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to give sb a soaking

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1 soaking

soaking

A n GB douche ○ f ; to get a soaking prendre une bonne douche ○ ; to give sb a soaking tremper qn.

B adj trempé ; a soaking wet towel/sock une serviette/chaussette complètement trempée ; I'm soaking wet je suis trempé jusqu'aux os.

Big English-French dictionary > soaking
2 soaking

soaking [ˈsəʊkɪŋ]

1. noun

trempage m

• to get a soaking se faire tremper

• to give sth a soaking faire tremper qch

2. adjective

trempé

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['səʊkɪŋ] 1.
noun GB douche (colloq) f
2.
adjective trempé

I'm soaking wet — je suis trempé jusqu'aux os

English-French dictionary > soaking
3 soaking

1. noun
(drenching)

need a [good] soaking — [Garten:] [gut] gewässert werden müssen

get a soaking — eine Dusche abbekommen

give somebody/something a soaking — jemanden/etwas nass machen
2. adverb
soaking wet — völlig durchnässt; klatsch- od. patschnass (ugs.)
3. adjective
1) (drenched) nass [bis auf die Haut]; patschnass (ugs.)

be soaking — [Kleidung:] völlig durchnässt sein

2) (saturating) alles durchnässend [Strom, Regen]

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adjective (very wet: She took off her soaking garments.) durchnäßt

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soak·ing

[ˈsəʊkɪŋ, AM ˈsoʊk-]

I. n

1. (immersion) Einweichen nt kein pl

to give sth a \soaking etw einweichen

2. (becoming wet) Nasswerden nt kein pl

to get a \soaking patschnass werden fam

II. adj inv

\soaking [wet] klatschnass fam, patschnass fam

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['səʊkɪŋ]
1. adj
person klitschnass, patschnass; object also triefend
2. adv

soaking wet — triefend nass, klitschnass

3. n
(= steeping) Einweichen nt no indef art
to get a soaking — patschnass werden

to give sth a soaking — etw einweichen

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1. noun
(drenching)

need a [good] soaking — [Garten:] [gut] gewässert werden müssen

get a soaking — eine Dusche abbekommen

give somebody/something a soaking — jemanden/etwas nass machen
2. adverb
soaking wet — völlig durchnässt; klatsch- od. patschnass (ugs.)
3. adjective
1) (drenched) nass [bis auf die Haut]; patschnass (ugs.)

be soaking — [Kleidung:] völlig durchnässt sein

2) (saturating) alles durchnässend [Strom, Regen]

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adj.

durchnässend adj.

verschwitzend adj. n.

Einweichen n.

English-german dictionary > soaking
4 soaking

['səʊkɪŋ] 1.
nome BE colloq. (drenching) bagnata f.

to give sb. a soaking — bagnare qcn., fare la doccia a qcn
2.
aggettivo zuppo

I'm soaking wet — sono bagnato fradicio

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adjective (very wet: She took off her soaking garments.) zuppo

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soaking (1) /ˈsəʊkɪŋ/
n.

1 ammollamento; ammollo; immersione; inzuppamento; bagnata; (tecn.) bagno

2 [u] assorbimento; (scient.) imbibizione

3 (ind.) macerazione; rinverdimento ( del cuoio)

4 (fam.) acquazzone; rovescio di pioggia

● (metall.) soaking pit, fossa di permanenza ( di lingotti) □ soaking vat, vasca di macerazione (o di rinverdimento).
soaking (2) /ˈsəʊkɪŋ/
a.

( di pioggia, ecc.) dirotto; scrosciante

● ( di persona) soaking wet, zuppo; bagnato fradicio.

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['səʊkɪŋ] 1.
nome BE colloq. (drenching) bagnata f.

to give sb. a soaking — bagnare qcn., fare la doccia a qcn
2.
aggettivo zuppo

I'm soaking wet — sono bagnato fradicio

English-Italian dictionary > soaking
5 soaking

soak·ing [ʼsəʊkɪŋ, Am ʼsoʊk-] n

1) ( immersion) Einweichen nt kein pl;

to give sth a \soaking etw einweichen

2) ( becoming wet) Nasswerden nt kein pl;

to get a \soaking patschnass werden ( fam) adj

inv

\soaking [wet] klatschnass ( fam), patschnass ( fam)

