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noun1) (old unwanted furniture etc.) trasto2) (timber sawn up.) maderos, maderas
2. verb(to give (someone) an unwanted responsibility: to lumber someone with a job.) hacer que alguien cargue con la responsabilidad
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verb(to move about heavily and clumsily.)tr['lʌmbəSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (timber) leña1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL cortar leñalumber ['lʌmbər] vt: aserrar (madera)lumber vi: moverse pesadamentelumber n: madera fn.• madera (de construcción) s.f.n.• madera aserrada s.f.• solera s.f.• tablas s.f.pl.v.• explotar los bosques v.'lʌmbər, 'lʌmbə(r)
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mass nouna) ( timber) (AmE) madera f; (before n) <trade, company> madererolumber mill — aserradero m or (Col, Ec) aserrío m
b) ( junk) cachivaches mpl, trastos mpl viejos
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1) ( burden) (colloq)to lumber somebody WITH something — enjaretarle or endilgarle* algo a alguien (fam)
I got lumbered with the job — me enjaretaron or me endilgaron el trabajo a mí (fam)
2) ( chop down) (AmE) talar
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vi1)a) ( move awkwardly) avanzar* pesadamenteb) lumbering pres p <gait/step/footsteps> torpe, pesado2) ( cut timber) (AmE) aserrar*
I ['lʌmbǝ(r)]1. N2. VT1) (Brit)* (=encumber)to lumber sb with sth — hacer que algn cargue con algo, endilgar algo a algn
I got lumbered with the girl for the afternoon — tuve que cargar toda la tarde con la chica, me endilgaron a la chica toda la tarde
2) (=fill) [+ space, room]3.VI cortar y aserrar árboles, explotar los bosques4.CPDlumber company N — empresa f maderera
lumber jacket N — chaqueta f de leñador
lumber mill N — aserradero m
lumber room N — trastero m
lumber yard N — (US) almacén m de madera
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['lʌmbǝ(r)]VI (also: lumber about) moverse pesadamente; (also: lumber along) avanzar pesadamente* * *['lʌmbər, 'lʌmbə(r)]
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mass nouna) ( timber) (AmE) madera f; (before n) <trade, company> madererolumber mill — aserradero m or (Col, Ec) aserrío m
b) ( junk) cachivaches mpl, trastos mpl viejos
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1) ( burden) (colloq)to lumber somebody WITH something — enjaretarle or endilgarle* algo a alguien (fam)
I got lumbered with the job — me enjaretaron or me endilgaron el trabajo a mí (fam)
2) ( chop down) (AmE) talar
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vi1)a) ( move awkwardly) avanzar* pesadamenteb) lumbering pres p <gait/step/footsteps> torpe, pesado2) ( cut timber) (AmE) aserrar* -
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s.1 madera, madera cortada.2 trastes viejos, trastos viejos, cachivaches, tiliches.v.1 cortar árboles.2 talar.3 moverse pesadamente.4 apilar en desorden, echar en el montón, tirar al montón. (pt & pp lumbered) -
5 lumber on
v.moverse pesadamente. -
6 lumber up
v.subir pesadamente por. -
7 lumber jacket
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8 lumber about
v.moverse pesadamente. -
9 lumber along
v.moverse pesadamente. -
10 lumber around
v.moverse pesadamente. -
11 lumber carrier
s.barco maderero. -
12 lumber company
s.empresa maderera. -
13 lumber down
v.descender pesadamente por, moverse pesadamente a través de. -
14 lumber industry
s.industria maderera, explotación forestal. -
15 lumber jacket
s.1 chamarra.2 chamarra de leñador, chaqueta de leñador, cazadora de leñador. -
16 lumber room
s.cuarto de almacenamiento, cuarto de depósito de cosas viejas o inservibles, trastero, trastera. -
17 lumber through
v.moverse pesadamente a través de. -
18 lumber trade
s.industria maderera. -
19 lumber yard
s.almacén de madera. -
20 lumber-mill
s.aserradero.
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