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1 estar frito de sed
(v.) = be parched, spit + feathers, be parched with thirstEx. It is smooth and refreshing with a taste that must be like drawing water from a cactus after being parched in a desert for days.Ex. I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.* * *(v.) = be parched, spit + feathers, be parched with thirstEx: It is smooth and refreshing with a taste that must be like drawing water from a cactus after being parched in a desert for days.
Ex: I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink. -
2 estar muerto de sed
(v.) = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirstEx. I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.Ex. It is smooth and refreshing with a taste that must be like drawing water from a cactus after being parched in a desert for days.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.* * *(v.) = spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirstEx: I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.
Ex: It is smooth and refreshing with a taste that must be like drawing water from a cactus after being parched in a desert for days.Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink. -
3 estar sediento
v.to be thirsty, to thirst.* * *(v.) = be thirsty, spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirstEx. They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.Ex. I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.Ex. It is smooth and refreshing with a taste that must be like drawing water from a cactus after being parched in a desert for days.Ex. The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.* * *(v.) = be thirsty, spit + feathers, be parched, be parched with thirstEx: They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour.
Ex: I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.Ex: It is smooth and refreshing with a taste that must be like drawing water from a cactus after being parched in a desert for days.Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink. -
4 revuelta
f.1 riot, revolt (disturbio).2 bend (curva).3 hairpin curve, hairpin bend.past part.past participle of spanish verb: revolver.* * *1 (revolución) revolt, riot2 (curva) bend, turn* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (Pol) disturbance, riot2) (=agitación) commotion, disturbance3) (=curva) bend, turn4) (=vuelta) turn* * *a) ( de civiles) uprising; ( de tropas) uprising, revoltb) ( jaleo) commotion, row (colloq)* * *= revolt, riot, uprising, switchback.Ex. But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.Ex. The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex. The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.Ex. I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.* * *a) ( de civiles) uprising; ( de tropas) uprising, revoltb) ( jaleo) commotion, row (colloq)* * *= revolt, riot, uprising, switchback.Ex: But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.Ex: The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.Ex: I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.* * *A (insurrección — de civiles) uprising; (— de tropas) uprising, revoltlas revueltas estudiantiles de 1968 the student riots o uprisings of 1968* * *
revuelta sustantivo femenino
( de tropas) uprising, revolt;
(de estudiantes, presos) riot
revuelto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (una cosa) in a mess
2 (una persona) restless
3 (el tiempo) unsettled
4 (el mar) rough
II m Culin un revuelto de (espárragos, etc), scrambled eggs with (asparagus, etc)
revuelta sustantivo femenino
1 (de personas) revolt, riot
2 (en un camino, etc) bend, turn
' revuelta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
escabechina
- nacer
- sofocar
- aire
- amago
- contener
- espuma
- estallar
English:
instigate
- revolt
- uprising
- jumble
* * *revuelta nf1. [disturbio] riot2. [curva] bend, turn* * *f uprising* * *revuelta nf: uprising, revolt* * *revuelta n revolt -
5 zigzag
m.zigzag.* * *1 zigzag* * *SM(pl zigzagues ó zigzags) zigzag* * ** * *= zigzag, switchback.Ex. These zigzags are amongst the steepest in Britain, climbing slopes of over 25-30 degrees.Ex. I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.* * ** * *= zigzag, switchback.Ex: These zigzags are amongst the steepest in Britain, climbing slopes of over 25-30 degrees.
Ex: I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers.* * *zigzagcaminar en zigzag or haciendo zigzag to walk in a zigzagun punto en zigzag a zigzag stitch* * *
zigzag sustantivo masculino (pl
zigzag sustantivo masculino zigzag
♦ Locuciones: en zigzag: atravesad el campo en zigzag, zigzag across the field
' zigzag' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ese
- zigzaguear
- quebrado
English:
zigzag
* * *zigzag* * *m zigzag* * ** * *zigzag n zigzag
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