English-German students dictionary > soaking
6 Л-161

ЛЮБО-ДОРОГО (ЛЮБО-МИЛО) coll AdvP these forms only usu. predic with бытьв ( impers or with subj: any common noun or infin)) ( sth. is) very good, nice, ( sth. is done, to do sth.) very well: (be) a (real) treat (be) marvelous (lovely, a pleasure etc)
любо-дорого посмотреть = (it's) a sight to see (to behold)
2) a sight for sore eyes (itfs) a pleasure to look at (to behold)
(itfs) a (real) treat for the eyes....(Егорша) кивнул на чулан, прислушиваясь к песне. «Райка, что ли, поет?» - спросил Михаил. «Ага. Пойдем, я сейчас ее выкупаю - любо-дорого!» (Абрамов 1)...Не (Egorsha) motioned toward the storeroom, from which singing could be heard. "That Raika singing9" asked Mikhail. "Yup. Come on. I'm going to give her a soaking. We're in for a treat!" (1a).

«Теперь, вон, в столовой любо-дорого... На четыре гривенника ешь - не хочу...» (Максимов 3). "It's a real treat over there in the canteen nowadays....Eat as much as you like for a few coppers..." (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Л-161
7 любо-дорого

• ЛЮБО-ДОРОГО < ЛЮБО-МИЛО> coll

[AdvP; these forms only; usu. predic with быть (impers or with subj: any common noun or infin)]

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⇒ (sth. is) very good, nice, (sth. is done, to do sth.) very well:

- (be) a (real) treat;

- (be) marvelous (lovely, a pleasure etc);

|| любо-дорого посмотреть≈ (it is) a sight to see (to behold);

- (it's) a sight for sore eyes;

- (it's) a pleasure to look at (to behold);

- (it's) a (real) treat for the eyes.

♦...[Егорша] кивнул на чулан, прислушиваясь к песне. "Райка, что ли, поёт?" - спросил Михаил. "Ага. Пойдем, я сейчас ее выкупаю - любо-дорого!" (Абрамов 1)... Не [Egorsha] motioned toward the storeroom, from which singing could be heard. "That Raika singing?" asked Mikhail. "Yup. Come on. I'm going to give her a soaking. We're in for a treat!" (1a).

♦ "Теперь, вон, в столовой любо-дорого... На четыре гривенника ешь - не хочу..." (Максимов 3). "It's a real treat over there in the canteen nowaday s.... Eat as much as you like for a few coppers..." (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > любо-дорого
8 любо-мило

• ЛЮБО-ДОРОГО < ЛЮБО-МИЛО> coll

[AdvP; these forms only; usu. predic with быть (impers or with subj: any common noun or infin)]

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⇒ (sth. is) very good, nice, (sth. is done, to do sth.) very well:

- (be) a (real) treat;

- (be) marvelous (lovely, a pleasure etc);

|| любо-дорого посмотреть≈ (it is) a sight to see (to behold);

- (it's) a sight for sore eyes;

- (it's) a pleasure to look at (to behold);

- (it's) a (real) treat for the eyes.

♦...[Егорша] кивнул на чулан, прислушиваясь к песне. "Райка, что ли, поёт?" - спросил Михаил. "Ага. Пойдем, я сейчас ее выкупаю - любо-дорого!" (Абрамов 1)... Не [Egorsha] motioned toward the storeroom, from which singing could be heard. "That Raika singing?" asked Mikhail. "Yup. Come on. I'm going to give her a soaking. We're in for a treat!" (1a).

♦ "Теперь, вон, в столовой любо-дорого... На четыре гривенника ешь - не хочу..." (Максимов 3). "It's a real treat over there in the canteen nowaday s.... Eat as much as you like for a few coppers..." (3a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > любо-мило
9 sproeien

sproeien

1 spray, water ⇒ 〈 sprenkelen〉 sprinkle, 〈 irrigeren〉 irrigate

♦voorbeelden:

1   de tuin sproeien • water the garden

     water sproeien • spray water

     als het droog is, moet je goed sproeien • when it's dry, give a good soaking

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > sproeien
10 soak

1. transitive verb
1) (steep) einweichen [Wäsche in Lauge]; eintauchen [Brot in Milch]

soak oneself in the sun — sich in der Sonne aalen (ugs.)

