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1 porquería
f.1 filthy thing, crud, mess, filth.2 piggishness.3 filthy act.4 crap, unwanted items.* * *1 (suciedad) dirt, filth2 (mala calidad) rubbish■ ¡vaya una porquería de coche se ha comprado! what a pathetic car she's bought!1 familiar (chucherías) rubbish, junk food■ ¡no digas esas porquerías! don't use such filthy language!* * *SF1) (=suciedad) dirt, muck *¿qué es toda esta porquería que hay el suelo? — what's all this dirt o muck on the floor?
estar hecho una porquería — to be covered in dirt o muck *
2) (=guarrada)3) (=indecencia)estas porquerías no deberían salir por la tele — that filth o smut shouldn't be shown on TV
4) (=cosa de poca calidad) junk *, rubbish *, garbage (EEUU) *si comes tantas porquerías, luego no vas a cenar — if you eat all that junk o rubbish now you won't want your dinner *
5) (=poco dinero) pittance6) (=mala pasada)¡vaya porquería te han hecho despidiéndote así! — what a lousy thing they did to you, sacking you like that! *
7)de porquería — LAm * (=condenado) lousy *
* * *1)a) ( suciedad) dirtb) ( cochinada)no hagas porquerías — don't do disgusting o filthy things like that
la casa está hecha una porquería — (fam) the house is in such a state (colloq)
2)a) ( cosa de mala calidad)el libro es un porquería — the movie's a piece of junk o (BrE colloq) the book's a load of rubbish
la comida es una porquería — the food is dreadful o terrible
b)de porquería — (AmS fam) lousy (colloq)
qué tiempo de porquería! — what foul o lousy weather!
c) ( chuchería)no te comas esa porquería — don't eat that junk o (BrE) that rubbish
* * *= rubbish, schlock, shit, garbage, dud.Ex. Science fiction may be so obviously rubbish that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.Ex. Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.Ex. Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.Ex. Some individuals are satisfied with a 50% 'hit' rate because they feel they can more quickly weed out the ' garbage' than they could compile the needed bibliography by hand.Ex. It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.* * *1)a) ( suciedad) dirtb) ( cochinada)no hagas porquerías — don't do disgusting o filthy things like that
la casa está hecha una porquería — (fam) the house is in such a state (colloq)
2)a) ( cosa de mala calidad)el libro es un porquería — the movie's a piece of junk o (BrE colloq) the book's a load of rubbish
la comida es una porquería — the food is dreadful o terrible
b)de porquería — (AmS fam) lousy (colloq)
qué tiempo de porquería! — what foul o lousy weather!
c) ( chuchería)no te comas esa porquería — don't eat that junk o (BrE) that rubbish
* * *= rubbish, schlock, shit, garbage, dud.Ex: Science fiction may be so obviously rubbish that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.
Ex: Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.Ex: Some individuals are satisfied with a 50% 'hit' rate because they feel they can more quickly weed out the ' garbage' than they could compile the needed bibliography by hand.Ex: It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.* * *A1 (suciedad) dirthay tanta porquería que no sé por dónde empezar a limpiar it's so filthy o there's so much dirt everywhere I don't know where to begin cleaning2(cochinada): no hagas porquerías en la mesa don't do disgusting o filthy things like that at the tablesiempre deja la cocina hecha una porquería ( fam); she always leaves the kitchen in such a state ( colloq)me hizo una porquería he played a dirty trick on me3 (palabrota) swearwordno digas esas porquerías don't use such bad languageB1(cosa de mala calidad): lo que me regaló fue una porquería he gave me a really trashy gift, he gave me a really rubbishy present ( BrE)tiene la casa llena de porquerías her house is full of junk ( colloq)la película es una porquería the movie's a piece of junk, the film's a load of rubbish ( BrE colloq)la comida es una porquería the food is dreadful o terrible2un hotel de porquería a lousy o crummy hotel ( colloq)¡qué tiempo de porquería! what foul o lousy weather!¡cómo me duele este diente de porquería! this damn tooth is killing me ( colloq)me regaló unas tazas de porquería she gave me some crummy o lousy cups ( colloq)3(chuchería): no te comas esa porquería/esas porquerías don't eat that junk o ( BrE) that rubbish* * *
porquería sustantivo femenino
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b) ( cochinada):◊ no hagas porquerías don't do disgusting o filthy things like that;
la casa está hecha una porquería (fam) the house is in such a state (colloq)
2 ( cosa de mala calidad):
la comida es una porquería the food is dreadful o terrible
porquería sustantivo femenino
1 (mugre, suciedad) dirt, filth: la porquería se acumulaba en las calles, the rubbish piled up in the streets
2 (birria) rubbish
3 fam (chuchería, golosina) rubbish, US junk food
' porquería' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
basura
- chanchada
- guarrada
English:
dud
- filth
- rubbish
- trash
- garbage
- load
- loss
- old
- trashy
* * *♦ nf1. [suciedad] filth;la habitación está llena de porquería the room is absolutely filthyuna porquería de moto a useless bike;¡qué porquería de música escuchas! that music you listen to is a load of Br rubbish o US garbage!3.4. [grosería] vulgarity♦ de porquería loc adjAndes, RP lousy, useless;una moto de porquería a useless bike;da unas clases de porquería his classes are lousy o useless;son unos usureros de porquería they're a bunch of lousy loan sharks* * *f1 ( suciedad) filth2 fam* * *porquería nf1) suciedad: dirt, filth2) : nastiness, vulgarity3) : worthless thing, trifle4) : junk food* * *1. (suciedad) filth2. (basura) rubbish3. (comida mala) junk food -
2 roña
f.mange, scab.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: roñar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: roñar.* * *1 (suciedad) filth, dirt2 (sarna) mange3 familiar (tacañería) meanness, stinginess* * *1. SF1) (=mugre) dirt, grime; [en metal] rust2) (=tacañería) meanness, stinginess3) (Vet) mange4) (=corteza) pine bark5) (=estratagema) stratagem7) And (Med) feigned illness8)jugar a la roña — to play for fun, play without money stakes
2.SMF * mean person, scrooge ** * *Iadjetivo (fam) tight-fisted (colloq), stingy (colloq)II1)a) ( mugre) dirt, grimeb) ( en metal) rust2) ( del ganado) mange3) (Col fam) ( pereza)4) (Méx) ( juego) tag* * *= grime, mange.Ex. Grease is one of the major culprits behind the grime that accumulates on cooktops.Ex. Mange is most commonly found in dogs and other canines, but it can occur in other domestic and wild animals, such as turtles, causing them to lose their shells.* * *Iadjetivo (fam) tight-fisted (colloq), stingy (colloq)II1)a) ( mugre) dirt, grimeb) ( en metal) rust2) ( del ganado) mange3) (Col fam) ( pereza)4) (Méx) ( juego) tag* * *= grime, mange.Ex: Grease is one of the major culprits behind the grime that accumulates on cooktops.
Ex: Mange is most commonly found in dogs and other canines, but it can occur in other domestic and wild animals, such as turtles, causing them to lose their shells.* * *roña1roña2A1 (mugre) dirt, grimeestos niños siempre van llenos de roña these children are always grubby2 (en el metal) rustB (del ganado) mangeChacer roña: estos funcionarios que hacen roña these civil servants who sit around doing nothinglos domingos hacíamos roña en la cama hasta tarde on Sundays we used to lie in o sleep in till latejugar a la roña to play tagEroña masculine and feminine ( fam) (tacaño) scrooge ( colloq), skinflint ( colloq), tightwad ( AmE colloq)* * *
roña sustantivo femenino
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◊ lleno de roña covered in dirt o grime
c) (Vet) mange
2 (Méx) ( juego) tag;
roña sustantivo femenino
1 (óxido, orín) rust
2 (suciedad) filth, dirt
' roña' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
llorón
- solterón
English:
goose
* * *♦ adjFam [tacaño] stingy, tight♦ nmfFam [tacaño] skinflint♦ nf1. [suciedad] filth, dirt3. [enfermedad de animal] mange4. [herrumbre] rust* * *f grime* * *roña nf1) : mange2) : dirt, filth* * *roña n filth / dirt -
3 ensuciar
v.1 to (make) dirty.ensuciar el nombre de alguien to sully somebody's name o reputation2 to soil, to dirty, to foul, to mess up.Ella ensucia la ropa She soils the clothes.3 to litter.Ese chico ensucia siempre That boy litters always.4 to defame.Ella ensució la reputación de María She defamed Ann's reputation.* * *1 to dirty, make dirty2 figurado (reputación etc) to tarnish, sully1 (mancharse) to get dirty* * *verbto dirty, soil* * *1. VT1) (=manchar) to get dirty, dirtyno me ensuciéis el suelo al entrar — don't get the floor dirty when you come in, don't dirty the floor when you come in
2) liter [+ reputación, nombre] to sully, soil liter2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <ropa/mantel> to get... dirty, dirty, soil (frml)b) (liter) <honor/nombre> to sully, tarnish2.ensuciarse v pron1)a) falda/suelo to get dirty; (+ me/te/le etc)b) (refl) persona to get dirty2) (refl) (euf) ( hacerse caca) to soil oneself (frml)el bebé se ensució — the baby has a dirty diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy
* * *= trash, dirty, soil, besmirch, foul, defile.Ex. At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being ' trashed' by the rush towards technology.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. For the past five years, large quantities of decaying algae have been fouling Lake Michigan shoreline.Ex. No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.----* ensuciarse = get + grubby.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <ropa/mantel> to get... dirty, dirty, soil (frml)b) (liter) <honor/nombre> to sully, tarnish2.ensuciarse v pron1)a) falda/suelo to get dirty; (+ me/te/le etc)b) (refl) persona to get dirty2) (refl) (euf) ( hacerse caca) to soil oneself (frml)el bebé se ensució — the baby has a dirty diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy
* * *= trash, dirty, soil, besmirch, foul, defile.Ex: At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being ' trashed' by the rush towards technology.
