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1 escasos aplausos
• spatter of applause -
2 fuego intermitente
• spatter of fire -
3 lluvia escasa
• spatter of rain -
4 salpicar de
• spatter with• splash with -
5 unos cuantos aplausos
• spatter of applause -
6 salpicar
v.1 to splash, to spatter.El auto salpica mi ropa The car splashes my clothes.2 to pepper.3 to sprinkle.María salpica orégano Mary sprinkles oregano.4 to spice.María salpica la sopa Mary spices the soup.* * *1 (rociar) to sprinkle2 (caer gotas) to splash3 figurado (esparcir) to sprinkle1 to splash (de, with), spatter (de, with)* * *verb* * *VT1) (=manchar) [de barro, pintura] to splash (de with)[de agua] to sprinkle (de with) [+ tela] to dot, fleck (de with)este asunto salpica al gobierno — this affair hasn't left the government untouched, the government has been tainted by this affair
2) [+ conversación, discurso] to sprinkle (de with)* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( de agua) to splash; (de barro, aceite) to splash, spatterb) ( afectar)2) <discurso/conversación>* * *= spatter, intersperse, sprinkle, stud, punctuate, splatter, spurt, drizzle, splurt out.Ex. Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.Ex. Visits to school and public libraries as well as centres of cultural interest interspersed the program.Ex. In the center of town are the usual cluster of banks, stores, and office buildings; shopping centers are sprinkled throughout the various neighborhoods.Ex. Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.Ex. The history of the British Library is presented with particular reference to the political and administrative fiascos that have punctuated its development.Ex. These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex. Her compositions were combinations of objects and hidden containers of pigment that spurted their contents when struck by bullets.Ex. Strawberry ice cream drizzled with balsamic vinegar is an extraordinary combination of flavors.Ex. In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.----* estar salpicado de = be dotted with.* salpicar de = spice with.* salpicar de/con = pepper with.* salpicar el paisaje = dot + the countryside.* * *verbo transitivo1)a) ( de agua) to splash; (de barro, aceite) to splash, spatterb) ( afectar)2) <discurso/conversación>* * *= spatter, intersperse, sprinkle, stud, punctuate, splatter, spurt, drizzle, splurt out.Ex: Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.
Ex: Visits to school and public libraries as well as centres of cultural interest interspersed the program.Ex: In the center of town are the usual cluster of banks, stores, and office buildings; shopping centers are sprinkled throughout the various neighborhoods.Ex: Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.Ex: The history of the British Library is presented with particular reference to the political and administrative fiascos that have punctuated its development.Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex: Her compositions were combinations of objects and hidden containers of pigment that spurted their contents when struck by bullets.Ex: Strawberry ice cream drizzled with balsamic vinegar is an extraordinary combination of flavors.Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.* estar salpicado de = be dotted with.* salpicar de = spice with.* salpicar de/con = pepper with.* salpicar el paisaje = dot + the countryside.* * *salpicar [A2 ]vtA1 (de agua) to splash; (de barro, aceite) to splash, spatterestás salpicando todo el suelo you're splashing the whole floorsalpica la camisa antes de plancharla sprinkle the shirt with water before ironing it2(afectar): el escándalo llegó a salpicar a todos los directivos all the members of the board were implicated in the scandal, the scandal tarnished o damaged the reputation of all the members of the boardB ‹discurso/conversación› salpicar algo DE algo to pepper sth WITH sth* * *
salpicar ( conjugate salpicar) verbo transitivo ( de agua) to splash;
(de barro, aceite) to splash, spatter
salpicar verbo transitivo
1 (con un líquido, barro, etc) to splash, spatter
2 (con especias, etc) to sprinkle
3 (con anécdotas, bromas, etc) to pepper
4 (un escándalo) to affect, implicate: le salpicó un escándalo sexual y la oposición exigió su dimisión, he was involved in a sex-scandal and the opposition called for his resignation
' salpicar' also found in these entries:
English:
dot
- pepper
- punctuate
- spatter
- splash
- splatter
- spot
- fleck
* * *♦ vt1. [con líquido] to splash, to spatter;me salpicó de agua/barro he splashed water/mud over me;te has salpicado la chaqueta you've spattered your jacket2. [espolvorear] to sprinkle (de with);salpicó el cocido de perejil he sprinkled parsley on the stew;salpicó de referencias literarias su discurso he peppered his speech with literary allusions3. [reputación]el escándalo salpicó al presidente the scandal cast a cloud over o tainted the presidency♦ vito spit;el aceite caliente salpica hot oil tends to spit* * *I v/t1 splash, spatter ( con with); figsprinkle, pepper2 ( afectar negativamente) tarnish, touch* * *salpicar {72} vt1) : to spatter, to splash2) : to sprinkle, to scatter about* * *salpicar vb1. (líquido) to splash2. (barro etc) to spatter -
7 embadurnar
v.to smear.María embarra su cara con miel Mary smears her face with honey.* * *1 to daub, smear■ embadurnar de/con yeso to daub with plaster* * *VT to daub, smear (de with)* * *1.verbo transitivo2.embadurnarse v pron (refl)embadurnarse de algo — to plaster o smear oneself with something
* * *= smear, splatter, spatter, anoint.Ex. Virus suspension was also smeared on their wings and claws.Ex. These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex. Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.Ex. The practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among the Hebrews.* * *1.verbo transitivo2.embadurnarse v pron (refl)embadurnarse de algo — to plaster o smear oneself with something
* * *= smear, splatter, spatter, anoint.Ex: Virus suspension was also smeared on their wings and claws.
Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex: Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.Ex: The practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among the Hebrews.* * *embadurnar [A1 ]vtembadurnar algo DE algo to smear sth WITH sthlo embadurnó de grasa he smeared it with grease, he smeared grease all over ittenía los dedos embadurnados de chocolate her fingers were covered in chocolate( refl) embadurnarse DE algo to plaster oneself WITH sth* * *
embadurnar ( conjugate embadurnar) verbo transitivo embadurnar algo de algo to smear sth with sth
embadurnarse verbo pronominal ( refl) embadurnarse de algo to plaster o smear oneself with sth
embadurnar verbo transitivo to smear [de, with]
' embadurnar' also found in these entries:
English:
daub
- smear
* * *♦ vt* * *v/t smear (de with)* * *embadurnar vtembarrar: to smear, to daub -
8 manchar
v.1 to make dirty.2 to tarnish.3 to stain.no toques la puerta, que la acaban de pintar y mancha (con manchas)(emborronar) don't touch the door, it's just been painted and it's still wetLa grasa manchó la ropa The grease stained the clothes.4 to taint, to soil, to stain, to blot.Su aventura manchó su reputación His affair tainted his reputation.* * *1 to stain, dirty2 figurado to tarnish1 to stain1 to get dirty* * *verbto stain, soil* * *1. VT1) (=ensuciar) to get dirty, stainte has manchado el vestido — you've got your dress dirty, you've stained your dress, there's dirt on your dress
ten cuidado de no mancharme — be careful you don't get me dirty o stain my clothes
manchar algo de algo — [gen] to stain sth with sth; [más sucio] to get sth covered in sth
2) (=desprestigiar) [+ honor, imagen] to tarnish2.VI to stain3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( ensuciar) to mark, get... dirty; ( de algo difícil de quitar) to stain2) <reputación/honra> to stain, tarnish; < memoria> to tarnish2.manchar vi to stain3.mancharsev prona) ropa/mantel to get dirty; ( de algo difícil de quitar) to get stainedmancharse DE or con algo — to get stained with something
b) (refl) personaestá recién pintado, no te manches — it's still wet, don't get paint on yourself
* * *= smudge, stain, tarnish, dirty, soil, besmirch, splatter, spatter, tinge.Ex. At this stage the powder is just 'sitting' on the paper and would be easily smudged, so before the copy appears in the take-up tray the image is fixed by exposure to heat.Ex. The item undergoing the treatment was an early Persian parchment manuscript which was badly stained.Ex. The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".Ex. This is the way that the printing paper would be protected from being dirtied by anything on the bed of the press beyond the margins of the pages.Ex. Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.Ex. the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.Ex. These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex. Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.Ex. But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) ( ensuciar) to mark, get... dirty; ( de algo difícil de quitar) to stain2) <reputación/honra> to stain, tarnish; < memoria> to tarnish2.manchar vi to stain3.mancharsev prona) ropa/mantel to get dirty; ( de algo difícil de quitar) to get stainedmancharse DE or con algo — to get stained with something
b) (refl) personaestá recién pintado, no te manches — it's still wet, don't get paint on yourself
* * *= smudge, stain, tarnish, dirty, soil, besmirch, splatter, spatter, tinge.Ex: At this stage the powder is just 'sitting' on the paper and would be easily smudged, so before the copy appears in the take-up tray the image is fixed by exposure to heat.
