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1 Jardín del Edén
Ex. 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.* * *Ex: 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.
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2 al pisar
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3 bajo los pies
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4 deslizarse
1 (gen) to slide; (sobre agua) to glide3 (fluir) to flow, run4 (transcurrir) to go by, fly* * *VPR1) (=resbalarse) to slideel coche se deslizó unos metros — the car slid o slipped forward a few metres
gotas de sudor se deslizaban por su frente — beads of sweat ran o slid down his forehead
el esquiador se desliza por la pista — the skier slips o skis down the slope
2) (=avanzar) [serpiente] to slither; [barco] to glide, slipel tren se desliza a 300km/h — the train glides along at 300km/h
* * *(v.) = slither, drift, skid, glideEx. 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.Ex. Now that libraries have been catapulted out of the ice age by the online catalogue, they cannot afford to drift through the strong, variable winds of technological change.Ex. As a result of the snow they skidded across the road into a lorry.Ex. 'Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room.* * *(v.) = slither, drift, skid, glideEx: 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.
Ex: Now that libraries have been catapulted out of the ice age by the online catalogue, they cannot afford to drift through the strong, variable winds of technological change.Ex: As a result of the snow they skidded across the road into a lorry.Ex: 'Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room.* * *
■deslizarse verbo reflexivo
1 (sobre una superficie) to slide
2 (un río, una corriente) to flow: las lágrimas se deslizaban por su mejilla, tears flowed down her cheeks
3 (en un lugar, silenciosamente) to glide: se deslizó en la oficina y consultó los informes reservados, she slipped into the office and went through the confidential reports
' deslizarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escabullirse
- deslizar
- escurrir
English:
glide
- slide
- slip in
- slip into
- slither
- coast
- roll
- skid
* * *vpr1. [resbalar] to slide;deslizarse por to slide along;el barco se deslizaba por la superficie the boat glided along the surface;los esquiadores se deslizaban por la nieve the skiers slid across the snow;los niños se deslizaron por el tobogán the children slid down the chute;las lágrimas se deslizaban por sus mejillas tears ran down his cheeks;el agua se desliza mansamente río abajo the water flows gently downriver2. [escabullirse] to slip;una lagartija se deslizó entre las rocas a lizard slipped in between the rocks;para entrar/salir tuvo que deslizarse sin que lo viera el portero to get in/out he had to slip past the porter without being seen4. [sujeto: tiempo, vida] to slip away o by* * *v/r1 slide;deslizarse sobre el hielo slide over the ice2:se me ha deslizado un error I’ve slipped up* * *vr1) : to slide, to glide2) : to slip away* * *deslizarse vb -
5 problemas
m.pl.problems, trouble, hot water.* * *= trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at millEx. ' Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.Ex. An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.Ex. Many problem areas still exist, however, in inadequate book stock, staffing, training and buildings.Ex. The author examines the trials and tribulations that went into the making of Merit Network, Inc., Michigan's pioneering Internet provider.Ex. Yes, I know it's late, but there has been ' trouble at mill' -- the wolves have been at the doors, and the natives are nervous.* * *= trouble, crisis [crises, -pl.], problem areas, trials and tribulations, trouble at millEx: ' Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.
Ex: An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.Ex: Many problem areas still exist, however, in inadequate book stock, staffing, training and buildings.Ex: The author examines the trials and tribulations that went into the making of Merit Network, Inc., Michigan's pioneering Internet provider.Ex: Yes, I know it's late, but there has been ' trouble at mill' -- the wolves have been at the doors, and the natives are nervous. -
6 tímidamente
adv.timidly, bashfully, demurely, diffidently.* * *► adverbio1 shyly, timidly* * *ADV shyly, timidly* * *adverbio ( de manera retraída) shyly; (titubeando, sin atreverse) timidly* * *= sheepishly, self-consciously, timidly.Ex. 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.Ex. 'Thanks a bunch!' he said, smiling self-consciously.Ex. Said another timidly, nay, sheepishly: 'You can see we need help, can't you Mr. Bibeau?'.* * *adverbio ( de manera retraída) shyly; (titubeando, sin atreverse) timidly* * *= sheepishly, self-consciously, timidly.Ex: 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.
Ex: 'Thanks a bunch!' he said, smiling self-consciously.Ex: Said another timidly, nay, sheepishly: 'You can see we need help, can't you Mr. Bibeau?'.* * *(de manera retraída) shyly; (titubeando, sin atreverse) timidly* * *tímidamente adv1. [con vergüenza] shyly2. [con vacilación] timidly -
7 vergonzosamente
adv.shamefully, bashfully; confoundedly.* * *► adverbio1 shamefully, ignominiously* * *ADV1) (=con timidez) bashfully, shyly; (=con modestia) modestly2) (=deshonrosamente) shamefully, disgracefully* * *= sheepishly, self-consciously, disgracefully, shamefully, abjectly, embarrassingly.Ex. 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.Ex. 'Thanks a bunch!' he said, smiling self-consciously.Ex. The increasing efficiency of machine printing did reduce the average price of reprints and of popular works but new literature remained disgracefully expensive.Ex. He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.Ex. The author examines the dominance of liberal anticommunism in McCarthyism, when professed liberals ' abjectly betrayed their own principles'.Ex. Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.* * *= sheepishly, self-consciously, disgracefully, shamefully, abjectly, embarrassingly.Ex: 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.
Ex: 'Thanks a bunch!' he said, smiling self-consciously.Ex: The increasing efficiency of machine printing did reduce the average price of reprints and of popular works but new literature remained disgracefully expensive.Ex: He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.Ex: The author examines the dominance of liberal anticommunism in McCarthyism, when professed liberals ' abjectly betrayed their own principles'.Ex: Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.* * *A (tímidamente) shyly, bashfullyB (ignominiosamente) disgracefully, shamefully* * *vergonzosamente adv1. [sin honra] shamefully, disgracefully2. [con timidez] bashfully -
8 serpenteo
m.1 winding, twisting.2 meandering.3 wriggle, slithering, wriggling.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: serpentear.* * *1 (gen) winding* * *SM1) (Zool) wriggling, creeping2) [de camino] winding, twisting; [de río] winding, meandering* * *(de un río) meandering; (de un camino) winding, twisting* * *
Del verbo serpentear: ( conjugate serpentear)
serpenteo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
serpenteó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
serpentear
serpenteo
serpentear ( conjugate serpentear) verbo intransitivo [ río] to meander, wind;
[ camino] to wind, twist
serpentear vi (una carretera, un río) to wind, meander
serpenteo sustantivo masculino winding, meandering, wriggling
* * *serpenteo nm1. [de río, camino] winding, meandering2. [de culebra] wriggling -
9 serpenteo
• meandering• slithering• twisting• wretchedly• wriggle along• wriggle out of• wring
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