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1 rama
f.1 branch.la rama materna de mi familia my mother's side of the familyen rama raw2 division, subdivision, branch, offshoot.3 line, branch, area, specialty.4 distributary.5 Rama.6 ramus.* * *1 branch\andarse por las ramas / irse por las ramas familiar to beat about the bushen rama raw* * *noun f.* * *SF1) [de árbol] branchen rama: algodón en rama — raw cotton
rama de olivo — (lit, fig) olive branch
2) [de ciencia, familia, organización] branch3) (Tip)4) LAm * (=hachís) pot *, hash ** * *femenino branchandarse/irse por las ramas — to beat about the bush
* * *= branch, bough, chase.Nota: En historia de la imprenta, marco rectangular de madera en cuyo interior se fijaba la forma de impresión.Ex. Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.Ex. Alice was a little startled by seeing the Cheshire Cat sitting on a bough of a tree a few yards off.Ex. Chases were made in pairs, and for most of the hand-press period they were of a standard size that fitted comfortably in the bed of the wooden press.----* andarse por las ramas = mince + words.* irse por las ramas = go off + the track, get off + the track, go off on + another track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off at + a tangent.* ofrecer una rama de olivo para hacer las paces = offer + an olive branch.* rama de árbol = tree branch.* rama del conocimiento = branch of learning.* rama del saber = branch of learning.* rama de olivo = olive branch, olive branch.* tomates en rama = tomatoes on the vine.* * *femenino branchandarse/irse por las ramas — to beat about the bush
* * *= branch, bough, chase.Nota: En historia de la imprenta, marco rectangular de madera en cuyo interior se fijaba la forma de impresión.Ex: Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.
Ex: Alice was a little startled by seeing the Cheshire Cat sitting on a bough of a tree a few yards off.Ex: Chases were made in pairs, and for most of the hand-press period they were of a standard size that fitted comfortably in the bed of the wooden press.* andarse por las ramas = mince + words.* irse por las ramas = go off + the track, get off + the track, go off on + another track, fly off on + a tangent, go off on + a tangent, wander off + track, wander off + topic, go off at + a tangent.* ofrecer una rama de olivo para hacer las paces = offer + an olive branch.* rama de árbol = tree branch.* rama del conocimiento = branch of learning.* rama del saber = branch of learning.* rama de olivo = olive branch, olive branch.* tomates en rama = tomatoes on the vine.* * *1 (de un árbol) branchuna ramita de perejil a sprig of parsleyalgodón en rama raw cottonun trozo de canela en rama a cinnamon stickandarse or irse por las ramas to beat about the bush2 (de una ciencia) branch3 (de una organización, estructura) branch* * *
rama sustantivo femenino
branch;
andarse/irse por las ramas to beat about the bush
rama sustantivo femenino branch
♦ Locuciones: andarse o irse por las ramas, to beat about the bush
' rama' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acebo
- canela
- desgajar
- economía
- enganchar
- plena
- pleno
- tapar
- tronchar
- chasquido
- ciencia
- cortar
- doblar
- nacer
- partir
- prender
- quebrar
- torcido
English:
bear
- bough
- branch
- domestic
- limb
- look down
- offshoot
- olive branch
- stick
* * *rama nf1. [de planta] branch;la rama materna de mi familia my mother's side of the family;algodón en rama raw cotton;canela en rama cinnamon sticks;Famir de rama en rama [sin rumbo fijo] to jump from one thing to another2. [de ciencia] branch3. [de colectivo] wing;la rama más radical del partido the radical wing of the party* * *f1 branch;andarse por las ramas beat about the bush;canela en rama stick cinnamon2 POL wing* * *rama nf: branch* * * -
2 mata
f.1 bush, shrub (arbusto).matas scrub2 mop (of hair).3 plant, shrub.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: matar.* * *1 (arbusto) shrub, bush2 (ramita) sprig3 ESPAÑOL AMERICANO (bosque) forest\mata de pelo head of hair* * *SFmata de coco — Caribe coconut palm
mata de plátano — Caribe banana tree
2) (=ramita) sprig; (=manojo) tuft; (=raíz) clump; (=ramo) bunch4) (Agr) (=terreno) field, plot; And (=huerto) orchard6)* * *2)b) ( de raíces) clumpc) ( bosque) thicket3) (fam) ( de pelo) mane (colloq), mop (colloq)* * *2)b) ( de raíces) clumpc) ( bosque) thicket3) (fam) ( de pelo) mane (colloq), mop (colloq)* * *A1 (arbusto) bush, shrubCompuestos:dwarf evergreen oakkermes oakB1 (ramita) sprig; (de hierba) tuft2 (de raíces) clump3 (bosque) thicket* * *
Del verbo matar: ( conjugate matar)
mata es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mata
matar
mata sustantivo femenino
1 ( arbusto) bush, shrub;
( planta) (AmL) plant
2 ( ramita) sprig;
( de hierba) tuft
3 (fam) ( de pelo) mane (colloq), mop (colloq)
matar ( conjugate matar) verbo transitivo
1
‹ reses› to slaughter;
c) ( en sentido hiperbólico):
es para matalos I could murder o kill them (colloq);
nos mataban de hambre they used to starve us;
estos zapatos me están matando these shoes are killing me!
2 (fam) ‹ sed› to quench;
‹ tiempo› to kill;
verbo intransitivo
to kill
matarse verbo pronominal
1
2 (fam)
mata f (arbusto) bush
mata de pelo, mop of hair
matar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to kill
(al ganado) to slaughter
2 (el hambre, la sed, el tiempo) to kill
3 (en exageraciones) el dolor de cabeza me está matando, my headache is killing me
el ruido me mata, noise drives me mad
4 (las aristas) to smooth
5 (sello) to frank
' mata' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caballo
- matar
- salto
English:
clump
- devil
- nearly
- mop
- pot
- shock
- shrub
- tuft
* * *mata nf1. [arbusto] bush, shrub;matas scrub2. [matojo] [de hierba] tuft;una mata de tomates a bunch of tomatoes;una mata de perejil a sprig of parsley3.mata de pelo mop (of hair)* * *f bush;mata de pelo mop of hair* * *mata nf1) arbusto: bush, shrub2) : plantmata de tomate: tomato plant3) : sprig, tuft4)mata de pelo : mop of hair* * *
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