2) (wet) nass machen; durchnässen; durchtränken [Erde]

soak somebody from head to foot — jemanden von Kopf bis Fuß durchnässen

a rag soaked in petrol — ein mit Benzin getränkter Lappen

soaked in sweat — schweißgebadet
2. intransitive verb
1) (steep)

put something in something to soak — etwas in etwas (Dat.) einweichen

lie soaking in the bath — [Person:] sich im Bad durchweichen lassen

2) (drain) [Feuchtigkeit, Nässe:] sickern

soak away — wegsickern
3. noun
give something a [good] soak — etwas [gründlich] einweichen

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/91807/soak_in">soak in

- soak into

- soak through

- soak up

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[səuk]
verb

1) (to (let) stand in a liquid: She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.) einweichen

2) (to make very wet: That shower has completely soaked my clothes.) durchtränken

3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) sickern

•

- soaked
- -soaked
- soaking
- soaking wet
- soak up
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soak

[səʊk, AM soʊk]

I. n

1. (immersion) Einweichen nt kein pl

there's nothing like a good long \soak in the bath ( hum) es geht doch nichts über ein genüssliches langes Bad

2. ( fam: drinker) Säufer(in) m(f) pej derb; (drinking bout) Sauftour f fam

II. vt

1. (immerse)

to \soak dry beans/stains getrocknete Bohnen/Flecken einweichen

to \soak a fruit in brandy eine Frucht in Brandy einlegen

2. (make wet)

▪ to \soak sb/sth jdn/etw durchnässen

3. ( fam: demand money)

▪ to \soak sb jdn schröpfen fam

4. (study)

▪ to \soak oneself in sth sich akk in etw akk vertiefen

5. COMPUT

to \soak a program/device ein Programm nt/ein Gerät nt ununterbrochen laufen lassen

III. vi

1. (immerse) einweichen lassen

to leave sth to \soak [overnight] etw [über Nacht] einweichen [lassen]

2. ( fam: booze) saufen derb

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[səʊk]
1. vt

1) (= wet) durchnässen

2) (= steep) einweichen (in in +dat)

to soak oneself in sth (fig) — sich in etw (acc) vertiefen

3) (inf) the rich etc schröpfen

to soak sb for sth — jdn um etw angehen

2. vi

1)

(= steep) leave it to soak — weichen Sie es ein; (in dye) lassen Sie die Farbe einziehen

to soak in a bath — sich einweichen (inf)

2)

(= penetrate) rain has soaked through the ceiling — der Regen ist durch die Decke gesickert

the coffee was soaking into the carpet — der Kaffee saugte sich in den Teppich

3. n

1)

(= act of soaking) give the washing a good soak —

the sheets are in soak — die Laken sind eingeweicht

the garden needs a soak — der Garten muss gründlich bewässert werden

I had a long soak in the bath — ich habe lange in der Wanne gelegen

2) (inf: drunkard) Schluckbruder m (inf), Säufer(in) m(f)

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soak [səʊk]

A v/t

1. sich vollsaugen, durchtränkt werden:

soaking wet tropfnass

2. sickern:

soak in (through) ein-(durch)sickern

3. soak in(to sb’s mind) (jemandem) langsam ins Bewusstsein eindringen

4. umg saufen

B v/t

1. etwas einweichen

2. durchtränken, -nässen, -feuchten:

soaked in blood blutgetränkt, -triefend;

soaked in history geschichtsträchtig; → skin A 1

3. TECH tränken, imprägnieren ( beide:

in mit)

4. soak in einsaugen:

soak up

a) aufsaugen,

b) fig Profit etc schlucken,

c) fig Wissen etc in sich aufnehmen

5. soak o.s. in fig sich ganz versenken in (akk)

6. umg saufen:

soak o.s. sich volllaufen lassen;

soaked voll

7. US sl

a) jemanden verdreschen

b) fig es jemandem besorgen

8. sl jemanden schröpfen, ausnehmen

C s

1. Einweichen n, Durchtränken n:

give sth a soak etwas einweichen

2. TECH Imprägnieren n

3. Einweichflüssigkeit f

4. umg

a) Säufer(in)

b) Sauferei f

5. Br umg Dusche f umg, Regenguss m

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1. transitive verb
1) (steep) einweichen [Wäsche in Lauge]; eintauchen [Brot in Milch]

soak oneself in the sun — sich in der Sonne aalen (ugs.)

2) (wet) nass machen; durchnässen; durchtränken [Erde]

soak somebody from head to foot — jemanden von Kopf bis Fuß durchnässen

a rag soaked in petrol — ein mit Benzin getränkter Lappen

soaked in sweat — schweißgebadet
2. intransitive verb
1) (steep)

put something in something to soak — etwas in etwas (Dat.) einweichen

lie soaking in the bath — [Person:] sich im Bad durchweichen lassen

2) (drain) [Feuchtigkeit, Nässe:] sickern

soak away — wegsickern
3. noun
give something a [good] soak — etwas [gründlich] einweichen

Phrasal Verbs:

- soak in

- soak into

- soak through

- soak up

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n.

