rays on the moon

huele a rayos — * it smells awful

sabe a rayos — * it tastes awful

¡a los demás que les parta un rayo! — and the rest of them can go to hell! *

¡rayos! — * dammit! *

¿qué rayos es eso? — * what in hell's name is that? *

un rayo de luz — a ray o beam (of light)

como un rayo — (fam) <salir/pasar> to go out/shoot by like greased lightning (colloq)

echar rayos y centellas — to fume (colloq)

que te/lo parta un rayo — (fam)

que te parta un rayo! — you can go to hell for all I care! (colloq)

ellos se van y a mí que me parta un rayo — they go off and don't give a damn about me! (colloq)

un rayo de luz — a ray o beam (of light)

como un rayo — (fam) <salir/pasar> to go out/shoot by like greased lightning (colloq)

echar rayos y centellas — to fume (colloq)

que te/lo parta un rayo — (fam)

que te parta un rayo! — you can go to hell for all I care! (colloq)

ellos se van y a mí que me parta un rayo — they go off and don't give a damn about me! (colloq)

Ex: The article is entitled 'Catch the lightning: keeping current with the Net'.

Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.

mit Sternen übersät — star-spangled attr; Himmel auch starry attr

in den Sternen lesen (Astrol) — to read the stars

in den Sternen (geschrieben) stehen (fig) — to be (written) in the stars

das steht (noch) in den Sternen (fig) — it's in the lap of the gods

nach den Sternen greifen (fig) — to reach for the stars

der Stern der Weisen (Bibl) — the Star of Bethlehem

Sterne sehen (inf) — to see stars (inf)

dieser Stern (poet: = die Erde) — this earth or orb (poet)

mit Sternen übersät — star-spangled attr; Himmel auch starry attr

unter fremden Sternen sterben (poet) — to die in foreign climes (liter)

in den Sternen lesen (Astrol) — to read the stars

in den Sternen (geschrieben) stehen (fig) — to be (written) in the stars

das steht (noch) in den Sternen (fig) — it's in the lap of the gods

nach den Sternen greifen (fig) — to reach for the stars

der Stern der Weisen (Bibl) — the Star of Bethlehem

Sterne sehen (inf) — to see stars (inf)

Sterne sehen — (ugs.) see stars

in den Sternen stehen — (fig.) be in the lap of the gods

Sterne sehen — (ugs.) see stars

in den Sternen stehen — (fig.) be in the lap of the gods

sol y luna — Caribe * machete, cane knife

entra mucho sol en el comedor — the dining room gets a lot of sun o sunshine

hay o hace sol — it is sunny, the sun is shining

¡sol mío, ven con mamá! — come with Mummy, darling o pet! *

localidades de sol — the cheapest seats in a bullring with no shade

ayer hizo or hubo sol — it was sunny yesterday

en esa habitación no da el sol — that room doesn't get any sunlight o sun

arrimarse al sol que más calienta — to keep in with the right people

de sol a sol — from morning to o till night

no dejar a alguien ni a sol ni a sombra: no la deja ni a sol ni a sombra he doesn't leave her alone for a minute; tomar el sol or (CS) tomar sol to sunbathe; un sol de justicia — a blazing sun

localidades de sol — cheaper seats ( in the sun)

es un sol — she's an angel (colloq)

ven aquí, sol mío or mi sol — come here, sweetie o darling (colloq)

ayer hizo or hubo sol — it was sunny yesterday

en esa habitación no da el sol — that room doesn't get any sunlight o sun

arrimarse al sol que más calienta — to keep in with the right people

de sol a sol — from morning to o till night

no dejar a alguien ni a sol ni a sombra: no la deja ni a sol ni a sombra he doesn't leave her alone for a minute; tomar el sol or (CS) tomar sol to sunbathe; un sol de justicia — a blazing sun

localidades de sol — cheaper seats ( in the sun)

es un sol — she's an angel (colloq)

ven aquí, sol mío or mi sol — come here, sweetie o darling (colloq)

Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.

Bomben werfen (von Flugzeug) — to drop bombs

alle Sorgen von sich werfen (fig) — to cast aside all one's worries

etw aufs Papier werfen (geh) — to jot sth down

mit Geld (nur so) um sich werfen (inf) — to throw or chuck (inf) one's money around

mit Fremdwörtern (nur so) um sich werfen — to bandy foreign words about (Brit), to toss foreign words around (esp US)

jemanden aus dem Saal werfen — (fig. ugs.) throw somebody out of the hall

den Kopf in den Nacken werfen — throw or toss one's head back

ein Tor werfen — shoot or throw a goal

mit Geld/Fremdwörtern um sich werfen — (fig.) throw [one's] money around/bandy foreign words about

sich auf eine neue Aufgabe werfen — (fig.) throw oneself into a new task

sich in die Kleider werfen — (fig.) throw on one's clothes

jemanden aus dem Saal werfen — (fig. ugs.) throw somebody out of the hall

den Kopf in den Nacken werfen — throw or toss one's head back

ein Tor werfen — shoot or throw a goal

mit Geld/Fremdwörtern um sich werfen — (fig.) throw [one's] money around/bandy foreign words about

sich auf eine neue Aufgabe werfen — (fig.) throw oneself into a new task

sich in die Kleider werfen — (fig.) throw on one's clothes