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1 ажурная резьба

fret work

Русско-английский словарь по деревообрабатывающей промышленности > ажурная резьба
2 взвинтить себя

1) General subject: stew, work oneself into a state, work oneself into a frenzied

2) Makarov: get into a fret, work oneself into a frenzy, work oneself into a fret

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > взвинтить себя
3 лепное украшение

1) Construction: fret apx., fret work, stucco moulding

2) Architecture: (в древнегреческой архитектуре) bird's beak moulding, fret, molding, moulding, stucco molding

3) Forestry: fretwork

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > лепное украшение
4 резное украшение

1) General subject: anaglyph

2) Construction: fret apx., fret work

3) Architecture: carving, fret

4) Forestry: fretwork

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > резное украшение
5 довести себя

Makarov: get into a fret, work oneself into a fret

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > довести себя
6 разволноваться

1) General subject: get into a fuss, get into a stew, get knickers in a twist, get hot, have feathers fussed, get nervous about (по поводу), go apeshit, get worried

2) Colloquial: get fired up (What got you so fired up? - Отчего ты так разволновалась?)

3) Jargon: bug up, go out of ( one's) skill

4) Makarov: get flurried, get into a fret, work oneself into a fret, fall into a flutter

5) Taboo: shit a top-block

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > разволноваться
7 ажурная работа

1) General subject: open work, tracery (особ. в средневековой архитектуре)

2) Construction: fret work

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ажурная работа
8 ажурная резьба

Forestry: fret work, fretwork, pierced work

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ажурная резьба
9 chantournage

m
fret-work

Dictionnaire d'ingénierie, d'architecture et de construction > chantournage
10 украшение

1) ( резное или лепное) fret(work); ( только лепное) stucco moulding

2) ( предмета) adornment

драгоценное украше́ние (иконы) — precious adornment

украше́ние церкви — decoration of a church

Русско-английский словарь религиозной лексики > украшение
11 agobiar

v.

to overwhelm.

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agobiar

Conjugation model [ CAMBIAR], like cambiar

► verbo transitivo

1 (doblar) to weigh/bend down

2 (abrumar) to overwhelm

► verbo pronominal agobiarse

1 (angustiarse) to worry too much, get worked up

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verb

to overwhelm

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1. VT

1) (=oprimir) [problemas, responsabilidad, pena] to overwhelm; [ropa] to stifle

estamos agobiados por las incesantes llamadas telefónicas — we're overwhelmed with constant phone calls

agobiado por las deudas, tuvo que volver a trabajar — weighed down by debts, he was forced to go back to work

este bochorno me agobia — I find this close weather oppressive o stifling

2) (=angustiar)

le agobian mucho los espacios cerrados — he gets really anxious in enclosed spaces

me agobian las grandes ciudades — big cities are too much for me *, I find big cities very stressful

me agobia un montón oír el fútbol por la radio * — hearing football on the radio really gets to me *

3) (=molestar) to pester, harass

estaban agobiándola con tantas preguntas — they were pestering o harassing her with so many questions

4) * (=meter prisa)

no me agobies, ya terminaré el trabajo cuando pueda — please, give me a break o get off my back, I'll finish the work when I can *

2.

See:

agobiarse

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1.
verbo transitivo ( abrumar) problemas/responsabilidad to weigh o get... down; calor to oppress, get... down

te agobia con tanta amabilidad — she smothers you with kindness

este niño me agobia — this child is too much for me
2.
agobiarse v pron (esp Esp fam) to get uptight (colloq)

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= haunt, weigh down, harry, stress.

Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

Ex. The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.

Ex. They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.

Ex. The animals are captured for only a few minutes, to avoid stressing them too much.

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* agobiarse = fret, stew, stress + Nombre + out.

* agobiarse por = fret about.

* no agobiarse = take + Posesivo + time.

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1.
verbo transitivo ( abrumar) problemas/responsabilidad to weigh o get... down; calor to oppress, get... down

te agobia con tanta amabilidad — she smothers you with kindness

este niño me agobia — this child is too much for me
2.
agobiarse v pron (esp Esp fam) to get uptight (colloq)

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= haunt, weigh down, harry, stress.

Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

Ex: The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.

Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.

Ex: The animals are captured for only a few minutes, to avoid stressing them too much.

* agobiarse = fret, stew, stress + Nombre + out.

* agobiarse por = fret about.

* no agobiarse = take + Posesivo + time.

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agobiar [A1 ]

vt

1 (abrumar) «problemas/responsabilidad» to weigh o get … down; «calor» to oppress, get … down

te agobia con tanta amabilidad she overwhelms o smothers you with kindness

este niño me agobia this child is too much for me

2 ( esp Esp) (angustiar) to get … down

no me agobies, dame tiempo y te lo haré don't keep on at me, give me time and I'll do it

■ agobiarse

v pron

( esp Esp fam) to get worked up, get uptight ( colloq)

se agobió con tanto ruido y se fue the noise got too much for him and he left

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agobiar ( conjugate agobiar) verbo transitivo [problemas/responsabilidad] to weigh o get … down;
[ calor] to oppress, get … down;
◊ te agobia con tanta amabilidad she smothers you with kindness;

este niño me agobia this child is too much for me
agobiar verbo transitivo to overwhelm

' agobiar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asfixiar
English:
wear down

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agobiar

♦ vt

to overwhelm;

el trabajo la agobia her work is getting on top of her;

agobia a todos con sus problemas she drives everyone up the wall with her problems;

me agobia con sus gritos his shouting really gets to me

♦ See also the pronominal verb agobiarse

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agobiar

v/t

1 de calor stifle

2 de problemas get on top of, overwhelm;

agobiar de trabajo overload with work

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agobiar vt

1) oprimir: to oppress, to burden

2) abrumar: to overwhelm

3) : to wear out, to exhaust

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agobiar vb

1. (hacer sufrir) to get on top of

los exámenes me agobian exams get on top of me

2. (deprimir) to get down

le agobiaba la idea de cambiar de domicilio the idea of moving house was getting her down

Spanish-English dictionary > agobiar
12 calar

adj.

calcareous, lime.

v.

1 to soak.

2 to see through (guess) (person).

3 to jam on (gorro, sombrero).

4 to cut a sample of (fruit).

5 to perforate, to pierce.

6 to draw (Nautical).

7 to soak through, to pierce, to soak, to penetrate.

La lluvia cala la ropa The rain soaks through the clothes.

8 to swoop down, to fly down rapidly, to make a swoop.

El halcón caló sobre la liebre The hawk swooped down over the hare.

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calar

► adjetivo

1 calcareous

► nombre masculino

1 limestone quarry

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calar

► verbo transitivo

1 (mojar) to soak through, soak, drench

■ el agua caló el jersey the water soaked through the jumper

2 (agujerear) to go through, pierce, puncture

3 (el sombrero) to jam on

4 COSTURA to do openwork on

5 TÉCNICA to do fretwork on

6 (la bayoneta) to fix

7 (las velas) to strike; (las redes) to lower

8 figurado (penetrar) to have an effect on

■ lo que vimos caló hondo en nosotros what we saw affected us deeply

9 familiar to rumble, find out

■ ¡te han calado! they have got your number!

► verbo intransitivo

1 MARÍTIMO to draw

► verbo pronominal calarse

1 (mojarse) to get soaked

2 (sombrero) to pull down

3 AUTOMÓVIL to stop, stall

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I
1.

ADJ calcareous frm, lime antes de s

2.

