in the open air

¡fuera de aquí, aire! — * get out of here! scram! *

• al aire, lanzar algo al aire — to throw sth into the air

• estar en el aire — [balón, paracaidista] to be in the air; (Radio) to be on (the) air

• al aire libre — [con verbo] outdoors, in the open air; [con sustantivo] outdoor antes de s, open-air antes de s

el concierto se celebró al aire libre — the concert was held outdoors o in the open air

una piscina al aire libre — an outdoor o open-air pool

• salir al aire — (Radio) to go on (the) air

• saltar por los aires — to blow up, explode

• tomar el aire — to get some fresh air

salió a tomar un poco el aire — he went out to get o for some fresh air

¡vete a tomar el aire! — * scram! *, clear off! *

• aire viciado — [en habitación cerrada] stale air; [en fábrica, ciudad contaminada] foul air

• volar por los aires — to blow up, explode

ir a su aire — to go one's own way, do one's own thing *

aire colado — cold draught, cold draft (EEUU)

• dar aire a algn — to fan sb

aires de cambio — (Pol) winds of change

eso te pasa por darte aires de superioridad — that's what happens when you think you're better than everyone else o when you put on airs

• darse un aire a algn — to look a bit like sb

lleva la ropa con mucho aire — she wears her clothes with great style o panache

a mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing (colloq); cambiar or mudar de aire(s): necesito cambiar de aires I need a change of scene o air; dejar a alguien en el aire to leave somebody in suspense; quedar en el aire: todo quedó en el aire everything was left up in the air; su futuro quedó en el aire his future hung in the balance; saltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow up; vivir del aire — to live on air

salir al aire — to go out

darse aires (de grandeza) — to put on o give oneself airs

aires populares — traditional tunes o airs

a mi/tu/su aire: ellos salen en grupo, yo prefiero ir a mi aire they go out in a group, I prefer doing my own thing (colloq); cambiar or mudar de aire(s): necesito cambiar de aires I need a change of scene o air; dejar a alguien en el aire to leave somebody in suspense; quedar en el aire: todo quedó en el aire everything was left up in the air; su futuro quedó en el aire his future hung in the balance; saltar or volar por los aires to explode, blow up; vivir del aire — to live on air

salir al aire — to go out

darse aires (de grandeza) — to put on o give oneself airs

aires populares — traditional tunes o airs

Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.

libre — [parking] spaces; [taxi] for hire

ir o funcionar por libre — to go it alone

ir por libre — (Esp fam) to do as one pleases

ir por libre — (Esp fam) to do as one pleases

Ex: Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.

pasamos la noche al descubierto — we spent the night outdoors o in the open

• dejar algo al descubierto — to expose sth (to view)

• poner algo al descubierto — to expose sth

• quedar al descubierto — to be exposed

quedaron al descubierto sus malas intenciones — her bad intentions came to light o were exposed

estar en descubierto — to be overdrawn, be in the red *

girar al o en descubierto — to overdraw

Ex: Just outside the town lies a waste piece of land now used as a drying ground for linen and as a playground by the small fry of the neighbourhood.

Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its open-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.

la intemperie — the elements pl

la intemperie — the elements (pl)

la intemperie — the elements (pl)

tirar raso — (Dep) to shoot low

Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.