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'ɡreiviplural - gravies; noun((a sauce made from) the juices from meat that is cooking.) salsa de carne, jugo de la carnegravy n jugo de carnetr['greɪvɪ]1 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL salsa de carne, jugo de la carne\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLgravy boat salseran.• jugo s.m.• mojete s.m.• salsa (de carne) s.f.'greɪvimass noun ( Culin) salsa hecha con el jugo de la carne asada; (before n)['ɡreɪvɪ]gravy boat — salsera f
1. N1) (Culin) salsa f de carne, gravy m2) (US) ** (=easy money) dinero m fácil2.CPDgravy boat N — salsera f
gravy train * N — (fig) dinero m fácil
- get on the gravy train* * *['greɪvi]mass noun ( Culin) salsa hecha con el jugo de la carne asada; (before n)gravy boat — salsera f
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SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL slang chollonoun (colloq)to get on the gravy train — aprovechar la ocasión, aprovecharse del chollo (Esp fam), aprovechar la bolada (RPl fam)
* * *noun (colloq)to get on the gravy train — aprovechar la ocasión, aprovecharse del chollo (Esp fam), aprovechar la bolada (RPl fam)
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salsera -
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s.dinero fácil. -
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salsa sustantivo femenino 1 (Coc) sauce; ( de jugo de carne) gravy; salsa bechamel or blanca bechamel (sauce); ( catsup) (Col) ketchup, catsup (AmE) 2 (Mús) salsa
salsa sustantivo femenino
1 sauce (de jugo de carne) gravy
2 LAm Mús salsa Locuciones: estar o encontrarse en su salsa, to be in one's element ' salsa' also found in these entries: Spanish: apasionada - apasionado - caldo - caldosa - caldoso - tomate - aguado - ají - alioli - claro - consistente - cortado - cortar - cremoso - espesar - espeso - ligar - mole - pasar - remover - revolver - tamiz - tamizar English: baked beans - bean - cranberry - dip - especially - gravy - runny - salad cream - sauce - smother - soy sauce - tartar sauce - tartare sauce - tomato - white sauce - cocktail - condiment - go - ketchup - pickle - relish - soy - topping - whitetr['sælsə]1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL salsasalsa ['sɔlsə, 'sɑl-] n: salsa f mexicana, salsa f picanten.• salsa s.f.['sælsǝ]N1) (=sauce) salsa f brava2) (=music) salsa f -
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bəut
1. noun1) (a small vessel for travelling over water: We'll cross the stream by boat.) barco, barca, embarcación2) (a larger vessel for the same purpose; a ship: to cross the Atlantic in a passenger boat.) barco, navío, buque3) (a serving-dish shaped like a boat: a gravy-boat.) salsera
2. verb(to sail about in a small boat for pleasure: They are boating on the river.) navegar- boatman- in the same boat
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boat n barco / barca / botetr[bəʊt]1 barco, nave nombre femenino (small) bote nombre masculino, barca; (large) buque nombre masculino, navío; (launch) lancha2 (for sauce, gravy) salsera\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto burn one's boats quemar las navesto miss the boat perder el trento push the boat out echar la casa por la ventanato rock the boat figurative use ser una influencia desestabilizadoraboat people refugiados vietnamitas (que huyeron a bordo de barcas)boat race regataboat shoes náuticos nombre masculino pluralboat train tren nombre masculino que enlaza con un barcocargo boat buque nombre masculino de cargaboat ['bo:t] vt: transportar en barco, poner a bordoboat n: barco m, embarcación f, bote m, barca fn.• bajel s.m.• barca s.f.• barco s.m.• embarcación s.f.• lancha s.f.• nave s.f.v.• ir en barco v.bəʊtnoun barco m; (small, open) bote m, barca fto be in the same boat — estar* en la misma situación
[bǝʊt]to rock the boat — hacer* olas; burn I 1) a), miss II I 2)
1.N (gen) barco m ; (=large ship) buque m, navío m ; (small) barca f ; (=rowing boat) barca f, bote m (de remo); (=racing eight, ship's boat) bote mto launch or lower the boats — botar los botes al agua
- burn one's boats- miss the boat- push the boat out- rock the boat2.CPDboat people NPL — refugiados que huyen en barco
the Boat Race — (Brit) carrera anual de remo entre Oxford y Cambridge