SM limestone quarry
II
1. VT

1) [líquido, lluvia, humedad] to soak (through)

la lluvia me caló la ropa — the rain soaked o drenched my clothes

calar a algn (hasta) los huesos — to cut sb (through) to the bone

un frío y una humedad que calan los huesos — cold and damp that cut through to the bone

2) * (=percatar) to suss (out) *

lo calé nada más conocerlo — I had him sussed as soon as I'd met him *

¡nos ha calado! — he's sussed o rumbled us! *, we've been sussed o rumbled! *

3) (Téc) [+ metal, madera] to fret

sierra de calar — fret saw

4) [+ bayoneta] to fix

5) [+ mástil] to fix, fit; [+ vela] to lower; [+ red] to cast

el buque cala 12 metros — the ship draws 12 metres, the ship has a draught of 12 metres

6) And (=aplastar) to crush, flatten; (=humillar) to humiliate

2.

VI (=penetrar)

esa moda no caló en España — that fashion did not take on o catch on in Spain

su defensa caló en el jurado — the arguments in his defence got through to the jury

una ideología que está calando en la sociedad — an ideology that is catching on in society

esta opinión ha calado entre la población — this opinion has taken deep root among the public

su mensaje caló hondo en nuestra generación — her message had a deep effect o made a deep impression on our generation

3.

See:

calarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) líquido ( empapar) to soak; ( atravesar) to soak through

2)

a) < sandía> to cut a piece out of ( in order to taste it)

b) (fam) <persona/intenciones> to rumble (colloq), to suss... out (BrE colloq)

te tenemos muy calado — we've got you sussed

3) barco to draw

4) < bayoneta> to fix

5) (Esp) <coche/motor> to stall
2.
calar vi

1) moda ( penetrar) to catch on

estos cambios calan lentamente en la sociedad — these changes permeate society slowly

los países donde ha calado esta religión — the countries where this religion has taken root

aquellas palabras calaron hondo en él — those words made a deep impression on him

2) zapatos/tienda de campaña to leak, let water in
3.
calarse v pron

1) ( empaparse) to get soaked, get drenched

me calé hasta los huesos — I got soaked to the skin

2) (liter) <sombrero/gorra> to pull... down

3) (Esp) coche/motor to stall

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= take + hold, permeate, hit + home.

Ex. New computer-supported systems such as PRECIS will probably take hold only in languages and countries where a subject analysis system does not already exist.

Ex. This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.

Ex. With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.

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* calado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin.

* calar a Alguien = suss (out).

* calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* calar hondo = hit + home.

* empezar a calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* motor + calar = engine + stall.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) líquido ( empapar) to soak; ( atravesar) to soak through

2)

a) < sandía> to cut a piece out of ( in order to taste it)

b) (fam) <persona/intenciones> to rumble (colloq), to suss... out (BrE colloq)

te tenemos muy calado — we've got you sussed

3) barco to draw

4) < bayoneta> to fix

5) (Esp) <coche/motor> to stall
2.
calar vi

1) moda ( penetrar) to catch on

estos cambios calan lentamente en la sociedad — these changes permeate society slowly

los países donde ha calado esta religión — the countries where this religion has taken root

aquellas palabras calaron hondo en él — those words made a deep impression on him

2) zapatos/tienda de campaña to leak, let water in
3.
calarse v pron

1) ( empaparse) to get soaked, get drenched

me calé hasta los huesos — I got soaked to the skin

2) (liter) <sombrero/gorra> to pull... down

3) (Esp) coche/motor to stall

* * *

= take + hold, permeate, hit + home.

Ex: New computer-supported systems such as PRECIS will probably take hold only in languages and countries where a subject analysis system does not already exist.

Ex: This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.

Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.

* calado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin.

* calar a Alguien = suss (out).

* calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* calar hondo = hit + home.

* empezar a calar en = grow on/upon + Pronombre.

* motor + calar = engine + stall.

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calar¹

adjective

calizo

calar² [A1 ]

vt

A «líquido» (empapar) to soak; (atravesar) to soak through

B

1 ‹sandía› to cut a piece out of ( in order to taste it)

2 ( fam); ‹persona/intenciones› to rumble ( colloq), to suss … out ( BrE colloq)

lo calé enseguida I sussed him (out) o rumbled him right away

te tenemos muy calado we've rumbled you o got you sussed, we've got your number (sl)

C

1 ‹madera/cuero› to fret

2 ‹tela/blusa› to make openwork in

D ( Náut)

1 ‹velas› to lower

2 ‹redes› to cast

3 «barco» to draw

el barco cala ocho metros the ship draws eight meters

E ‹bayoneta› to fix

F ( Esp) ‹coche/motor› to stall

G

( Chi fam) ‹gol› (+ me/te/le etc): desde fuera del área le caló un gol he put the ball past him from outside the area

■ calar

vi

A «moda» (penetrar) to catch on

estos cambios calan lentamente en la sociedad these changes permeate society slowly

los países donde ha calado esta religión the countries where this religion has taken root o become established

aquellas palabras calaron hondo en él those words made a deep impression on him

son experiencias que calan hondo experiences of this kind affect you deeply o have a profound effect

B «zapatos/botas» to leak, let water in

■ calarse

v pron

A (empaparse) to get soaked, get drenched

me calé hasta los huesos I got soaked to the skin

B ‹sombrero/gorra› to pull … down; ‹gafas› to put on

C ( Esp) «coche/motor» to stall

D ( Ven arg) (aguantar) to put up with

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calar ( conjugate calar) verbo transitivo
1 [ líquido] ( empapar) to soak;
( atravesar) to soak through;
◊ el agua me caló los calcetines water soaked through my socks

2 (fam) ‹persona/intenciones› to rumble (colloq), to suss … out (BrE colloq)
3 [ barco] to draw
4 (Esp) ‹coche/motor› to stall
verbo intransitivo
1 [ moda] to catch on;
[costumbre/filosofía] to take root
2 [zapatos/tienda de campaña] to leak, let water in
calarse verbo pronominal
1 ( empaparse) to get soaked, get drenched
2 (Esp) [coche/motor] to stall
calar
I verbo transitivo
1 (empapar) to soak, drench:
2 (atravesar) to pierce, penetrate
3 familiar (a alguien o sus intenciones) to rumble: ¡te tenemos calado!, we've got your number!
II verbo intransitivo
1 (permitir que pase el líquido) to let in water
2 (impresionar) to make an impression [en, on]
(penetrar) to catch on
3 Náut to draw
' calar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empapar
English:
leak
- see through
- soak through
- stall
- permeate
- see
- soak

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calar

♦ vt

1. [empapar] to soak

2. Esp [motor] to stall

3. [persona, asunto] to see through, Br to suss out;

lo calé nada más verlo I had him worked out as soon as I set eyes on him;

no consigo calar sus intenciones I can't work out what she's after

4. [sombrero] to jam on

5. [melón, sandía] to cut a sample of

6. [tela] to do openwork embroidery on

7. [perforar] to perforate, to pierce

8. Náut [velas] to lower, to let down;
[redes] to cast
9. [bayoneta] to fix

10. Am [grano] to sample

♦ vi

1. Náut to draw

2. [ser permeable]
estos zapatos calan these shoes let in water

3. [penetrar]
calar (hondo) en to strike a chord with;

un producto que ha calado (hondo) entre los consumidores a product that has struck a chord among consumers