Ex: The item undergoing the treatment was an early Persian parchment manuscript which was badly stained.Ex: The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".Ex: This is the way that the printing paper would be protected from being dirtied by anything on the bed of the press beyond the margins of the pages.Ex: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.Ex: the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.Ex: Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.Ex: But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.* * *manchar [A1 ]vtA (ensuciar) to mark, get … dirty; (de algo difícil de quitar) to staincuidado, no vayas a manchar la alfombra careful, don't get the carpet dirtymanchó el mantel de vino he got wine stains on the tableclothvas a manchar el libro de tinta you're going to get ink stains o ink all over the bookB ‹reputación/honra› to stain, tarnish; ‹memoria› to tarnish■ mancharvito stain¿el café mancha? does coffee stain?1 «ropa/mantel» to get dirty; (de algo difícil de quitar) to get stained mancharse DE algo:se me manchó de chocolate I got chocolate on itse manchó de grasa it got grease stains on it, it got stained with grease2 ( refl)«persona»: ponte un delantal para no mancharte put an apron on so you don't get dirtyestá recién pintado, no te manches it's still wet, don't get paint on your coat ( o shirt etc), it's still wet, don't get paint on yourselfme manché la blusa de aceite I got oil stains on my blouse* * *
manchar ( conjugate manchar) verbo transitivo
1 ( ensuciar) to mark, get … dirty;
( de algo difícil de quitar) to stain
2 ‹reputación/honra/memoria› to tarnish
verbo intransitivo
to stain
mancharse verbo pronominal
( de algo difícil de quitar) to get stained;
mancharse DE or con algo to get stained with sth
manchar verbo transitivo to stain: su implicación mancha el nombre de la Universidad, his involvement is a disgrace to the University
' manchar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pringar
- chorrear
- emborronar
- teñir
English:
blacken
- mark
- smear
- smudge
- soil
- stain
- discolor
- spot
* * *♦ vt1. [ensuciar] to make dirty (de o con with); [con manchas] to stain (de o con with); [emborronar] to smudge (de o con with)2. [deshonrar] to tarnish;manchó la reputación de la institución he tarnished the reputation of the institution♦ vito stain;el vino blanco no mancha white wine doesn't stain;no toques la puerta, que la acaban de pintar y mancha don't touch the door, it's just been painted and it's still wet* * ** * *manchar vt1) ensuciar: to stain, to soil2) deshonrar: to sully, to tarnish* * *manchar vb1. (en general) to stain2. (ensuciar) to get dirty -
9 salpicadura
f.splashing, spattering.* * *1 (acción) splashing2 (gotas) splash■ las salpicaduras de la guerra dejaron sus huellas en toda Europa the after-effects of the war left their mark on the whole of Europe* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=acto) splashing2) (=mancha) splash3) [en conversación, discurso] sprinkling* * *femenino splashhabía salpicaduras de barro en el auto — the car was spattered o splashed with mud
* * *femenino splashhabía salpicaduras de barro en el auto — the car was spattered o splashed with mud
* * *splashsalpicaduras de aceite/salsa splashes of oil/saucehabía salpicaduras de barro en el auto the car was spattered o splashed with mud* * *
salpicadura sustantivo femenino
splash
salpicadura sustantivo femenino
1 (acción) splashing, spattering
2 (mancha) splash, spatter
' salpicadura' also found in these entries:
English:
splash
- fleck
* * *salpicadura nf1. [acción] splashing, spattering2. [mancha] spot, spatter;tengo las botas llenas de salpicaduras de barro my boots are spattered all over with mud* * *f stain* * *salpicadura nf: spatter, splash -
10 lluvia
f.1 rain.caía una lluvia torrencial there was torrential rainla época de lluvias the rainy seasonbajo la lluvia in the rainlluvia ácida acid rainlluvia de estrellas shower of shooting starslluvia radiactiva (nuclear) fallout2 shower.* * *1 rain2 figurado shower, barrage\lluvia ácida acid rainlluvia de estrellas meteor shower* * *noun f.1) rain2) shower* * *SF1) (Meteo) rain; (=cantidad) rainfallla lluvia caída en el mes de enero — the rainfall in January, the January rainfall