boat shoes NPL — marinos mpl
boat train N — tren m que enlaza con el barco
boat trip N — (=excursion) excursión f en barco
* * *[bəʊt]noun barco m; (small, open) bote m, barca fto be in the same boat — estar* en la misma situación
to rock the boat — hacer* olas; burn I 1) a), miss II I 2)
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1) (to (cause to) sink in water and so suffocate and die: He drowned in the river; He tried to drown the cat.) ahogar2) (to cause (a sound) not to be heard by making a louder sound: His voice was drowned by the roar of the traffic.) apagar, ahogar, cubrirdrown vb ahogarsetr[draʊn]1 (person, animal) ahogar2 (submerge - place) inundar, anegar3 (smother - food) ahogar; (drink) aguar4 (sound, noise, voice, etc) ahogar ( out, -)1 ahogarse, morir ahogado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be drowned ahogarse, morir ahogado,-ato drown one's sorrows ahogar las penasdrown ['draʊn] vt1) : ahogar2) inundate: anegar, inundar3)to drown out : ahogardrown vi: ahogarsev.• ahogar v.• ahogarse v.• anegarse v.draʊn
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1)a) \<\<person/animal\>\> ahogar*to be drowned — ahogarse*, morir* ahogado
b) \<\<landscape/fields\>\> anegar*, cubrir*2) drown (out) ( make inaudible) \<\<noise/cries/screams\>\> ahogar*
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vi ahogarse*, morir* ahogado[draʊn]1. VT1) [+ people, animals] ahogar; [+ land] inundarto drown o.s. — ahogarse
2) (also: drown out) [+ sound] ahogarsorrow 1.his cries were drowned by the noise of the waves — sus gritos se perdieron en el estruendo de las olas
2.VI ahogarse, perecer ahogadoa boy drowned here yesterday — un chico se ahogó or pereció ahogado ayer aquí
* * *[draʊn]
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1)a) \<\<person/animal\>\> ahogar*to be drowned — ahogarse*, morir* ahogado
b) \<\<landscape/fields\>\> anegar*, cubrir*2) drown (out) ( make inaudible) \<\<noise/cries/screams\>\> ahogar*
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1) (like water; diluted: a watery fluid.) acuoso; aguado2) ((of eyes) full of fluid eg because of illness, cold winds etc.) lacrimoso, lloroso3) ((of a colour) pale: eyes of a watery blue.) pálido, tenuetr['wɔːtərɪ]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go to a watery grave morir ahogado,-awatery ['wɔt̬əri, 'wɑ-] adj1) : acuoso, como agua2) : aguado, diluidowatery soup: sopa aguada3) : llorosowatery eyes: ojos llorosos4) washed-out: desvaído (dícese de colores)adj.• acuoso, -a adj.• aguado, -a adj.• aguanoso, -a adj.• insípido, -a adj.• lacrimoso, -a adj.• lagrimoso, -a adj.• pálido, -a adj.'wɔːtəria) (of, like water) acuosohe went to a watery grave — (liter) el mar fue su tumba (liter)
b) <beer/gravy> aguadoc) < eyes> lloroso['wɔːtǝrɪ]ADJ1) (=like or containing water) [fluid, discharge, solution] acuoso; [blood] líquido; [paint, ink] aguado3) (=producing water) [eyes] lloroso4) (=insipid) [smile] tímido; [sun] débil; [light] desvaído, tenue5) (=pale) [colour] pálido, desvaído6) (=relating to water) acuáticoto go to a watery grave — liter encontrar su lecho de muerte en el fondo del mar liter
* * *['wɔːtəri]a) (of, like water) acuosohe went to a watery grave — (liter) el mar fue su tumba (liter)
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salsera sustantivo femenino sauce/gravy boat ' salsera' also found in these entries: English: gravy boat -
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(a type of vegetable with an eatable bulb which has a strong taste and smell: pickled onions; Put plenty of onion in the stew.) cebollaonion n cebollatr['ʌnɪən]1 cebolla\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto know one's onions saber uno,-a lo que se trae entre manosonion soup sopa de cebollaonion ['ʌnjən] n: cebolla fn.• cebolla s.f.'ʌnjəncount & mass noun cebolla f['ʌnjǝn]1.N cebolla f- know one's onions2.CPD de cebollaonion dome N — (Archit) cúpula f bulbosa
onion gravy N — salsa f de cebollas
onion rings NPL — aros mpl de cebolla rebozados
onion skin N — (=paper) papel m de cebolla
onion soup N — sopa f de cebolla