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: For the past five years, large quantities of decaying algae have been fouling Lake Michigan shoreline.Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.* ensuciarse = get + grubby.* * *ensuciar [A1 ]vt1 ‹ropa/mantel› to get … dirty, dirty, soil ( frml)tenía las manos llenas de chocolate y me ensució la camisa her hands were covered in chocolate and she got it on my shirt o made a mess of my shirtlo vas a ensuciar todo de barro you'll get mud everywhere, you'll get everything muddy2 ( liter); ‹honor/nombre› to sully, tarnishA1 «falda/suelo» to get dirtyla fachada se ensucia mucho con el tráfico the front of the building gets very dirty o gets covered with dirt o grime from the traffic(+ me/te/le etc): que no se te ensucie la camisa don't get your shirt dirtyse me ensució el vestido de grasa I got grease on my dress2 ( refl) «persona» to get dirtyno te ensucies don't get dirtyno te ensucies los dedos don't get your fingers dirtyme ensucié todo el vestido de comida I got food all over my dressno te vayas a ensuciar el traje nuevo don't get your new suit dirtyC (en un asunto turbio) to get one's hands dirty* * *
ensuciar ( conjugate ensuciar) verbo transitivo
ensuciarse verbo pronominal
se me ensució el vestido de grasa I got grease on my dress
ensuciar verbo transitivo
1 to get dirty
2 (la reputación, fama) to tarnish: las calumnias ensuciaron su buen nombre, the slander tarnished his reputation
' ensuciar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
engrasar
- embetunar
- manchar
- pringar
English:
blot
- dirty
- foul
- litter
- mess
- mess up
- muck up
- muddy
- smear
- soil
* * *♦ vt1. [manchar] to (make) dirty;me ensuciaron los pantalones de grasa they got my trousers covered in grease;excursionistas que ensucian el campo hikers who litter the countryside2. [desprestigiar] to sully, to tarnish;ensuciar el nombre de alguien to sully sb's name o reputation* * *v/t (get) dirty; figsully, tarnish* * *ensuciar vt: to soil, to dirty* * *ensuciar vb to get dirty -
4 cerote
m.1 Shoemaker's wax, shoeblacking.2 panic, fear. (Colloquial)3 cerate, a plaster.4 piece of human excrement, stool. (Central America & Mexico)5 lump of excrement, ball of excrement.* * *1 cobbler's wax* * *SM1) (Téc) wax, shoemaker's wax2) * (=miedo) panic- estar hecho un cerote* * *masculino (AmC fam) ( de excremento) turd (vulg)* * *masculino (AmC fam) ( de excremento) turd (vulg)* * *A (de zapatero) wax* * *cerote nmCAm, Méx muy Fam turd -
5 tierra
f.1 land (terrenos, continentes).en tierras mexicanas/del rey on Mexican soil/the King's landpor estas tierras round these parts, down this waytierra adentro inlandtierra de nadie no-man's-landtierra prometida Promised Landtierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuegotierra Santa the Holy Landtierra virgen virgin land2 land.cultivar la tierra to farm the land3 earth.se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth in my shoesun camino de tierra a dirt track4 ground (suelo).bajo tierra undergroundcaer a tierra to fall to the groundtomar tierra to land5 homeland, native land (lugar de origen) (país).vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheesetierra natal homeland, native land6 dust. ( Latin American Spanish)7 soil, dirt.8 country, homeland.9 plot of land, territory, estate, soil.* * *1 (planeta) earth2 (superficie sólida) land3 (terreno cultivado) soil, land4 (país) country, land5 (suelo) ground6 ELECTRICIDAD earth, US ground1 land sing\caer por tierra figurado to crumbledar en tierra con algo to drop something on the ground, throw something on the groundechar a tierra to demolishechar por tierra figurado to crush, destroyechar tierra encima de figurado to hush upponer tierra por medio figurado to make oneself scarcepor estas tierras in these partspor tierra overland, by land¡tierra a la vista! land ahoy!tierra adentro inland¡tierra trágame! figurado I wish I was somewhere else, I could curl up and dietirar por tierra figurado to crush, destroyvivir de la tierra to make a living from the landtierra de nadie no-man's-landTierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuegotierra firme terra firma, dry landtierra natal homelandTierra Santa the Holy Land* * *noun f.1) earth2) land3) soil4) homeland•* * *SF1)• la Tierra — the earth, the Earth
2) (=superficie)a) [fuera del agua] land¡tierra a la vista! — land ahoy!
la industria pesquera genera unos 400.000 empleos en tierra — the fishing industry provides 400,000 jobs on land
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por tierra — overland, by landatravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country
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tomar tierra — to reach port, get inb) (=no aire) [desde el aire] ground; [desde el espacio] earthla explosión ocurrió cuando el avión cayó a tierra — the explosion occurred when the aeroplane hit the ground
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tocar tierra — to touch down•
tomar tierra — to landtierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land
3) (=suelo) ground•
caer a tierra — to fall down•
dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over•
echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground- venirse a o por tierra4) (=material) [gen] earth; (=polvo) dust; (=barro) mud; [para jardinería, cultivo] soilcon los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud
viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors
acordaron echar tierra al incidente y seguir siendo amigos — they agreed to put the incident behind them and continue to be friends
le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad
tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately
tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately
tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth
pista 3), política 2)tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately
5) (Agr) landtierra de secano — dry land, unirrigated land
6) (=división territorial)a) (=lugar de origen)todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland
b) [en plural]sus viajes por tierras de Castilla, su largo exilio en tierras australianas — her lengthy exile in Australia
no es de estas tierras — he's not from these parts, he's not from this part of the world
- ver tierras7) (Elec) earth, ground (EEUU)toma 1., 1)conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance
* * *1) (campo, terreno) landtierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land
tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land
poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)
2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthun camino de tierra — a dirt road o track
cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)
echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash
echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad
echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something
tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up
3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed
5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) landtierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!
viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land
tocar tierra — to land, put into port
tomar tierra — to land, touch down
6)a) (país, lugar)decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land
costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries
b) ( territorio) soil* * *1) (campo, terreno) landtierras fértiles/áridas — fertile/arid land
tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land
poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)
2) (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthun camino de tierra — a dirt road o track
cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)
echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash
echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad
echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something
tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up
3) (AmL) ( polvo) dust4) (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE)estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed
5) (por oposición al mar, al aire) landtierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!
viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land
tocar tierra — to land, put into port
tomar tierra — to land, touch down
6)a) (país, lugar)decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land
costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries
b) ( territorio) soil* * *tierra22 = land, ground, soil, earth, dry land [dryland].Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.
Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.Ex: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.* aprovechamiento de la tierra = land use.* asentamiento en tierras federales = homesteading.* bajo tierra = underground, below surface.* buena tierra = good soil.* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra = into thin air.* con el suelo de tierra = dirt-floored.* confinado a la tierra = land-bound [landbound].* con los pies sobre la tierra = down-to-earth.* contaminación de la tierra = soil pollution.* corrimiento de tierra = landslide.* cultivar la tierra = farm + land, grow + crops.* dejar la tierra en barbecho = let + farmland lie fallow.* desaprovechamiento de la tierra = land misuse.* desprendimiento de tierra = landslide.* de tierra = onshore, earthen.* echar Algo por tierra = blow + Nombre + out of the water.* echarlo todo por tierra = upset + the applecart.* echar por tierra = scupper, blight, cast + a blight on.* echar por tierra las ilusiones = shatter + Posesivo + hopes.* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien = spike + Posesivo + guns.* echar por tierra una idea = crush + idea.* ejército de tierra, el = army, the [armies, pl.].* en la tierra = on the ground.* en la tierra de = in the land of.* en tierra = onshore, ashore.* en tierra firme = on dry land.* en tierras lejanas = outranged.* fertilidad de la tierra = soil fertility.* gestión de tierras = land management.* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pas = rangeland.* mala tierra = poor soil.* movimiento de tierra = earthwork.* nadie es profeta en su tierra = no man is a prophet in his own land.* pequeño propietario de tierras = yeoman farmer.* pies sobre la tierra = feet on the ground.* pista de tierra batida = clay tennis court.* poner los pies sobre la tierra = come down + to earth.* por encima de la tierra = aboveground.* rodeado de tierra = land-bound [landbound], land-locked [landlocked].* sin tierras, sin propiedad rural = landless.* sobre la tierra = on the ground.* temblor de tierra = quake, earth tremor.* tenis sobre tierra batida = clay tennis, clay court tennis.* ¡Tierra a la vista! = Land ahoy!, Land ho!.* tierra arenosa = sandy soil.* tierra baldía = wasteland, moor, barren land.* tierra buena = good soil.* tierra cenagosa = loamy soil.* tierra cultivable = arable land.* tierra de cultivo = soil, farmland [farm land].* Tierra de Israel, la = Land of Israel, the.* tierra de labranza = farmland [farm land].* tierra de nadie = twilight zone, wilderness, no-man's land.* tierra de pastoreo = pasture land.* tierra de pastos = pasture land.* tierra desconocida = terra incognita.* tierra en barbecho = fallow land.* tierra fértil = sod, loam.* tierra firme = dry land [dryland], land mass [landmass], firm ground, solid ground.* tierra lejana = far off land.* tierra mala = poor soil.* tierra margosa = loamy soil.* tierra natal = homeland.* tierra prometida, la = land of cream and honey, the, promised land, the, land of milk and honey, the.* tierras = landed estate.* tierras altas = highland.* tierras altas escocesas = Highland.* tierra salvaje = wilderness.* Tierra Santa = Holy Land, the.* tierras bajas = lowlands.* tierras celtas, las = Celtic fringe, the.* tierras del sur = southland.* tierras mejores = greener pastures.* tierras movedizas = shifting sands.* tierras perdidas = lost lands.* tierra virgen = uncharted territory, uncharted waters, unchartered territory, unchartered waters.* toma de tierra = earthing.* transporte por tierra = land transport.* tropa de tierra = ground troop.* uso de la tierra = land use.