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1 cuńete de pólvora
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2 ser un barril de pólvora
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3 barril
m.1 barrel.2 cask.* * *1 barrel, keg\de barril draught* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=tonel) [gen] barrel; [de madera] cask; [de metal] kegcerveza de barril — draught o (EEUU) draft beer, beer on draught
2) LAm (=cometa hexagonal) hexagonal kite* * *ser un barril sin fondo — (AmC, Chi, Méx fam) to be a bottomless pit (colloq)
b) ( de pólvora) powder keg; ( de petróleo) barrel* * *= keg, barrel, cask.Ex. There is now renewed interest in other biodegradable materials that have been found preserved in peat, including dried fruits, berries, and kegs of butter or cheese.Ex. Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.Ex. As soon as it is burnt out, fill up the cask with wine, and bung it up tight.----* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.* barril de cerveza = beer keg, barrel of beer.* barril de pólvora = tinder box, powder keg.* barril de vino = wine cask.* cerveza de barril = keg beer.* * *ser un barril sin fondo — (AmC, Chi, Méx fam) to be a bottomless pit (colloq)
b) ( de pólvora) powder keg; ( de petróleo) barrel* * *= keg, barrel, cask.Ex: There is now renewed interest in other biodegradable materials that have been found preserved in peat, including dried fruits, berries, and kegs of butter or cheese.
Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.Ex: As soon as it is burnt out, fill up the cask with wine, and bung it up tight.* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.* barril de cerveza = beer keg, barrel of beer.* barril de pólvora = tinder box, powder keg.* barril de vino = wine cask.* cerveza de barril = keg beer.* * *1 (de metal) barrel, keg; (de madera) barrel, cask2 (de pólvora) powder keg3 (de petróleo) barrel* * *
barril sustantivo masculino
barrel;
(de pólvora, cerveza) keg;◊ ser un barril sin fondo (AmL fam) to be a bottomless pit (colloq)
barril sustantivo masculino barrel
' barril' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cerveza
- bidón
- cuba
- cubeta
- tambor
English:
barrel
- cask
- draught
- keg
* * *barril nmbarrel;cerveza de barril draught beer;Am Famser un barril sin fondo to be a bottomless pitbarril de petróleo oil barrel;barril de pólvora powder keg;ser un barril de pólvora to be a powder keg* * *m barrel* * *barril nm1) barrica: barrel, keg2)cerveza de barril : draft beer* * *barril n barrel -
4 polvorín
m.1 gunpowder arsenal, powder keg, munitions dump, powder magazine.2 very fine gunpowder.3 pressure cooker.* * *1 (arsenal) gunpowder magazine* * *SM1) (Mil) (=almacén) arsenal; (=pólvora) fine powder2) (=situación peligrosa) powder keg3) Cono Sur (=insecto) gnat* * *a) ( almacén de explosivos) magazineb) (lugar, país peligroso) powder keg* * *Ex. This 18th century powder magazine was discovered in the 20th century after spending about 200 years underground.* * *a) ( almacén de explosivos) magazineb) (lugar, país peligroso) powder keg* * *Ex: This 18th century powder magazine was discovered in the 20th century after spending about 200 years underground.
* * *A1 (almacén de explosivos) magazine2 (lugar, país peligroso) powder keg3 (frasco) powder flaskB ( fam)1(persona enojadiza): es un polvorín he/she has a very short fuse2 (persona activa) ball o bundle of energy* * *
polvorín sustantivo masculino
polvorín sustantivo masculino Mil powder magazine
* * *polvorín nm1. [almacén] munitions dump* * *m1 almacén magazine2 figpowder keg* * * -
5 barril de pólvora
(n.) = tinder box, powder kegEx. The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.Ex. Nietzsche is shown as a degenerative matchstick instead of the explosive powder keg he fancied himself to be.* * *(n.) = tinder box, powder kegEx: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
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6 pólvora
f.gunpowder, powder.* * *1 gunpowder\correr como la pólvora familiar to spread like wildfire* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=explosivo) gunpowder2) (=fuegos artificiales) fireworks pl3) (=mal genio) bad temper, crossness4) (=viveza) life, liveliness* * *a) ( explosivo) gunpowderarder como la pólvora — to go up like a torch
b) ( fuegos artificiales) fireworks (pl)* * *= gunpowder, powder.Ex. Cai's works, many of which prominently feature gunpowder, emphasize the cosmic laws of opposition between creation and destruction, yin and yang.Ex. If Anderson was short of food, he was also short of powder and fuses.----* barril de pólvora = tinder box, powder keg.* como la pólvora = like wildfire.* como un reguero de pólvora = like wildfire.* extenderse como un reguero de pólvora = spread like + wildfire.* propagarse como un reguero de pólvora = spread like + wildfire.* * *a) ( explosivo) gunpowderarder como la pólvora — to go up like a torch
b) ( fuegos artificiales) fireworks (pl)* * *= gunpowder, powder.Ex: Cai's works, many of which prominently feature gunpowder, emphasize the cosmic laws of opposition between creation and destruction, yin and yang.
