natural sparkling water

to desalt water — опреснять воду ( в водоподготовке)

to draw down water — попускать воду ( из водохранилища)

to take in water (from) — забирать воду ( из водохранилища)

• lanzar un barco al agua — to launch a boat

• caer agua — to rain

• echarse al agua — (lit) to dive in; (fig) to take the plunge

• ¡agua va! — look out!, careful!

hacérsele la boca agua a algn Esp, hacérsele agua la boca a algn LAm —

como agua de mayo Esp —

agua (de) cuba — Chile bleach

agua de seltz — seltzer, soda (water), seltzer water (EEUU)

agua fuerte — nitric acid solution

agua Jane — ® Uru bleach

agua (de) panela — Col, Ven hot lemon

agua perra — Chile boiled water ( drunk for its cleansing properties)

• aguas abajo — downstream, downriver

• aguas arriba — upstream, upriver

• hacer aguas — [barco] to take in water; [explicación, teoría] to be full of holes, not to hold water; [relación, organización, proyecto] to founder

nuestro mercado interno hacía agua — our domestic market was foundering o in trouble

• romper aguas, rompió aguas camino del hospital — her waters broke on the way to the hospital

• tomar las aguas — to take the waters

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid sing

aguas de consumo — drinking water sing

aguas de escorrentía — run-off water sing

aguas de pantoque — bilge water sing

aguas fecales — sewage sing

aguas llenas — high tide sing

aguas mayores — euf faeces sing frm, feces sing (EEUU) frm

aguas menores — euf urine sing

aguas muertas — neap tide sing

aguas negras, aguas residuales, aguas servidas — Cono Sur sewage sing

aguas subterráneas — groundwater sing

aguas superficiales — surface water sing

bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)

como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious

hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder

hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)

se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious

ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past

sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment

estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal

tejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof

bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)

como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious

hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder

hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)

se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious

ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past

sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment

estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal

tejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof

Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

(all')acqua e sapone — (faccia, ragazza: senza trucco) without makeup, (semplice) natural

fare acqua (da tutte le parti) — (situazione, posizione) to be shaky

essere con o avere l'acqua alla gola — to be snowed under

trovarsi o navigare in cattive acque — to be in deep water

veniva giù tanta acqua — colloq. it was pouring

sotto l'acqua — [stare, camminare] in the rain

della più bell'acqua — of the first water (anche fig.)

acqua alta — (alta marea) high tide o water

acqua bassa — (bassa marea) low tide o water

acqua dura — chim. hard water

acqua gassata — sparkling o carbonated water

acqua potabile — drinkable o drinking water

acqua ragia — acquaragia

acqua di o del rubinetto tap water; acqua salata (di mare) salt water; (in cucina) salted water; acqua santa acquasanta; acqua di Seltz Seltzer water; acqua tonica tonic water; - e bianche (di rifiuto) = waste water free of excrement; -e continentali continental waters; -e internazionali international waters; -e nere sewage, black water; -e di rifiuto, scarico, di scolo waste water, sewage sludge; -e territoriali territorial o home waters; -e termali — thermal waters, spa water

ogni acqua va alla china, l'acqua va al mare — prov. = things will run their course

fare acqua — [ imbarcazione] to make water, to leak; fig. [ragionamento, teoria] not to hold water

navigare o essere in cattive -e to be in deep water; avere l'acqua alla gola to be in a tight corner, to be hard-pressed; buttare via il bambino con l'acqua sporca to throw the baby out with the bathwater; tirare l'acqua (del WC) to flush the toilet; portare o tirare acqua al proprio mulino to have an axe to grind; gettare acqua sul fuoco to pour oil on troubled waters; calmare le -e to smooth ruffled feathers, to pour oil on troubled waters; fare calmare le -e to allow the dust to settle; ha scoperto l'acqua calda! he reinvented the wheel! acqua in bocca! mum's the word! keep it under your hat! l'acqua cheta rompe i ponti prov. still waters run deep; portare acqua al mare to carry coals to Newcastle; acqua e sapone [ viso] = without make-up; [ ragazza] = fresh and natural; all'acqua di rose — [soluzione, persona] milk-and-water, wishy-washy

esta cerveza tiene mucho gas — this beer is very gassy o fizzy

• agua (mineral) con gas — sparkling (mineral) water

• agua (mineral) sin gas — still (mineral) water

gases lacrimógenos — tear gas sing

gas licuado — liquefied gas; Chile [para uso doméstico] Calor gas ®

• darle gas — * to step on the gas *

el coche iba a todo gas — the car was going full out o flat out *

tuvimos que terminarlo a todo gas — we had to work flat out to get it finished *

los gases tóxicos que se emiten a la atmósfera — the toxic o poisonous fumes released into the atmosphere

tener gases — to have wind, have gas (EEUU)

cocina a or de gas — gas cooker

a todo gas — (Esp fam) at full speed

darle gas — (Auto) (fam) to step on the gas (colloq)

cocina a or de gas — gas cooker

a todo gas — (Esp fam) at full speed

darle gas — (Auto) (fam) to step on the gas (colloq)

Ex: The command 'SELECT OIL OR GAS' retrieves records with EITHER oil or gas.