Durchtränken n.

Dusche -n f.

Regenguss m.

Sauferei -en f.

Säufer - m. (in) v.

imprägnieren (mit) v. v.

durchdringen v.

durchfeuchten v.

durchnässen v.

durchsickern v.

durchtränken v.

durchtränkt werden ausdr.

einsickern v.

einweichen v.

etwas einweichen ausdr.

jemanden schröpfen ausdr.

jemanden verdreschen ausdr.

langsam eindringen ausdr.

saufen v.

(§ p.,pp.: soff, gesoffen)

sich vollsaugen v.

sickern v.

tränken v.

weichen (in Wasser) v.

English-german dictionary > soak
11 soak

səuk
verb

1) (to (let) stand in a liquid: She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.) remojar(se)

2) (to make very wet: That shower has completely soaked my clothes.) empaparse

3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) penetrar

•

- soaked
- - soaked
- soaking
- soaking wet
- soak up

soak vb

1. remojar / poner a remojo

soak the cod in cold water pon el bacalao en remojo en agua fría

2. empapar

the washing is soaking wet la colada está empapada

to get soaked empaparse

I had no umbrella and I got soaked no tenía paraguas y quedé empapado

soak

tr[səʊk]

transitive verb

1 (put in liquid) poner en remojo, remojar; (saturate) empapar

intransitive verb

1 (washing, dried pulses) estar en remojo

■ leave it to soak déjalo en remojo

2 (bathe) bañarse

3 (penetrate) empapar, calar

■ the blood had soaked through his shirt la sangre le había empapado la camisa

noun

1 remojón nombre masculino

2 familiar (drunkard) borracho,-a

soak ['so:k] vi

: estar en remojo

soak vt

1) : poner en remojo

2)

to soak up absorb: absorber

soak n

: remojo m

soak

n.

• borrachín s.m.

v.

• abrevar v.

• calar v.

• embeber v.

• empapar v.

• humedecer v.

• mojar v.

• poner en remojo v.

• recalar v.

• remojar v.

• remojarse v.

I
1. səʊk
transitive verb

a) \<\<lentils/clothes\>\> ( immerse) poner* en or a remojo, dejar remojando; ( leave immersed) dejar en or a remojo

b) ( drench) empapar

to be soaked (to the skin) — estar* empapado, estar* calado hasta los huesos

2.

vi

a) ( lie in liquid)

to leave something to soak — dejar algo en or a remojo, dejar algo remojando

b) ( penetrate) (+ adv compl)

to soak into/through something — calar algo

wipe it up before it soaks in — límpialo antes de que se absorba

Phrasal Verbs:

- soak up

II

noun

to give something a soak — poner* algo en or a remojo

[sǝʊk]
1. VT

1) (=immerse) poner en remojo

soak the beans for two hours — ponga las judías en remojo dos horas

to soak sth in a liquid — remojar algo en un líquido

2) (=make wet) empapar

water had soaked his jacket — el agua le había empapado la chaqueta

you've soaked yourself! — ¡te has empapado entero!, ¡te has puesto perdido de agua!

3) *

to soak sb — (=take money from) desplumar a algn *, clavar a algn *

to soak the rich — clavarles a los ricos

to soak sb for a loan — pedir prestado dinero a algn

2.

VI remojarse

to leave sth to soak — dejar algo en or al remojo

3. N

1) (=rain) diluvio m

to have a good soak in the bath — darse un buen baño

give your shirt a soak overnight — deja la camisa en remojo toda la noche

2) * (=drunkard) borracho(-a) m / f

- soak in

- soak through

- soak up

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I
1. [səʊk]
transitive verb

a) \<\<lentils/clothes\>\> ( immerse) poner* en or a remojo, dejar remojando; ( leave immersed) dejar en or a remojo

b) ( drench) empapar

to be soaked (to the skin) — estar* empapado, estar* calado hasta los huesos

2.

vi

a) ( lie in liquid)

to leave something to soak — dejar algo en or a remojo, dejar algo remojando

b) ( penetrate) (+ adv compl)

to soak into/through something — calar algo

wipe it up before it soaks in — límpialo antes de que se absorba

Phrasal Verbs:

- soak up

II

noun

to give something a soak — poner* algo en or a remojo

English-spanish dictionary > soak
12 agua

f.

