she was covered with soil

(a type of strong motor vehicle used for driving over rough ground.)

jdm Blút abnehmen — to take blood from sb

er lag in seinem Blút — he lay in a pool of blood

es ist viel Blút vergossen worden or geflossen — there was a lot of bloodshed

er kann kein Blút sehen — he can't stand the sight of blood

Blút lecken (lit: Hund) — to taste blood; (fig) to develop a taste or liking for it

etw mit seinem Blút besiegeln — to lay down one's life for sth

böses Blút machen or schaffen or geben — to cause bad blood or ill feeling

ihm kocht das Blút in den Adern — his blood is boiling

heißes or feuriges Blút haben — to be hot-blooded

(nur) ruhig Blút — keep your shirt on (inf)

jdn/sich bis aufs Blút bekämpfen — to fight sb/fight bitterly

jdn bis aufs Blút reizen (inf) — to make sb's blood boil

ein junges Blút (liter) — a young blood (dated) or (Mädchen) thing

frisches Blút (fig) — new blood

Blút und Boden (NS) — blood and soil, idea that political stability and power depend on unification of race and territory

Blút und Wasser schwitzen (inf) — to sweat blood

die Stimme des Blútes — the call of the blood

es geht (einem) ins Blút — it gets into your blood

gleich ins Blut gehen — pass straight into the bloodstream

es wurde viel Blut vergossen — there was a great deal of bloodshed

den Zuschauern gefror od. stockte od. gerann das Blut in den Adern — (fig.) the spectators' blood ran cold

an jemandes Händen klebt Blut — (fig. geh.) there is blood on somebody's hands (fig.)

blaues Blut in den Adern haben — (fig.) have blue blood in one's veins (fig.)

böses Blut machen od. schaffen — (fig.) cause or create bad blood

Blut und Wasser schwitzen — (fig. ugs.) sweat blood (fig. coll.)

[nur/immer] ruhig Blut! — (ugs.) keep your hair on! (Brit. coll.); keep your cool! (coll.)

jemanden bis aufs Blut quälen od. peinigen — (fig.) torment somebody mercilessly

jemandem im Blut liegen — (fig.) be in somebody's blood (fig.)

den Zuschauern gefror od. stockte od. gerann das Blut in den Adern — (fig.) the spectators' blood ran cold

an jemandes Händen klebt Blut — (fig. geh.) there is blood on somebody's hands (fig.)

blaues Blut in den Adern haben — (fig.) have blue blood in one's veins (fig.)

böses Blut machen od. schaffen — (fig.) cause or create bad blood

Blut und Wasser schwitzen — (fig. ugs.) sweat blood (fig. coll.)

[nur/immer] ruhig Blut! — (ugs.) keep your hair on! (Brit. coll.); keep your cool! (coll.)

jemanden bis aufs Blut quälen od. peinigen — (fig.) torment somebody mercilessly

jemandem im Blut liegen — (fig.) be in somebody's blood (fig.)

• tierra adentro — inland

• por tierra — overland, by land

atravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country

• tomar tierra — to reach port, get in

• tocar tierra — to touch down

• tomar tierra — to land

tierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land

• caer a tierra — to fall down

• caer por tierra — [persona] to fall to the ground; [argumento, teoría] to fall apart

• dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over

• echar a tierra — [+ construcción, rival] to knock down

• echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground

con los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud

viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors

• sacudir la tierra — Cono Sur, Méx to dust

le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad

tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately

tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately

tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth

tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately

todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland

• de la tierra — [vino, queso] local, locally produced; [fruta, verduras] locally grown

la expropiación de tierras palestinas — the expropriation of Palestinian land o lands

conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

• cubrir a algn de alabanzas — to heap praises on sb

• cubrir a algn de atenciones — to lavish attention on sb

• cubrir a algn de besos — to smother sb with kisses

• cubrir a algn de improperios — to shower sb with insults

• cubrir a algn de oprobio — to bring shame on sb

cubre su tristeza con una falsa alegría — she covers up o conceals her sadness with a false cheerfulness

Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.

el bebé se ensució — the baby has a dirty diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy

el bebé se ensució — the baby has a dirty diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy

Ex: At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being ' trashed' by the rush towards technology.