♦ See also the pronominal verb calarse

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calar

I v/t

1 ( mojar) soak; techo, tela soak through

2 persona, conjura see through

II v/i

1 de zapato leak

2 de ideas, costumbres take root;

calar hondo en make a big impression on

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calar vt

1) : to soak through

2) : to pierce, to penetrate

calar vi

: to catch on

♦ See also the reflexive verb calarse

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calar vb to soak

la lluvia me caló la ropa the rain soaked my clothes

Spanish-English dictionary > calar
13 vaivata

yks.nom. vaivata; yks.gen. vaivaan; yks.part. vaivasi; yks.ill. vaivaisi; mon.gen. vaivatkoon; mon.part. vaivannut; mon.ill. vaivattiin

afflict (verb)

ail (verb)

annoy (verb)

bother (verb)

exercise (verb)

fox (verb)

fret (verb)

give trouble (verb)

harass (verb)

incommode (verb)

inconvenience (verb)

knead (verb)

molest (verb)

pain (verb)

pester (verb)

rack (verb)

strain (verb)

torment (verb)

trouble (verb)

vex (verb)

weary (verb)

work (verb)

worry (verb)

afflicting (adje)

ailing (adje)

annoying (adje)

bothering (adje)

exercising (adje)

foxing (adje)

fretting (adje)

harassing (adje)

incommoding (adje)

inconveniencing (adje)

kneading (adje)

molesting (adje)

paining (adje)

pestering (adje)

racking (adje)

straining (adje)

tormenting (adje)

troubling (adje)

vexing (adje)

wearying (adje)

working (adje)

worrying (adje)

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• worry

• work

• knead

• irritate

• molest

• oppress

• pain

• persecute

• pester

• pug

• push

• rack

• put about

• suffer from

• tease

• torment

• torture

• trouble

• vex

• with

• inconvenience

• weary

• be afflicted by

• strain

• incommode

• afflict

• ail

• assail

• be racked by

• bewitch

• bother

• give trouble

• exercise

• exhaust

• harass

• fox

• gripe

• fret

• burden

• annoy

Suomi-Englanti sanakirja > vaivata
14 larritu

io. grieved; nire bihotz \larritua my grieved heart du/ad.

1. to distress, to grieve, torment, pain; goseak larritzen gaituenean when hunger torments us

2. ( kezkarazi) to worry, fret, trouble, distress ; horrelako egoerak edonor \larrituko luke such a situation would trouble anyone

3. ( handiagotu) to get big; mamua ikustean \larritu zituen begiak when he saw the ghost his eyes grew as big as saucers

4. ( latzagotu) to make jagged; errota-harria \larritu beharra izaten da the millstone usually has to be made jagged da/ad.

1. to be distressed, become anxious, get upset, worry, fret; ez \larritu! don't {worry || fret}!; bihotza, bat ere \larritu gabe, lasai ari da bere lanean, gau eta egun the heart, without the slightest worry, effortlessly goes on with its work, night and day; nola ardia otsoa ikusteaz lazten, larritzen, eta asaldatzen baita, hala egiten gara gu ere etsaiarekin batzeaz as the sheep is anguished, distressed, and disturbed by the sight of a wolf so are we when meet up with an enemy

b. ( tristetu) to be {grieved || saddened}

2. ( beldurtu) to flinch, get {scared || frightened}

3. ( handitu) to grow bigger; haurra \larritu zen the child grew bigger

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > larritu
15 agobiarse

pron.v.

to bow, to couch.

Agobiarse con to be weighed down with

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agobiarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (angustiarse) to worry too much, get worked up

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VPR *

no se agobia con nada — he doesn't let anything get on top of him o get to him *

me agobié del calor que hacía — the heat was too much for me

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(v.) = fret, stew, stress + Nombre + out

Ex. So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.

Ex. He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit.

Ex. Forty percent of Americans say it stresses them out too much to think about health care and costs.

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(v.) = fret, stew, stress + Nombre + out

Ex: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.

Ex: He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit.

Ex: Forty percent of Americans say it stresses them out too much to think about health care and costs.

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■agobiarse verbo reflexivo
1 (angustiarse) to get anxious
familiar to get uptight
2 (tener sensación de asfixia) to suffocate
' agobiarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asfixiar

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vpr
Fam to feel overwhelmed;
¡no te agobies! don't worry!;

se agobia mucho con el trabajo she lets her work get on top of her

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agobiarse

v/r fam

get stressed out

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agobiarse vb to get worked up

Spanish-English dictionary > agobiarse
16 agua

f.

1 water.

agua del grifo tap water

agua con hielo iced water

agua de lavanda lavender water

aguas menores urine

agua mineral (sin gas/con gas) (still/sparkling) mineral water

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide

agua potable drinking water

aguas residuales sewage

agua salada salt water

aguas termales thermal spring waters

aguas territoriales territorial waters

agua de colonia eau de cologne

agua corriente running water

agua destilada distilled water

agua dulce fresh water

agua embotellada bottled water

2 slope.

un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roof

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: aguar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: aguar.

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agua

(Takes el in singular)

► nombre femenino

1 water

■ echarse al agua to dive in

2 (lluvia) rain

3 ARQUITECTURA slope of a roof

■ tejado a dos aguas pitched roof

► nombre femenino plural aguas

1 (del mar, río) waters

■ aguas arriba upstream

2 (de brillante) water sing, sparkle sing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

claro como el agua crystal clear

como agua de mayo a godsend

como dos gotas de agua like two peas in a pod

estar con el agua al cuello figurado to be up to one's neck in it

estar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence

hacérsele la boca agua a uno figurado to make one's mouth water

hacerse una cosa agua en la boca to melt in one's mouth

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé never say never

romper aguas to break waters

agua bendita holy water

agua corriente running water

agua de colonia (eau de) cologne

agua de lluvia rainwater

agua de mar seawater

agua del grifo tap water

agua dulce fresh water

agua mineral con gas sparkling mineral water

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide

agua potable drinking water

agua salada salt water

aguas jurisdiccionales territorial waters

aguas menores familiar pee sing

aguas residuales sewage sing

aguas termales thermal springs

* * *

noun f.

water

- agua corriente
- agua dulce
- agua mineral
- agua oxigenada
- aguas residuales
* * *

SF

1) [para beber, lavar] water

lavar en agua fría — wash in cold water

dame agua — give me a drink of water

un motor refrigerado por agua — a water-cooled engine

dos aguas con gas y una sin gas, por favor — two sparkling mineral waters and one still one, please

ha sido un invierno de mucha agua — it's been a very wet winter, we've had a lot of rain this winter

¡hombre al agua! — man overboard!

• lanzar un barco al agua — to launch a boat

• caer agua — to rain

hace falta que caiga mucha agua — we need a lot of rain

cayó agua a mares — it poured down

• echarse al agua — (lit) to dive in; (fig) to take the plunge

• ¡agua va! — look out!, careful!

sin decir agua va — without (any) warning

- bailar el agua a algn

- bañarse en agua de rosas

hacérsele la boca agua a algn Esp, hacérsele agua la boca a algn LAm —

se me hace la boca agua solo de pensar en la sopa — just thinking about the soup makes my mouth water, my mouth is watering just thinking about the soup

se le hace la boca agua de pensar en los beneficios — he's drooling at the thought of the profit he'll make

- quedar en agua de borrajas

- cambiar el agua al canario o a las aceitunas

- coger agua en cesto

- como agua para chocolate

- estar con el agua al cuello

- ¿me da para mis aguas?