* vasallo propietario de sus tierras = yeoman [yeomen, -pl.].* vehículo de tierra a motor = motor land vehicle.* vivir de la tierra = live off + the land.* * *A (campo, terreno) landuna distribución más justa de la tierra a fairer distribution of landtierras comunales common landcompró unas tierras en Durango he bought some land in Durangotierras fértiles/áridas fertile/arid landtierra labrantía or de cultivo or de labranza or de labor or de labrantío arable o cultivated landtierras baldías wastelandlos que trabajan la tierra those who work the landponer tierra de por medio to make oneself scarce, get out quick ( colloq)B1 (suelo, superficie) ground; (materia, arena) earthclavó la estaca en la tierra he drove the stake into the groundésta es muy buena tierra this is very good land o soilcavaba la tierra he was digging the groundun camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earthno juegues con la tierra, que te vas a manchar don't play in the dirt, you'll get filthyun camino de tierra a dirt road o track¡cuerpo a tierra! get down!, hit the ground! ( colloq)ya lleva un año bajo tierra she's been dead and buried for a year nowechar algo por tierra ‹edificio/monumento› to demolish, pull o knock down;‹planes› to wreck, ruin, put paid to; ‹argumentos› to demolish, destroy; ‹esperanzas› to dashecharse tierra encima to do oneself down, cry stinking fish ( BrE)echar tierra a or sobre algo (ocultarlo) to cover o hush sth up; (olvidarlo) to forget about sth, put sth behind onetragarse la tierra a algn: parecía que se lo hubiera tragado la tierra it was as if he'd vanished off the face of the earthen aquel momento deseé que me tragara la tierra at that moment I just wanted the earth o the ground to open and swallow me upCompuesto:( Esp) clayel cable que va a tierra the ground o earth leadnecesita una conexión a tierra or debe estar conectado a tierra or ( AmL) debe hacer tierra it needs to be connected to ground o earth, it needs to be grounded o earthedD (por oposición al mar, al aire) land¡tierra a la vista! land ho! o land ahoy!viajar por tierra to travel overland o by landiniciaron las expediciones tierra adentro they started expeditions into the interiorgentes de tierra adentro people from the interior, people from inlandmisiles aire-tierra air-to-ground missilesel ejército de tierra the armytierra firme solid ground, terra firmaquedarse en tierra to be left behind, miss one's train ( o boat etc)tocar tierra to land, put into porttomar tierra to land, touch downE1(país, región, lugar): después de tantos años de exilio decidió volver a su tierra after all those years in exile he decided to return to his homeland o to his native landlas cosas que pasan por aquellas tierras the things that happen in those places o countriespartió a tierras lejanas para buscar fortuna he set out for foreign parts o for distant lands to seek his fortunevino de la tierra local wine, locally produced winefruta de la tierra locally grown fruit2 (territorio) soilen el instante que pisó tierra francesa the moment he set foot on French soilCompuestos:: from Mexico to Peru, land below approx. 1,200mTierra del Fuegono-man's-landthe cold lands (pl), (from Mexico to Peru, land above approx. 2,200m)native land, land of one's birthPromised LandHoly Landthe temperate lands (pl) (from Mexico to Peru, land between approx. 1,200m and 2,200m)Fla composición de la atmósfera de la Tierra the composition of the Earth's atmosphere¿cúal es el planeta más cercano a la Tierra? what is the closest planet to (the) Earth?para proteger la vida en la Tierra to protect life on earthCreador del Cielo y de la Tierra Creator of Heaven and Earth* * *
tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (campo, terreno) land;
tierra de cultivo arable land
2 (suelo, superficie) ground;
(materia, arena) earth;
un camión de tierra a truckload of soil o earth;
no juegues con tierra don't play in the dirt;
un camino de tierra a dirt road o track;
echar algo por tierra ‹ planes› to wreck, ruin;
‹ argumentos› to demolish, destroy;
‹ esperanzas› to dash
3 (AmL) ( polvo) dust
4 (Elec) ground (AmE), earth (BrE);
estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra to be grounded o earthed
5 (por oposición al mar, al aire) land;◊ viajar por tierra to travel overland o by land;
tierra firme solid ground;
tomar tierra to land, touch down
6 (país, lugar):
costumbres de aquellas tierras customs in those places o countries;
la Ttierra Santa the Holy Land
7 ( planeta)
tierra sustantivo femenino
1 (planeta) la Tierra, (the) Earth o earth
2 (medio terrestre, terreno) land
viajar por tierra, to travel by land
tierra adentro, inland
tierra de nadie, no-man's-land
(un avión) tomar tierra, to land
Agr land
tiene tierras de cultivo, he has cultivated land
tierra baldía, wasteland
3 (país, lugar de origen) homeland
(territorio) nació en tierra inglesa, she was born on English soil
4 (superficie terrestre, suelo) ground
bajo tierra, below ground
(materia) soil, earth
un puñado de tierra, a handful of earth o soil
un camino de tierra, a dirt track
5 Elec earth
toma de tierra, earth wire, US ground
♦ Locuciones: echar por tierra, to ruin, spoil
echar tierra sobre, to hush up
familiar de la tierra, (producto del país) son tomates de la tierra, they are home-grown tomatoes
familiar (alejarse, escapar) poner alguien tierra por medio, to get as far away as possible
familiar (para expresar vergüenza) ¡tierra trágame! I wish the earth would swallow me up
(perder un medio de transporte) quedarse alguien en tierra, to miss a plane/train or any other form of transport
' tierra' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adentro
- baja
- bajo
- barro
- batida
- batido
- campo
- construcción
- criar
- desaparecer
- entrañas
- escarbar
- esquilmar
- explotar
- franja
- fructífera
- fructífero
- global
- globo
- gua
- horizonte
- hoyo
- hundimiento
- langosta
- palada
- parcela
- perforar
- pista
- polvo
- ras
- redondez
- remover
- ribera
- rica
- rico
- seísmo
- sementera
- señorío
- soñar
- suelo
- surco
- temblar
- terráquea
- terráqueo
- terrena
- terreno
- terrestre
- terrón
- terruño
- tocar
English:
adjacent
- adjoining
- allotment
- ashore
- clump
- crack
- crumble
- crunch
- cultivated
- cultivation
- demolish
- dig
- dirt road
- earth
- earthworm
- earthy
- encroach
- explode
- face
- fairyland
- fall
- farming
- feel
- ground
- hedgehog
- Holy Land
- homeland
- inland
- land
- level
- lump
- no man's land
- orbit
- overland
- parched
- portage
- pull apart
- quake
- reclaim
- rich
- richness
- rig
- rock
- roll
- rough
- sandy
- seed
- set down
- shatter
- shock
* * *tierra nf2. [superficie] land;viajar por tierra to travel by land;tierra adentro inland;poner tierra (de) por medio to make oneself scarceAm tierra caliente = in Latin America, climate zone up to an altitude of approximately 1,000 metres;tierra firme [por oposición al mar] land, dry land;[terreno sólido] hard ground; Am tierra fría = in Latin America, climate zone above the altitude of approximately 2,000 metres;Tierra del Fuego Tierra del Fuego;tierra de nadie no-man's-land;tierra prometida Promised Land;Tierra de Promisión Promised Land;Tierra Santa the Holy Land;la tierra del Sol Naciente the land of the Rising Sun;Am tierra templada = in Latin America, climate zone between the altitudes of approximately 1,000 and 2,000 metres;tierra virgen virgin land3. [suelo] ground;trabajan bajo tierra they work underground;caer a tierra to fall to the ground;muchos aviones se han quedado en tierra por la niebla many planes have been grounded because of the fog;tocar tierra [avión] to touch down;tomar tierra: tomó tierra en un campo he landed in a field;tomaremos tierra en el aeropuerto de Barajas en diez minutos we will be landing at Barajas airport in ten minutes;besar la tierra to fall flat on one's face;[argumentos, teoría] to demolish sth; Fam¡tierra, trágame!, ¡trágame tierra! I wish the earth would swallow me up!;era como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra he had vanished without a trace;4. [materia] earth;[para nutrir plantas] soil;se me ha metido tierra en los zapatos I've got some earth o dirt in my shoes;esta tierra no es buena para cultivar this soil isn't good for growing things;un camino de tierra a dirt track;política de tierra quemada scorched earth policy;Formaldar tierra a alguien to bury sb;tierra batida [en tenis] clay;tierra vegetal topsoil, loam5. [en agricultura] land;cultivar la tierra to farm the landtierra cultivable arable land;tierra de cultivo arable land;tierra de labor arable land;tierra de labranza arable land6. [lugar de origen] [país] homeland, native land;[región] home o native region;este chico es de mi tierra this lad is from where I come from;vino/queso de la tierra local wine/cheesetierra natal homeland, native landen tierras del rey on the King's land;en tierras mexicanas on Mexican soil;por estas tierras round these parts, down this way;ver otras tierras to travel, to see the worldestar conectado a tierra, tener toma de tierra to be Br earthed o US grounded10. Am [polvo] dust* * *f1 land;tierra de labor, tierra cultivable arable land, farmland;tierras altas highlands;tierras bajas lowlands;poner tierra de por medio flee, make o.s. scarce fam ;por tierra viajar by land;tomar tierra AVIA land2 materia soil, earth;echar tierra a algo fig hush sth up;echar por tierra ruin, wreck;como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he had vanished off the face of the earth3 ( patria) native land, homeland;de la tierra locally produced, local4 EL ground, Brearth5:la Tierra the Earth* * *tierra nf1) : land2) suelo: ground, earth3) : country, homeland, soil4)tierra natal : native land5)la Tierra : the Earth* * *tierra n1. (terreno) land2. (materia) earth / soil3. (suelo) groundechar por tierra to ruin / to spoil -
6 camino
m.1 path, track (sendero).camino trillado well-trodden path2 way.el camino de la estación the way to the stationcamino de on the way toestá camino de la capital it's on the way to the capitala estas horas ya estarán en camino they'll be on their way by nowme pilla de camino it's on my wayen el o de camino on the waypor este camino this way3 journey (viaje).nos espera un largo camino we have a long journey ahead of usponerse en camino to set off4 road, footpath, pathway, track.5 cart track, cart road.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: caminar.* * *1 (vía) path, track2 (ruta) way, route3 (viaje) journey\a medio camino half-wayabrir camino to clear the way (a, for)abrir el camino to clear the way (a, for)abrirse camino to make one's wayabrirse camino en la vida to get on in lifecoger de camino / pillar de camino to be on the wayestar en camino to be on the wayir camino de to be on one's way toir por (el) buen/mal camino figurado to be on the right/wrong trackllevar buen camino to be on the right trackllevar camino de to be on the way to, be heading for, look set toponerse en camino to set off (on a journey)camino de herradura bridle pathcamino de rosas figurado bed of rosescamino forestal forest trackel Camino de Santiago (vía láctea) the Milky Wayel camino del éxito figurado the road to success* * *noun m.1) road, path, track2) way3) journey4) course* * *SM1) [sin asfaltar] track; (=sendero) path; (=carretera) roadCaminos, Canales y Puertos — (Univ) Civil Engineering
camino de ingresos, camino de peaje — toll road
camino de rosas, la vida no es ningún camino de rosas — life's no bed of roses
Camino de Santiago — pilgrims' route to Santiago de Compostela, Way of St James
camino forestal — forest track; [para paseos] forest trail
= Camino de Santiagocamino francés ( Hist) —
camino trillado, caminos turísticos no trillados — tourist routes that are off the beaten track
experimentan con nuevas técnicas, huyen de los caminos trillados — they are experimenting with new techniques and avoiding conventional approaches o the well-trodden paths
este escritor ha recorrido los caminos trillados de sus antecesores — this writer has been down the well-trodden paths followed by his predecessors
2) (=ruta)a) (lit) way, route; (=viaje) journeyvolvimos por el camino más corto — we took the shortest way o route back
¿sabes el camino a su casa? — do you know the way to his house?
¿cuánto camino hay de aquí a San José? — how far is it from here to San José?
