land animal

¡deja ya de empujar, no seas tan animal! — stop pushing, you great oaf o brute

¡el muy animal se comió tres platos! — he had three helpings, the oaf o pig!

animal de carga — (=burro, buey) beast of burden

¡me tratas como a un animal de carga! — what did your last servant die of? *

animal de tiro — draught animal, draft animal (EEUU)

animal doméstico — [de compañía] pet; [de granja] domestic animal

¡animal!, tres y dos son cinco — you fool o moron *, three plus two makes five

comer como un animal — (fam) to eat like a horse (colloq)

comer como un animal — (fam) to eat like a horse (colloq)

Ex: Common names are, for example, names of animals, tools, diseases, and chemicals.

Ex: The giraffe is the tallest land animal, growing to be up to 19 feet (6 m) tall.

the lie — BE o

lay — AE

of the land — la configurazione del terreno; fig. lo stato delle cose, la situazione

to land sb. with — affibbiare o rifilare a qcn. [ task]

to land oneself in — ritrovarsi in [ situation]

to land oneself with — colloq. ritrovarsi con [task, problem]

(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)

the lie — BE o

lay — AE

of the land — la configurazione del terreno; fig. lo stato delle cose, la situazione

to land sb. with — affibbiare o rifilare a qcn. [ task]

to land oneself in — ritrovarsi in [ situation]

to land oneself with — colloq. ritrovarsi con [task, problem]

(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)

to know the lie o lay of the land — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to see how the land lies — tantear el terreno

to spy out the land — reconocer* el terreno; (before n) <animal, defenses> de tierra, terrestre

land forces — fuerzas fpl terrestres or de tierra

a plot of land — un terreno, una parcela; (before n)

land registry — registro m catastral, catastro m

land reform — reforma f agraria

to be in the land of the living — (hum) estar* vivito y coleando (hum)

to land somebody WITH something/somebody, to land something/somebody ON somebody — endilgarle* or encajarle algo/a alguien a alguien (fam)

to land somebody IN something: that venture landed her in prison con aquel negocio fue a parar a la cárcel (fam); to land somebody/oneself in trouble — meter a alguien/meterse en problemas (fam)

• to goavel by land — ir/viajar por tierra

• dry land — tierra f firme

• to make land — (Naut) tomar tierra

• there was action at sea, on land, and in the air — se combatió en mar, tierra y aire

• to sight land — divisar tierra

• agricultural land — tierra(s) f(pl) agrícola(s), terreno m agrícola

• grazing land — tierra(s) f(pl) de pastoreo, tierra(s) f(pl) para pastos

• the lay or lie of the land — (lit) la configuración del terreno

• a piece/ plot of land — un terreno, una parcela

• the land — (Agr) la tierra

to work on the land — trabajar or cultivar la tierra

• desert/ equatorial/ temperate lands — tierras fpl desérticas/ecuatoriales/templadas

• to land on sth — [bird, insect] posarse en algo

to land on one's feet — (lit) caer de pie; (fig) salir adelante

he landed in hospital — fue a parar al hospital *, acabó en el hospital

• to land a blow on sb's chin, land sb a blow on the chin — asestar a algn un golpe en la barbilla

• they landed the children on me — me endilgaron or endosaron a los niños *

to land sb in it * — fastidiar or jorobar a algn pero bien *

it landed me in a mess — me metió en un lío *

• to land sb with sth/sb — endilgar algo/a algn a algn *, endosar algo/a algn a algn *

I got landed with the job — me endilgaron or endosaron el trabajo *

I got landed with him for two hours — me lo endilgaron or endosaron dos horas *

land agent N — administrador(a) m / f de fincas

land defences NPL — defensas fpl de tierra

land forces NPL — fuerzas fpl de tierra

land management N — administración f de fincas

land reclamation N — reclamación f de tierras

land reform N — reforma f agraria

land register, land registry N — (Brit) catastro m, registro m catastral, registro m de la propiedad inmobiliaria

Land Rover ® N — (Aut) (vehículo m) todo terreno m

land tax N — contribución f territorial

land use N — uso m de la tierra

to know the lie o lay of the land — saber* qué terreno se pisa

to see how the land lies — tantear el terreno

to spy out the land — reconocer* el terreno; (before n) <animal, defenses> de tierra, terrestre

land forces — fuerzas fpl terrestres or de tierra

a plot of land — un terreno, una parcela; (before n)

land registry — registro m catastral, catastro m

land reform — reforma f agraria

to be in the land of the living — (hum) estar* vivito y coleando (hum)

to land somebody WITH something/somebody, to land something/somebody ON somebody — endilgarle* or encajarle algo/a alguien a alguien (fam)

to land somebody IN something: that venture landed her in prison con aquel negocio fue a parar a la cárcel (fam); to land somebody/oneself in trouble — meter a alguien/meterse en problemas (fam)

Ex: It varies in land and water animals, just as the senses of smell and taste vary in herbivorous and carnivorous animals.

Ex: It varies in land and water animals, just as the senses of smell aud taste vary in herbivorous and carnivorous animals.

Ex: It varies in land and water animals, just as the senses of smell aud taste vary in herbivorous and carnivorous animals.

la distribución de alimentos por vía terrestre — distribution of food overland o by land

por vía terrestre — overland o by land

fuerzas terrestres — ground o land forces

por vía terrestre — overland o by land

fuerzas terrestres — ground o land forces

Ex: Terminological consistency is a must for achieving satisfactory information flow onboard an oil platform, and between offshore field centres and onshore administration.

Ex: The giraffe is the tallest land animal, growing to be up to 19 feet (6 m) tall.