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skimpast tense, past participle - skimmed; verb1) (to remove (floating matter, eg cream) from the surface of (a liquid): Skim the fat off the gravy.) desnatar, descremar, espumar2) (to move lightly and quickly over (a surface): The skier skimmed across the snow.) deslizar3) (to read (something) quickly, missing out parts: She skimmed (through) the book.) hojear, leer por encima•- skimmed milk
tr[skɪm]2 (move over surface) pasar (casi) rozando3 (read quickly) hojear, leer por encima1 (move over surface) pasar (casi) rozando (across/over, -)2 (read quickly) hojear (through/over, -), leer por encima (through/over, -)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto skim stones hacer cabrillas2) : echarle un vistazo a (un libro, etc.), pasar rozando (un superficie)skim adj: descremadoskim milk: leche descremadav.• desnatar (Alimentación) v.• espumar v.• examinar ligeramente v.• rasar v.• rozar v.skɪm
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- mm- transitive verb1) ( Culin) \<\<milk\>\> descremar, desnatar (Esp); \<\<soup\>\> espumar2)a) ( glide over) \<\<watereetops\>\> pasar casi rozandob) ( throw)to skim stones — hacer* cabrillas, hacer* patitos (CS, Méx), hacer* pan y quesito (Col)
3) ( read quickly) leer* por encima, echarle una ojeada a
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vi1) ( glide)2) ( read quickly) leer* por encimamy eye skimmed down the page — le eché una ojeada or un vistazo a la página
[skɪm]to skim through something — leer* algo por encima
1. VT1) [+ milk] desnatar, descremar; [+ soup, liquid] espumarto skim the cream off the milk — quitar la nata a la leche, desnatar la leche
skimmed milk — leche f descremada or desnatada
2) (=graze) [+ surface] rozarto skim the ground — [plane, bird etc] volar a ras de la tierra
3) [+ stone] hacer cabrillas con, hacer el salto de la rana con4) (fig) [+ subject] tratar superficialmente2.VIto skim through a book — (fig) echar una ojeada or hojear a un libro
- skim off* * *[skɪm]
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- mm- transitive verb1) ( Culin) \<\<milk\>\> descremar, desnatar (Esp); \<\<soup\>\> espumar2)a) ( glide over) \<\<water/treetops\>\> pasar casi rozandob) ( throw)to skim stones — hacer* cabrillas, hacer* patitos (CS, Méx), hacer* pan y quesito (Col)
3) ( read quickly) leer* por encima, echarle una ojeada a
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vi1) ( glide)2) ( read quickly) leer* por encimamy eye skimmed down the page — le eché una ojeada or un vistazo a la página
to skim through something — leer* algo por encima
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1. strein verb1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) estirar, tensar2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) torcerse, hacerse un esguince, hacerse daño (en), forzar3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) poner a prueba, abusar4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) colar, escurrir
2. noun1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) tensión, presión2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensión, estrés3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) torcedura, esguince4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) presión•- strained- strainer
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II strein noun1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.)2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.)3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.)strain1 n tensiónstrain2 vb1. forzar2. lesionarse / torcer3. filtrar / colartr[streɪn]1 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (tension) tensión nombre femenino; (pressure) presión nombre femenino; (weight) peso2 (stress, pressure) tensión nombre femenino, estrés nombre masculino; (effort) esfuerzo; (exhaustion) agotamiento■ the latest crisis has put more strain on Franco-Spanish relations la última crisis ha aumentado la tirantez en las relaciones francoespañolas4 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL torcedura, esguince nombre masculino1 (stretch) estirar, tensar2 (damage, weaken - muscle) torcer(se), hacerse un esguince en; (- back) hacerse daño en; (- voice, eyes) forzar; (ears) aguzar; (- heart) cansar3 (stretch - patience, nerves, credulity) poner a prueba; (- resources) estirar al máximo; (- relations) someter a demasiada tensión, crear tirantez en4 (filter - liquid) colar; (- vegetables, rice) escurrir1 (make great efforts) esforzarse, hacer un gran esfuerzo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto strain at the leash tirar de la correato strain oneself esforzarse■ don't strain yourself! ¡no te esfuerces!