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una bolsa de patatas o LAm papas fritas — a packet o bag of crisps

bolsa de basura — [para cubo grande] rubbish bag, bin bag, garbage bag (EEUU); [para cubo pequeño] bin liner

bolsa de palos — (Golf) golf bag

esa blusa te hace bolsas — that blouse goes all baggy o doesn't hang right on you

las empresas que cotizan en bolsa — quoted o listed companies

sacar una emisión a bolsa — to float an issue on the stock market o exchange

bolsa negra — Chile black market

solo busca engordar la bolsa — all he's trying to do is line his pockets *

bolsa de (la) basura — garbage bag (AmE), trash bag (AmE), rubbish bag (BrE), bin liner (BrE)

una bolsa del supermercado — a grocery bag (AmE) o (BrE) carrier bag

hacerse bolsa — (CS) zapatos to get ruined; coche to get badly damaged

una bolsa de patatas fritas — (Esp) a bag of chips (AmE), a packet o bag of crisps (BrE)

a la bolsa — (Chi) at someone else's expense

bolsas de extranjeros ilegales — pockets o communities of illegal immigrants

bolsa de (la) basura — garbage bag (AmE), trash bag (AmE), rubbish bag (BrE), bin liner (BrE)

una bolsa del supermercado — a grocery bag (AmE) o (BrE) carrier bag

hacerse bolsa — (CS) zapatos to get ruined; coche to get badly damaged

una bolsa de patatas fritas — (Esp) a bag of chips (AmE), a packet o bag of crisps (BrE)

a la bolsa — (Chi) at someone else's expense

bolsas de extranjeros ilegales — pockets o communities of illegal immigrants

Ex: The book 'String Bags and Gender' is a thorough, informative, accessible, and well-written study of the looped carryall common in Papua New Guinea.

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introdujo los pies en el agua — he put o placed his feet in(to) the water

cualquier animal puede introducir la rabia en el país — any animal could bring o introduce rabies into the country

esa bebida hace ya años que se introdujo en España — that drink was introduced in Spain o was brought onto the Spanish market years ago

introducir algo de contrabando — to smuggle sth (en into)

las reformas se introducirán gradualmente a lo largo de los próximos tres años — the reforms will be phased in over the next three years, the reforms will be brought in o introduced gradually over the next three years

introdujo la papeleta en la urna — he put his ballot paper in o into the ballot box

introducir un nuevo producto en el mercado — to introduce a new product into o bring a new product onto the market

un solo perro podría introducir la enfermedad en el país — a single dog could bring o introduce the disease into the country

se introdujeron en el banco por un túnel — they gained access to o got into the bank via a tunnel

introdujo la papeleta en la urna — he put his ballot paper in o into the ballot box

introducir un nuevo producto en el mercado — to introduce a new product into o bring a new product onto the market

un solo perro podría introducir la enfermedad en el país — a single dog could bring o introduce the disease into the country

se introdujeron en el banco por un túnel — they gained access to o got into the bank via a tunnel

Ex: Entry of an 'e' for end will bring back the screen shown in Figure 23 where you can make another choice or enter 'e' for end.

no entiende nada — he doesn't understand a thing o anything

• nada de, no sabe nada de español — he knows no Spanish at all, he doesn't know any Spanish at all

-¿qué te cuentas? -nada de particular — "what's new?" - "nothing much" o "not a lot"

• estuvo en nada que lo perdiesen — they very nearly lost it

• no me falta de nada — I've got everything I need

• hace nada — just a moment ago

• no se parecen en nada — they're not at all alike

• quedar(se) en nada — to come to nothing

• no reparar en nada — to stop at nothing

• no servir para nada — to be utterly useless

• no ha sido nada — it's nothing, it doesn't matter

• antes de nada, antes de nada tengo que telefonear — before I do anything else I must make a phone call

• a cada nada — LAm * constantly

• casi nada, no costó casi nada — it cost next to nothing

• como si nada, se lo advertí, pero como si nada — I warned him but it was as if I hadn't spoken

• de nada, -¡gracias! -de nada — "thanks!" - "don't mention it" o "you're welcome"

• dentro de nada — very soon

• nada más, -¿desea algo más? -nada más, gracias — "can I get you anything else?" - "no, that's all thank you"

estas flores aparecen nada más terminado el invierno — these flowers come out just after the winter o as soon as the winter is over

nada más que estoy muy cansado — And, Méx it's just that I'm very tired

• (nada más y) nada menos que... — (no more and) no less than...

• ni nada — or anything

pues no es feo ni nada — iró he's not ugly... much!

• para nada — at all

• por nada, por nada se echa a llorar — she's always crying over nothing o for no reason at all

¡por nada! — Cono Sur not at all!, don't mention it!

pues no eres tú nada ambicioso — iró well you're not very ambitious, are you?... much!

antes que or de nada — first of all

nada de nada — (fam) not a thing

nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it

con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that

pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens

no está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried

esto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit

se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void

antes que or de nada — first of all

nada de nada — (fam) not a thing

nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it

con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that

pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens

no está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried

esto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit

se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void

Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.