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61 en las horas punta
Ex. High demand often leads to queues at busy times.* * *Ex: High demand often leads to queues at busy times.
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62 en una punta ... en la otra
= at one end... at the otherEx. The article describes how an unwanted library building was moved by barge from Belfair, a community at one end of Hood Canal in Washington State, to Hoodsport, at the other end.* * *= at one end... at the otherEx: The article describes how an unwanted library building was moved by barge from Belfair, a community at one end of Hood Canal in Washington State, to Hoodsport, at the other end.
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63 golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie
(v.) = tap + fingersEx. Some reference librarians tapp their finger(s) on the counter when a request is made and twitch their mouth upon movement to fulfil the request.* * *(v.) = tap + fingersSpanish-English dictionary > golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie
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64 grabado a la punta seca
(n.) = drypointEx. Drypoint was another method of engraving printing plates in the fifteenth century according to which the design was sketched directly on to the plate with a steel point, the burr being left alone.* * *(n.) = drypointEx: Drypoint was another method of engraving printing plates in the fifteenth century according to which the design was sketched directly on to the plate with a steel point, the burr being left alone.
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65 horas no punta
Ex. It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.* * *Ex: It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.
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66 poner lo pelos de punta
(v.) = frighten + the living daylights out ofEx. Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by.* * *(v.) = frighten + the living daylights out ofEx: Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by.
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67 ponerse de punta
(v.) = stand outEx. The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.* * *(v.) = stand outEx: The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.
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68 senos firmes y de punta
(n.) = pert breastsEx. Breast tissue is very delicate and while you may have small and pert breasts now if you don't support them properly during exercise the ligaments that hold them up will elongate and you will end up with saggy boobs.* * *(n.) = pert breastsEx: Breast tissue is very delicate and while you may have small and pert breasts now if you don't support them properly during exercise the ligaments that hold them up will elongate and you will end up with saggy boobs.
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69 ser la punta de lanza de
(v.) = spearheadEx. STN International is a host arrangement being spearheaded by Chemical Abstracts Services.* * *(v.) = spearheadEx: STN International is a host arrangement being spearheaded by Chemical Abstracts Services.
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70 tener dinero a punta pala
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71 cesta punta
( deporte) pelota; ( canasta) basket ( for playing pelota)* * *( deporte) pelota; ( canasta) basket ( for playing pelota) -
72 velocidad máxima or punta
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73 caer chuzos de punta *
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74 estar de punta
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75 estar hasta la punta de los pelos con o de algn
*to be fed up to the back teeth with sb*Spanish-English dictionary > estar hasta la punta de los pelos con o de algn
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76 ir de punta en blanco
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77 la punta del iceberg
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78 poner a algn los pelos o el vello de punta
Spanish-English dictionary > poner a algn los pelos o el vello de punta
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79 poner los nervios de punta a algn
to get o grate on sb's nervesSpanish-English dictionary > poner los nervios de punta a algn
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80 ponerse de punta en blanco
См. также в других словарях:
punta — sustantivo femenino 1. Extremo agudo o más fino de una cosa, generalmente alargado: la punta de la navaja, la punta de la espada, la punta de la aguja, la punta de la barra, la punta del cuchillo, la punta del dardo, la punta del lápiz, la pun ta … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
punta — (Del lat. puncta, t. f. de tus, part. pas. de pungĕre, picar, punzar). 1. f. Extremo agudo de un arma blanca u otro instrumento con que se puede herir. 2. Extremo de algo. La punta del pie. [m6]La punta del banco. 3. Colilla de un cigarro. 4.… … Diccionario de la lengua española
punta (1) — {{hw}}{{punta (1)}{{/hw}}s. f. 1 Estremità aguzza e pungente di qlco.: la punta del coltello, di uno spillo, della lancia | Prendere qlco. di –p, (fig.) direttamente | (fig.) Prendere qlcu. di –p, affrontarlo bruscamente | Estremità superiore,… … Enciclopedia di italiano
Punta — ist der Name einer Musiktradition, besonders in Belize sowie Honduras und El Salvador, sowie eines Tanzes der Garifuna. Musik Die heutige Puntamusik geht in Teilen auf den Punta Tanz der Garifuna zurück. Die Puntamusik wurde 1978 erstmals einer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
punta — 1. de o en puntas. → puntilla. 2. hora punta. ‘Aquella en la que se produce mayor aglomeración en los transportes y mayor demanda en el uso de determinados servicios’. En España y Chile se dice hora punta: «Coge el metro en una hora punta»… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
Punta 28 — (Мар де Лас Пампас,Аргентина) Категория отеля: Адрес: Calle 28, 7165 Мар де Лас Пампас, Ар … Каталог отелей
Punta [1] — Punta, in Ungarn ein weiter Schafpelz mit Ärmeln, von hellbraun gebeiztem Leder, mit dem Fell nach innen. Bei den guten sind die Nähte mit eingenähten Figuren von buntem Leder verziert. Regnet es stark, so wird der Pelz mit dem Rauhen nach Außen… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Punta [2] — Punta (span. u. ital.), 1) so v.w. Spitze; daher P. d arco, in der Musik die Bogenspitze; 2) so v.w. Vorgebirge; daher: P. de Afrika u. P. do Europa, die beiden an der Straße von Gibraltar einander gegenüber stehenden Spitzen von Afrika u. Europa … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Punta [1] — Punta (span. u. ital.), Spitze, Vorgebirge, wie P. de Europa, die Südspitze der Halbinsel von Gibraltar u. a. P. speziell Name des Vorgebirges Aktion (s. d.) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Punta [2] — Punta (ital., »Stich«), ein Gesellschaftsspiel mit Karten und Würfeln, das trotz einfacher Regeln doch großer Mannigfaltigkeit fähig ist. Vgl. Lauterburg, D. is große Buch der Puntaspiele (Berl. 1904) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Punta — (ital., span.), Spitze, Vorgebirge; insbes. La P., s.v.w. Actium … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon