiar to shatter somebodylimpiar el polvo / quitar el polvo to dustpolvo eres y en polvo te convertirás dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou returnpolvos de talco talcum powder sing* * *noun m.1) dust2) powder3) fuck* * *SM1) [en el aire] dustlimpiar o quitar el polvo — to dust
hecho polvo * —
estoy hecho polvo — (=cansado) I'm shattered *, I'm knackered **; (=deprimido) I feel really down
limpio de polvo y paja —
ganó 50 millones, limpios de polvo y paja — he won 50 million in his hand
2) (Quím, Culin, Med) powder; [de tocador] face powderen polvo — [leche, canela, cocaína] powdered
polvo(s) de hornear, polvo(s) de levadura — baking powder sing
3) ** (=droga) snow **, coke *4) (=porción) pinch5) *** screw ***, shag ***echar un polvo — to have a screw o shag ***
* * *1)a) ( suciedad) dustlimpiar or quitar el polvo — to do the dusting, to dust
la casa está llena de polvo — the house is very dusty o full of dust
estar hecho polvo — ( agotado) to be all in (fam)
a él no le pasó nada pero el coche está hecho polvo — he was all right but the car is a wreck o (AmE) was totaled o (BrE) is a write-off (colloq)
la noticia los hizo polvo — they were stunned o shattered by the news (colloq)
morder el polvo — to bite the dust (colloq)
b) (Coc, Quím) powderviene entera o en polvo — you can buy it whole or ground o in powder form
c) polvos masculino plural ( en cosmética) face powder2) (vulg) ( acto sexual) fuck (vulg), screw (vulg)echar(se) un polvo — to have a screw (vulg), to ball (AmE sl)
* * *1)a) ( suciedad) dustlimpiar or quitar el polvo — to do the dusting, to dust
la casa está llena de polvo — the house is very dusty o full of dust
estar hecho polvo — ( agotado) to be all in (fam)
a él no le pasó nada pero el coche está hecho polvo — he was all right but the car is a wreck o (AmE) was totaled o (BrE) is a write-off (colloq)
la noticia los hizo polvo — they were stunned o shattered by the news (colloq)
morder el polvo — to bite the dust (colloq)
b) (Coc, Quím) powderviene entera o en polvo — you can buy it whole or ground o in powder form
c) polvos masculino plural ( en cosmética) face powder2) (vulg) ( acto sexual) fuck (vulg), screw (vulg)echar(se) un polvo — to have a screw (vulg), to ball (AmE sl)
* * *polvo11 = dust.Ex: Dust is an enemy of microcomputers as it is with any piece of electrical apparatus, and a dust cover costing a few pounds is a worthwhile purchase.
* acumular polvo = gather + dust, collect + dust.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* con olor a polvo = dust smelling.* convertirse en polvo = turn to + dust.* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.* hecho polvo = wrecked, dog tired.* libre de polvo = dust-free.* limpieza del polvo = dusting.* morder el polvo = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt, be kaput.* natillas en polvo = custard powder.* nube de polvo = cloud of dust, dust cloud.* oliendo a polvo = dust smelling.* polvo de estrellas = stardust.* quedarse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* quitar el polvo = dust.* remolino de polvo = dust cloud.* sacudir el polvo = dust.* sentirse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* tormenta de polvo = dust storm.* trapo del polvo = dust cloth, duster.polvo22 = powder.Ex: Next a carbon powder or toner is shaken over the selenium drum.
* ajo en polvo = garlic powder.* azúcar en polvo = powdered sugar.* en polvo = powdered.* hielo seco en polvo = dry ice powder.* leche en polvo = dry milk, powder milk, powdered milk, milk powder.* leche en polvo desnatada = nonfat dry milk.* levadura en polvo = baking powder.* pintar en polvo = powder-coat.* polvos de talco = talcum powder, talcum.* polvo seco = dry powder.* proteínas en polvo = protein powder.* tabaco en polvo = snuff.polvo33 = fuck, screw.Ex: When he wan't looking she took his wallet and left after a good fuck with a hefty sum of money and some credit cards.