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abrirse camino entre la multitud — to make one's way through the crowd•
de camino a, lo puedo recoger de camino al trabajo — I can collect it on my way to work•
echar camino adelante — to strike out•
en el camino — on the way, en routetienen dos niños, y otro en camino — they have two children, and another on the way
ponerse en camino — to set out o off
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a medio camino — halfway (there)a medio camino paramos para comer — halfway there, we stopped to eat
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se quedaron a mitad de camino — they only got halfway (there)la verdad está a mitad de camino entre las dos posturas — the truth is somewhere between the two views
b) (fig) (=medio) path, course•
el camino a seguir, yo te explico el camino a seguir — I'll tell you the way o routeme indicaron el camino a seguir para resolver el problema — they showed me what needed to be done to solve the problem
censurar estos programas no es el camino a seguir — censoring these programmes isn't the solution o the right thing to do
allanar el camino —
ir camino de —
va camino de convertirse en un gran centro financiero — it is on its way to becoming a major financial centre
traer a algn por buen camino — (=orientar) to put sb on the right track o road; (=desengañar) to set sb straight
quedarse en el camino —
un 70% sacó el diploma y el resto se quedó en el camino — 70 per cent of them got the diploma, the rest didn't make it
en vez de seguir las normas él fue por su camino — instead of following the rules he just went his own sweet way o did his own thing
no me fijo en mis rivales, yo sigo por mi camino — I don't take any notice of what my rivals are doing, I just do my own thing
3) (Inform) pathCAMINO DE SANTIAGO The Camino de Santiago is a medieval pilgrim route stretching from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela in northwest Spain, where tradition has it that the body of Saint James the Apostle (Spain's patron saint) is buried. Those who had made the long, dangerous journey returned proudly wearing on their hat or cloak the venera or concha (scallop shell) traditionally associated with this pilgrimage - Saint James' body had reportedly been found covered in scallops. Today this symbolic shell can still be seen all along the Camino de Santiago, carved on ancient buildings and painted on modern-day road signs marking the historic route for the benefit of tourists and pilgrims. In astronomy the Camino de Santiago is another name for the Vía Láctea (Milky Way), hence the title of Buñuel's famous satirical film about the route to Compostela.* * *1) ( de tierra) track; ( sendero) path; ( en general) roadabrir nuevos caminos — to break new o fresh ground
allanar or preparar or abrir el camino — to pave the way, prepare the ground
el camino trillado — the well-worn o well-trodden path
la vida no es un camino de rosas — life is no bed of roses
tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him; todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma — all roads lead to Rome
2)a) (ruta, dirección) wayme salieron al camino — asaltantes they blocked my path o way; amigos/niños they came out to meet me
el camino a la fama — the road o path to fame
se me fue por mal camino or por el otro camino — it went down the wrong way
abrir camino a algo — to clear the way for something
abrirse camino — to make one's way
buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino or lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble; ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake; las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well; llevar a alguien por mal camino to lead somebody astray; cruzarse en el camino de alguien: superó todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he overcame all the problems that arose; errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work; tirar por el camino de en medio — to take the middle path
b) (trayecto, viaje)lo debí perder en el camino al trabajo — I must have lost it on my o on the way to work
llevamos 300 kms/una hora de camino — we've done 300 kms/been traveling for an hour
todavía estamos a o nos quedan dos horas de camino — we still have two hours to go
paramos a mitad de camino or a medio camino — we stopped halfway
cortar o acortar camino — to take a shortcut
a mitad de or a medio camino — halfway through
c) (en locs)camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market; ya vamos camino del invierno winter's on the way o on its way; llevar or ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear; de camino on the way to; pilla de camino it's on the way; me queda de camino I pass it on my way; de camino a on the way; está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station; en el camino or de camino al trabajo on my/his/her way o the way to work; en camino on the way; tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way; deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already; por el camino — on the way
•* * *= avenue, path, road, route, footpath, lane, pathway, way.Ex. In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.Ex. It can be in only one place, unless duplicates are used; one has to have rules as to which path will locate it, and the rules are cumbersome.Ex. Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.Ex. Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.Ex. Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.Ex. The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.Ex. This system automates the scientific task of determining the pathway of steps underlying a chemical reaction.Ex. He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.----* abrir camino a = make + way (for).* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.* abrir un camino = chart + direction.* al borde del camino = at the roadside.* alto en el camino = stopover.* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* camino apartado = byway.* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.* camino correcto, el = way forward, the.* camino de acceso = approach path.* camino definido = charted route.* camino de herradura = bridle path, bridleway.* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.* camino elevado = causeway.* camino hacia el estrellato = road to stardom.* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.* camino largo y difícil = long haul.* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.* camino lleno de baches = bumpy road.* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.* camino muy largo = circuitous route.* camino pecuario = cattle lane.* camino por recorrer, el = road ahead, the.* camino rural = country lane, country road.* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.* camino trillado = worn path, beaten road.* camino vecinal = country road, minor road, back road.* construcción de caminos = road construction.* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.* cruce de caminos = crossroads, fork in the road.* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.* descanso en el camino = rest stop.* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.* detener en el camino = waylay.* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.* en camino = on the way.* encontrar el camino = wayfinding.* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....* estar de camino a = be on the road to.* estar en camino de = be on the way to.* fuera de los caminos trillados = off the beaten track.* hacerse camino = foist + Posesivo + way into.* hacer una parada en el camino = stop along + the way.* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.* ingeniería de caminos = civil engineering.* ingeniero de caminos = civil engineer.* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* junto al camino = by the roadside.* lado del camino = wayside.* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.* llevar por mal camino = mislead.* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.* marcar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.* parada en el camino = rest stop, stop along the way.* parapeto del camino = road bank.* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.* por caminos apartados = off-road.* por mal camino = astray.* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.* retomar el camino = get back on + Posesivo + path.* retomar su camino = get back on + track.* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.* seguir este camino = go along + this road.* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.* un camino largo y difícil = a long haul.* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.* * *1) ( de tierra) track; ( sendero) path; ( en general) roadabrir nuevos caminos — to break new o fresh ground
allanar or preparar or abrir el camino — to pave the way, prepare the ground
el camino trillado — the well-worn o well-trodden path
la vida no es un camino de rosas — life is no bed of roses
tener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for him; todos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma — all roads lead to Rome
2)a) (ruta, dirección) wayme salieron al camino — asaltantes they blocked my path o way; amigos/niños they came out to meet me
el camino a la fama — the road o path to fame
se me fue por mal camino or por el otro camino — it went down the wrong way
abrir camino a algo — to clear the way for something
abrirse camino — to make one's way
buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino or lleva mal camino this boy's heading for trouble; ibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake; las negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well; llevar a alguien por mal camino to lead somebody astray; cruzarse en el camino de alguien: superó todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he overcame all the problems that arose; errar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work; tirar por el camino de en medio — to take the middle path
b) (trayecto, viaje)lo debí perder en el camino al trabajo — I must have lost it on my o on the way to work
llevamos 300 kms/una hora de camino — we've done 300 kms/been traveling for an hour
todavía estamos a o nos quedan dos horas de camino — we still have two hours to go
paramos a mitad de camino or a medio camino — we stopped halfway
cortar o acortar camino — to take a shortcut
a mitad de or a medio camino — halfway through
c) (en locs)camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the market; ya vamos camino del invierno winter's on the way o on its way; llevar or ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear; de camino on the way to; pilla de camino it's on the way; me queda de camino I pass it on my way; de camino a on the way; está de camino a la estación it is on the way to the station; en el camino or de camino al trabajo on my/his/her way o the way to work; en camino on the way; tiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the way; deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already; por el camino — on the way
•* * *= avenue, path, road, route, footpath, lane, pathway, way.Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
