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1 mesa de lavar
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2 buzón
m.mailbox, letter box, mail-box, post-box.* * *1 letter box, US mailbox\echar una carta al buzón to post a letter* * *SM1) (Correos) [en casa] letterbox, mailbox (EEUU); [en calle] postbox, letterbox, mailbox (EEUU)- cerrar el buzón2) (Inform) mailbox3) (=tapón) plug4) (=compuerta) sluice5) (Pol) courier in secret organization* * *masculino ( en la calle) postbox, mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE); ( en una casa) mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE)echar una carta al or en el buzón — to mail (AmE) o (BrE) post a letter
venderle un buzón a alguien — (RPl fam) to take somebody for a ride (colloq)
* * *= letter-box, cubbyhole.Ex. The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.Ex. The article is entitled 'Kiosk or cubbyhole - the future of the information center'.----* buzón de correos = mailbox.* buzón de sugerencias = suggestion box.* buzón de voz = voice mail.* buzón para la devolución de préstamos = book chute, book return box.* * *masculino ( en la calle) postbox, mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE); ( en una casa) mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE)echar una carta al or en el buzón — to mail (AmE) o (BrE) post a letter
venderle un buzón a alguien — (RPl fam) to take somebody for a ride (colloq)
* * *= letter-box, cubbyhole.Ex: The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Kiosk or cubbyhole - the future of the information center'.* buzón de correos = mailbox.* buzón de sugerencias = suggestion box.* buzón de voz = voice mail.* buzón para la devolución de préstamos = book chute, book return box.* * *A (en la calle) postbox, mailbox ( AmE), letter box ( BrE); (en una casa) mailbox ( AmE), letter box ( BrE)venderle un buzón a algn ( RPl fam); to take sb for a ride ( colloq), to sell sb a gold brick ( AmE colloq)a ésta un día de éstos le venden un buzón she's so gullible you could sell her a gold brick ( AmE) o ( BrE) Tower Bridge if you triedCompuesto:suggestion(s) boxB ( Inf) mailboxCompuesto:voice mailC (persona) go-between, intermediary* * *
buzón sustantivo masculino ( en la calle) postbox, mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE);
( en una casa) mailbox (AmE), letter-box (BrE);
echar una carta al or en el buzón to mail (AmE) o (BrE) post a letter
buzón sustantivo masculino letter box, US mailbox
' buzón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bocacalle
- impresa
- impreso
- propaganda
- boca
English:
from
- letter box
- mail
- mailbox
- pillar box
- postbox
- letter
- pillar
- post
* * *buzón nm1. [para cartas] post box, Br letter box, US mailbox;echar algo al buzón to post sth, US to mail sth;RP Famcomprar un buzón: Lucía es increíble, capaz de comprar un buzón Lucía is incredibly gullible;RP Famvender un buzón: no lo mandes a hacer las compras, que igual le venden un buzón don't send him shopping, he'll likely get ripped offbuzón de sugerencias suggestions box;buzón de voz voice mail* * *m mailbox, Brpostbox* * ** * *buzón n
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