pressed flowers

Ex: They are a small company specializing in creative fiberglass lampshades with pressed flowers and leaves.

Ex: They are a small company specializing in creative fiberglass lampshades with pressed flowers and leaves.

pantalla de rayos — [en aeropuerto] X-ray security apparatus

Ex: The number of documents indexed by each of the cross-reference terms is shown on the right side of the display.

Ex: They are a small company specializing in creative fiberglass lampshades with pressed flowers and leaves.

• flores artificiales — artificial flowers

• flor cortada — (Com) cut flowers pl

• flores secas — dried flowers

a flor de labios LAm —

¡ni flores! * —

de libros sé mucho, pero de cocina ni flores — I know a lot about books, but I don't know the first thing about cooking *

de lo prometido, ni flores — as for what they promised, not a word was mentioned *

flor de mano — † artificial flower

los naranjos en flor — the orange trees in blossom o flower

• en la flor de la edad — in the flower of one's youth

• la flor y nata de la sociedad — the cream of society

• en la flor de la vida — in the prime of life

• a flor de cuño — in mint condition

• a flor de piel, tenía los nervios a flor de piel — her nerves were all on edge

• a flor de tierra — at ground level

decir o echar flores a algn — to pay compliments to sb, flatter sb

• flor de, flor de caballo — a wonderful horse

flor de reloj me regalaste, ya no funciona — iró what a great watch you bought me, it doesn't work anymore iró

flor de marido, le pega y no le da plata — iró her husband is a real gem, he beats her up and gives her no money iró

la fiesta estuvo flor — the party was excellent o great

lo pasamos flor — we had a whale of a time *

a flor de piel: tenía los nervios a flor de piel his nerves were all on edge; tiene la sensibilidad a flor de piel she's very easily hurt; a flor de tierra/agua just below the ground/water; echarle flores a alguien to pay somebody compliments; estar en la flor de la vida to be in the prime of life; flor de... (CS fam): me hizo flor de regalo she gave me a wonderful present (colloq); es un flor de estúpido he's a real idiot (colloq); ir de flor en flor to flit from one man/woman to another; la flor y nata the cream, the crème de la crème; ni flores (Esp fam): ¿sabes dónde está? - ni flores do you know where he is? - no idea; ¿entendiste algo? - ni flores did you understand anything? - not a thing (colloq); ser la flor de la canela — to be wonderful

a flor de piel: tenía los nervios a flor de piel his nerves were all on edge; tiene la sensibilidad a flor de piel she's very easily hurt; a flor de tierra/agua just below the ground/water; echarle flores a alguien to pay somebody compliments; estar en la flor de la vida to be in the prime of life; flor de... (CS fam): me hizo flor de regalo she gave me a wonderful present (colloq); es un flor de estúpido he's a real idiot (colloq); ir de flor en flor to flit from one man/woman to another; la flor y nata the cream, the crème de la crème; ni flores (Esp fam): ¿sabes dónde está? - ni flores do you know where he is? - no idea; ¿entendiste algo? - ni flores did you understand anything? - not a thing (colloq); ser la flor de la canela — to be wonderful

Ex: Concepts which denote parts of a plant, eg leaf, flower, etc, are also Personality concepts.

apretar el acelerador — to put one's foot down (on the accelerator), depress the accelerator frm

apretó bien los papeles en la cartera — he packed o squeezed the papers into the briefcase

• apretar los dientes — to grit one's teeth, clench one's teeth

• apretar la mano a algn — to shake sb's hand

• apretar el puño — to clench one's fist

me apretaba con todo su cuerpo contra la pared — he pinned o pressed me against the wall with his whole body

la apretó con fuerza entre sus brazos — he clasped o clutched her tightly in his arms

• apretar a algn — to put pressure on sb

• apretar con el enemigo — to close with the enemy

apretó al niño contra su pecho — he clasped o clutched the child to his breast

me apretó el brazo con fuerza — he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly

apretar a correr — (fam) to break into a run

apretó al niño contra su pecho — he clasped o clutched the child to his breast

me apretó el brazo con fuerza — he squeezed o gripped my arm firmly

apretar a correr — (fam) to break into a run

Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.

no entiende nada — he doesn't understand a thing o anything

• nada de, no sabe nada de español — he knows no Spanish at all, he doesn't know any Spanish at all

-¿qué te cuentas? -nada de particular — "what's new?" - "nothing much" o "not a lot"

• estuvo en nada que lo perdiesen — they very nearly lost it

• no me falta de nada — I've got everything I need

• hace nada — just a moment ago

• no se parecen en nada — they're not at all alike

• quedar(se) en nada — to come to nothing

• no reparar en nada — to stop at nothing

• no servir para nada — to be utterly useless

• no ha sido nada — it's nothing, it doesn't matter

• antes de nada, antes de nada tengo que telefonear — before I do anything else I must make a phone call

• a cada nada — LAm * constantly

• casi nada, no costó casi nada — it cost next to nothing

• como si nada, se lo advertí, pero como si nada — I warned him but it was as if I hadn't spoken

• de nada, -¡gracias! -de nada — "thanks!" - "don't mention it" o "you're welcome"

• dentro de nada — very soon

• nada más, -¿desea algo más? -nada más, gracias — "can I get you anything else?" - "no, that's all thank you"

estas flores aparecen nada más terminado el invierno — these flowers come out just after the winter o as soon as the winter is over

nada más que estoy muy cansado — And, Méx it's just that I'm very tired

• (nada más y) nada menos que... — (no more and) no less than...

• ni nada — or anything

pues no es feo ni nada — iró he's not ugly... much!

• para nada — at all

• por nada, por nada se echa a llorar — she's always crying over nothing o for no reason at all

¡por nada! — Cono Sur not at all!, don't mention it!

pues no eres tú nada ambicioso — iró well you're not very ambitious, are you?... much!

antes que or de nada — first of all

nada de nada — (fam) not a thing

nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it

con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that

pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens

no está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried

esto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit

se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void

antes que or de nada — first of all

nada de nada — (fam) not a thing

nada más: no hay nada más there's nothing else; ¿algo más? - nada más anything else? - no, that's it o that's all; nada más fui yo (Méx) I was the only one who went; salí nada más comer I went out right o straight after lunch; sacó (nada más ni) nada menos que el primer puesto she came first no less; nada más que: no se lo dije nada más que a él he's the only one I told; para nada: no me gustó para nada I didn't like it at all; como si nada (fam): me lo dijo como si nada! she told me as if it was nothing; se quedó como si nada she didn't even bat an eyelid; no hay nada que hacerle — (fam) that's all there is to it

con or de nada se rompe — it breaks just like that

pues nada, ya veremos qué pasa — well o anyway, we'll see what happens

no está nada preocupado — he isn't at all o the least bit worried

esto no me gusta nada — I don't like this at all o (colloq) one bit

se creó de la nada — it was created from nothing o from the void

Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.