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1 bucket
(a container for holding water, milk etc: We carried water in buckets to the burning house.) cubobucket n cubotr['bʌkɪt]1 cubo2 (on dredger, waterwheel) canguilón nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto rain buckets familiar llover chuzos de puntato cry buckets familiar llorar a lágrima vivato kick the bucket familiar palmarla, estirar la patabucket seat (in car) asiento envolventebucket ['bʌkət] n: balde m, cubo m, cubeta f Mexn.• arcaduz s.m.• balde s.m.• cangilón s.m.• cubeta s.f.• cubo s.m.• herrada s.f.• pozal s.m.
I 'bʌkət, 'bʌkɪtnoun balde m or (Esp) cubo m or (Méx) cubeta f or (Ven) tobo ma bucket of water — un balde (or un cubo etc) de agua
to rain buckets — llover* a cántaros
to cry buckets — llorar a lágrima viva or (fam) a moco tendido
to kick the bucket — (colloq & hum) estirar la pata (fam & hum)
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intransitive verb (esp BrE colloq) bucket (down)['bʌkɪt]it's bucketing (down) — está lloviendo a cántaros
1.a bucket of water — un cubo or (LAm) un balde de agua
- rain buckets- weep bucketskick 2., 1)2. VI1) * (=hurtle) ir a toda velocidad, ir a toda pastilla (Sp) *2)3.CPDbucket seat N — asiento m envolvente
bucket shop N — (Econ) agencia f de bolsa fraudulenta; (Brit) (for air tickets) agencia f de viajes que vende barato
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I ['bʌkət, 'bʌkɪt]noun balde m or (Esp) cubo m or (Méx) cubeta f or (Ven) tobo ma bucket of water — un balde (or un cubo etc) de agua
to rain buckets — llover* a cántaros
to cry buckets — llorar a lágrima viva or (fam) a moco tendido
to kick the bucket — (colloq & hum) estirar la pata (fam & hum)
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intransitive verb (esp BrE colloq) bucket (down)it's bucketing (down) — está lloviendo a cántaros
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2 bucket
s.1 balde, cubo (España)2 cubeta, cangilón.v.1 sacar con cubo.2 llover a cántaros.vi. (familiar)(pt & pp bucketed)
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