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1 potasa
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2 potasa
f.potash.* * *1 potash* * *SF potash* * *= potash.Ex. First he cleaned the ink off the forme, laying it on a wooden letter board, loosening the quoins and scrubbing the face of the letter with lye (an alkaline solution of potash in water), and finally rinsing it thoroughly in water = En primer lugar, limpiaba la tinta de la forma, colocándola sobre un tablero de madera, aflojaba las cuñas y restregaba los ojos de las letras con lejías (es decir, una solución alcalina de potasa con agua) y finalmente los aclaraba bien con agua.* * *= potash.Ex: First he cleaned the ink off the forme, laying it on a wooden letter board, loosening the quoins and scrubbing the face of the letter with lye (an alkaline solution of potash in water), and finally rinsing it thoroughly in water = En primer lugar, limpiaba la tinta de la forma, colocándola sobre un tablero de madera, aflojaba las cuñas y restregaba los ojos de las letras con lejías (es decir, una solución alcalina de potasa con agua) y finalmente los aclaraba bien con agua.
* * *potash* * *potasa nfpotash* * *f potash* * *potasa nf: potash -
3 desaprovechar una oportunidad
(v.) = toss away + opportunity, waste + opportunityEx. In passing this bill they are just tossing away the opportunity to play a dominant role in the potash markets of the world.Ex. He's probably the shrewdest and most calculating race driver ever, never wasted an opportunity for a victory or a championship point.* * *(v.) = toss away + opportunity, waste + opportunityEx: In passing this bill they are just tossing away the opportunity to play a dominant role in the potash markets of the world.
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4 desperdiciar una oportunidad
(n.) = toss away + opportunity, waste + opportunity, spurn + chanceEx. In passing this bill they are just tossing away the opportunity to play a dominant role in the potash markets of the world.Ex. He's probably the shrewdest and most calculating race driver ever, never wasted an opportunity for a victory or a championship point.Ex. Real Madrid spurned the chance to replace Barcelona at the top of the Spanish first division as they fired blanks in a frustrating 0-0 draw at Osasuna.* * *(n.) = toss away + opportunity, waste + opportunity, spurn + chanceEx: In passing this bill they are just tossing away the opportunity to play a dominant role in the potash markets of the world.
Ex: He's probably the shrewdest and most calculating race driver ever, never wasted an opportunity for a victory or a championship point.Ex: Real Madrid spurned the chance to replace Barcelona at the top of the Spanish first division as they fired blanks in a frustrating 0-0 draw at Osasuna. -
5 fregar
v.1 to wash.fregar el suelo to mop the floor2 to scrub.María friega el piso Mary scrubs the floor.3 to bother, to pester (informal) (molestar). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)El chico malcriado friega al vecino The spoiled brat bothers the neighbor.4 to clean.5 to be a pain (informal) (molestar). (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), Mexican Spanish, Venezuelan Spanish)¡no friegues! you're kidding!, you can't be serious! (expresando sorpresa)* * *1 (lavar) to wash2 (frotar) to scrub3 (el suelo) to mop\fregar los platos to wash the dishes, GB do the washing up, wash up* * *verb1) to scrub2) wash* * *1. VT1) (=limpiar) [con fregona] to mop, wash; [con estropajo, cepillo] to scrub; [con esponja, trapo] to washfregar los cacharros o los platos — to wash the dishes, do the washing up, wash up
¡no me friegues! — [expresando molestia] don't be a nuisance!, stop bothering me!; [expresando asombro] you're kidding! *
- fregar la paciencia o4) Cono Sur *** to fuck ***, screw ***5) Caribe * (=pegar) to beat up; (Dep) to beat, thrash2. VI1) (=fregar los platos) to wash the dishes, do the washing up, wash up2) (=fregar el suelo) [con fregona] to wash the floor, mop the floor; [con cepillo] to scrub the floor3) LAm * (=molestar) to annoy¡no friegues! — [expresando asombro] you're kidding! *
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (lavar, limpiar) to washfregué el suelo — ( con trapo) I washed the floor; ( con trapeador) I mopped the floor; ( con cepillo) I scrubbed the floor
fregar los platos — to wash the dishes, to do the dishes (colloq)
2) (AmL exc RPl fam) ( molestar) to bug (colloq)fregarle la paciencia a alguien — to go o keep on at somebody (colloq)
no me friegues! — ( no me molestes) stop bugging me!; ( no me digas) you're kidding! (colloq)