1 water.

agua del grifo tap water

agua con hielo iced water

agua de lavanda lavender water

aguas menores urine

agua mineral (sin gas/con gas) (still/sparkling) mineral water

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide

agua potable drinking water

aguas residuales sewage

agua salada salt water

aguas termales thermal spring waters

aguas territoriales territorial waters

agua de colonia eau de cologne

agua corriente running water

agua destilada distilled water

agua dulce fresh water

agua embotellada bottled water

2 slope.

un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roof

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: aguar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: aguar.

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agua

(Takes el in singular)

► nombre femenino

1 water

■ echarse al agua to dive in

2 (lluvia) rain

3 ARQUITECTURA slope of a roof

■ tejado a dos aguas pitched roof

► nombre femenino plural aguas

1 (del mar, río) waters

■ aguas arriba upstream

2 (de brillante) water sing, sparkle sing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

claro como el agua crystal clear

como agua de mayo a godsend

como dos gotas de agua like two peas in a pod

estar con el agua al cuello figurado to be up to one's neck in it

estar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence

hacérsele la boca agua a uno figurado to make one's mouth water

hacerse una cosa agua en la boca to melt in one's mouth

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé never say never

romper aguas to break waters

agua bendita holy water

agua corriente running water

agua de colonia (eau de) cologne

agua de lluvia rainwater

agua de mar seawater

agua del grifo tap water

agua dulce fresh water

agua mineral con gas sparkling mineral water

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide

agua potable drinking water

agua salada salt water

aguas jurisdiccionales territorial waters

aguas menores familiar pee sing

aguas residuales sewage sing

aguas termales thermal springs

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noun f.

water

- agua corriente
- agua dulce
- agua mineral
- agua oxigenada
- aguas residuales
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SF

1) [para beber, lavar] water

lavar en agua fría — wash in cold water

dame agua — give me a drink of water

un motor refrigerado por agua — a water-cooled engine

dos aguas con gas y una sin gas, por favor — two sparkling mineral waters and one still one, please

ha sido un invierno de mucha agua — it's been a very wet winter, we've had a lot of rain this winter

¡hombre al agua! — man overboard!

• lanzar un barco al agua — to launch a boat

• caer agua — to rain

hace falta que caiga mucha agua — we need a lot of rain

cayó agua a mares — it poured down

• echarse al agua — (lit) to dive in; (fig) to take the plunge

• ¡agua va! — look out!, careful!

sin decir agua va — without (any) warning

- bailar el agua a algn

- bañarse en agua de rosas

hacérsele la boca agua a algn Esp, hacérsele agua la boca a algn LAm —

se me hace la boca agua solo de pensar en la sopa — just thinking about the soup makes my mouth water, my mouth is watering just thinking about the soup

se le hace la boca agua de pensar en los beneficios — he's drooling at the thought of the profit he'll make

- quedar en agua de borrajas

- cambiar el agua al canario o a las aceitunas

- coger agua en cesto

- como agua para chocolate

- estar con el agua al cuello

- ¿me da para mis aguas?

- echar a algn al agua

- gastar el dinero como agua

como agua de mayo Esp —

esperan la privatización como agua de mayo — they are eagerly awaiting privatization

la noticia fue recibida como agua de mayo en los mercados financieros — the news was welcomed with open arms on the financial markets

este dinero nos viene como agua de mayo — this money is a godsend, this money couldn't have come at a better time

- llevar el agua a su molino

- mear agua bendita

- es agua pasada

- pescar en agua turbia

- sacar agua de las piedras

- de primera agua

- ser como el agua por San Juan

- agua que no has de beber déjala correr

- nunca digas de esta agua no beberé

- de las aguas mansas me libre Dios

- agua pasada no mueve molino

- lo que por agua viene, por agua se va

agua bendita — holy water

agua blanda — soft water

agua corriente — running water

agua (de) cuba — Chile bleach

agua de cebada — barley water

agua de colonia — eau de cologne

agua de espliego — lavender water

agua de fregar — dishwater

agua de fuego — firewater

agua de fusión de la nieve — meltwater

agua de lavanda — lavender water

agua del grifo — tap water

agua de lluvia — rainwater

agua de mar — sea water

agua de rosas — rosewater

agua de seltz — seltzer, soda (water), seltzer water (EEUU)

