estar hecho un chile

a medios chiles М.; нн. — навеселе́, под му́хой

ponerse [estar] hecho un chile М., Ник.; нн. — позелене́ть [побеле́ть] от бе́шенства [я́рости]

a medios chiles loc. adv. Мекс. разг. — навеселе, под мухой

estar hecho un chile Мекс., Ник. разг. — быть вне себя

bola de fuego — (Mil) fireball; (Meteo) ball lightning

se lo he dicho mil veces pero no me da bola — I've told him a thousand times but he doesn't take any notice o a blind bit of notice

aquí cada uno va a su bola — everyone does their own thing here *

tú (ve) a tu bola — just do your own thing *

bola de partido — Esp (Tenis) match ball

bola de set — Esp (Tenis) set point

hacerse bolas — [jersey, abrigo] to get bobbly; Méx * [persona] to get o.s. tied up in knots

tú estás mal de la bola — you're nuts *

aquí todo el mundo va o está en bolas — everyone goes round naked o in the nude here

tras el incendio nos quedamos en bolas — the fire completely cleaned us out *

estoy hasta las bolas de él — I'm pissed off with him ***

me tiene hasta las bolas con sus tonterías — I'm pissed off with his fooling around ***, I've had it up to here with his fooling around *

este niño nos quiere meter una bola — that boy's trying to put one past us *

¡qué bola más grande! — what a whopper! *

¿no te habrás tragado esa bola? — you didn't swallow that one, did you? *, you didn't fall for it, did you? *

parar or poner bolas — (Col fam) to pay attention, listen up (AmE colloq)

tener la cabeza como una bola de billar — to be as bald as a cue ball (AmE) o (BrE) as bald as a coot (colloq)

estar en bolas — (fam o vulg) to be stark naked (colloq)

estar hasta las bolas — (vulg) to be pissed off (sl)

hacerse bolas con algo — (Méx) to get in a mess over something

pillar a alguien en bolas — (fam o vulg) to catch somebody with their pants (AmE) o (BrE) trousers down (colloq)

sacar bola — (Esp) to flex one's muscles

contar/decir bolas — to fib (colloq), to tell fibs (colloq)

se tragó la bola! — she swallowed it! (colloq)

no me dio bola — he didn't take the slightest bit of notice (colloq)

una bola de — loads of (colloq)

armarse la bola — (Méx)

se armó la bola — all hell broke loose (colloq)

parar or poner bolas — (Col fam) to pay attention, listen up (AmE colloq)

tener la cabeza como una bola de billar — to be as bald as a cue ball (AmE) o (BrE) as bald as a coot (colloq)

estar en bolas — (fam o vulg) to be stark naked (colloq)

estar hasta las bolas — (vulg) to be pissed off (sl)

hacerse bolas con algo — (Méx) to get in a mess over something

pillar a alguien en bolas — (fam o vulg) to catch somebody with their pants (AmE) o (BrE) trousers down (colloq)

sacar bola — (Esp) to flex one's muscles

contar/decir bolas — to fib (colloq), to tell fibs (colloq)

se tragó la bola! — she swallowed it! (colloq)

no me dio bola — he didn't take the slightest bit of notice (colloq)

una bola de — loads of (colloq)

armarse la bola — (Méx)

se armó la bola — all hell broke loose (colloq)

Ex: Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.

limpiar o quitar el polvo — to dust

hecho polvo * —

estoy hecho polvo — (=cansado) I'm shattered *, I'm knackered **; (=deprimido) I feel really down

en polvo — [leche, canela, cocaína] powdered

polvos de arroz — rice powder sing

polvos de blanqueo — bleaching powder sing

polvos de chile — chilli powder sing

polvo(s) de hornear, polvo(s) de levadura — baking powder sing

polvo dentífrico — tooth powder sing

polvos de picapica — itching powder sing

polvos de talco — talcum powder sing

polvos para dientes — tooth powder sing

echar un polvo — to have a screw o shag ***

está para un buen polvo — she's hot stuff **

limpiar 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)

viene entera o en polvo — you can buy it whole or ground o in powder form

echar(se) un polvo — to have a screw (vulg), to ball (AmE sl)

limpiar 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)

viene entera o en polvo — you can buy it whole or ground o in powder form

echar(se) un polvo — to have a screw (vulg), to ball (AmE sl)

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.

Ex: Next a carbon powder or toner is shaken over the selenium drum.

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.

esos individuos tienen una mala facha — that bunch look a bit dodgy *

tiene facha de poli — he looks like a copper *

tiene facha de buena gente — he looks OK *

estar hecho una facha — to look a sight *, look terrible

qué facha tan espantosa! — what a sight! (colloq)

estar hecho una facha — to be o look a sight (colloq)

qué facha tan espantosa! — what a sight! (colloq)

estar hecho una facha — to be o look a sight (colloq)

estar hecho un esqueleto — (fam & hum) to be all skin and bone(s) (colloq)

menear el esqueleto — (fam & hum) to shake a leg (colloq & hum)

estar hecho un esqueleto — (fam & hum) to be all skin and bone(s) (colloq)

menear el esqueleto — (fam & hum) to shake a leg (colloq & hum)

Ex: A description of the main subject areas forms the skeleton of the main list of terms.

estar como un or hecho un palillo — (fam) to be as thin as a rake

es un palillo — he's as thin as a rake

estar como un or hecho un palillo — (fam) to be as thin as a rake

es un palillo — he's as thin as a rake

Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

ser un pato o estar pato — to be broke *

hacerse pato — (Méx fam) to pretend not to know anything

pagar el pato — (fam) to get the blame

hacerse pato — (Méx fam) to pretend not to know anything

pagar el pato — (fam) to get the blame

Ex: The textword combined with the descriptor, ' ducks' and 'water birds', resulted in higher precision than when the descriptor alone was used.

• 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)