3) (AmL exc RPl fam) <planes/vacaciones> to ruin4) (AmL exc RPl fam) ( perjudicar)2.fregar vi1) ( lavar los platos) to wash the dishes, to do the dishes (colloq); ( limpiar) to clean; ( restregar) to scrub2) (AmL exc RPl fam) ( molestar)3.no friegues! — ( no digas) you're kidding! (colloq)
fregarse v pron1) (AmL fam) ( fastidiarse)te friegas! — tough! (colloq)
me fregué! — I've really done it now! (colloq)
2) (AmL exc RPl fam)a) ( malograrse)se fregaron nuestros planes — that's ruined o messed up our plans (colloq)
b) <tobillo/mano> to do... in (colloq), to screw... up (AmE colloq)* * *= scrub.Ex. First he cleaned the ink off the forme, laying it on a wooden letter board, loosening the quoins and scrubbing the face of the letter with lye (an alkaline solution of potash in water), and finally rinsing it thoroughly in water = En primer lugar, limpiaba la tinta de la forma, colocándola sobre un tablero de madera, aflojaba las cuñas y restregaba los ojos de las letras con lejías (es decir, una solución alcalina de potasa con agua) y finalmente los aclaraba bien con agua.----* fregar frotando = scrub.* fregar los platos = do + the washing-up.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) (lavar, limpiar) to washfregué el suelo — ( con trapo) I washed the floor; ( con trapeador) I mopped the floor; ( con cepillo) I scrubbed the floor
fregar los platos — to wash the dishes, to do the dishes (colloq)
2) (AmL exc RPl fam) ( molestar) to bug (colloq)fregarle la paciencia a alguien — to go o keep on at somebody (colloq)
no me friegues! — ( no me molestes) stop bugging me!; ( no me digas) you're kidding! (colloq)
3) (AmL exc RPl fam) <planes/vacaciones> to ruin4) (AmL exc RPl fam) ( perjudicar)2.fregar vi1) ( lavar los platos) to wash the dishes, to do the dishes (colloq); ( limpiar) to clean; ( restregar) to scrub2) (AmL exc RPl fam) ( molestar)3.no friegues! — ( no digas) you're kidding! (colloq)
fregarse v pron1) (AmL fam) ( fastidiarse)te friegas! — tough! (colloq)
me fregué! — I've really done it now! (colloq)
2) (AmL exc RPl fam)a) ( malograrse)se fregaron nuestros planes — that's ruined o messed up our plans (colloq)
b) <tobillo/mano> to do... in (colloq), to screw... up (AmE colloq)* * *= scrub.Ex: First he cleaned the ink off the forme, laying it on a wooden letter board, loosening the quoins and scrubbing the face of the letter with lye (an alkaline solution of potash in water), and finally rinsing it thoroughly in water = En primer lugar, limpiaba la tinta de la forma, colocándola sobre un tablero de madera, aflojaba las cuñas y restregaba los ojos de las letras con lejías (es decir, una solución alcalina de potasa con agua) y finalmente los aclaraba bien con agua.
* fregar frotando = scrub.* fregar los platos = do + the washing-up.* * *fregar [A7 ]vtA (lavar, limpiar) to washfregué el suelo (con trapo, fregona) I mopped o washed the floor; (con cepillo) I scrubbed the floorfregar los platos to wash the dishes, to do the dishes ( colloq), to do the washing-up ( BrE), to wash up ( BrE)B ( AmL exc RPl fam)1(molestar): ¡deja de fregar a tu hermano! stop pestering your brother! ( colloq)no creo que sea así, lo dijo sólo por fregarte I don't think it's true, she said it just to needle you o ( BrE) wind you up ( colloq)fregarle la paciencia a algn to go o keep on at sb ( colloq)2C ( AmL exc RPl fam) (malograr) ‹planes› to ruin, to mess up ( colloq), to put paid to ( BrE colloq); ‹paseo/vacaciones› to ruin, put paid to ( BrE colloq)D( AmL exc RPl fam) (fastidiar): me fregó con esa pregunta her question really floored o stumped me ( colloq)el anterior gobierno no hizo más que fregar al país all the last government managed to do was drag the country down ( colloq)■ fregarviA1 (lavar los platos) to wash the dishes, to do the dishes ( colloq), to do the washing-up ( BrE), to wash up ( BrE)2 (limpiar) to clean3 (restregar) to scrubB ( AmL exc RPl fam)1(molestar): ¿hasta cuándo friegan con ese ruido? how much longer do we have to put up with that horrible racket? ( colloq)¡déjate de fregar! stop bothering o pestering me!, stop being so annoying!2■ fregarseA( AmL fam) (embromarse): si no te gusta, te friegas if you don't like it you can lump it o that's tough! ( colloq)¡me fregué! I've really screwed up! (sl), I'm in for it now! ( colloq), I've really done it now! ( colloq)los que se friegan son ustedes you'll be the ones who lose outB ( AmL exc RPl fam)1(malograrse): ahora sí que se fregaron nuestros planes that's really ruined o messed up o ( BrE) put paid to our plans ( colloq)se nos fregó la fiesta the party was ruined* * *