agua destilada — distilled water

agua dulce — fresh water

un pez de agua dulce — a freshwater fish

agua dura — hard water

agua fuerte — nitric acid solution

agua Jane — ® Uru bleach

agua mineral — mineral water

agua mineral con gas — sparkling mineral water

agua mineral sin gas — still mineral water

agua nieve — sleet

cayó agua nieve — it was sleeting

agua oxigenada — hydrogen peroxide

agua (de) panela — Col, Ven hot lemon

agua perra — Chile boiled water ( drunk for its cleansing properties)

agua pesada — heavy water

agua potable — drinking water

agua salada — salt water

un pez de agua salada — a saltwater fish

agua tónica — tonic water
claro, grabado, vía
2) CAm, And (=gaseosa) fizzy drink, soda (EEUU); (=infusión) herbal tea

agua de manzanilla — camomile tea

3) CAm (=zumo) juice

agua de pera — pear juice

4) pl aguas [de mar, río] waters; [de la marea] tide sing

las frías aguas del Atlántico — the cold waters of the Atlantic

Dios creó las aguas — God created the seas and the oceans

• aguas abajo — downstream, downriver

• aguas arriba — upstream, upriver

• hacer aguas — [barco] to take in water; [explicación, teoría] to be full of holes, not to hold water; [relación, organización, proyecto] to founder

nuestro mercado interno hacía agua — our domestic market was foundering o in trouble

• romper aguas, rompió aguas camino del hospital — her waters broke on the way to the hospital

• tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- estar o nadar entre dos aguas

volver las aguas a su cauce —

las aguas están volviendo a su cauce — things are returning to normal

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid sing

aguas de consumo — drinking water sing

aguas de escorrentía — run-off water sing

aguas de pantoque — bilge water sing

aguas fecales — sewage sing

aguas internacionales — international waters

aguas jurisdiccionales — territorial waters

aguas litorales — coastal waters

aguas llenas — high tide sing

aguas mayores — euf faeces sing frm, feces sing (EEUU) frm

hacer aguas mayores — to have a bowel movement

aguas menores — euf urine sing

hacer aguas menores — to pass water

aguas muertas — neap tide sing

aguas negras, aguas residuales, aguas servidas — Cono Sur sewage sing

aguas subterráneas — groundwater sing

aguas superficiales — surface water sing

aguas termales — thermal springs

aguas territoriales — territorial waters

5) pl aguas (=ondulación)

a) [de piedra preciosa] veins

la malaquita tenía unas aguas blancas — the malachite had white veins in it

un papel azul haciendo aguas — a blue paper with a marbled design

b) [de tejado] pitch, slope

cubrir aguas — to put the roof on, top out

tejado a dos aguas — gabled roof

tejado a cuatro aguas — hipped roof

6) pl aguas (=destello) sparkle sing

el diamante tenía unas aguas preciosas — the diamond sparkled beautifully, the diamond had a wonderful sparkle

* * *

femenino‡

1) water

agua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater

bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)

como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious

estar con el agua al cuello — to be up to one's neck

estar más claro que el agua — to be (patently) obvious

hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder

hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)

se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino — to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious

quedar en agua de borrajas — to come to nothing

ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past

sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino — it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé — you never know when the same thing might happen to you

- agua bendita

- agua corriente/destilada

- agua de colonia

- agua de rosas

- agua dulce

- agua mineral

- agua oxigenada

- agua potable/salada

- aguas negras

- agua tónica or quina

2) ( lluvia) rain

- agua nieve

3) (AmC, Andes)

a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)

b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)

agua de menta — mint tea

4) aguas femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence

los votantes que están entre dos aguas — the undecided voters

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- aguas jurisdiccionales/territoriales

- aguas termales

5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid

rompió aguas — her waters broke

- aguas mayores

- aguas menores

6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof

* * *

= water.

Ex. We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

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* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.

* absorción del agua = water absorption.

* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.

* agua + arrastrar = wash away.

* agua bendita = holy water.

* agua caliente = hot water.

* agua con gas = carbonated water.

* agua con jabón = soapy water.

* agua corriente = running water.

* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.

* agua del grifo = tap water.

* agua de lluvia = rain water.

* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* agua de manantial = spring water.

* agua de mojado = fountain solution.

* agua de riego = irrigation water.

* agua destilada = distilled water.

* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].

* agua embotellada = bottled water.

* agua en botella = bottled water.

* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.

* agua fría = cold water.