Ex: It sounds like you need to get laid -- you might feel better after a good screw.* echar un polvo = fuck, screw, screw, get + laid.* * *A1 (suciedad) dustlimpia or quita el polvo todos los días she does the dusting o she dusts every dayno le quitaste el polvo a la mesa you didn't dust the tablela casa está llena de polvo the house is very dusty o full of dustel polvo que levantaban los coches al pasar the dust raised by the cars as they passedhacer polvo algo/a algn ( fam): lleva dos días sin dormir y está hecha polvo she hasn't slept for two days so she's all in o ( AmE) she's pooped o ( BrE) she's shattered ( colloq)la noticia los hizo polvo they were stunned o shattered by the news ( colloq)a él no le pasó nada pero el coche está hecho polvo he was all right but the car is a wreck o ( AmE) was totaled o ( BrE) is a write-off ( colloq)limpio de polvo y paja cleardiez millones limpios de polvo y paja a clear ten millionmorder el polvo to bite the dust ( colloq)aquellos polvos traen estos lodos you're/we're suffering the consequences now, the chickens have come home to roost ( set phrase)viene en rama o en polvo you can buy it in sticks or ground o in powder formCompuestos:( arg); angel dust (sl)● polvo dental or dentífricotooth powder● polvo limpiador or de limpieza( Arg) scouring powdertooth powder● polvo(s) Royal®baking powdermpl face powdermpl rice powderbaking powdermpl itching powder* * *
polvo sustantivo masculino
limpiar or quitar el polvo to do the dusting, to dust;◊ estar hecho polvo ( agotado) to be all in (fam);
( deprimido) to be devastated;
( destruido) to be a wreckb) (Coc, Quím) powderc)
polvos de talco talcum powder, talc (colloq)
polvo sustantivo masculino
1 (de suciedad, tierra) dust: quítale el polvo a los libros, dust the books
2 (de una sustancia) powder: compré leche en polvo, I bought powdered milk
polvos de talco, talcum powder
3 vulgar fuck, screw
echar un polvo, to have a screw
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar hecho polvo, (cansado, agotado) fam to be knackered o beat
(abatido, triste) to be depressed
(roto, destruido) to be ruined
hacer polvo, to spoil, ruin: nos hizo polvo el verano, it ruined our summer
este trabajo me está haciendo polvo, this job is really knocking me out
morder el polvo, to bite the dust: le hizo morder el polvo, it overcame him
limpio de polvo y paja, clear: ganó dos millones limpios de polvo y paja, she earned two million net
' polvo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constancia
- gamuza
- levadura
- moler
- pelusa
- pelusilla
- posarse
- pulverizar
- remolino
- reposar
- trapo
- acumular
- asentar
- cacao
- canela
- carbonilla
- curry
- leche
- levantar
- limpio
- llenar
- lleno
- mota
- nube
- película
- sacudir
- tierra
- torbellino
English:
add in
- baking powder
- beat
- blink
- brush off
- chilli powder
- coat
- collect
- compact
- cosmic dust
- custard powder
- dried
- dust
- dusty
- film
- fine
- flick
- fuck
- gather
- gold dust
- kick up
- mask
- pie
- powder
- powdered
- raise
- screw
- settle
- shagged
- shake off
- shatter
- soap powder
- speck
- stir up
- suck
- sweep away
- trail
- whirl
- zonked
- baking
- chocolate
- creamer
- drinking
- eyeful
- gold
- grit
- icing
- powdery
- scouring
- soap
* * *polvo nm1. [en el aire] dust;quitar el polvo al televisor to dust the TVpolvo cósmico cosmic dust2. [de un producto] powder;leche en polvo powdered milk;canela en polvo ground cinnamonFam polvo de ángel angel dust; Am polvo de hornear baking powder;polvos (de) picapica itching powder;RP polvo Royal® baking powder;polvos de talco talcum powder3.polvos [maquillaje] powder;ponerse polvos to powder one's faceechar un polvo to have a screw, Br to have a shag;¡qué polvo tiene! what a babe!5. CompFam [muy deprimido] to be shattered o Br gutted; Famhacer polvo algo to smash sth;estos zapatos me están haciendo polvo los pies these shoes are killing my feet;el cambio de fecha me hace polvo