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1 ascua
f.1 ember.siempre quieren arrimar el ascua a su sardina they always put themselves firsttener a alguien en ascuas to keep somebody on tenterhooks2 live coal, coal, hot coal, smoldering piece of wood or other material.* * *(Takes el in singular)1 live coal\arrimar el ascua a su sardina familiar to look after number oneestar en/sobre ascuas to be on tenterhookstener a alguien sobre/en ascuas to keep somebody on tenterhooks* * *SF live coal, ember¡ascuas! — ouch!
* * *femenino‡ emberarrimar el ascua a su sardina — (fam) to work things to one's own advantage
estar en or sobre ascuas — (fam) to be on tenterhooks
tener a alguien en ascuas — (fam) to keep somebody on tenterhooks
* * *= ember, firebrand, coal.Ex. The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.Ex. By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.Ex. He investigates the evolution of these vegetable lanterns from such sources as Irish traditional myths about a figure who carried a lantern lit with a coal = Investiga la evolución de estos farolillos hechos de verdura a partir de los mitos tradicionales irlandeses sobre una figura que lleva un farolillo con un ascua.----* en ascuas = on tenterhooks.* estar en ascuas = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.* sobre ascuas = in suspense.* * *femenino‡ emberarrimar el ascua a su sardina — (fam) to work things to one's own advantage
estar en or sobre ascuas — (fam) to be on tenterhooks
tener a alguien en ascuas — (fam) to keep somebody on tenterhooks
* * *= ember, firebrand, coal.Ex: The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.
Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.Ex: He investigates the evolution of these vegetable lanterns from such sources as Irish traditional myths about a figure who carried a lantern lit with a coal = Investiga la evolución de estos farolillos hechos de verdura a partir de los mitos tradicionales irlandeses sobre una figura que lleva un farolillo con un ascua.* en ascuas = on tenterhooks.* estar en ascuas = put + Posesivo + life on hold, Posesivo + life + be + on hold, sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.* sobre ascuas = in suspense.* * *f‡emberarrimar el ascua a su sardina ( fam); to work things to one's own advantagetener a algn en ascuas ( fam); to keep sb on tenterhooks o in suspense* * *
ascua feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
ember;◊ estar en/tener a algn en ascuas (fam) to be on/to keep sb on tenterhooks
ascua sustantivo femenino ember
♦ Locuciones: estar en/sobre ascuas, to be on tenterhooks
' ascua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrimar
- sardina
English:
ember
* * *ember;como sobre ascuas: el presidente pasó por el asunto como sobre ascuas the president skated over the issue* * *f ember;estar en osobre ascuas be on tenterhooks;tener a alguien sobre ascuas keep s.o. in suspense o on tenterhooks;arrimar el ascua a su sardina fig work things to one’s own advantage* * *ascua nf1) brasa: ember2)estar en ascuas fam : to be on edge
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