* agua helada = ice water.

* agua hirviendo = boiling water.

* agua jabonosa = soapy water.

* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].

* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.

* agua normal = still water.

* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* agua potable = drinking water.

* agua purificada = purified water.

* aguas abajo = downstream.

* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].

* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].

* aguas arriba = upstream.

* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas costeras = coastal waters.

* agua sin gas = still water.

* aguas internacionales = international waters.

* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.

* aguas litorales = coastal waters.

* aguas mansas = still waters.

* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* aguas polares = polar waters.

* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.

* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.

* aguas sucias = foul water.

* aguas templadas = temperate waters.

* aguas termales = thermal springs.

* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.

* aguas tranquilas = still waters.

* aguas turbias = muddy waters.

* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.

* agua subterránea = groundwater.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.

* al agua = water-based, overboard.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.

* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.

* bomba de agua = water pump.

* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.

* brazo de agua = inlet.

* calentador de agua = water heater.

* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cañón de agua = water cannon.

* caudal de agua = volume of water.

* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.

* causado por el agua = water-related.

* cloración del agua = water chlorination.

* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.

* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.

* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.

* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.

* conservar agua = conserve + water.

* contador del agua = water meter.

* contaminación del agua = water pollution.

* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.

* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].

* daño causado por el agua = water damage.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.

* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.

* detector de agua = water detector.

* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.

* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.

* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* escasez de agua = water shortage.

* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falto de agua = waterless.

* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.

* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.

* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.

* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.

* hervidor de agua = kettle.

* hervir agua = boil + water.

* hilo de agua = trickle.

* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.

* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.

* lavar con agua = rinse off.

* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.

* limpiar con agua = wash away.

* línea de agua, la = water line, the.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.

* marca de agua = watermark.

* marcas de agua = watermarking.

* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* molino de agua = water mill.

* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.

* nivel del agua = water level.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* orilla del agua = water's edge.

* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.

* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.

* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.

* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.

* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.

* resistente al agua = water resistant.

* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.

* ron con agua = grog.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* seda formando aguas = watered silk.

* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.

* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.

* sin agua = waterless.

* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.

* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.

* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.

* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.

* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.

* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.

* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.

* transportado por el agua = waterborne.

* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.

* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.

* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

* vapor de agua = water vapour.

* volumen de agua = volume of water.

* * *

femenino‡

1) water

agua de lluvia/mar — rainwater/seawater

bailarle el agua a alguien — ( adularlo) (Esp fam) to suck up to somebody (colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario — (fam & hum) to take o have a leak (colloq & hum)

como agua para chocolate — (Méx fam) furious

estar con el agua al cuello — to be up to one's neck

estar más claro que el agua — to be (patently) obvious

hacer agua — embarcación to take in water; negocio/institución to founder

hacérsele agua la boca a alguien — (AmL)

se me hizo agua la boca — it made my mouth water

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente — a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino — to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va — (Col) easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua — it's obvious

quedar en agua de borrajas — to come to nothing

ser agua pasada — to be a thing of the past

sin decir agua va — without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a alguien como agua de mayo — (Esp) to come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino — it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr — if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé — you never know when the same thing might happen to you

- agua bendita

- agua corriente/destilada

- agua de colonia

- agua de rosas

- agua dulce

- agua mineral

- agua oxigenada

- agua potable/salada

- aguas negras

- agua tónica or quina

2) ( lluvia) rain

- agua nieve

3) (AmC, Andes)

a) (fam) ( bebida gaseosa) soda (AmE), fizzy drink (BrE)

b) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE)

agua de menta — mint tea

4) aguas femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

estar or nadar entre dos aguas — to sit on the fence

los votantes que están entre dos aguas — the undecided voters

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce — once things settle down o return to normal

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas — to take the waters

- aguas jurisdiccionales/territoriales

- aguas termales

5) aguas femenino plural (Fisiol) tb

aguas amnióticas — amniotic fluid

rompió aguas — her waters broke

- aguas mayores

- aguas menores

6) aguas femenino plural ( vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas — gable o apex o saddle roof

* * *

= water.

Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.

* abastecimiento de agua = water supply.

* absorción del agua = water absorption.

* achicar agua = bale out + water, bail + water.

* a cuatro aguas = hipped.

* aerobics en el agua = water aerobics.

* agua + arrastrar = wash away.

* agua bendita = holy water.

* agua caliente = hot water.

* agua con gas = carbonated water.