fregar ( conjugate fregar) verbo transitivo
1 (lavar, limpiar) to wash;
( con cepillo) I scrubbed the floor;
2 (AmL exc RPl fam)
verbo intransitivo
1 ( lavar los platos) to wash the dishes, to do the dishes (colloq);
( limpiar) to clean;
( restregar) to scrub
2 (AmL exc RPl fam) ( molestar):◊ ¡déjate de fregar! stop being such a pest!;
¡no friegues! ( no digas) you're kidding! (colloq)
fregarse verbo pronominal
1 (AmL fam) ( embromarse):◊ ¡te friegas! tough! (colloq);
¡me fregué! I've really done it now! (colloq)
2 (AmL exc RPl fam) ( malograrse):◊ se fregaron nuestros planes that's ruined o messed up our plans (colloq)
fregar verbo transitivo
1 (limpiar con agua) to wash: hoy te toca fregar los platos, today is your turn to do the dishes
yo fregaré el suelo, I'll mop the floor
2 LAm fam to annoy, irritate
' fregar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacharro
- pila
- palangana
- plato
English:
basin
- dishwater
- mop
- roughen
- scour
- scrub
- scrub down
- scrubbing brush
- wash
- wash up
- washing-up
- dish
- scrape
- washing
* * *♦ vt1. [limpiar] to wash;[frotar] to scrub;fregar los platos to wash the dishes, Br to do the washing-up;fregar el suelo to mop the floorno friegues al perro don't annoy the dog;me está fregando la paciencia he's driving me up the wallla lluvia nos fregó el fin de semana the rain messed up our weekend4. Andes, Méx, Ven Fam [fastidiar]me fregó con su decisión de quedarse en mi casa it was a pain, him deciding to stay in my house♦ vi1. [limpiar] to clean;[frotar] to scrub; [limpiar los platos] to wash the dishes, Br to do the washing-up¡deja de fregar! stop being such a pain!;lo hace por fregar he just does it to be a pain* * *v/t2 L.Am. fam ( molestar) bug fam* * *fregar {49} vt1) : to scrub, to scour, to washfregar los trastes: to do the dishesfregar el suelo: to scrub the floorfregar vi1) : to wash the dishes2) : to clean, to scrub* * *fregar vb (en general) to wash¿has fregado los vasos? have you washed the glasses?fregar los platos to wash up / to do the washing up -
6 fregar frotando
(v.) = scrubEx. First he cleaned the ink off the forme, laying it on a wooden letter board, loosening the quoins and scrubbing the face of the letter with lye (an alkaline solution of potash in water), and finally rinsing it thoroughly in water = En primer lugar, limpiaba la tinta de la forma, colocándola sobre un tablero de madera, aflojaba las cuñas y restregaba los ojos de las letras con lejías (es decir, una solución alcalina de potasa con agua) y finalmente los aclaraba bien con agua.* * *(v.) = scrubEx: First he cleaned the ink off the forme, laying it on a wooden letter board, loosening the quoins and scrubbing the face of the letter with lye (an alkaline solution of potash in water), and finally rinsing it thoroughly in water = En primer lugar, limpiaba la tinta de la forma, colocándola sobre un tablero de madera, aflojaba las cuñas y restregaba los ojos de las letras con lejías (es decir, una solución alcalina de potasa con agua) y finalmente los aclaraba bien con agua.
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7 restregar
v.1 to rub hard.2 to scrub, to scour out, to rub, to scour.Ellos restriegan la ropa They scrub the clothes.3 to repeat over and over, to rub in.Ella restriega su desamor She rubs in her lack of love.4 to rub together.El chico restriega las manos The boy rubs his hands together.* * *1 (frotar) to rub hard2 (fregar) to scrub* * *verb1) to rub2) scrub* * *VT [con cepillo, estropajo] to scrub; [con trapo] to rub, rub hard* * *1. 2.restregarse v pron (refl) to rub* * *= scrub.Ex. First he cleaned the ink off the forme, laying it on a wooden letter board, loosening the quoins and scrubbing the face of the letter with lye (an alkaline solution of potash in water), and finally rinsing it thoroughly in water = En primer lugar, limpiaba la tinta de la forma, colocándola sobre un tablero de madera, aflojaba las cuñas y restregaba los ojos de las letras con lejías (es decir, una solución alcalina de potasa con agua) y finalmente los aclaraba bien con agua.* * *1. 2.restregarse v pron (refl) to rub* * *= scrub.Ex: First he cleaned the ink off the forme, laying it on a wooden letter board, loosening the quoins and scrubbing the face of the letter with lye (an alkaline solution of potash in water), and finally rinsing it thoroughly in water = En primer lugar, limpiaba la tinta de la forma, colocándola sobre un tablero de madera, aflojaba las cuñas y restregaba los ojos de las letras con lejías (es decir, una solución alcalina de potasa con agua) y finalmente los aclaraba bien con agua.