the change of date is a bummer for me;Fam [deprimido] to be shattered o Br gutted; Fammorder el polvo to be humiliated;Famhacer morder el polvo a alguien to make sb eat dirt* * *mlimpiar oquitar el polvo dust;morder el polvo fam bite the dust fam ;hacer morder el polvo a alguien fam crush s.o., wipe the floor with s.o. fam3 fam:estar hecho polvo be all in fam4 vulg:echar un polvo have a screw vulg ;nada de polvos durante dos semanas no nooky vulg o sex for two weeks* * *polvo nm1) : dust2) : powder3) polvos nmpl: face powder4)polvos de hornear : baking powder5)vas a hacer polvo el reloj: you're going to destroy your watch* * *polvo n1. (suciedad) dust2. (comestible, medicina, etc) powderestar hecho polvo to be exhausted / to be shattered -
16 polvo1
1 = dust.Ex. Dust is an enemy of microcomputers as it is with any piece of electrical apparatus, and a dust cover costing a few pounds is a worthwhile purchase.----* acumular polvo = gather + dust, collect + dust.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* con olor a polvo = dust smelling.* convertirse en polvo = turn to + dust.* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.* hecho polvo = wrecked, dog tired.* libre de polvo = dust-free.* limpieza del polvo = dusting.* morder el polvo = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt, be kaput.* natillas en polvo = custard powder.* nube de polvo = cloud of dust, dust cloud.* oliendo a polvo = dust smelling.* polvo de estrellas = stardust.* quedarse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* quitar el polvo = dust.* remolino de polvo = dust cloud.* sacudir el polvo = dust.* sentirse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* tormenta de polvo = dust storm.* trapo del polvo = dust cloth, duster. -
17 tempestad
f.1 storm.una tempestad en un vaso de agua (figurative) a storm in a tea cup (British), a tempest in a teapot (United States)tempestad de nieve snowstorm2 tempest, storm, thunderstorm.* * *1 storm2 figurado turmoil, uproar\levantar tempestades figurado to cause a turmoiluna tempestad en un vaso de agua figurado a storm in a teacuptempestad de arena sandstormtempestad de nieve snowstorm* * *SF storm"La Tempestad" de Shakespeare — Shakespeare's "Tempest"
* * *femenino storm, tempest (liter)* * *= tempest.Ex. A reader who asks for a copy of The tempest may not mind very much which edition we give him.----* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.* * *femenino storm, tempest (liter)* * *= tempest.Ex: A reader who asks for a copy of The tempest may not mind very much which edition we give him.
* quien siembra vientos recoge tempestades = as you sow, so shall you reap.* * *storm, tempest ( liter)su actuación levantó una tempestad de aplausos his performance was received with tumultuous applauseCompuesto:sandstorm* * *
tempestad sustantivo femenino
storm, tempest (liter);
tempestad sustantivo femenino
1 Meteor storm, tempest
2 fig (de aplausos, gritos, etc) storm, uproar
' tempestad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desencadenar
- feroz
- furor
English:
brave
- storm
- tempest
* * *tempestad nfstorm;se levantó una fuerte tempestad a fierce storm blew up;levantar una tempestad de protestas to raise a storm of protest;tempestad de arena sandstorm;tempestad de nieve snowstorm* * *f tb figstorm* * *tempestad nf1) : storm, tempest2)tempestad de arena : sandstorm* * *tempestad n storm -
18 arena
f.1 sand.arenas movedizas quicksand2 arena (escenario de la lucha).la arena política the political arena3 bullring (bullfighting).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: arenar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: arenar.* * *1 sand2 (de circo romano) arena3 (plaza de toros) bullring\arenas movedizas quicksand sing* * *noun f.1) sand2) arena* * *SF1) (Geol) sandarenas de oro — (fig) gold dust sing
