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1 andanada
f.1 broadside (gen) & (military).2 stream, barrage, series.3 cannonade, artillery barrage.4 scolding, reprimand, telling-off.5 verbal attack, swipe.* * *1 MARÍTIMO broadside2 (reprensión) reprimand, rebuke3 (en plaza de toros) covered stand\echar/soltar una andanada figurado to say something out of the blue* * *SF1) (Mil) broadside; (fig) (=reprensión) reprimand, rocket *soltar una andanada — to say sth unexpected, drop a bombshell *
por andanadas — Cono Sur in excess, to excess
2) (Dep) stand, grandstand; (Taur) section of cheap seats3) (=andana) [de ladrillos] layer, row* * *1) (Arm, Mil) volley; (de insultos, palabrotas) stream, volley2) ( gradería) upper tier, bleachers (pl) (AmE)* * *= broadside.Nota: Término militar para referirse al disparo simultáneo de los cañones de un barco.Ex. In military parlance a volley is a simultaneous discharge of weapons, such as a volley of musket fire, or a broadside from a warship.* * *1) (Arm, Mil) volley; (de insultos, palabrotas) stream, volley2) ( gradería) upper tier, bleachers (pl) (AmE)* * *= broadside.Nota: Término militar para referirse al disparo simultáneo de los cañones de un barco.Ex: In military parlance a volley is a simultaneous discharge of weapons, such as a volley of musket fire, or a broadside from a warship.
* * *A2 (de insultos, palabrotas) stream, volleyle soltó una andanada de tacos she unleashed a stream o volley of abuse at him* * *andanada nf1. [disparos] broadside2. [reprimenda] broadside;me soltó una andanada de insultos she hurled a torrent of abuse at me3. Taurom = covered stand in a bullring* * *andanada nf1) : volley, broadside2)soltar una andanada a : to reprimand -
2 relámpago
adj.lightning, sudden.m.flash of lightning, lightning, blue streak.* * *1 flash of lightning\como un relámpago figurado as quick as a flashguerra relámpago blitzkrieg* * *noun m.* * *1.SM (=rayo) flash of lightning2.ADJ INV* * *masculino (Meteo) bolt o flash of lightning; <salir/pasar>* * *= lightning, hit-and-run, bolt of lightning.Ex. The article is entitled 'Catch the lightning: keeping current with the Net'.Ex. The recent efforts by Congress to restrict invasions of privacy has many of the hallmarks of the typical Washington hit-and-run approach to legislation.Ex. When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.----* ataque relámpago = hit-and-run attack.* como un relámpago = like greased lightning, like the clappers.* gira relámpago = whistle-stop [whistlestop].* tan rápido como un relámpago = as quick as a wink.* visita relámpago = whistle-stop [whistlestop].* * *masculino (Meteo) bolt o flash of lightning; <salir/pasar>* * *= lightning, hit-and-run, bolt of lightning.Ex: The article is entitled 'Catch the lightning: keeping current with the Net'.
Ex: The recent efforts by Congress to restrict invasions of privacy has many of the hallmarks of the typical Washington hit-and-run approach to legislation.Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.* ataque relámpago = hit-and-run attack.* como un relámpago = like greased lightning, like the clappers.* gira relámpago = whistle-stop [whistlestop].* tan rápido como un relámpago = as quick as a wink.* visita relámpago = whistle-stop [whistlestop].* * *A ( Meteo) bolt o flash of lightningel tren pasó por la estación como un relámpago the train shot through the station like a rocketla idea pasó por mi mente como un relámpago the idea flashed through my mindB ( Coc) chocolate cake* * *
relámpago sustantivo masculino (Meteo) bolt o flash of lightning;◊ como un relámpago ‹salir/pasar› like greased lightning
relámpago sustantivo masculino
1 Meteor flash of lightning
2 (persona o cosa) pasar como un relámpago, to flash past
ser como un relámpago, to be as quick as lightning
un viaje relámpago, a flying o quick trip
' relámpago' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cierre
- resplandor
English:
bolt
- flash
- flying
- lightning
- quick
- whip out
- zipper
* * *relámpago nm[descarga] flash of lightning; [destello] flash;hubo muchos relámpagos there was a lot of lightning;un viaje relámpago a quick trip;una visita relámpago a flying visit;pasar como un relámpago: el coche pasó como un relámpago the car flashed o zoomed past;el Papa pasó por la ciudad como un relámpago the Pope zoomed through the city* * *m flash of lightning;viaje relámpago flying visit;como un relámpago fig like lightning* * *relámpago nm: flash of lightning* * *relámpago n lightning / flash of lightning
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