lluvia de estrellas fugaces, lluvia de meteoros — meteor shower
lluvia de oro — (Bot) laburnum
lluvia menuda — drizzle, fine rain
2) (=abundancia) [de balas, misiles] hail; [de insultos] stream, barrage; [de regalos] shower; [de infortunios] string3) [de insecticida, laca] spray; [de regadera] rose4) Cono Sur (=ducha) shower, shower bath* * *a) (Meteo) raincaía una lluvia menuda or fina — it was drizzling
b) ( de balas) hail; ( de críticas) hail, barrage* * *= rain, shower, rainfall.Ex. Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.Ex. A typical days weather is sunny, with the occasional light shower so pack some rainwear.Ex. This will help scientists expand their understanding of erosion, deforestation and desertification, and whether there have been any shifts in rainfall levels and shoreline changes.----* activado por la lluvia = rain-sensing.* agua de lluvia = rain water.* cancelar debido a la lluvia = rain out, wash out.* cancelar por la lluv = rain out.* cancelar por la lluvia = wash out.* detector de lluvia = rain-sensing.* día de lluvia = rainy day.* época de lluvias = rainy season.* estación de lluvias = rainy season.* estación de lluvias, la = wet season, the.* fuertes lluvias = heavy rain.* gota de lluvia = raindrop.* hacedor de lluvia = rainmaker.* impermeable para la lluvia = rainwear.* lluvia a cántaros = pouring rain.* lluvia ácida = acid rain.* lluvia de balas = hail of bullets.* lluvia de meteoritos = meteorite shower.* lluvia estacional = seasonal rain.* lluvia helada = freezing rain.* lluvia intensa = heavy rain.* lluvia monzónica = monsoon rain.* lluvia nieve = freezing rain.* lluvia racheada = wind-driven rain, lashing rain.* lluvia radiactiva = nuclear fallout, fallout.* lluvia radiactiva, lluvia radioactiva, radiación nuclear = fallout.* lluvia radioactiva = nuclear fallout, fallout.* lluvia torrencial = pouring rain, torrential rain.* mezcla de lluvia helada y aguanieve = wint(e)ry mix, wint(e)ry shower.* período de lluvia = wet spell.* proteger de la lluvia = keep + the rain out.* resistente a la lluvia = showerproof.* sensor de lluvia = rain-sensing.* suspender debido a la lluvia = rain out, wash out.* suspender por la lluvia = rain out, wash out.* vestimenta apropiada para la lluvia = raingear.* * *a) (Meteo) raincaía una lluvia menuda or fina — it was drizzling
b) ( de balas) hail; ( de críticas) hail, barrage* * *= rain, shower, rainfall.Ex: Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.
Ex: A typical days weather is sunny, with the occasional light shower so pack some rainwear.Ex: This will help scientists expand their understanding of erosion, deforestation and desertification, and whether there have been any shifts in rainfall levels and shoreline changes.* activado por la lluvia = rain-sensing.* agua de lluvia = rain water.* cancelar debido a la lluvia = rain out, wash out.* cancelar por la lluv = rain out.* cancelar por la lluvia = wash out.* detector de lluvia = rain-sensing.* día de lluvia = rainy day.* época de lluvias = rainy season.* estación de lluvias = rainy season.* estación de lluvias, la = wet season, the.* fuertes lluvias = heavy rain.* gota de lluvia = raindrop.* hacedor de lluvia = rainmaker.* impermeable para la lluvia = rainwear.* lluvia a cántaros = pouring rain.* lluvia ácida = acid rain.* lluvia de balas = hail of bullets.* lluvia de meteoritos = meteorite shower.* lluvia estacional = seasonal rain.* lluvia helada = freezing rain.* lluvia intensa = heavy rain.* lluvia monzónica = monsoon rain.* lluvia nieve = freezing rain.* lluvia racheada = wind-driven rain, lashing rain.* lluvia radiactiva = nuclear fallout, fallout.* lluvia radiactiva, lluvia radioactiva, radiación nuclear = fallout.* lluvia radioactiva = nuclear fallout, fallout.* lluvia torrencial = pouring rain, torrential rain.* mezcla de lluvia helada y aguanieve = wint(e)ry mix, wint(e)ry shower.* período de lluvia = wet spell.* proteger de la lluvia = keep + the rain out.* resistente a la lluvia = showerproof.