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1 beam-ends
tr[biːm'endz]1 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL cabezas nombre femenino plural de los baos\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon her beam-ends SMALLMARITIME/SMALL escorado,-ato be on one's beam ends estar sin un duro[ˌbiːm'endz]NPL (Naut) cabezas fpl de los baos (de un buque)she was on her beam-ends — (Naut) el buque escoraba peligrosamente
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2 odds and ends
(small objects etc of different kinds: There were various odds and ends lying about on the table.) cositas, cosas sueltasodds and ends npl cosas / cosas sueltas(bits and pieces) cositas nombre femenino plural, cosas nombre femenino plural sueltas 2 (trinkets) chucherías nombre femenino pluralodds and ends npl: costillas fpl, cosas fpl sueltas, cachivaches mpln.pl.• chirimbolo s.m.• menudencia s.f.• zarandajas s.f.pl.'ɑdzən'endz, ˌɒdzən'endzplural noun (colloq) cosas fpl sueltas; ( trinkets) chucherías fpl; ( junk) cachivaches mpl, trastos mpl viejos* * *['ɑdzən'endz, ˌɒdzən'endz]plural noun (colloq) cosas fpl sueltas; ( trinkets) chucherías fpl; ( junk) cachivaches mpl, trastos mpl viejos -
3 all's well that ends well
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4 to burn the candle at both ends
English-spanish dictionary > to burn the candle at both ends
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5 to make ends meet
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6 be at loose ends
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7 bow tie with long ends
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8 burn the candle at both ends
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9 trim the ends or edges of
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10 loose ends
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11 on her beam-ends
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12 split ends
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13 to be at loose ends
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14 to be on one's beam ends
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15 to go to the ends of the earth
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16 to tie up loose ends
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17 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) llegar a final de mes -
18 make (both) ends meet
(not to get into debt: The widow and her four children found it difficult to make ends meet.) llegar a final de mes -
19 they are on their beam-ends
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20 to tie up the loose ends
См. также в других словарях:
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