Ex: It can be in only one place, unless duplicates are used; one has to have rules as to which path will locate it, and the rules are cumbersome.Ex: Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.Ex: Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.Ex: The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.Ex: This system automates the scientific task of determining the pathway of steps underlying a chemical reaction.Ex: He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.* abrir camino a = make + way (for).* abrir nuevos caminos = break + new ground, push + Nombre + into new latitudes, break + ground, blaze + trail.* abrirse camino = plough through, elbow + Posesivo + way into, elbow into, foist + Posesivo + way into, make + Posesivo + way in the world.* abrirse camino (a empujones) = push + Posesivo + way across/into.* abrirse camino en el mundo = make + Posesivo + way in the world.* abrirse camino en la vida = get on in + life.* abrir un camino = chart + direction.* al borde del camino = at the roadside.* alto en el camino = stopover.* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....* a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.* apartarse del buen camino = go off + the rails, stray from + the straight and narrow.* apartarse del camino de la verdad = stray from + the straight and narrow.* apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.* buen camino, el = straight and narrow (path), the.* buscar el camino = wind + Posesivo + way.* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* cambiar de política a mitad de camino = change + horses in midstream.* camino apartado = byway.* camino a seguir, el = way forward, the.* camino correcto, el = way forward, the.* camino de acceso = approach path.* camino definido = charted route.* camino de herradura = bridle path, bridleway.* camino de la verdad, el = straight and narrow (path), the.* camino de tierra = dirt track, dirt road.* camino elevado = causeway.* camino hacia el estrellato = road to stardom.* camino hacia la fama = road to stardom.* camino largo y difícil = long haul.* camino largo y tortuoso = long and winding road.* camino lleno de baches = bumpy road.* camino más fácil, el = path of least resistance, the.* camino muy largo = circuitous route.* camino pecuario = cattle lane.* camino por recorrer, el = road ahead, the.* camino rural = country lane, country road.* camino seguro al desastre = blueprint for disaster.* camino seguro al éxito = blueprint for success.* camino seguro al fracaso = blueprint for failure.* camino sin rumbo = the road to nowhere.* camino trillado = worn path, beaten road.* camino vecinal = country road, minor road, back road.* construcción de caminos = road construction.* continuar + Posesivo camino = continue on + Posesivo + way.* cruce de caminos = crossroads, fork in the road.* cruzar en el camino de Alguien = cross + Posesivo + path.* cruzársele a Uno en el camino = come + Posesivo + way.* de camino = on the way, while we're at it.* de camino a = en route for, on + Posesivo + way to, en route to.* descanso en el camino = rest stop.* desviarse del buen camino = go off + the rails.* detener en el camino = waylay.* detenerse en el camino = stop along + the way.* detenerse en el lado del camino = pull over.* el camino a seguir = the way ahead, the way to go.* el camino correcto = the way ahead, the way to go.* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre = the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.* el camino por recorrer = the way ahead.* el camino que lleva a = a/the doorway to.* el camino recorrido = the road travelled so far.* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.* elegir el camino más fácil = take + the path of least resistance.* en camino = on the way.* encontrar el camino = wayfinding.* encontrar el camino de vuelta = find + Posesivo + way back.* en el camino = along the way, en route, in the process.* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....* estar de camino a = be on the road to.* estar en camino de = be on the way to.* fuera de los caminos trillados = off the beaten track.* hacerse camino = foist + Posesivo + way into.* hacer una parada en el camino = stop along + the way.* hallar el camino de la verdad = think + Posesivo + way to the truth.* indicar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* indicar el camino a seguir para = point + the way to.* indicar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.* ingeniería de caminos = civil engineering.* ingeniero de caminos = civil engineer.* ir por buen camino = be on the right track.* ir por el buen camino = be right on track.* ir por mal camino = be on the wrong track, be headed down the wrong track.* junto al camino = by the roadside.* lado del camino = wayside.* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas! = the course of true love never did run smooth!.* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con = be on a collision course with.* llevar por el camino de = lead + Pronombre + down the road to.* llevar por el mal camino = lead + astray.* llevar por mal camino = mislead.* mantener Algo en el buen camino = keep + Nombre + on track.* marcar el camino correcto = point + Nombre + in the right direction.* mostrar el camino = blaze + the way, light + the way.* mostrar el camino a seguir = point + the way forward.* mostrar el camino para = point + the way to, show + the way to.* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.* parada en el camino = rest stop, stop along the way.* parapeto del camino = road bank.* pararse en el lado del camino = pull over.* perderse por los caminos secundarios = go + off-road.* por buen camino = a step in the right direction.* por caminos apartados = off-road.* por mal camino = astray.* preparar el camino = set + the scene, smooth + the way, open + the way, set + the stage, pave + the path (for/towards/to), pave + the way (for/towards/to), pave + the road (for/towards/to).* preparar el camino para = smooth + the path of.* quedarse en el camino = fall by + the wayside.* retomar el camino = get back on + Posesivo + path.* retomar su camino = get back on + track.* seguir el buen camino = keep on + the right track, keep on + the straight and narrow.* seguir el camino de la verdad = keep on + the straight and narrow.* seguir el camino más ético = take + the high ground, take + the high road.* seguir este camino = go along + this road.* seguir por el buen camino = keep out of + trouble, keep on + the right track.* seguir un camino = take + path, take + direction, tread + path, walk + path.* seguir un camino diferente = strike out on + a different path.* tener mucho camino que recorrer = have + a long way to go.* un alto en el camino = a stop on the road, a pit stop on the road.* un camino largo y difícil = a long haul.* volver a su camino = get back on + track, get back on + Posesivo + path.* * *camino Camino de Santiago (↑ camino a1)sigan por ese camino continue along that path ( o road etc)han abierto/hecho un caminito a través del bosque they've opened up/made a path o little track through the woodestán todos los caminos cortados all the roads are blockedabrir nuevos caminos to break new o fresh groundallanar or preparar or abrir el camino to pave the way, prepare the groundel camino trillado the well-worn o well-trodden pathla vida no es un camino de rosas life is no bed of roses, life isn't a bowl of cherriestener el camino trillado: tenía el camino trillado he'd had the ground prepared for himtodos los caminos llevan or conducen a Roma: por todos los caminos se va a Roma all roads lead to Romeel camino del infierno está empedrado de buenas intenciones the road to hell is paved o strewn with good intentionsCompuestos:bridle pathtowpath( Hist) highway● Caminos, Canales y Puertoscivil engineering ingenierominor road ( built and maintained by local council)B1 (ruta, dirección) waytomamos el camino más corto we took the shortest route o way¿sabes el camino para ir allí? do you know how to get there?, do you know the way there?me salieron al camino «asaltantes» they blocked my path o way;«amigos/niños» they came out to meet meafrontaron todas las dificultades que se les presentaron en el camino they faced up to all the difficulties in their pathéste es el mejor camino a seguir en estas circunstancias this is the best course to follow in these circumstancespor ese camino no vas a ninguna parte you won't get anywhere that way o like thatal terminar la carrera cada cual se fue por su camino after completing their studies they all went their separate wayssigue caminos muy diferentes de los trazados por sus predecesores he is taking very different paths from those of his predecessorsse me fue por mal caminoor por el otro camino it went down the wrong wayabrir(le) camino (a algo/algn) to clear the way (for sth/sb)los vehículos que abrían camino a los corredores the vehicles that were clearing the way for the runnersabrirse camino to make one's wayse abrió camino entre la espesura/a través de la multitud she made her way through the dense thickets/through the crowds of peopleno es fácil abrirse camino en esa profesión it's not easy to carve a niche for oneself in that professionestas técnicas se están abriendo camino entre nuestros médicos these techniques are gaining ground o are beginning to gain acceptance with our doctorstuvo que luchar mucho para abrirse camino en la vida he had to fight hard to get on in lifebuen/mal camino: este niño va por mal caminoor lleva mal camino this boy's heading for troubleya tiene trabajo, va por buen camino he's found a job already, he's doing wellibas por or llevabas buen camino pero te equivocaste aquí you were on the right track o lines, but you made a mistake herelas negociaciones van por or llevan muy buen camino the negotiations are going extremely well o very smoothlyllevar a algn por mal camino to lead sb astraycruzarse en el camino de algn: la mala suerte se cruzó en su camino he ran up against o came up against some bad lucksupo superar todos los obstáculos que se le cruzaron en el camino he was able to overcome all the problems which arose o which he came acrosserrar el camino to be in the wrong job o the wrong line of work2(trayecto, viaje): emprendimos el camino de regreso we set out on the return journeyse me hizo muy largo el camino the journey seemed to take foreverlo debí perder en el camino de casa al trabajo I must have lost it on my o on the way to workse pusieron en camino al amanecer they set off at dawnllevamos ya una hora de camino we've been traveling for an hour now, we've been on the road for an hour nowestamos todavía a dos horas de camino we still have two hours to go o two hours ahead of usparamos a mitad de caminoor a medio camino a descansar we stopped halfway to restpor aquí cortamos or acortamos camino we can take a shortcut this way o this way's shorterhizo todo el camino a pie he walked the whole way, he did the whole journey on footse ha avanzado mucho en este campo, pero queda aún mucho camino por recorrer great advances have been made in this field, but there's still a long way to goel camino será largo y difícil, pero venceremos the road will be long and difficult, but we shall be victoriousquedarse a mitad de or a medio camino: iba para médico, pero se quedó a mitad de camino he was studying to be a doctor, but he never completed the course o he gave up halfway through the courseel programa de remodelación se quedó a medio camino the renovation project was left unfinishedno creo que terminemos este año, ni siquiera estamos a mitad de camino I don't think we'll finish it this year, we're not even half way through yet3 ( en locs):camino de/a: me encontré con él camino del or al mercado I ran into him on the o on my way to the marketya vamos camino del invierno winter's coming o approaching, winter's on the way o on its wayllevar or ir camino de algo: un actor que va camino del estrellato an actor on his way o on the road to stardom, an actor heading for stardom, an actor who looks set for stardomvan camino de la bancarrota they are on the road to o heading for bankruptcy, they look set to go bankruptuna tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappearde camino: tu casa me queda de camino I pass your house on my way, your house is on my wayve por el pan y, de camino, compra el periódico go and get the bread and buy a newspaper on the way o your wayde camino a: íbamos de camino a Zacatecas we were on our way o the way to Zacatecasestá de camino a la estación it is on the way to the stationen el caminoor de camino al trabajo paso por tres bancos I pass three banks on my way o the way to worken camino: deben estar ya en camino they must be on the o on their way alreadytiene un niño y otro en camino she has one child and another on the waypor el camino on the wayte lo cuento por el camino I'll tell you on the wayCompuestos:Inca trail( Astron) the Milky Way* * *