- echar a algn al agua

- gastar el dinero como agua

como agua de mayo Esp —

esperan la privatización como agua de mayo — they are eagerly awaiting privatization

la noticia fue recibida como agua de mayo en los mercados financieros — the news was welcomed with open arms on the financial markets

este dinero nos viene como agua de mayo — this money is a godsend, this money couldn't have come at a better time

- llevar el agua a su molino

- mear agua bendita

- es agua pasada

- pescar en agua turbia

- sacar agua de las piedras

- de primera agua

- ser como el agua por San Juan

- agua que no has de beber déjala correr

- nunca digas de esta agua no beberé

- de las aguas mansas me libre Dios

- agua pasada no mueve molino

- lo que por agua viene, por agua se va

agua bendita — holy water

agua blanda — soft water

agua corriente — running water

agua (de) cuba — Chile bleach

agua de cebada — barley water

agua de colonia — eau de cologne

agua de espliego — lavender water

agua de fregar — dishwater

agua de fuego — firewater

agua de fusión de la nieve — meltwater

agua de lavanda — lavender water

agua del grifo — tap water

agua de lluvia — rainwater

agua de mar — sea water

agua de rosas — rosewater

agua de seltz — seltzer, soda (water), seltzer water (EEUU)

agua destilada — distilled water

agua dulce — fresh water

un pez de agua dulce — a freshwater fish

agua dura — hard water

agua fuerte — nitric acid solution

agua Jane — ® Uru bleach

agua mineral — mineral water

agua mineral con gas — sparkling mineral water

agua mineral sin gas — still mineral water

agua nieve — sleet

cayó agua nieve — it was sleeting

agua oxigenada — hydrogen peroxide

agua (de) panela — Col, Ven hot lemon

agua perra — Chile boiled water ( drunk for its cleansing properties)

agua pesada — heavy water

agua potable — drinking water

agua salada — salt water

un pez de agua salada — a saltwater fish

agua tónica — tonic water
claro, grabado, vía
2) CAm, And (=gaseosa) fizzy drink, soda (EEUU); (=infusión) herbal tea

agua de manzanilla — camomile tea

3) CAm (=zumo) juice

agua de pera — pear juice

4) pl aguas [de mar, río] waters; [de la marea] tide sing

las frías aguas del Atlántico — the cold waters of the Atlantic

Dios creó las aguas — God created the seas and the oceans

• aguas abajo — downstream, downriver

• aguas arriba — upstream, upriver

• hacer aguas — [barco] to take in water; [explicación, teoría] to be full of holes, not to hold water; [relación, organización, proyecto] to founder

nuestro mercado interno hacía agua — our domestic market was foundering o in trouble

• romper aguas, rompió aguas camino del hospital — her waters broke on the way to the hospital

• tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- estar o nadar entre dos aguas

volver las aguas a su cauce —

las aguas están volviendo a su cauce — things are returning to normal

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid sing

aguas de consumo — drinking water sing

aguas de escorrentía — run-off water sing

aguas de pantoque — bilge water sing

aguas fecales — sewage sing

aguas internacionales — international waters

aguas jurisdiccionales — territorial waters

aguas litorales — coastal waters

aguas llenas — high tide sing

aguas mayores — euf faeces sing frm, feces sing (EEUU) frm

hacer aguas mayores — to have a bowel movement

aguas menores — euf urine sing

hacer aguas menores — to pass water

aguas muertas — neap tide sing

aguas negras, aguas residuales, aguas servidas — Cono Sur sewage sing

aguas subterráneas — groundwater sing

aguas superficiales — surface water sing

aguas termales — thermal springs

aguas territoriales — territorial waters

5) pl aguas (=ondulación)

a) [de piedra preciosa] veins

la malaquita tenía unas aguas blancas — the malachite had white veins in it

un papel azul haciendo aguas — a blue paper with a marbled design

b) [de tejado] pitch, slope

cubrir aguas — to put the roof on, top out

tejado a dos aguas — gabled roof

tejado a cuatro aguas — hipped roof

6) pl aguas (=destello) sparkle sing

el diamante tenía unas aguas preciosas — the diamond sparkled beautifully, the diamond had a wonderful sparkle

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femenino‡

1) water

agua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater

bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)

como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious

estar con el agua al cuello — to be up to one's neck

estar más claro que el agua — to be (patently) obvious

hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder

hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)

se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino — to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious

quedar en agua de borrajas — to come to nothing

ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past

sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino — it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé — you never know when the same thing might happen to you

- agua bendita

- agua corriente/destilada

- agua de colonia

- agua de rosas

- agua dulce

- agua mineral

- agua oxigenada

- agua potable/salada

- aguas negras

- agua tónica or quina

2) ( lluvia) rain

- agua nieve

3) (AmC, Andes)

a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)

b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)

agua de menta — mint tea

4) aguas femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence

los votantes que están entre dos aguas — the undecided voters

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- aguas jurisdiccionales/territoriales

- aguas termales

5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid

rompió aguas — her waters broke

- aguas mayores

- aguas menores

6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof

* * *

= water.

Ex. We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

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* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.

* absorción del agua = water absorption.

* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.

* agua + arrastrar = wash away.

* agua bendita = holy water.

* agua caliente = hot water.

* agua con gas = carbonated water.

* agua con jabón = soapy water.

* agua corriente = running water.

* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.

* agua del grifo = tap water.

* agua de lluvia = rain water.

* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* agua de manantial = spring water.

* agua de mojado = fountain solution.

* agua de riego = irrigation water.

* agua destilada = distilled water.

* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].

* agua embotellada = bottled water.

* agua en botella = bottled water.

* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.

* agua fría = cold water.

* agua helada = ice water.

* agua hirviendo = boiling water.

* agua jabonosa = soapy water.

* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].

* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.

* agua normal = still water.

* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* agua potable = drinking water.

* agua purificada = purified water.

* aguas abajo = downstream.

* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].

* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].

* aguas arriba = upstream.

* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas costeras = coastal waters.

* agua sin gas = still water.

* aguas internacionales = international waters.

* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.

* aguas litorales = coastal waters.

* aguas mansas = still waters.

* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* aguas polares = polar waters.

* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.

* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.

* aguas sucias = foul water.

* aguas templadas = temperate waters.

* aguas termales = thermal springs.

* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.

* aguas tranquilas = still waters.

* aguas turbias = muddy waters.

* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.

* agua subterránea = groundwater.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.

* al agua = water-based, overboard.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.

* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.

* bomba de agua = water pump.

* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.

* brazo de agua = inlet.

* calentador de agua = water heater.

* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cañón de agua = water cannon.

* caudal de agua = volume of water.

* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.

* causado por el agua = water-related.

* cloración del agua = water chlorination.

* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.

* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.

* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.

* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.

* conservar agua = conserve + water.

* contador del agua = water meter.

* contaminación del agua = water pollution.

* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.

* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].

* daño causado por el agua = water damage.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.

* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.

* detector de agua = water detector.

* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.

* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.

* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* escasez de agua = water shortage.

* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falto de agua = waterless.

* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.

* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.

* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.

* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.

* hervidor de agua = kettle.

* hervir agua = boil + water.

* hilo de agua = trickle.

* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.

* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.

* lavar con agua = rinse off.

* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.

* limpiar con agua = wash away.

* línea de agua, la = water line, the.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.

* marca de agua = watermark.

* marcas de agua = watermarking.

* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* molino de agua = water mill.

* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.

* nivel del agua = water level.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* orilla del agua = water's edge.

* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.

* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.

* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.

* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.

* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.

* resistente al agua = water resistant.

* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.

* ron con agua = grog.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* seda formando aguas = watered silk.

* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.

* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.

* sin agua = waterless.

* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.

* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.

* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.

* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.

* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.

* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.

* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.

* transportado por el agua = waterborne.

* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.

* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.

* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

* vapor de agua = water vapour.

* volumen de agua = volume of water.