* sensor de lluvia = rain-sensing.* suspender debido a la lluvia = rain out, wash out.* suspender por la lluvia = rain out, wash out.* vestimenta apropiada para la lluvia = raingear.* * *A1 ( Meteo) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] rainun día de lluvia a rainy o wet daylluvias torrenciales torrential raincaía una lluvia menuda or fina it was drizzlingla estación de las lluvias the rainy seasones una zona de mucha lluvia it's an area of heavy o high rainfall, it's a very rainy area2 (de balas) hail; (de críticas) hail, barragefue saludada con una lluvia de flores when she appeared she was showered with flowersCompuestos:acid rainmeteor shower● lluvia nuclear or radiactivanuclear fallout* * *
lluvia sustantivo femeninoa) (Meteo) rain;
zonas de mucha lluvia areas of heavy rainfall;
lluvia radiactiva nuclear fallout
( de críticas) hail, barrage
lluvia sustantivo femenino rain
lluvia acida, acid rain
lluvia de estrellas, star shower
una lluvia de felicitaciones, a shower of congratulations
' lluvia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabronada
- escorrentía
- falta
- gota
- gracia
- inoportuna
- inoportuno
- jorobar
- martillear
- pertinaz
- precipitación
- protegerse
- resbalar
- resguardarse
- torrencial
- abrigo
- agua
- amainar
- amenazar
- borrar
- ceder
- con
- copioso
- cubierto
- desprevenido
- diluvio
- fino
- fuerte
- golpear
- golpeteo
- intermitente
- oportuno
- proteger
- refugiar
- refugio
- repiquetear
- repiqueteo
- resguardar
- seguir
- sorprender
English:
acid rain
- beat
- beat down
- because
- brainstorm
- come down
- come on
- deal
- deluge
- drench
- driving
- fall
- fallout
- hail of bullets
- heavy
- icy
- in
- incessant
- lash
- moderate
- outpouring
- rain
- rain off
- raindrop
- rainstorm
- set in
- shower
- spot
- steady
- teem
- wet
- acid
- catch
- drainage
- hail
- pouring
- spit
- wellington (boot)
* * *lluvia nf1. [precipitación] rain;caía una lluvia torrencial there was torrential rain;la época de lluvias the rainy season;la falta de lluvias ha dañado la cosecha the lack of rain o low rainfall has damaged the crops;bajo la lluvia in the rainlluvias de abril April showers;lluvia ácida acid rain;lluvia artificial artificial rain;lluvia de cenizas shower of ash;lluvia de estrellas shower of shooting stars;lluvia de meteoritos meteor shower;lluvia radiactiva (nuclear) fallout2. [de panfletos, regalos] shower;[de preguntas] barrage3. CAm, CSur [ducha] shower* * *f1 rain* * *lluvia nf1) : rain, rainfall2) : barrage, shower* * *lluvia n rain -
11 ociosamente
adv.idly, uselessly.* * *ADV idly* * *= idly.Ex. Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.* * *= idly.Ex: Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.
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12 salpicón
m.1 splash, spatter.2 mincemeat, ground beef, minced meat, salmagundi.* * *1 (salpicadura) splash, spatter2 COCINA cocktail\salpicón de mariscos seafood cocktail* * *SM1) = salpicadura 1)2) (Culin)3) And (=jugos mixtos) cold mixed fruit juice* * *masculino (de pescado, ave) chopped seafood or meat with onion, tomato and peppers* * *masculino (de pescado, ave) chopped seafood or meat with onion, tomato and peppers* * *1 (de pescado, ave) chopped seafood or meat with onion, tomato and peppers2 (de frutas) fruit salad* * *
salpicón sustantivo masculino (de pescado, ave) chopped seafood or meat with onion, tomato and peppers
salpicón sustantivo masculino Culin salpicón de marisco, seafood cocktail
* * *salpicón nm1. [plato] = cold dish of chopped fish or meat, seasoned with pepper, salt, vinegar and onion2. Col, Ecuad [refresco] fruit juice* * * -
13 salpicar de
v.to spatter with, to splash with.Salpicó mi blusa de tomate He spattered my blouse with tomato.* * *(v.) = spice withEx. In this discussion spiced with reminiscences, a former children's librarian sees library services for children as part of the continuum of all library services.* * *(v.) = spice withEx: In this discussion spiced with reminiscences, a former children's librarian sees library services for children as part of the continuum of all library services.