————————tr[streɪn]2 (streak) venastrain ['streɪn] vt1) exert: forzar (la vista, la voz)to strain oneself: hacer un gran esfuerzo2) filter: colar, filtrar3) injure: lastimarse, hacerse daño ento strain a muscle: sufrir un esguincestrain n1) lineage: linaje m, abolengo m2) streak, trace: veta f3) variety: tipo m, variedad f4) stress: tensión f, presión f5) sprain: esguince m, torcedura f (del tobillo, etc.)6) strains npltune: melodía f, acordes mpl, compases fpln.• agotamiento nervioso s.m.• deformación s.f.• duelo s.m.• esfuerzo muy grande s.m.• linaje s.m.• raza s.f.• ribete s.m.• tensión s.f.• tirantez s.f.v.• cerner v.• colar v.• estirar v.• fatigar v.• forzar v.• pujar v.• torcer v.• trascolar v.streɪn
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the rope snapped under the strain — la cuerda se rompió debido a la tensión a la que estaba sometida
the incident put a strain on Franco-German relations — las relaciones franco-alemanas se volvieron tirantes a raíz del incidente
she's been under great o a lot of strain — ha estado pasando una época de mucha tensión or de mucho estrés
4)b) ( streak) (no pl) veta f
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1) ( exert)to strain one's eyes/voice — forzar* la vista/voz
to strain one's ears — aguzar* el oído
2)a) ( overburden) \<\<beam/support\>\> ejercer* demasiada presión sobreb) ( injure)to strain one's back — hacerse* daño en la espalda
to strain a muscle — hacerse* un esguince
c) (overtax, stretch) \<\<relations\>\> someter a demasiada tensión, volver* tenso or tirante; \<\<credulity/patience\>\> poner* a prueba
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v reflto strain oneself — hacerse* daño
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vito strain to + INF — hacer* un gran esfuerzo para + inf
I [streɪn]1. N1) (=physical pressure) (on rope, cable) tensión f ; (on beam, bridge, structure) presión f•
this puts a strain on the cable — esto tensa el cable•
to take the strain — (lit) aguantar el peso•
to take the strain off — [+ rope, cable] disminuir la tensión de; [+ beam, bridge, structure] disminuir la presión sobreto collapse under the strain — [bridge, ceiling] venirse abajo debido a la presión
2) (fig) (=burden) carga f ; (=pressure) presión f ; (=stress) tensión fI found it a strain being totally responsible for the child — me suponía una carga llevar toda la responsabilidad del niño yo solo
it was a strain on the economy/his purse — suponía una carga para la economía/su bolsillo
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to put a strain on — [+ resources] suponer una carga para; [+ system] forzar al límite; [+ relationship] crear tirantez or tensiones enhis illness has put a terrible strain on the family — su enfermedad ha creado mucha tensión or estrés para la familia
stress•
he has been under a great deal of strain — ha estado sometido a mucha presión3) (=effort) esfuerzo m4) (Physiol)b) (=wear) (on eyes, heart) esfuerzo meyestrain, repetitive•
he knew tennis put a strain on his heart — sabía que el tenis le sometía el corazón a un esfuerzo or le forzaba el corazónwe could hear the gentle strains of a Haydn quartet — oíamos los suaves compases de un cuarteto de Haydn
the bride came in to the strains of the wedding march — la novia entró al son or a los compases de la marcha nupcial
2. VT1) (=stretch) (beyond reasonable limits) [+ system] forzar al límite; [+ friendship, relationship, marriage] crear tensiones en, crear tirantez en; [+ resources, budget] suponer una carga para; [+ patience] poner a prueba•
the demands of the welfare state are straining public finances to the limit — las exigencias del estado de bienestar están resultando una carga excesiva para las arcas públicas•
to strain relations with sb — tensar las relaciones con algn2) (=damage, tire) [+ back] dañar(se), hacerse daño en; [+ eyes] cansarto strain o.s.: you shouldn't strain yourself — no deberías hacer mucha fuerza
don't strain yourself! — iro ¡no te vayas a quebrar or herniar!