* * *

femenino‡

1) water

agua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater

bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)

como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious

estar con el agua al cuello — to be up to one's neck

estar más claro que el agua — to be (patently) obvious

hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder

hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)

se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino — to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious

quedar en agua de borrajas — to come to nothing

ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past

sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino — it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé — you never know when the same thing might happen to you

- agua bendita

- agua corriente/destilada

- agua de colonia

- agua de rosas

- agua dulce

- agua mineral

- agua oxigenada

- agua potable/salada

- aguas negras

- agua tónica or quina

2) ( lluvia) rain

- agua nieve

3) (AmC, Andes)

a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)

b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)

agua de menta — mint tea

4) aguas femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence

los votantes que están entre dos aguas — the undecided voters

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- aguas jurisdiccionales/territoriales

- aguas termales

5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid

rompió aguas — her waters broke

- aguas mayores

- aguas menores

6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof

* * *

= water.

Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.

* absorción del agua = water absorption.

* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.

* agua + arrastrar = wash away.

* agua bendita = holy water.

* agua caliente = hot water.

* agua con gas = carbonated water.

* agua con jabón = soapy water.

* agua corriente = running water.

* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.

* agua del grifo = tap water.

* agua de lluvia = rain water.

* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* agua de manantial = spring water.

* agua de mojado = fountain solution.

* agua de riego = irrigation water.

* agua destilada = distilled water.

* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].

* agua embotellada = bottled water.

* agua en botella = bottled water.

* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.

* agua fría = cold water.

* agua helada = ice water.

* agua hirviendo = boiling water.

* agua jabonosa = soapy water.

* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].

* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.

* agua normal = still water.

* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* agua potable = drinking water.

* agua purificada = purified water.

* aguas abajo = downstream.

* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].

* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].

* aguas arriba = upstream.

* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas costeras = coastal waters.

* agua sin gas = still water.

* aguas internacionales = international waters.

* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.

* aguas litorales = coastal waters.

* aguas mansas = still waters.

* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* aguas polares = polar waters.

* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.

* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.

* aguas sucias = foul water.

* aguas templadas = temperate waters.

* aguas termales = thermal springs.

* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.

* aguas tranquilas = still waters.

* aguas turbias = muddy waters.

* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.

* agua subterránea = groundwater.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.

* al agua = water-based, overboard.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.

* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.

* bomba de agua = water pump.

* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.

* brazo de agua = inlet.

* calentador de agua = water heater.

* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cañón de agua = water cannon.

* caudal de agua = volume of water.

* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.

* causado por el agua = water-related.

* cloración del agua = water chlorination.

* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.

* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.

* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.

* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.

* conservar agua = conserve + water.

* contador del agua = water meter.

* contaminación del agua = water pollution.

* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.

* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].

* daño causado por el agua = water damage.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.

* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.

* detector de agua = water detector.

* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.

* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.

* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* escasez de agua = water shortage.

* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falto de agua = waterless.

* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.

* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.

* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.

* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.

* hervidor de agua = kettle.

* hervir agua = boil + water.

* hilo de agua = trickle.

* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.

* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.

* lavar con agua = rinse off.

* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.

* limpiar con agua = wash away.

* línea de agua, la = water line, the.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.

* marca de agua = watermark.

* marcas de agua = watermarking.

* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* molino de agua = water mill.

* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.

* nivel del agua = water level.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* orilla del agua = water's edge.

* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.

* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.

* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.

* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.

* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.

* resistente al agua = water resistant.

* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.

* ron con agua = grog.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* seda formando aguas = watered silk.

* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.

* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.

* sin agua = waterless.

* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.

* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.

* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.

* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.

* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.

* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.

* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.

* transportado por el agua = waterborne.

* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.

* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.

* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

* vapor de agua = water vapour.

* volumen de agua = volume of water.

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agua

f‡

A water

esta agua no es potable this isn't drinking water

agua de la llave or ( Esp) del grifo or ( RPl) de la canilla or ( Per) del caño or (AmC, Ven) del chorro tap water

agua de lluvia rainwater

agua de mar seawater

nos han cortado el agua our water's been cut off

bailarle el agua a algn ( Esp fam) (adularlo) to suck up to sb ( colloq); ( Méx fam) (coquetearle) to give sb the come-on ( colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario ( fam hum); to take o have a leak ( colloq hum)

como agua para chocolate ( Méx fam); furious

de primera agua ( Chi): una noticia de primera agua firsthand news

lo supo de primera agua he got it straight from the horse's mouth

echar a algn al agua ( Chi fam); to blow the whistle on sb ( colloq)

estar con el agua al cuello (en un aprieto) to be up to one's neck in problems ( colloq) (muy apurado) to be up to one's eyes in work

estar más claro que el agua to be as plain as day, be (patently) obvious, be as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)

no pienso hacerle más favores, eso está más claro que el agua I'm not doing him any more favors, that's for sure

hacer agua «embarcación» to take in water;

«negocio/institución» to founder

la teoría hace agua por todos lados the theory doesn't hold water at all, the theory has a lot of flaws

boca f A 2. (↑ boca)

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va ( Col); easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua it's as plain as day, it's obvious, it's as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)

quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothing

había interés pero todo quedó en agua de borrajas there was some interest but nothing came of it o but it all came to nothing

sacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothing

ser agua pasada: olvídalo, ya es agua pasada forget it, that's water under the bridge

su amor por él ya es agua pasada her love for him is a thing of the past

sin decir agua va without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a algn como agua de mayo ( Esp): este dinero me viene como agua de mayo this money is a real godsend o has come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

algo tendrá el agua cuando la bendicen (refiriéndose a una persona) there must be something about him/her; (refiriéndose a una cosa) there must be something in it

del agua mansa líbreme Dios que de la brava me libro yo still waters run deep

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to you

Compuestos:

● agua bendita

holy water

● agua blanda

soft water

● agua corriente

running water

● agua de cebada

barley water

● agua de colonia

eau de cologne

● agua (de) cuba

( Chi) bleach

● agua de escorrentía

run-off rainwater

● agua de espliego or de lavanda

lavender water

● agua de lluvia

rain water

● agua de mar

sea water

● agua (de) panela

( Col) drink made with hot water and unrefined sugar

● agua de rosas

rosewater

● agua de Seltz

soda (water), seltzer (water) ( AmE)

● agua destilada

distilled water

● agua dulce

fresh water

un pescado de agua dulce a freshwater fish

● agua dura

hard water

● agua fuerte

aqua fortis, nitric acid

● agua Jane®

(Ur) bleach

● agua mineral

mineral water

agua mineral con gas sparkling o carbonated mineral water, fizzy water ( BrE)

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water

● agua oxigenada

peroxide, hydrogen peroxide ( tech)

● agua perra

( Chi fam) boiled water ( drunk for health reasons)

● agua pesada

heavy water

● agua potable

drinking water

● agua regia

aqua regia

● agua salada

salt water

● aguas bautismales

fpl baptismal waters

● aguas negras

fpl sewage

● aguas pluviales

fpl rainwater

● aguas residuales

fpl sewage

● aguas servidas

fpl (CS) sewage

● agua tónica

tonic water

B (lluvia) rain

Compuesto:

agua nieve

sleet

C (AmC, Andes)

1 ( fam) (bebida gaseosa) soda ( AmE), pop ( AmE), fizzy drink ( BrE)

2 (infusión) tea, infusion ( frml)

tómate un agüita para el dolor de estómago have an herb ( AmE) o ( BrE) herbal tea for your stomachache

se tomó un agua de menta she had a cup of mint tea

D aguas fpl

1 (mares) waters (pl); (de un río) waters (pl)

los derechos de pesca en estas aguas fishing rights in these waters

la zona bañada por las aguas del Nilo the area through which the waters of the Nile flow

estar or nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence

los últimos esfuerzos para atraer a los votantes que están entre dos aguas the last-minute efforts to pick up the votes of those who are still undecided

