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  • 1 establo

    m.
    stable.
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    1 stable, cowshed, stall
    2 figurado filthy place, pigsty
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    SM
    1) [de ganado] cowshed, stall; esp LAm (=granero) barn; (=lugar sucio) pigsty
    2) Caribe (=garaje) garage
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    masculino stable
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    = riding-stable, cowshed, cattle shed, animal shed, barn, livery, livery stable, livery yard.
    Ex. The present library, opened in 1988, was adapted from a former riding-stable.
    Ex. The ideal stall surface in the cowshed should be non-slip and non-abrasive.
    Ex. The specimens were collected and marked with different colours according to whether they were caught in human dwellings or in cattle sheds.
    Ex. Mosquitoes were collected from vegetation surrounding animal sheds and pigsties in villages at dusk.
    Ex. This is no doubt the only library that is entered through a silo with hay forks hanging through original barn beams overhead.
    Ex. Click on the map to find where the approved liveries are in your region and then select the county(s) required.
    Ex. Levels of provision and service at a livery stable or livery yard vary greatly, as do the fees.
    Ex. Levels of provision and service at a livery stable or livery yard vary greatly, as do the fees.
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    masculino stable
    * * *
    = riding-stable, cowshed, cattle shed, animal shed, barn, livery, livery stable, livery yard.

    Ex: The present library, opened in 1988, was adapted from a former riding-stable.

    Ex: The ideal stall surface in the cowshed should be non-slip and non-abrasive.
    Ex: The specimens were collected and marked with different colours according to whether they were caught in human dwellings or in cattle sheds.
    Ex: Mosquitoes were collected from vegetation surrounding animal sheds and pigsties in villages at dusk.
    Ex: This is no doubt the only library that is entered through a silo with hay forks hanging through original barn beams overhead.
    Ex: Click on the map to find where the approved liveries are in your region and then select the county(s) required.
    Ex: Levels of provision and service at a livery stable or livery yard vary greatly, as do the fees.
    Ex: Levels of provision and service at a livery stable or livery yard vary greatly, as do the fees.

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    stable
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    establo sustantivo masculino
    stable
    establo m (para vacas) cow shed
    (para caballos) stable
    ' establo' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    cuadra
    - pesebre
    English:
    barn
    - dairy
    - shed
    - stable
    - stall
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    [para caballos] stable; [para vacas] cowshed;
    ¡arregla este cuarto, que parece un establo! tidy this room up, it looks like a pigsty!
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    m stable
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    : stable
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    establo n stable

    Spanish-English dictionary > establo

См. также в других словарях:

  • cleanse the Augean stables — clean up a large amount of filth or moral corruption, accomplish any large arduous task (as did Hercules when he cleaned the Augean stables) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Augean stables — Au|ge|an sta|bles, the according to ancient Greek stories, the very dirty buildings where a king named Augeas kept thousands of cattle. ↑Hercules was ordered to clean them, and he did this by changing the direction of a river to make the water… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Augean stables — noun (Greek mythology) the extremely dirty stables that were finally cleaned by Hercules who diverted two rivers through them • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form • Topics: ↑Greek mythology • Instance Hypernyms: ↑stable, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Augean stables — Class. Myth. the stables in which King Augeas kept 3000 oxen, and which had not been cleaned for 30 years. The cleaning of these stables was accomplished by Hercules, who diverted the river Alpheus through them. * * * …   Universalium

  • Augean stables — (Greek Mythology) stables of King Augeas in which he kept 3000 oxen and which were not cleaned for 30 years (Hercules cleaned the stables by diverting a river through them) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Augean stables — /ɔˈdʒiən steɪbəlz/ (say aw jeeuhn staybuhlz) plural noun Greek Legend the, the stables in which a king (Augeas) kept 3000 oxen and which had not been cleaned for thirty years. Hercules accomplished the task in a single day by turning the river… …  

  • Augean stables — Auge′an sta′bles n. pl. myt the stables of Augeas, a legendary king of Elis, which had been left filthy for many years: they were cleaned by Hercules, who diverted a river through them …   From formal English to slang

  • The Labours of Hercules — Infobox Book | name = The Labours of Hercules title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the US (true first) edition. See Publication history (below) for UK first edition jacket image. author = Agatha Christie… …   Wikipedia

  • Augean — Au·ge·an || ɔː dʒɪːən adj. (Greek Mythology) filthy, dirty and corrupt (taken from the story of King Augeas dirty stables which had to be cleaned with a river); resembling the Augean stables that were extremely filthy …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Augean — /aw jee euhn/, adj. 1. resembling the Augean stables in filthiness or degradation. 2. difficult and unpleasant: an Augean chore. [1590 1600; < L Auge(us) of AUGEAS (Gk Augeí(as) + us adj. suffix) + AN] * * * …   Universalium

  • Augean — Au•ge•an [[t]ɔˈdʒi ən[/t]] adj. 1) resembling the Augean stables; filthy; rotten 2) difficult and unpleasant: an Augean chore[/ex] • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L Augē(us) of Augeas (< Gk Augeíās) + an I …   From formal English to slang

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