3) (=make an effort with) [+ voice, eyes] forzarto strain every nerve or sinew to do sth — esforzarse mucho por hacer algo, hacer grandes esfuerzos por hacer algo
4) (=filter) (Chem) filtrar; (Culin) [+ gravy, soup, custard] colar; [+ vegetables] escurrir•
to strain sth into a bowl — colar algo en un cuenco•
strain the mixture through a sieve — pase la mezcla por un tamiz3.VI (=make an effort)•
he strained against the bonds that held him — liter hacía esfuerzos para soltarse de las cadenas que lo retenían•
to strain at sth — tirar de algoto strain at the leash — [dog] tirar de la correa; (fig) saltar de impaciencia
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to strain under a weight — ir agobiado por un peso
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[streɪn]N2) (=streak, element) vena f* * *[streɪn]
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the rope snapped under the strain — la cuerda se rompió debido a la tensión a la que estaba sometida
the incident put a strain on Franco-German relations — las relaciones franco-alemanas se volvieron tirantes a raíz del incidente
she's been under great o a lot of strain — ha estado pasando una época de mucha tensión or de mucho estrés
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1) ( exert)to strain one's eyes/voice — forzar* la vista/voz
to strain one's ears — aguzar* el oído
2)a) ( overburden) \<\<beam/support\>\> ejercer* demasiada presión sobreb) ( injure)to strain one's back — hacerse* daño en la espalda
to strain a muscle — hacerse* un esguince
c) (overtax, stretch) \<\<relations\>\> someter a demasiada tensión, volver* tenso or tirante; \<\<credulity/patience\>\> poner* a prueba
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v reflto strain oneself — hacerse* daño
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vito strain to + INF — hacer* un gran esfuerzo para + inf
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adjective ((of a person's manner, behaviour etc) not natural, easy or relaxed: a strained smile.) tenso, forzadotr[streɪnd]1 (tense, unfriendly) tenso,-a, tirante; (unnatural, forced, artificial) forzado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLstrained muscle esguince nombre masculinoadj.• fatigado, -a adj.• forzado, -a adj.• tirante adj.streɪnd1)a) ( tense) <relations/atmosphere> tenso, tirante; <face/expression> tenso, crispado; < voice> forzadob) (unnatural, forced) <manner/humor> forzado[streɪnd]ADJ1) (=tense) [person] tenso; [face] crispado; [voice, laugh, jollity, politeness] forzado; [atmosphere, relations, silence] tirante, tensoshe gave a strained laugh — forzó una risa, se rió con una risa forzada
2) [wrist, ankle] torcido; [eyes] cansado; [voice] cansadohe has a strained shoulder/back — tiene una lesión en un hombro/en la espalda
3) (=overtaxed) [economy] debilitado4) (Culin) [baby food] pasado por el pasapurés or el tamiz; [soup, gravy] colado; [yoghurt] espeso* * *[streɪnd]1)a) ( tense) <relations/atmosphere> tenso, tirante; <face/expression> tenso, crispado; < voice> forzadob) (unnatural, forced) <manner/humor> forzado -
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swim
1. present participle - swimming; verb1) (to move through water using arms and legs or fins, tails etc: The children aren't allowed to go sailing until they've learnt to swim; I'm going / I've been swimming; She swam to the shore; They watched the fish swimming about in the aquarium.) nadar2) (to cross (a river etc), compete in (a race), cover (a distance etc) by swimming: He swam three lengths of the swimming-pool; She can't swim a stroke (= at all).) nadar3) (to seem to be moving round and round, as a result of dizziness etc: His head was swimming; Everything began to swim before his eyes.) dar vueltas
2. noun(an act of swimming: We went for a swim in the lake.) baño- swimmer- swimming
- swimming-bath
- swimming-pool
- swimming-trunks
- swimsuit
- swimming-costume
swim1 n bañoswim2 vb nadartr[swɪm]1 baño1 (gen) nadar2 (be covered in liquid) nadar (in, en), flotar (in, en); (be overflowing) estar cubierto,-a (((with, de), estar inundado,-a3 (spin, whirl) dar vueltas1 (cross river) cruzar a nado, cruzar nadando; (cover distance) nadar, hacer; (use particular stroke) nadar■ can you swim butterfly? ¿sabes nadar (estilo) mariposa?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be in the swim estar al tanto, estar en la ondato go for a swim ir a nadarto have a swim bañarse, nadarto swim with the tide seguir la corrienteto swim against the tide ir contra la corriente1) : nadar2) float: flotar3) reel: dar vueltashis head was swimming: la cabeza le daba vueltasswim n: baño m, chapuzón mto go for a swim: ir a nadarn.• nadada s.f.• natación s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: swam, swum) = dar vueltas la cabeza v.• nadar v.• pasar a nado v.