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce hablaremos del asunto we'll talk the matter over once things settle down o return to normal

2 (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas to take the waters

Compuestos:

● aguas jurisdiccionales

fpl territorial waters (pl)

● aguas litorales

fpl coastal waters

● aguas subterráneas

fpl ground water

● aguas superficiales

fpl surface water

● aguas termales

fpl thermal waters (pl)

● aguas territoriales

fpl territorial waters (pl)

E aguas fpl

(reflejos): una tela brillante y con aguas a shiny, watered fabric

un topacio con hermosas aguas a sparkling topaz

F aguas fpl ( Fisiol)

tb aguas amnióticas amniotic fluid

rompió aguas her waters broke

Compuestos:

● aguas mayores

( euf)

fpl: hacer aguas mayores to defecate ( frml), to move one's bowels ( euph)

● aguas menores

( euf)

fpl: hacer aguas menores to urinate ( frml), to pass water ( euph), to relieve oneself ( euph)

G aguas fpl (vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas gable o apex o saddle roof

cubrir aguas to put the roof on

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Del verbo aguar: ( conjugate aguar)

agua es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
agua
aguar
agua feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
1 water;
◊ agua de lluvia/mar rainwater/seawater;

agua corriente/destilada running/distilled water;
agua de colonia eau de cologne;
agua dulce fresh water;
agua mineral mineral water;
agua mineral con gas/sin gas sparkling/still mineral water;
agua oxigenada peroxide, hydrogen peroxide (tech);
agua potable/salada drinking/salt water;
como agua para chocolate (Méx fam) furious;
estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck;
estar más claro que el agua to be (patently) obvious;
hacérsele agua la boca a algn (AmL): se me hizo agua la boca it made my mouth water;
ser agua pasada to be a thing of the past;
agua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people;
nunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to you
2 ( lluvia) rain
3 (AmC, Andes) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE);
◊ agua de menta mint tea

4
◊ aguas sustantivo femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl);

◊ tomar las aguas to take the waters;

◊ aguas termales thermal waters (pl)

aguar ( conjugate aguar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹leche/vino› to water down

b) (fam) ( estropear) to put a damper on (colloq)

aguarse verbo pronominal (fam) to be spoiled
agua sustantivo femenino water
agua bendita, holy water
agua corriente, running water
agua dulce, fresh water
agua mineral, mineral water
agua oxigenada, hydrogen peroxide
agua potable, drinking water
agua salada, salt water
aguas jurisdiccionales, territorial waters
aguas residuales, sewage sing
♦ Locuciones: figurado estar con el a. al cuello, to be up to one's neck in it
aguar verbo transitivo
1 to water down
2 (frustar, estropear) to spoil
♦ Locuciones: figurado aguar la fiesta a alguien, to spoil sb's fun
' agua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abastecimiento
- achicar
- acometida
- acrecentar
- actuar
- aguatera
- aguatero
- ahogarse
- ajo
- apercibirse
- badén
- bailar
- bañar
- barro
- bautizar
- boca
- bomba
- bombear
- borraja
- bota
- brote
- buscar
- caída
- caliza
- calizo
- cangrejo
- chorro
- cobrador
- cobradora
- colonia
- columna
- concienciar
- conducción
- confluir
- consistente
- corriente
- corte
- dar
- depurar
- dimanar
- dulce
- echar
- empañar
- enchufar
- enturbiar
- escorrentía
- escurrirse
- estancar
- estancada
- estancado
English:
bitten
- board
- bob
- boil
- bring
- canteen
- churn
- clear
- coastguard
- cologne
- come up to
- conserve
- contaminate
- crystal-clear
- cut off
- dam
- dam up
- deluge
- dilute
- disconnect
- dishwater
- distil
- distill
- dive
- drain
- dredge up
- drinking
- eau de Cologne
- edge
- element
- emulsion paint
- escape
- expanse
- fizzy
- flounder
- font
- forced
- foul
- fresh
- freshwater
- geyser
- glass
- glassy
- godsend
- gush
- hard
- heave
- hot-water bottle
- ice over
- ice up

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agua

♦ nf Takes the masculine articles el and un

1. [líquido] water

Comp
agua de azahar = drink made with orange blossom, used as a mild sedative;
aguas bautismales baptismal waters;

agua bendita holy water;

agua blanda soft water;
RP agua de la canilla tap water;
agua de coco coconut milk;

agua de colonia eau de Cologne;

agua corriente running water;

agua destilada distilled water;

agua dulce fresh water;

agua dura hard water;

agua embotellada bottled water;
Méx aguas frescas fresh fruit drinks;
agua fuerte nitric acid;

agua del grifo tap water;
Chile, Col, Méx agua de la llave tap water;
agua de lluvia rainwater;
Euf aguas mayores faeces;
agua medicinal water with medicinal properties;
Euf aguas menores urine;
agua de mesa bottled water, table water;
Fam Dep agua milagrosa ≈ magic sponge;
agua mineral mineral water;
Cuba [agua con gas] sparkling mineral water;
agua mineral con gas sparkling mineral water;

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water;
Cuba agua natural still mineral water;
aguas negras sewage;

agua nieve sleet;

está cayendo agua nieve it's sleeting;

agua de nieve melt-water;

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide;

agua pesada heavy water;

agua pluvial rainwater;

agua potable drinking water;
Quím agua regia aqua regia;
aguas residuales sewage;

agua de rosas rose-water;

agua salada salt water;

agua salobre salt water;

agua de Seltz Seltzer (water);
Am aguas servidas sewage;
agua subterránea groundwater;

aguas superficiales surface water;

agua tónica tonic water;
Esp agua de Valencia = cocktail of champagne, orange juice and Cointreau
2.
aguas [de río, mar] waters;

aguas arriba/abajo upstream/downstream

Comp
aguas bravas white water;
aguas continentales inland o continental waters;

aguas costeras coastal waters;

aguas jurisdiccionales territorial waters;

aguas territoriales territorial waters

3. [lluvia] rain;

ha caído mucha agua there has been a lot of rain

4. [grieta en barco] leak;

hacer agua [barca] to leak;
[negocio] to go under;
este negocio hace agua por todas partes this firm is on the point of going under

5. [manantial]
aguas waters, spring;

tomar las aguas to take the waters

Comp
aguas termales thermal o hot springs
6. [vertiente de tejado] slope;

un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roof;

cubrir aguas to put the roof on

7. Med
aguas waters;

ha roto aguas her waters have broken

8.
aguas [en diamante, tela] water

9. Perú Fam [dinero] dough

10. Comp
Fam
¡al agua, patos! [en piscina] in you jump!;
Fam
bailarle el agua a alguien to lick sb's boots;
Fam
cambiar el agua al canario to take a leak;

claro como el agua as clear as day;

más claro, agua nothing can be clearer than that;
Méx Fam
como agua para chocolate hopping mad, fizzing;

echar agua al mar to carry coals to Newcastle;

entre dos aguas in doubt, undecided;

estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck (in it);

hacerse agua en la boca to melt in one's mouth;

se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water;

se me hizo la boca agua al ver el pastel when I saw the cake, my mouth started watering;

nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence;

quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothing;

eso es agua pasada that's water under the bridge o US over the dam;

sacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothing;

sin decir agua va ni agua viene suddenly, unexpectedly;

venir como agua de mayo to be a godsend;

las aguas volvieron a su cauce things got back to normal;

Prov

no digas nunca de esta agua no beberé you should never say never;

Prov

agua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milk

♦ interj
Méx Fam
¡aguas! look o watch out!, careful!