Ex: If Anderson was short of food, he was also short of powder and fuses.* barril de pólvora = tinder box, powder keg.* como la pólvora = like wildfire.* como un reguero de pólvora = like wildfire.* extenderse como un reguero de pólvora = spread like + wildfire.* propagarse como un reguero de pólvora = spread like + wildfire.* * *1 (explosivo) gunpowderarder como la pólvora to go up like a torchgastar pólvora en salvas or ( RPl) en chimangos or ( Andes) en gallinazos ( fam); to waste one's energyinventar la pólvora ( fam): es útil, pero no se puede decir que haya inventado la pólvora it's useful but not exactly earth-shattering ( colloq)2 (fuegos artificiales) fireworks (pl)Compuestos:guncotton● pólvora detonante or fulminantefulminating mercury, mercury fulminate* * *
pólvora sustantivo femenino
pólvora sustantivo femenino gunpowder
' pólvora' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
reguero
- barril
English:
fire
- gunpowder
- gun
- sweep
- wild
* * *pólvora nf1. [sustancia explosiva] gunpowder;correr como la pólvora to spread like wildfire;Faminventar la pólvora: me parece que has inventado la pólvora that's not exactly news;Famno ha inventado la pólvora [es tonto] he's no genius2. [fuegos artificiales] fireworks* * *f gunpowder;no ha inventado la pólvora he’ll never set the world on fire;gastar la pólvora en salvas fig waste one’s energy* * *pólvora nf1) : gunpowder2) : fireworks pl* * *pólvora n gunpowder -
7 cerilla
f.match. (peninsular Spanish)* * *1 (fósforo) match2 (de los oídos) earwax* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=fósforo) match2) (Anat) earwax3) (Rel) wax taper* * *1) (esp Esp) ( fósforo) match2) ( de los oídos) wax* * *= matchstick, match.Ex. Nietzsche is shown as a degenerative matchstick instead of the explosive powder keg he fancied himself to be.Ex. Early matches were made with sulfur.----* caja de cerillas = matchbox.* * *1) (esp Esp) ( fósforo) match2) ( de los oídos) wax* * *= matchstick, match.Ex: Nietzsche is shown as a degenerative matchstick instead of the explosive powder keg he fancied himself to be.
Ex: Early matches were made with sulfur.* caja de cerillas = matchbox.* * *B (de los oídos) wax* * *
cerilla sustantivo femenino
1 (esp Esp) ( fósforo) match
2 ( de los oídos) wax
cerilla sustantivo masculino match
' cerilla' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encender
- fósforo
- prender
- apagar
English:
match
- strike
* * *cerilla nf2. [cerumen] earwax* * *f match* * *cerilla nf1) : match2) : earwax* * * -
8 fósforo
m.1 match, matchstick.2 phosphorus, phosphor.* * *1 QUÍMICA phosphorus2 (cerilla) match* * *noun m.1) match2) phosphorus* * *SM1) (Quím) phosphorus2) esp LAm (=cerilla) match3) And (=cápsula fulminante) percussion cap4) Méx (=carajillo) coffee laced with brandy5)6) CAm (=exaltado) hothead7) CAm * (=pelirrojo) redhead* * *1) (Quím) phosphorus2) ( cerilla) match* * *= phosphor(e), phosphorous, matchstick, match.Ex. In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow.Ex. Therefore, there is a need to accelerate the development of technologies for phosphorous recovery from waste and wastewater.Ex. Nietzsche is shown as a degenerative matchstick instead of the explosive powder keg he fancied himself to be.Ex. Early matches were made with sulfur.----* fósforo blanco = white phosphorous.* * *1) (Quím) phosphorus2) ( cerilla) match* * *= phosphor(e), phosphorous, matchstick, match.Ex: In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow.
Ex: Therefore, there is a need to accelerate the development of technologies for phosphorous recovery from waste and wastewater.Ex: Nietzsche is shown as a degenerative matchstick instead of the explosive powder keg he fancied himself to be.Ex: Early matches were made with sulfur.* fósforo blanco = white phosphorous.* * *A ( Quím) phosphorusB (cerilla) match* * *
fósforo sustantivo masculinoa) (Quím) phosphorus
fósforo sustantivo masculino
1 Quím phosphorus
2 (cerilla) match
' fósforo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeza
- cerilla
- encender
- prender
English:
phosphorous
- match
- phosphorus
* * *fósforo nm1. Quím phosphorus2. Andes, Carib, RP [cerilla] match* * *m1 QUÍM phosphorus2 L.Am. ( cerilla) match* * *fósforo nm1) cerilla: match2) : phosphorus* * * -
9 polvorín
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10 estar sobre un volcán
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