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1. swɪm1) \<\<person/animal/fish\>\> nadarcan you swim? — ¿sabes nadar?
are you going swimming? — ¿vas a ir a nadar?
he swam across the river — cruzó el río nadando or a nado
2)a) ( float) flotarb) (be immersed, overflowing) (usu in -ing form)to swim IN something — nadar or flotar en algo
the tomatoes were swimming in oil — los tomates nadaban or flotaban en aceite
to swim WITH something: the bathroom floor was swimming with water — el suelo del baño estaba cubierto de agua
3) (of blurred, confused perceptions) dar* vueltas
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vt \<\<length\>\> nadar, hacer*; \<\<river\>\> cruzar* a nadoto swim breaststroke — nadar pecho or (Esp) a braza
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to go for a swim — ir* a nadar
to have a swim — nadar, bañarse, darse* un baño
[swɪm] (vb: pt swam) (pp swum)to be in the swim — estar* al tanto de lo que pasa, estar* en la onda (fam)
1.Nto have a swim — darse un baño, nadar
to go for a swim — ir a nadar or a bañarse
- be in the swim- keep in the swim2. VT1) [+ stretch of water] pasar a nado, cruzar a nadohe was the first man to swim the English channel — fue el primer hombre que cruzó a nado el Canal de la Mancha
2) [+ length, race] nadar3. VI1) [person, fish] nadar•
to swim across a river — pasar or cruzar un río a nado•
we shall have to swim for it * — tendremos que echarnos al agua, tendremos que salvarnos nadando•
to go swimming — ir a nadar or bañarse•
to learn to swim — aprender a nadar•
to swim out to sea — alejarse nadando de la playa•
to swim under water — nadar debajo del agua, bucear- swim against the stream or tide- swim with the stream or tide2) (=float) flotarthe meat was swimming in gravy — la carne flotaba or nadaba en la salsa
- be swimming in moneymy head is swimming — me estoy mareando, me da vueltas la cabeza
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1. [swɪm]1) \<\<person/animal/fish\>\> nadarcan you swim? — ¿sabes nadar?
are you going swimming? — ¿vas a ir a nadar?
he swam across the river — cruzó el río nadando or a nado
2)a) ( float) flotarb) (be immersed, overflowing) (usu in -ing form)to swim IN something — nadar or flotar en algo
the tomatoes were swimming in oil — los tomates nadaban or flotaban en aceite
to swim WITH something: the bathroom floor was swimming with water — el suelo del baño estaba cubierto de agua
3) (of blurred, confused perceptions) dar* vueltas
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vt \<\<length\>\> nadar, hacer*; \<\<river\>\> cruzar* a nadoto swim breaststroke — nadar pecho or (Esp) a braza
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to go for a swim — ir* a nadar
to have a swim — nadar, bañarse, darse* un baño
to be in the swim — estar* al tanto de lo que pasa, estar* en la onda (fam)
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1) v + adv ( become slimmer) adelgazar*2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<sauce/soup\>\> hacer* menos espeso, aclarar; \<\<paint\>\> diluir*1.VT + ADV (=dilute) [+ sauce, gravy, custard] aclarar; [+ paint] diluir2.VI + ADV (=become slim) adelgazar* * *1) v + adv ( become slimmer) adelgazar*2) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<sauce/soup\>\> hacer* menos espeso, aclarar; \<\<paint\>\> diluir*
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