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agua

f

1 water;

claro como el agua obvious, as plain as day;

como agua de mayo a godsend;

te ha estado esperando como agua de mayo he’s been longing to see you;

es agua pasada it’s water under the bridge;

está con el agua al cuello fig

con problemas he’s up to his neck in problems fam ; con deudas he’s up to his neck in debt fam ;

ha corrido mucha agua a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then;

estar como agua para el chocolate Méx fam be fuming, be hopping mad fam ;

hacer agua MAR take in water, have a leak;

pasado por agua huevo soft-boiled; ( muy lluvioso) very wet;

llevar agua al mar be a waste of time, Br tb carry coals to Newcastle;

se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water

2

:

aguas pl waters;

aguas abajo dowstream;

aguas arriba upstream;

hacer aguas mayores defecate, move one’s bowels;

hacer aguas menores urinate, pass water;

las aguas vuelven a su cauce fig things are getting back to normal;

estar entre dos aguas para satisfacer a otros be caught in the middle;

rompió aguas her waters broke;

tomar las aguas take the waters

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agua nf

1) : water

2)

agua oxigenada : hydrogen peroxide

3)

aguas negras or aguas residuales : sewage

4)

como agua para chocolate Mex fam : furious

5)

echar aguas Mex fam : to keep an eye out, to be on the lookout

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agua n water

estar con el agua al cuello to be in up to your neck in it

más claro que el agua crystal clear

ser agua pasada to be water under the bridge

agua con gas sparkling water

agua corriente running water

agua del grifo tap water

agua dulce fresh water

agua mineral mineral water

agua potable drinking water

agua salada salt water

agua sin gas still water

aguas residuales sewage

Spanish-English dictionary > agua
17 exagerar

v.

to exaggerate.

yo creo que exageras I think you're exaggerating

no exageremos, no fue para tanto let's not exaggerate, it wasn't that bad

tantas precauciones, ¿no estás exagerando un poco? aren't you going a bit too far with o overdoing it with all these precautions?

María magnificó sus sentimientos Mary exaggerated her feelings.

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exagerar

► verbo transitivo

1 to exaggerate

► verbo intransitivo

1 to exaggerate

2 (abusar) to overdo it, do too much

■ exagera con el trabajo he's doing too much work

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verb

to exaggerate

* * *

1.

VT to exaggerate

creo que eso sería exagerar las cosas — I think that would be going a bit far o overdoing it a bit

2.

VI to exaggerate

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1.
verbo transitivo <suceso/noticia> to exaggerate
2.
exagerar vi ( al hablar) to exaggerate; ( al hacer algo)

tampoco hay que exagerar, no tienes que acabarlo todo hoy — there's no need to overdo it, you don't have to finish it all today

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= exaggerate, overstate, inflate, make + a mountain out of a molehill, overplay + Posesivo + hand, go + overboard, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing, hype.

Ex. Users do not find this intolerable, so it may be that we tend to exaggerate the hostility that would be aroused by a similar approach in library catalogues.

Ex. There is a tendency for people interviewed to overstate their use of public libraries.

Ex. However, their average results were considerably inflated by one query which retrieved 412 items.

Ex. 'After all,' he thought to himself, 'I may be making a mountain out of a molehill in this thing'.

Ex. Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.

Ex. The article ' Going overboard with micros in the small library' offers guidelines for the small library on approaching the subject of microcomputers.

Ex. This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

Ex. Here's why I think this really was a mistake, and why we're getting worked up about nothing in this particular instance.

Ex. I suggest that we are fretting about nothing and that we would do well to go with the flow and let the systems be introduced, as has been proposed.

Ex. The field is clouded by manufacturers hyping their own products and industry factions spin-doctoring new technologies.

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* exagerar las cualidades de Algo = oversell.

* exagerar los méritos de Algotiene = oversell.

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1.
verbo transitivo <suceso/noticia> to exaggerate
2.
exagerar vi ( al hablar) to exaggerate; ( al hacer algo)

tampoco hay que exagerar, no tienes que acabarlo todo hoy — there's no need to overdo it, you don't have to finish it all today

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= exaggerate, overstate, inflate, make + a mountain out of a molehill, overplay + Posesivo + hand, go + overboard, dramatise [dramatize, -USA], get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing, hype.

Ex: Users do not find this intolerable, so it may be that we tend to exaggerate the hostility that would be aroused by a similar approach in library catalogues.

Ex: There is a tendency for people interviewed to overstate their use of public libraries.

Ex: However, their average results were considerably inflated by one query which retrieved 412 items.

Ex: 'After all,' he thought to himself, 'I may be making a mountain out of a molehill in this thing'.

Ex: Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.

Ex: The article ' Going overboard with micros in the small library' offers guidelines for the small library on approaching the subject of microcomputers.

Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

Ex: Here's why I think this really was a mistake, and why we're getting worked up about nothing in this particular instance.

Ex: I suggest that we are fretting about nothing and that we would do well to go with the flow and let the systems be introduced, as has been proposed.

Ex: The field is clouded by manufacturers hyping their own products and industry factions spin-doctoring new technologies.

* exagerar las cualidades de Algo = oversell.

* exagerar los méritos de Algotiene = oversell.

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exagerar [A1 ]

vt

‹suceso/noticia› to exaggerate

estás exagerando la importancia del asunto you're exaggerating o overstating the importance of the matter

■ exagerar

vi

(al hablar) to exaggerate

(al hacer algo): tampoco hay que exagerar, no tienes que acabarlo todo hoy there's no need to overdo it, you don't have to finish it all today

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Multiple Entries:
exagerar
exagerar algo
exagerar ( conjugate exagerar) verbo transitivo ‹suceso/noticia› to exaggerate
verbo intransitivo ( al hablar) to exaggerate;
( al hacer algo) to overdo it, go over the top (colloq)
exagerar verbo transitivo to exaggerate
' exagerar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dramatizar
- magnificar
- tinta
- agrandar
- tendencia
English:
dramatize
- embellish
- embroider
- exaggerate
- magnify
- overdo
- overstate
- pile on
- stretch
- blow
- over
- proportion

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exagerar

♦ vt

to exaggerate;

la oposición exagera la trascendencia de este asunto the opposition has blown this issue out of proportion

♦ vi

1. [al describir, calificar] to exaggerate;

yo creo que exageras I think you're exaggerating;

no exageremos, no fue para tanto let's not exaggerate, it wasn't that bad

2. [al actuar] to go too far, to overdo it ( con with);
tantas precauciones, ¿no estás exagerando un poco? aren't you going a bit too far with o overdoing it with all these precautions?

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exagerar

v/t exaggerate

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exagerar v

: to exaggerate

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exagerar vb to exaggerate

Spanish-English dictionary > exagerar
18 montaña

f.

Montana, Mont., The Treasure State, MT.

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montaña

► nombre femenino

1 mountain

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

hacer una montaña de algo to blow something out of all proportion

hacer una montaña de un grano de arena to make a mountain out of a molehill

montaña rusa roller coaster, big dipper

las Montañas Rocosas the Rocky Mountains

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noun f.

mountain

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1. SF

1) (=monte) mountain

una montaña de papeles — a mountain of papers

montaña de mantequilla — butter mountain

- hacer una montaña de un granito de arena

montaña rusa — roller coaster, big dipper

Montañas Rocosas — Rocky Mountains

2) (=zona) (=sierra) mountains pl

pasamos un mes en la montaña — we spent a month in the mountains

3) LAm (=bosque) forest

2.