Del verbo caminar: ( conjugate caminar)
camino es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
caminó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
caminar
camino
caminar ( conjugate caminar) verbo intransitivo
1 ( andar) to walk;
podemos ir caminando we can walk, we can go on foot;
camino hacia algo ‹hacia meta/fin› to move toward(s) sth
2 (AmL) [reloj/motor] to work;◊ el asunto va caminando (fam) things are moving (colloq)
verbo transitivo ‹ distancia› to walk
camino sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) road;
( de tierra) track;
( sendero) path;
2
me salieron al camino [ asaltantes] they blocked my path o way;
[ amigos] they came out to meet me;
el camino a la fama the road o path to fame;
se abrió camino entre la espesura she made her way through the dense thickets;
abrirse camino en la vida to get on in life;
buen/mal camino: este niño va por mal camino this boy's heading for trouble;
ibas por buen camino pero te equivocaste you were on the right track but you made a mistake;
llevar a algn por mal camino to lead sb astrayb) (trayecto, viaje):
se pusieron en camino they set off;
todavía nos quedan dos horas de camino we still have two hours to goc) ( en locs)◊ camino de/a … on my/his/her way to …;
ir camino de algo: una tradición que va camino de desaparecer a tradition which looks set to disappear;
de camino on the way;
pilla de camino it's on the way;
me queda de camino I pass it on my way;
de camino a la estación on the way to the station;
en camino on the way;
deben estar ya en camino they must be on their way already;
por el camino on the way;
a mitad de or a medio camino halfway through
caminar
I verbo intransitivo to walk
II verbo transitivo (recorrer a pie) to cover,walk: camino un par de kilómetros diarios, I walk two kilometres every day
camino sustantivo masculino
1 (estrecho, sin asfaltar) path, track
(en general) road
2 (itinerario, ruta) route, way
3 (medio, modo) way
♦ Locuciones: coger o pillar de camino, to be on the way
estar en camino, to be on the way
ir camino de, to be going to
figurado ir por buen/mal camino, to be on the right/wrong track
ponerse en camino, to set off
a medio camino, halfway: lo deja todo a medio camino, she drops everything she starts halfway through
figurado una casa de turismo rural es un sitio a medio camino entre un hotel y una casa de labranza, a rural tourism house is something halfway between a hotel and a farmhouse
de camino a, on the way to
' camino' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrirse
- acceso
- ahorrar
- andar
- baja
- bajo
- bifurcación
- borde
- caminar
- como
- conducir
- cruzarse
- desbloquear
- desviarse
- dificultosa
- dificultoso
- división
- empinada
- empinado
- enderezar
- enfilar
- enrevesada
- enrevesado
- enseñar
- entorpecer
- escultórica
- escultórico
- franca
- franco
- ir
- guiar
- horqueta
- indicar
- interponerse
- intersectarse
- intrincada
- intrincado
- lado
- marcha
- margen
- media
- mitad
- mostrar
- obstáculo
- orientar
- orilla
- paso
- pillar
- por
- promedio
English:
astray
- blaze
- bridle path
- circuitous
- claw
- concrete
- devious
- dirt road
- drive
- driveway
- en route
- fight
- footpath
- guide
- half-way
- lane
- midway
- passable
- path
- pathway
- pave
- road
- rocky
- rough
- set off
- set out
- show
- signpost
- sloping
- stray
- strike out
- struggle on
- thrust aside
- towpath
- track
- up
- uphill
- wade through
- way
- wayside
- weave
- wind
- winding
- work
- work up to
- bound
- by
- continue
- direct
- do
* * *camino nm1. [sendero] path, track;[carretera] road;han abierto un camino a través de la selva they've cleared a path through the jungle;acorté por el camino del bosque I took a shortcut through the forest;UnivCaminos(, Canales y Puertos) [ingeniería] civil engineering;la vida no es un camino de rosas life is no bed of roses;todos los caminos llevan a Roma all roads lead to Romecamino de acceso access road; Fam Fig camino de cabras rugged path;camino forestal forest track;camino de grava gravel path;camino de herradura bridle path;camino de hierro railway, US railroad;Am camino de mesa table runner; Hist camino real king's highway;Camino de Santiago Rel = pilgrimage route to Santiago de Compostela;Astron Milky Way;camino de sirga towpath;Fig camino trillado well-trodden path; Figtiene el camino trillado the hard work has already been done for him;camino vecinal country lane2. [ruta, vía] way;el camino de la estación the way to the station;equivocarse de camino to go the wrong way;indicar el camino a alguien to show sb the way;no recuerdo el camino de vuelta I can't remember the way back;iremos por el camino más corto we'll go by the shortest route, we'll go the quickest way;está camino de la capital it's on the way to the capital;me encontré a Elena camino de casa I met Elena on the way home;de camino [de paso] on the way;ve a comprar el periódico, y de camino sube también la leche go for the newspaper and bring the milk up while you're at it;me pilla de camino it's on my way;a estas horas ya estarán en camino they'll be on their way by now;en el camino on the way;por este camino this way3. [viaje] journey;nos espera un largo camino we have a long journey ahead of us;se detuvieron tras cinco horas de camino they stopped after they had been on the road for five hours;estamos casi a mitad de camino we're about halfway there;pararemos a mitad de camino we'll stop halfway;hicimos un alto en el camino para comer we stopped (along the way) to have a bite to eat;también Figtodavía nos queda mucho camino por delante we've still got a long way to go;ponerse en camino to set off4. [medio] way;el camino para conseguir tus propósitos es la honestidad the way to get what you want is to be honest5. Compabrir camino a to clear the way for;el hermano mayor ha abierto camino a los pequeños the older brother cleared the way for the younger ones;dos jinetes abrían camino a la procesión two people rode ahead to clear a path for the procession;abrirse camino to get on o ahead;se abrió camino entre la maraña de defensas he found a way through the cluster of defenders;abrirse camino en el mundo to make one's way in the world;le costó mucho abrirse camino, pero ahora tiene una buena posición it wasn't easy for him to get on, but he's got a good job now;allanar el camino to smooth the way;no permitiré que nadie se cruce en mi camino I won't let anyone stand in my way;Famtienen un bebé en camino they've got a baby on the way;ir por buen camino to be on the right track;ir por mal camino to go astray;con su comportamiento, estos alumnos van por mal camino the way they are behaving, these pupils are heading for trouble;fueron cada cual por su camino they went their separate ways;van camino del desastre/éxito they're on the road to disaster/success;a medio camino halfway;siempre deja todo a medio camino she always leaves things half-done;estar a medio camino to be halfway there;está a medio camino entre un delantero y un centrocampista he's somewhere between a forward and a midfielder;quedarse a medio camino to stop halfway through;el proyecto se quedó a medio camino por falta de presupuesto the project was left unfinished o was abandoned halfway through because the funds dried up;iba para estrella, pero se quedó a mitad de camino she looked as if she would become a star, but never quite made it;traer a alguien al buen camino to put sb back on the right trackCAMINO DE SANTIAGOThe Galician city of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern Spain, traditionally held to be the burial site of the Apostle St James, was one of the most important Christian pilgrimage centres in Europe during the Middle Ages, second only to Rome. Countless pilgrims made the journey from different parts of Europe to Santiago along recognized pilgrimage routes. The main one crosses the north of Spain from the Pyrenees to Galicia and is known as the Camino de Santiago. Although its religious significance has declined, it has become a popular tourist route attracting a wide range of travellers: nature lovers on day trips, hikers and cyclists, and even latter-day pilgrims, whether solitary walkers or on package tours. Many of them avail themselves of the free or low-cost accommodation provided along the way by local councils and religious institutions.* * *m1 ( senda) path;no es (todo) un camino de rosas it isn’t all a bed of roses2 INFOR path3 ( ruta) way;a medio camino halfway;de camino a on the way to;por el camino on the way;camino de on the way to;abrirse camino fig make one’s way;estar en camino be on the way;ponerse en camino set out;ir por buen/mal camino fig be on the right/wrong track;abrir camino hacia algo fig pave the way for sth;mitad de camino fig leave sth half finished* * *camino nm1) : path, road2) : journeyponerse en camino: to set off3) : waya medio camino: halfway there* * *camino n1. (sendero) path2. (ruta, medio) waycamino de on the way / on your way -
7 pringue
m.muck, grease stain, dirt..pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: pringar.* * *1 grease* * *SM ó SF1) (=grasa) grease, dripping2) (=mancha) grease stain, grease spot; (=suciedad) dirt3) * (=molestia) nuisancees un pringue tener que... — it's a bind having to... *
5) And (=quemadura) burn6) ** (=dinero) dosh **, money7) ** (=policía) Crime Squad* * *masculino (fam)b) ( salsa) sauce, juices (pl)* * *= fat, grime.Ex. In a subject headings list non-approved headings are normally shown in light face type and the indexer is directed towards the preferred heading, for example, Grease USE oils and fats.Ex. Grease is one of the major culprits behind the grime that accumulates on cooktops.* * *masculino (fam)b) ( salsa) sauce, juices (pl)* * *= fat, grime.Ex: In a subject headings list non-approved headings are normally shown in light face type and the indexer is directed towards the preferred heading, for example, Grease USE oils and fats.
Ex: Grease is one of the major culprits behind the grime that accumulates on cooktops.* * *( fam)1 (grasa) greasedespués de freír las chuletas, la cocina quedó llena de pringue the kitchen was covered in grease from frying the chopsno hay quien quite el pringue de las hornillas it's impossible to get the gunk o ( BrE) gunge off the burners on the stove ( colloq)2 (salsa) sauce, juices (pl)* * *pringue nm[suciedad] muck, dirt; [grasa] grease* * *m ( alsof) grease* * *pringue nm: grease, drippings pl -
8 mancha
f.1 stain, spot.tienes una mancha en la camisa you've got a stain on your shirt2 blotch (in skin).3 blemish.este suspenso supondrá una mancha en su expediente this fail will be a blot on his academic record4 tache.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: manchar.* * *1 stain, spot2 figurado blemish\sin mancha flawless, spotlessmancha solar sunspot* * *noun f.mark, stain, spot* * *SF* * *1)a) ( de suciedad) spot, mark; ( difícil de quitar) stainno le pude quitar or (AmL) sacar la mancha — I couldn't get the stain out
b) ( borrón) blotextenderse como una mancha de aceite — noticia to spread like wildfire
2)a) ( en la piel) markb) (en el pelaje, las plumas) patchlas manchas del leopardo — the leopard's spots o markings