2) (Med)pl arenas stones3) (Dep) arena* * *1) (Const, Geol) sand2)a) ( palestra) arenab) (Taur) ring* * *= sand.Nota: Relativo a la encuadernación.Ex. Much the commonest grains were rib, the various moroccos, sand, and pebble; while plain (ungrained) cloth was never rare.----* arena del circo = circus ring.* arenas movedizas = quicksand.* atrincherado con sacos de arena = sandbagged.* baño de arena = sand bath.* caja de arena = litter-box.* cajón de arena = sandpit, sandbox.* castillo de arena = sandcastle.* con base de arena = sand-based.* cubierto de arena = sandy [sandier -comp., sandiest -sup.].* enseñado a usar la caja de arena = house-trained.* grano de arena = grain of sand.* hacer una montaña de un grano de arena = get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.* hacer una montaña de un grano de arena = make + a mountain out of a molehill.* parapetado con sacos de arena = sandbagged.* parapetar con sacos de arena = sandbag.* playa de arena = sand beach.* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.* proteger con sacos de arena = sandbag.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* reloj de arena = sand timer, hourglass, sandglass.* saco de arena = sandbag.* sobre base de arena = sand-based.* tormenta de arena = sandstorm.* tormenta de arena, tormenta de polvo = dust storm.* un grano de arena en el desierto = a drop of water in a bucket.* un grano de arena en el desierto = a drop in the ocean.* * *1) (Const, Geol) sand2)a) ( palestra) arenab) (Taur) ring* * *= sand.Nota: Relativo a la encuadernación.Ex: Much the commonest grains were rib, the various moroccos, sand, and pebble; while plain (ungrained) cloth was never rare.
* arena del circo = circus ring.* arenas movedizas = quicksand.* atrincherado con sacos de arena = sandbagged.* baño de arena = sand bath.* caja de arena = litter-box.* cajón de arena = sandpit, sandbox.* castillo de arena = sandcastle.* con base de arena = sand-based.* cubierto de arena = sandy [sandier -comp., sandiest -sup.].* enseñado a usar la caja de arena = house-trained.* grano de arena = grain of sand.* hacer una montaña de un grano de arena = get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.* hacer una montaña de un grano de arena = make + a mountain out of a molehill.* parapetado con sacos de arena = sandbagged.* parapetar con sacos de arena = sandbag.* playa de arena = sand beach.* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena = do + Posesivo + share, do + Posesivo + part, do + Posesivo + bit.* proteger con sacos de arena = sandbag.* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión = sandblast.* reloj de arena = sand timer, hourglass, sandglass.* saco de arena = sandbag.* sobre base de arena = sand-based.* tormenta de arena = sandstorm.* tormenta de arena, tormenta de polvo = dust storm.* un grano de arena en el desierto = a drop of water in a bucket.* un grano de arena en el desierto = a drop in the ocean.* * *(en Sal) = Alianza Republicana Nacionalista* * *
arena sustantivo femenino
1 (Const, Geol) sand;
2 ( palestra) arena;
arena sustantivo femenino
1 sand
2 Taur bullring
3 (lugar para luchar) arena
4 arenas movedizas, quicksand
' arena' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
banco
- cal
- castillo
- disgregación
- escabullirse
- grano
- palestra
- reloj
- apalear
- bajío
- entrar
- fino
- obrero
- pala
- playa
- sacudir
- tempestad
- tierra
English:
arena
- beach
- busily
- deal
- drift
- fine
- grain
- grit
- gritty
- hourglass
- loaded
- lorry
- mountain
- ocean
- sand
- sandbag
- sandbank
- sandblast
- sandpit
- sandstorm
- shoal
- shovel
- egg
- floodlight
- litter
- sandy
- shake
* * *= right wing Salvadoran political party* * *f1 sand* * *arena nf1) : sandarena movediza: quicksand2) : arena* * *arena n1. (materia) sand2. (ruedo) ring -
19 levantar una polvareda
• make a dust storm• raise a cloud of dust• raise a dust storm -
20 polvareda
• cloud of dust• dust cloud• dust storm• thick board• thick cloud of smoke
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