* * *restregar [A7 ]vt‹suelo› to scrub; ‹ropa› to rub, scrub( refl) to rubno te restriegues contra la pared, que te vas a manchar don't rub against the wall or you'll get your clothes dirtyrestregarse los ojos to rub one's eyes* * *
restregar ( conjugate restregar) verbo transitivo ‹ suelo› to scrub;
‹ ropa› to rub, scrub
restregarse verbo pronominal ( refl) ‹ojos/mejilla› to rub
restregar verbo transitivo
1 (con un paño, cepillo, etc) to rub, scrub
2 fig fam (repasar, refregar) to rub in: ya sé que me timaron, no hace falta que me lo restriegues, I know I was cheated, there is no need to rub it in
' restregar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
nariz
- fregar
English:
rub
- scour
- scrub
* * *♦ vt1. [frotar] to rub hard;[para limpiar] to scrubles restregó la derrota en sus narices he really rubbed it in about the defeat* * *v/t scrub* * *restregar {49} vt1) : to rub2) : to scrub* * * -
8 muscovita
f. & m.1 muscovite, mica, Isinglass, potash mica.2 muscovite, potash mica, Isinglass, mica. -
9 desatascar
v.1 to unblock.2 to pull out of the mud, to pull out.Ricardo desatascó el auto Richard pulled the car out of the mud.3 to unclog, to clear, to unblock.La potasa desatascó las tuberías The potash unclogged the pipes.* * *1 to unblock, clear* * *VT1) [+ cañería] to clear, unblock2) [+ carro] to pull out of the mud* * *1.verbo transitivo <cañería/fregadero> to unblock, clear2.desatascarse v pron cañería/fregadero to unblock; carretera to clear* * *= unblock, unclog.Ex. A series of studies conducted to identify the factors that block and unblock problem solving is described.Ex. Fortunately, most toilet bowls can be unclogged with a plunger, often referred to as a plumber's friend.* * *1.verbo transitivo <cañería/fregadero> to unblock, clear2.desatascarse v pron cañería/fregadero to unblock; carretera to clear* * *= unblock, unclog.Ex: A series of studies conducted to identify the factors that block and unblock problem solving is described.
Ex: Fortunately, most toilet bowls can be unclogged with a plunger, often referred to as a plumber's friend.* * *desatascar [A2 ]vt‹cañería/fregadero› to unblock, clear«cañería/fregadero» to unblock; «carretera» to clear* * *
desatascar ( conjugate desatascar) verbo transitivo ‹cañería/fregadero› to unblock, clear
desatascarse verbo pronominal [cañería/fregadero] to unblock;
[ carretera] to clear
desatascar verbo transitivo to unblock, clear
' desatascar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
soltar
English:
clear
- unblock
* * *♦ vt1. [tubería] to unblock2. [negociaciones] to break the deadlock in3. [tráfico, carreteras, calles] to clear♦ See also the pronominal verb desatascarse* * *v/t unblock* * *desatascar {72} vt: to unblock, to clear -
10 desobstruir
v.1 to remove obstructions.2 to deobstruct. (Medical)3 to unclog, to unblock.La potasa desatascó las tuberías The potash unclogged the pipes.* * *1 to clear* * *VT to unblock, unstop, clear* * *desobstruir [ I20 ]vt‹desagüe/conducto› to unblock, clear; ‹camino/paso› to clear* * *
desobstruir verbo transitivo to unblock, clear
* * *v/t poros unblock, unclog -
11 alumbre
• alum• potash alum• potasium alum -
12 potasa cáustica
• caustic potash -
13 abono potásico
m.potassium phosphate, potassic fertilizer, potash fertilizer. -
14 ajebe
m.alum, potash alum, potassium alum. -
15 cloruro potásico
m.potassium chloride, KCl, muriate of potash. -
16 potasa cáustica
f.caustic potash. -
17 sulfato potásico
m.potassium sulphate, potassium sulfate, sulfate of potash.
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Potash — Potash, from the Dutch potaschen, meaning pot ashes, is the common name for any of several compounds containing potassium, such as potassium carbonate (K2CO3), potassium oxide (K2O) and potassium chloride (KCl). These compounds are used primarily … Investment dictionary
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