3) ( en pulmón) shadow4) ( de vegetación) patch5) (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stainsin mancha — < alma> pure; < reputación> spotless
6) (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang7) (RPl) ( juego)* * *= deposit, spot, blemish, blob, stain, blotch, taint, blot, mottle.Ex. Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.Ex. If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex. The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.Ex. Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.Ex. Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.Ex. Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex. The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".Ex. Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.Ex. The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.----* mancha de la piel = age spot.* mancha de petróleo = oil slick, oil spill.* mancha de sangre = blood stain.* mancha de tinta = set-off, inkblot.* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.* mancha producida por goteo = drip mark.* mancha resistente = stubborn stain.* manchas = staining.* ser una mancha para = be a blot on.* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.* * *1)a) ( de suciedad) spot, mark; ( difícil de quitar) stainno le pude quitar or (AmL) sacar la mancha — I couldn't get the stain out
b) ( borrón) blotextenderse como una mancha de aceite — noticia to spread like wildfire
2)a) ( en la piel) markb) (en el pelaje, las plumas) patchlas manchas del leopardo — the leopard's spots o markings
3) ( en pulmón) shadow4) ( de vegetación) patch5) (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stainsin mancha — < alma> pure; < reputación> spotless
6) (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang7) (RPl) ( juego)* * *= deposit, spot, blemish, blob, stain, blotch, taint, blot, mottle.Ex: Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.Ex: The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".Ex: Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.Ex: The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.* mancha de la piel = age spot.* mancha de petróleo = oil slick, oil spill.* mancha de sangre = blood stain.* mancha de tinta = set-off, inkblot.* mancha en + Posesivo + honor = blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.* mancha producida por goteo = drip mark.* mancha resistente = stubborn stain.* manchas = staining.* ser una mancha para = be a blot on.* sin mancha = unblemished, untainted, stainless.* * *A1 (de suciedad) spot, mark; (difícil de quitar) stainuna mancha de grasa/sangre a grease/blood stainla mancha no salió the stain didn't come outmanchas de humedad damp patchesno le pude quitar or ( AmL) sacar la mancha I couldn't get rid of the stain, I couldn't get the stain outeste mantel está lleno de manchas this tablecloth is covered in stainsla sábana tiene manchas de óxido the sheet has rust marks on it2 (borrón) blotextenderse como una mancha de aceite «noticia» to spread like wildfireestas barriadas pobres se están extendiendo como una mancha de aceite these shantytowns are spreading rapidly¿qué le hace una mancha más al tigre? ( Arg); what difference does/will it make?Compuestos:patch of iceoil slicksunspotB1 (en la piel) markuna mancha de nacimiento a birthmark2 (en el pelaje, las plumas) patchnegro con manchas blancas black with white patcheslas manchas del tigre the tiger's stripes o markingslas manchas del leopardo the leopard's spots o markingsCompuesto:yellow spotC (en el pulmón) shadowD (de vegetación) patchE ( liter) (imperfección, mácula) stainun alma sin mancha a pure souluna reputación sin mancha a spotless reputationuna mancha imborrable en el honor de la familia an indelible stain on the family honorG* * *
Del verbo manchar: ( conjugate manchar)
mancha es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
mancha
manchar
mancha sustantivo femenino
1
( difícil de quitar) stain;
manchas de humedad damp patches;
mancha de petróleo oil slick
2
( del leopardo) spot
3 (liter) (imperfección, mácula) stain;
‹ reputación› spotless
4 (Per fam) ( pandilla) gang
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;
manchase DE or con algo to get stained with sth
mancha sustantivo femenino
1 (de grasa, pintura, etc) stain
2 (en la piel) spot: le ha salido una mancha roja en la mano, she has a red spot on her hand
manchar verbo transitivo to stain: su implicación mancha el nombre de la Universidad, his involvement is a disgrace to the University
' mancha' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
canal
- guiso
- lamparón
- manchar
- penetrar
- pinta
- quitar
- quitarse
- rebelde
- sacar
- salpicadura
- aparecer
- aureola
- borrón
- cerco
- dejar
- desaparecer
- gotera
- ir
- manchego
- salir
- tenaz
English:
blemish
- blob
- blot
- blotch
- Channel Tunnel
- chunnel
- come off
- come out
- fleck
- get off
- get out
- mark
- patch
- removal
- remove
- rub off
- scrub away
- shift
- show
- show up
- slick
- smear
- smudge
- smut
- somewhere
- spot
- stain
- stubborn
- sunspot
- untarnished
- wash out
- wipe off
- birth
- blood
- channel
- cross
- dab
- marking
- sun
- wash
* * *mancha nf1. [de suciedad] stain, spot;[de tinta] blot;me he echado una mancha en la camisa I've stained my shirt, I've got a stain on my shirt;no consiguió que se fuera la mancha she couldn't get the stain out;una mancha de petróleo [en el mar] an oil slick;una mancha de aceite an oil stain;extenderse como una mancha de aceite to spread like wildfire2. [de color] spot, mark;un caballo con manchas negras a horse with black patches;RP¿qué le hace una mancha más al tigre? what difference does one more make?, one more won't make any difference3. [en la piel] [por reacción] blotch;[de la vejez] liver spot;le han salido unas manchas en la piel he's come out in blotchesmancha de nacimiento birthmark5. [deshonra] blemish, blot;este suspenso supondrá una mancha en su expediente this fail will be a blot on his academic record;tiene un historial sin mancha she has a spotless record* * *:Canal de la Mancha English Channel;la Mancha La Mancha* * *mancha nf1) : stain, spot, markmancha de sangre: bloodstain2) : blemish, blotuna mancha en su reputación: a blemish on his reputation3) : patch* * *mancha n1. (en general) stain3. (de animal) spot -
9 roñoso
adj.dirty, filthy.* * *► adjetivo1 (sucio) filthy, dirty2 (sarnoso) mangy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 familiar scrooge, miser* * *ADJ1) (=mugriento) dirty, filthy; [metal] rusty2) (=tacaño) mean, stingy3) (=inútil) useless4) (Vet) mangy5) And (=tramposo) tricky, slippery* * *I- sa adjetivo1) [ESTAR]a) ( mugriento) dirtyb) ( oxidado) rusty2) [SER] (fam) ( tacaño) tight-fisted (colloq), stingy (colloq)3) [ESTAR] (Vet) mangyII* * *= stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, miser, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad, cheapskate.Ex. All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.Ex. The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex. If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex. Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.* * *I- sa adjetivo1) [ESTAR]a) ( mugriento) dirtyb) ( oxidado) rusty2) [SER] (fam) ( tacaño) tight-fisted (colloq), stingy (colloq)3) [ESTAR] (Vet) mangyII* * *= stingy [stingier -comp., stingies -sup.], tight-fisted, miser, skinflint, penny-pinching, tightwad, cheapskate.Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/ stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.
Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.* * *A [ ESTAR]1 (mugriento) dirtylleva el cuello de la camisa roñoso his shirt collar's really grubby o engrained with dirttengo el pelo roñoso my hair is filthylos azulejos de la cocina están roñosos the kitchen tiles are covered in grime o encrusted with dirt2 (oxidado) rustyC [ ESTAR] ( Vet) mangymasculine, feminine( fam)* * *
roñoso◊ -sa adjetivo
1 [ESTAR]
c) (Vet) mangy
2 [SER] (fam) ( tacaño) tight-fisted (colloq), stingy (colloq)
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) scrooge (colloq), skinflint (colloq)
roñoso,-a adjetivo
1 (muy sucio) filthy, dirty
2 (oxidado) rusty
3 fam (tacaño, avariento) stingy
' roñoso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
roñosa
English:
cheapskate
* * *roñoso, -a♦ adj1. [sucio] dirty;la habitación estaba roñosa the room was filthy3. Carib, Méx [ofendido] resentful♦ nm,fFam skinflint, tightwad* * *adj grimy, grubby* * *roñoso, -sa adj1) : mangy2) : dirty* * *roñoso adj2. (tacaño) mean -
10 sacudir
v.1 to shake.El temblor sacude la tierra The quake shakes up the ground.2 to beat (golpear) (alfombra).3 to shake, to shock.4 to do the dusting.María sacude en las tardes Mary does the dusting in the afternoons.5 to dust.María sacude el mueble Mary dusts the furniture.* * *1 (gen) to shake2 (alfombra etc) to shake out; (polvo, arena) to shake off3 (golpear) to beat4 (cabeza) to shake5 (dar una paliza) to beat up6 (moscas, mosquitos, etc) to flick away, flick off7 figurado (emocionar, alterar) to shake1 (quitarse) to shake off2 (moscas, mosquitos, etc) to flick away, flick off* * *verb1) to shake2) jerk•* * *1. VT1) (=agitar) [+ árbol, edificio, cabeza] to shake; [+ ala] to flap; [+ alfombra] to beat; [+ colchón] to shake, shake the dust out of2) (=quitar) [+ tierra] to shake off; [+ cuerda] to jerk, tug3) (=conmover) to shake4) * (=pegar)5)sacudir dinero a algn — * to screw money out of sb *
2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (fam) < niño> to clobber (colloq)sacudir la cabeza — ( para negar) to shake one's head; ( para afirmar) to nod (one's head)
c) ( hacer temblar) to shaked) (CS, Méx) ( limpiar) to dust, do the dusting2) (conmover, afectar) to shake2.una revolución que sacudió los cimientos de la sociedad — a revolution which shook society to its foundations
sacudir vi (CS, Méx) to dust3.sacudirse v pron (refl)a) ( apartar de sí) < problema> to shrug off; <sueño/modorra> to shake offb) ( quitarse) <arena/polvo> to shake offsacúdete los pelos del perro — (CS) brush the dog hairs off you
* * *= shake up, jar, jolt, flail, thrash, wallop, rock, swish.Ex. This will shake up library managers no end.Ex. She analyzes how her memory was jarred by this massacre.Ex. When the area was jolted by a severe earthquake rescue teams rushed in from all over the country.Ex. The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material.Ex. Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.Ex. He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.Ex. The earth tremor that rocked the centre of Melbourne was one of three quakes that hit Australia in the one day.Ex. Swishing wine in the mouth helps you taste all the flavors in a wine.----* sacudir de lo lindo = knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.* sacudir el polvo = dust.* sacudir las telarañas = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.* sacudirse de encima = shake off.* sacudirse las telarañas = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)b) (fam) < niño> to clobber (colloq)sacudir la cabeza — ( para negar) to shake one's head; ( para afirmar) to nod (one's head)
c) ( hacer temblar) to shaked) (CS, Méx) ( limpiar) to dust, do the dusting2) (conmover, afectar) to shake2.una revolución que sacudió los cimientos de la sociedad — a revolution which shook society to its foundations
sacudir vi (CS, Méx) to dust3.sacudirse v pron (refl)a) ( apartar de sí) < problema> to shrug off; <sueño/modorra> to shake offb) ( quitarse) <arena/polvo> to shake offsacúdete los pelos del perro — (CS) brush the dog hairs off you
* * *= shake up, jar, jolt, flail, thrash, wallop, rock, swish.Ex: This will shake up library managers no end.