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14 pringar
v.1 to make greasy.2 to dip.3 to involve (informal) (comprometer).4 to get stuck in (informal).5 to splash with grease, to stain with fat.* * *1 (ensuciar) to make greasy2 (untar) to soak in oil1 familiar (trabajar) to work hard\* * *1. VT1) (Culin) [+ pan] to dip, dunk; [+ asado] to baste2) (=ensuciar) to dirty, soil (with grease); esp LAm to splash3) * (=implicar)4) * (=herir)pringar a algn — to wound sb, make sb bleed
5) * (=denigrar) to blacken, run down *6) Cono Sur [+ enfermedad] to give7) Cono Sur * [+ mujer] to put in the family way8)pringarla — ** (=meter la pata) to drop a brick *, make a boob *; (Med) to get a dose of the clap **
pringarla(s) — ** (=morir) to kick the bucket *, snuff it *
2. VI1) * (=perder) to come a cropper *, take a beating2) (=trabajar) to sweat one's guts out *, slog away *3)pringar en algo — [superficialmente] to dabble in sth; [implicándose] to take a hand in sth, get mixed up in sth
4) * (=morir) to kick the bucket *, snuff it *3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (fam) ( ensuciar) to get... dirty (with grease, oil etc)la he/hemos pringado! — (fam) now I've/we've done it! (colloq)
b) < pan> to dip2) (fam)2.pringar a alguien EN algo — ( comprometer) to get somebody mixed up in something
pringarse v pron (fam)a) ( ensuciarse)pringarse de algo — de grasa/mermelada to get covered in something
b) ( comprometerse)pringarse en algo — en negocio to get mixed up in something
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (fam) ( ensuciar) to get... dirty (with grease, oil etc)la he/hemos pringado! — (fam) now I've/we've done it! (colloq)
b) < pan> to dip2) (fam)2.pringar a alguien EN algo — ( comprometer) to get somebody mixed up in something
pringarse v pron (fam)a) ( ensuciarse)pringarse de algo — de grasa/mermelada to get covered in something
b) ( comprometerse)pringarse en algo — en negocio to get mixed up in something
* * *pringar [A3 ]vtA1 ( fam)(ensuciar): cada vez que cocina lo deja todo pringado every time she cooks she leaves everything all greasy o covered in grease2 ‹pan› to dip(comprometer): si queremos pringarlo en el negocio, habrá que ofrecerle algo importante if we want (to get) him in on the deal, we'll have to make him an attractive offer ( colloq)está pringado hasta el cuello en esto del contrabando he's in up to his neck in this smuggling business ( colloq)C2( Andes fam) ‹persona› (con una enfermedad venérea): me pringó una puta de Cartagena I got the clap o I got a dose of VD off a prostitute in Cartagena (sl)( fam)1(mancharse, ensuciarse): se pringó con el aceite del coche he got himself covered in oil from the car2(comprometerse): se pringó en el negocio y luego se arrepintió she got mixed up in the deal and then regretted it ( colloq)* * *
pringar ( conjugate pringar) verbo transitivo (fam) ( ensuciar) to get … dirty (with grease, oil etc)
pringarse verbo pronominal (fam) ( ensuciarse) pringarse de algo ‹de grasa/mermelada› to get covered in sth
pringar
I verbo transitivo
1 (manchar) to cover in grease, dirty
2 fam (involucrar a alguien) to get sb mixed up
II vi fam (en el trabajo) to work hard
* * *♦ vt1. [ensuciar] to make greasy2. [mojar] to dipa mí no me pringues en tus asuntos don't get me mixed up in your affairs♦ vial final he pringado yo por todos I've ended up carrying the can for everyone♦ v impersonalCAm, Méx, Ven to drizzle* * *v/t1 ( ensuciar) get greasy2 fig famget involved (en in);* * *pringar {52} vt1) : to dip (in grease)2) : to soil, to spatter (with grease) -
15 rabosear
v.1 to spatter with dirt.2 to crumple, to ruffle.* * *1 to spoil* * *VT to mess up, rumple, crumple -
16 salpicarse
1 to splash (de, with), spatter (de, with) -
17 enlodar
• cover in mud• cover with mud• denigrate• dirty• muddler• muddy-colored• spatter with mud -
18 salpicadura
• plash• spatter• spattering• splash• splashing• splatter• sprinkling -
19 salpicar
• bedabble• besprinkle• dabble• spatter all over -
20 salpicón
• minced meat• spatter• splash
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Spatter — Spat ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spattering}.] [From the root of spit salvia.] 1. To sprinkle with a liquid or with any wet substance, as water, mud, or the like; to make wet of foul spots upon by sprinkling; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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spatter — index defame, diffuse, pillory, pollute, stain, sully Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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