SMF

montaña del Pirineo — Pyrenean mountain dog, Great Pyrenees (EEUU)

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femenino

1)

a) (Geog) mountain

tienen un chalet en la montaña — they have a chalet in the mountains

hacer una montaña de un grano de arena — to make a mountain out of a molehill

si la montaña no viene a Mahoma, Mahoma va a la montaña — if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain

b) (Chi) ( monte) scrubland

- montaña rusa

- Montañas Rocosas or Rocallosas

2) ( montón) pile

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= mountain.

Ex. They bought a book which is an 1875 edition of the travel guide Faxon's illustrated hand-book of summer travel to the lakes, springs and mountains of New England.

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* aldea de montaña = mountain village.

* bicicleta de montaña = dirt bike.

* cadena de montañas = mountain range.

* creación de las montañas = mountain-building.

* cresta de montaña = mountain ridge.

* escalar una montaña = scale + mountain.

* 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.

* ir de excursión por la montaña = go + tracking.

* ladera de la montaña = mountainside.

* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.

* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

* montaña rusa = roller coaster.

* montaña(s) de = mountain(s) of.

* Montañas Rocosas, las = Rocky Mountains, the.

* montar en bicicleta de montaña = mountain biking.

* mover montañas = move + mountains.

* paseo en la montaña rusa = roller coaster ride.

* pueblo de montaña = mountain village.

* puerto de montaña = mountain pass.

* una montaña de = a mountain of.

* vista a las montañas = mountain view.

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femenino

1)

a) (Geog) mountain

tienen un chalet en la montaña — they have a chalet in the mountains

hacer una montaña de un grano de arena — to make a mountain out of a molehill

si la montaña no viene a Mahoma, Mahoma va a la montaña — if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain

b) (Chi) ( monte) scrubland

- montaña rusa

- Montañas Rocosas or Rocallosas

2) ( montón) pile

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= mountain.

Ex: They bought a book which is an 1875 edition of the travel guide Faxon's illustrated hand-book of summer travel to the lakes, springs and mountains of New England.

* aldea de montaña = mountain village.

* bicicleta de montaña = dirt bike.

* cadena de montañas = mountain range.

* creación de las montañas = mountain-building.

* cresta de montaña = mountain ridge.

* escalar una montaña = scale + mountain.

* 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.

* ir de excursión por la montaña = go + tracking.

* ladera de la montaña = mountainside.

* la fe mueve montañas = faith will move mountains.

* llevar la montaña a Mahoma = bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

* montaña rusa = roller coaster.

* montaña(s) de = mountain(s) of.

* Montañas Rocosas, las = Rocky Mountains, the.

* montar en bicicleta de montaña = mountain biking.

* mover montañas = move + mountains.

* paseo en la montaña rusa = roller coaster ride.

* pueblo de montaña = mountain village.

* puerto de montaña = mountain pass.

* una montaña de = a mountain of.

* vista a las montañas = mountain view.

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montaña

feminine

A

1 ( Geog) mountain

un pueblo de montaña a mountain village

tienen un chalet en la montaña they have a chalet in the mountains

no hagas una montaña de ese asunto don't make a big issue out of it

hacer una montaña de un grano de arena to make a mountain out of a molehill

si la montaña no viene a Mahoma, Mahoma va a la montaña if the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain

2 ( Chi) (monte) scrubland

Compuestos:

● montaña rusa

roller coaster, big dipper ( BrE)

● Montañas Rocosas or Rocallosas

fpl:

las Montañas Rocosas or Rocallosas the Rocky mountains (pl), the Rockies (pl)

B (montón) pile

una montaña de ropa sucia a pile of dirty clothing

una montaña de folios a pile o stack of papers

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montaña sustantivo femenino
1 (Geog) mountain;
◊ tienen un chalet en la montaña they have a chalet in the mountains;

montaña rusa roller coaster
2 ( montón) pile
montaña sustantivo femenino
1 mountain: las Montañas Rocosas, the Rockies
montaña rusa, big dipper, US roller-coaster
2 fam (montón) pile: en casa me espera una montaña de plancha, I have a pile of ironing waiting for me at home
' montaña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arriba
- ascender
- cara
- dimanar
- ermita
- falda
- grano
- gruta
- puerto
- saludable
- sorprender
- subir
- subida
- vertiente
- albergue
- alto
- ascenso
- bicicleta
- chalet
- cima
- conquistar
- coronar
- cumbre
- cúspide
- elevado
- escalada
- escalar
- escarpado
- inaccesible
- mar
- monte
- pared
- paso
- pico
- pie
- refugio
- rellano
- socorrismo
- socorrista
- soroche
English:
arduous
- aspect
- base
- climb
- deal
- evergreen
- face
- foothill
- gorge
- hike
- lodge
- mountain
- mountain bike
- mountainside
- Mt
- pass
- rise
- roller coaster
- snowy
- tunnel
- carry
- chalet
- hill
- in
- loom
- Mont
- mountaintop
- MT
- nestle
- roller
- third

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montaña nf

1. [elevación] mountain;

bicicleta de montaña mountain bike;

botas de montaña climbing boots;

tengo una montaña de papeles sobre mi mesa I've got a mountain of papers on my desk;

Comp

si la montaña no va a Mahoma, Mahoma va a la montaña if the mountain won't come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the mountain;

Comp

hacer una montaña de algo to make a big thing of sth;

Comp

hacer una montaña de un grano de arena to make a mountain out of a molehill

Comp
las Montañas Rocosas o Am Rocallosas the Rocky Mountains;
montaña rusa rollercoaster

2. [región]
la montaña the mountains;

pasaremos el verano en la montaña we'll spend summer in the mountains

3. Fam
una montaña de [un montón de] piles of;

tengo una montaña de cosas que hacer I've got piles of things to do

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montaña

f mountain;

hacer una montaña de algo fig make a mountain out of sth;

tener montañas de trabajo have piles of work

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montaña nf

1) monte: mountain

2)

montaña rusa : roller coaster

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montaña n

1. (general) mountain

escalaron la montaña they climbed the mountain

2. (paisaje) mountains

prefiero la montaña a la playa I prefer the mountains to the beach

montaña rusa roller coaster / big dipper

Spanish-English dictionary > montaña
19 плетеница

tangle

(орнамент) interlaced design/work; interlacing, knotwork

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плетенѝца,

ж., -и tangle; ( орнамент) interlaced design/work; interlacing, knotwork.

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fret; knotwork

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1. (орнамент) interlaced design/work; interlacing, knotwork 2. tangle

Български-английски речник > плетеница
20 бродить

1) General subject: ambulate, be on the rove, divagate, drag, excurse, extravagate, ferment, flail, gallivant, hike, knock about, maunder about, maunder along, moon, perambulate, peregrinate, prowl, prowl about (в поисках добычи), ramble, ramble (без определенной цели), range, roam, rove, spook (о призраке), stray, stroll, to be on the rove, track, traffic, tramp, voyage (о мыслях и т.п.), walk (о духах, призраках), walk around, wander, wander about (без цели), work, yeast, stalk

2) Colloquial: knock around, lollop, moon about, moon along, moon around, toddle

3) Bookish: spatiate

4) Agriculture: roam (о животном)

5) Rare: squander

6) Jargon: hit the bricks, hit the sidewalks, galumph (around), rat

7) Polymers: sour

8) Makarov: fret (о напитках), ramble (без определённой цели), track about, track around, track up, traffic along, work (о напитках), drag about, drag around

9) Archaic: expatiate

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > бродить

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