Ex: She analyzes how her memory was jarred by this massacre.Ex: When the area was jolted by a severe earthquake rescue teams rushed in from all over the country.Ex: The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material.Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.Ex: The earth tremor that rocked the centre of Melbourne was one of three quakes that hit Australia in the one day.Ex: Swishing wine in the mouth helps you taste all the flavors in a wine.* sacudir de lo lindo = knock + the living daylights out of, knock + the hell out out of, beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.* sacudir el polvo = dust.* sacudir las telarañas = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.* sacudirse de encima = shake off.* sacudirse las telarañas = blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.* * *sacudir [I1 ]vtAsacudió la arena de la toalla he shook the sand out of the towel3sacudió la cabeza en señal de afirmación he nodded (his head) in agreement4 (hacer temblar) to shakeel terremoto sacudió toda la ciudad the earthquake shook the entire cityun escalofrío la sacudió de pies a cabeza a shiver went right through her5 (CS, Méx) (limpiar) to dusttengo que sacudir el polvo I have to dust o do the dustingB (conmover, afectar) to shakesu trágica muerte sacudió a la población his tragic death sent shock waves through o shook the populationuna revolución que sacudió los cimientos de la sociedad a revolution which shook society to its foundations o which rocked the foundations of society■ sacudirvi(CS, Méx) to dust( refl)1 (apartar de sí) ‹problema› to shrug off; ‹sueño/modorra› to shake offno sé cómo sacudirme a este tipo I don't know how to get rid of this guy ( colloq), I don't know how to shake this guy off o get this guy off my back ( colloq)la vaca se sacudía las moscas con el rabo the cow was flicking the flies off with its tail2 (quitarse) ‹arena/polvo› to shake offsacúdete los pelos del perro (CS); brush the dog hairs off you* * *
sacudir ( conjugate sacudir) verbo transitivo
1
( golpear) ‹alfombra/colchón› to beat;
( para afirmar) to nod (one's head)
2 (conmover, afectar) to shake
verbo intransitivo (CS, Méx) to dust
sacudirse verbo pronominal ( refl) ( quitarse) ‹arena/polvo› to shake off
sacudir verbo transitivo
1 (de un lado a otro) to shake
2 (para limpiar) to shake off
(una alfombra) to beat
3 (algo molesto) to brush off
4 fam (pegar a alguien) to wallop, beat sb up
5 (con una emoción intensa) to shock, shake
6 fig (impresionar) la muerte del poeta sacudió a todo el país, the death of the poet affected all the country
' sacudir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
trapo
English:
agitate
- beat
- flail
- fluff
- jerk
- jolt
- shake
- shake down
- swish
- toss
- buffet
- dust
- flutter
- jar
- jiggle
- rock
* * *♦ vt1. [agitar] to shake;el terremoto sacudió la ciudad the earthquake shook the city2. [quitar] [agitando] to shake off;[frotando] to brush off;sacudir el polvo a una mesa to dust a table3. [golpear] [alfombra] to beat;[mantel, chaqueta] to shake out; Fam [persona] to whack;sacude bien las migas del mantel shake all the crumbs off the tablecloth;le sacudió una bofetada she slapped him4. [conmover] to shake, to shock;su asesinato sacudió a la población people were shaken by his assassination♦ viRP to shake oneself, to give oneself a shake;hay que sacudir bien, si no queda todo el polvo you have to give yourself a good shake, or you stay covered in dust* * *I v/t1 tb figshake2 famniño beat, wallop fam* * *sacudir vt1) : to shake, to beat2) : to jerk, to jolt3) : to dust off4) conmover: to shake up, to shock* * *sacudir vb -
11 polvo
m.1 dust.limpiar o quitar el polvo to do the dusting2 powder.en polvo powderedpolvos (de) picapica itching powderpolvos de talco talcum powder3 screw (very informal) (intercourse).¡qué polvo tiene! what a babe!4 grit dust.5 pulvis.6 sexual act, sexual intercourse, screw, shag.* * *1 (suciedad) dust2 (medicamento etc) powder3 tabú screw, fuck1 (para maquillar) face powder\echar un polvo tabú to screwhacer polvo a alguien familiar to shatter somebodylimpiar el polvo / quitar el polvo to dustpolvo eres y en polvo te convertirás dust thou art and unto dust shalt thou returnpolvos de talco talcum powder sing* * *noun m.1) dust2) powder3) fuck* * *SM1) [en el aire] dustlimpiar o quitar el polvo — to dust
hecho polvo * —
estoy hecho polvo — (=cansado) I'm shattered *, I'm knackered **; (=deprimido) I feel really down
limpio de polvo y paja —
ganó 50 millones, limpios de polvo y paja — he won 50 million in his hand
2) (Quím, Culin, Med) powder; [de tocador] face powderen polvo — [leche, canela, cocaína] powdered
polvo(s) de hornear, polvo(s) de levadura — baking powder sing
3) ** (=droga) snow **, coke *4) (=porción) pinch5) *** screw ***, shag ***echar un polvo — to have a screw o shag ***
* * *1)a) ( suciedad) dustlimpiar or quitar el polvo — to do the dusting, to dust
la casa está llena de polvo — the house is very dusty o full of dust
estar hecho polvo — ( agotado) to be all in (fam)
a él no le pasó nada pero el coche está hecho polvo — he was all right but the car is a wreck o (AmE) was totaled o (BrE) is a write-off (colloq)
la noticia los hizo polvo — they were stunned o shattered by the news (colloq)
morder el polvo — to bite the dust (colloq)
b) (Coc, Quím) powderviene entera o en polvo — you can buy it whole or ground o in powder form
c) polvos masculino plural ( en cosmética) face powder2) (vulg) ( acto sexual) fuck (vulg), screw (vulg)echar(se) un polvo — to have a screw (vulg), to ball (AmE sl)
* * *1)a) ( suciedad) dustlimpiar or quitar el polvo — to do the dusting, to dust
la casa está llena de polvo — the house is very dusty o full of dust
estar hecho polvo — ( agotado) to be all in (fam)
a él no le pasó nada pero el coche está hecho polvo — he was all right but the car is a wreck o (AmE) was totaled o (BrE) is a write-off (colloq)
la noticia los hizo polvo — they were stunned o shattered by the news (colloq)
morder el polvo — to bite the dust (colloq)
b) (Coc, Quím) powderviene entera o en polvo — you can buy it whole or ground o in powder form
c) polvos masculino plural ( en cosmética) face powder2) (vulg) ( acto sexual) fuck (vulg), screw (vulg)echar(se) un polvo — to have a screw (vulg), to ball (AmE sl)
* * *polvo11 = dust.Ex: Dust is an enemy of microcomputers as it is with any piece of electrical apparatus, and a dust cover costing a few pounds is a worthwhile purchase.
* acumular polvo = gather + dust, collect + dust.* caer hecho polvo = flake out.* con olor a polvo = dust smelling.* convertirse en polvo = turn to + dust.* dejar hecho polvo = screw + Nombre + up.* hecho polvo = wrecked, dog tired.* libre de polvo = dust-free.* limpieza del polvo = dusting.* morder el polvo = bite + the dust, give up + the ghost, eat + humble pie, eat + crow, eat + dirt, be kaput.* natillas en polvo = custard powder.* nube de polvo = cloud of dust, dust cloud.* oliendo a polvo = dust smelling.* polvo de estrellas = stardust.* quedarse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* quitar el polvo = dust.* remolino de polvo = dust cloud.* sacudir el polvo = dust.* sentirse hecho polvo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* tormenta de polvo = dust storm.* trapo del polvo = dust cloth, duster.polvo22 = powder.Ex: Next a carbon powder or toner is shaken over the selenium drum.
* ajo en polvo = garlic powder.* azúcar en polvo = powdered sugar.* en polvo = powdered.* hielo seco en polvo = dry ice powder.* leche en polvo = dry milk, powder milk, powdered milk, milk powder.* leche en polvo desnatada = nonfat dry milk.* levadura en polvo = baking powder.* pintar en polvo = powder-coat.* polvos de talco = talcum powder, talcum.* polvo seco = dry powder.* proteínas en polvo = protein powder.* tabaco en polvo = snuff.polvo33 = fuck, screw.Ex: When he wan't looking she took his wallet and left after a good fuck with a hefty sum of money and some credit cards.
Ex: It sounds like you need to get laid -- you might feel better after a good screw.* echar un polvo = fuck, screw, screw, get + laid.* * *A1 (suciedad) dustlimpia or quita el polvo todos los días she does the dusting o she dusts every dayno le quitaste el polvo a la mesa you didn't dust the tablela casa está llena de polvo the house is very dusty o full of dustel polvo que levantaban los coches al pasar the dust raised by the cars as they passedhacer polvo algo/a algn ( fam): lleva dos días sin dormir y está hecha polvo she hasn't slept for two days so she's all in o ( AmE) she's pooped o ( BrE) she's shattered ( colloq)la noticia los hizo polvo they were stunned o shattered by the news ( colloq)a él no le pasó nada pero el coche está hecho polvo he was all right but the car is a wreck o ( AmE) was totaled o ( BrE) is a write-off ( colloq)limpio de polvo y paja cleardiez millones limpios de polvo y paja a clear ten millionmorder el polvo to bite the dust ( colloq)aquellos polvos traen estos lodos you're/we're suffering the consequences now, the chickens have come home to roost ( set phrase)viene en rama o en polvo you can buy it in sticks or ground o in powder formCompuestos:( arg); angel dust (sl)● polvo dental or dentífricotooth powder● polvo limpiador or de limpieza( Arg) scouring powdertooth powder● polvo(s) Royal®baking powdermpl face powdermpl rice powderbaking powdermpl itching powder* * *
polvo sustantivo masculino
limpiar or quitar el polvo to do the dusting, to dust;◊ estar hecho polvo ( agotado) to be all in (fam);
( deprimido) to be devastated;
( destruido) to be a wreckb) (Coc, Quím) powderc)
polvos de talco talcum powder, talc (colloq)
polvo sustantivo masculino
1 (de suciedad, tierra) dust: quítale el polvo a los libros, dust the books
2 (de una sustancia) powder: compré leche en polvo, I bought powdered milk
polvos de talco, talcum powder
3 vulgar fuck, screw
echar un polvo, to have a screw
♦ Locuciones: familiar estar hecho polvo, (cansado, agotado) fam to be knackered o beat
(abatido, triste) to be depressed
(roto, destruido) to be ruined
hacer polvo, to spoil, ruin: nos hizo polvo el verano, it ruined our summer
este trabajo me está haciendo polvo, this job is really knocking me out
morder el polvo, to bite the dust: le hizo morder el polvo, it overcame him
limpio de polvo y paja, clear: ganó dos millones limpios de polvo y paja, she earned two million net
' polvo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
constancia
- gamuza
- levadura
- moler
- pelusa
- pelusilla
- posarse
- pulverizar
- remolino
- reposar
- trapo
- acumular
- asentar
- cacao
- canela
- carbonilla
- curry
- leche
- levantar
- limpio
- llenar
- lleno
- mota
- nube
- película
- sacudir
- tierra
- torbellino
English:
add in
- baking powder
- beat
- blink
- brush off
- chilli powder
- coat
- collect
- compact
- cosmic dust
- custard powder
- dried
- dust
- dusty
- film
- fine
- flick
- fuck
- gather
- gold dust
- kick up
- mask
- pie
- powder
- powdered
- raise
- screw
- settle
- shagged
- shake off
- shatter
- soap powder
- speck
- stir up
- suck
- sweep away
- trail
- whirl
- zonked
- baking
- chocolate
- creamer
- drinking
- eyeful
- gold
- grit
- icing
- powdery
- scouring
- soap
* * *polvo nm1. [en el aire] dust;quitar el polvo al televisor to dust the TVpolvo cósmico cosmic dust2. [de un producto] powder;leche en polvo powdered milk;canela en polvo ground cinnamonFam polvo de ángel angel dust; Am polvo de hornear baking powder;polvos (de) picapica itching powder;RP polvo Royal® baking powder;polvos de talco talcum powder3.polvos [maquillaje] powder;ponerse polvos to powder one's faceechar un polvo to have a screw, Br to have a shag;¡qué polvo tiene! what a babe!5. CompFam [muy deprimido] to be shattered o Br gutted; Famhacer polvo algo to smash sth;estos zapatos me están haciendo polvo los pies these shoes are killing my feet;el cambio de fecha me hace polvo the change of date is a bummer for me;Fam [deprimido] to be shattered o Br gutted; Fammorder el polvo to be humiliated;Famhacer morder el polvo a alguien to make sb eat dirt* * *mlimpiar oquitar el polvo dust;morder el polvo fam bite the dust fam ;hacer morder el polvo a alguien fam crush s.o., wipe the floor with s.o. fam3 fam:estar hecho polvo be all in fam4 vulg:echar un polvo have a screw vulg ;nada de polvos durante dos semanas no nooky vulg o sex for two weeks* * *polvo nm1) : dust2) : powder3) polvos nmpl: face powder4)polvos de hornear : baking powder5)vas a hacer polvo el reloj: you're going to destroy your watch* * *polvo n1. (suciedad) dust2. (comestible, medicina, etc) powderestar hecho polvo to be exhausted / to be shattered -
12 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 -
13 encenagar
v.1 to mull, to mire.2 to wallow in dirt or mire, to dirty oneself with mud or mire.3 to wallow in crimes and vices: it is seldom used but in its reflexive sense. (Metaphorical)4 to cover with mud, to silt up.El río encenegó los caminos The river covered with mud the roads.5 to swamp.Las lluvias encenegaron la tierra The rains swamped the land.* * *verbo transitivo to cover with o in mud* * *verbo transitivo to cover with o in mud* * *encenagar [A3 ]vtto cover with o in mudencenagados en el vicio sunk in depravityencenagado en la ignorancia steeped in ignorance
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