* agua con jabón = soapy water.

* agua corriente = running water.

* agua de colonia = eau de cologne.

* agua del grifo = tap water.

* agua de lluvia = rain water.

* agua del mar = sea-water [seawater].

* agua de manantial = spring water.

* agua de mojado = fountain solution.

* agua de riego = irrigation water.

* agua destilada = distilled water.

* agua dulce = freshwater [fresh water].

* agua embotellada = bottled water.

* agua en botella = bottled water.

* agua estancada = stagnant backwater, backwater, stagnant water.

* agua fría = cold water.

* agua helada = ice water.

* agua hirviendo = boiling water.

* agua jabonosa = soapy water.

* agua limpia de impurezas = purified water.

* agua + llevar = wash away.

* agua marina = sea-water [seawater].

* agua mineral = mineral water, spring water.

* agua normal = still water.

* agua oxigenada = hydrogen peroxide.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* agua potable = drinking water.

* agua purificada = purified water.

* aguas abajo = downstream.

* agua salada = salt water [saltwater].

* agua salobre = salt water [saltwater].

* aguas arriba = upstream.

* aguas bravas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas costeras = coastal waters.

* agua sin gas = still water.

* aguas internacionales = international waters.

* aguas jurisdiccionales = territorial waters, jurisdictional waters.

* aguas litorales = coastal waters.

* aguas mansas = still waters.

* aguas negras = waste water [wastewater], sewage, sewerage.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* aguas polares = polar waters.

* aguas rápidas = whitewater, turbulent waters.

* aguas residuales = sewage, waste water [wastewater], liquid waste, sewerage.

* aguas residuales sin tratar = raw sewage, raw waste water.

* aguas revueltas = rip, rip tide.

* aguas sucias = foul water.

* aguas templadas = temperate waters.

* aguas termales = thermal springs.

* aguas territoriales = territorial waters, territorial waters, home waters.

* aguas tranquilas = still waters.

* aguas turbias = muddy waters.

* aguas turbulentas = rip tide, turbulent waters.

* agua subterránea = groundwater.

* aguas + volver a su cauce = dust + settle.

* ahogarse en un vaso de agua = make + a mountain out of a molehill, get + worked up about nothing, fret about + nothing.

* al agua = water-based, overboard.

* bajo agua = undersea, underwater.

* baños de agua caliente = hot springs.

* barril con agua de beber = scuttlebutt.

* bomba de agua = water pump.

* bomba de agua caliente = heat-pump.

* brazo de agua = inlet.

* calentador de agua = water heater.

* cama de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* cambiarle el agua al canario = pee, take + a leak, have + a leak.

* cañón de agua = water cannon.

* caudal de agua = volume of water.

* caudal de agua o superficie acuática = body of water.

* causado por el agua = water-related.

* cloración del agua = water chlorination.

* cocodrilo de agua salada = saltie.

* colchón de agua = waterbed [water bed].

* como dos gotas de agua = as alike as two peas in a pod, like two peas in a pod.

* como pez fuera del agua = like a fish out of water.

* compañía suministradora de agua = water authority, water board, water company.

* con el agua al cuello = in hot water.

* con el agua hasta el cuello = in deep water.

* conservar agua = conserve + water.

* contador del agua = water meter.

* contaminación del agua = water pollution.

* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas = groundwater pollution, groundwater contamination.

* con tejado a dos aguas = gabled.

* corriente de agua = water body [waterbody].

* cortar el agua = cut off + the water.

* cuando el río, suena agua lleva = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* curso de agua = water body [waterbody].

* daño causado por el agua = water damage.

* dar agua = lose + water, leak.

* de agua = water-based.

* de aguas profundas = deep-sea.

* dejar el agua correr = let bygones be bygones.

* depósito de agua elevado = water tower.

* descenso de aguas bravas = rafting.

* deslizarse sobre el agua = aquaplane.

* detector de agua = water detector.

* diluir con agua = dilute with + water.

* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua = water board engineer.

* escape de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* escasez de agua = water shortage.

* factura de electricidad, agua o gas = utility bill.

* falta de agua = water shortage.

* falto de agua = waterless.

* flor que echa un chorro de agua = squirting flower.

* fuente de agua = drinking fountain, water fountain, bubbler.

* fuga de agua = water leakage, water leak.

* gato escaldado del agua fría huye = once bitten, twice shy.

* gestión de aguas = water management.

* hacer agua = Negativo + hold + water.

* hacer agua(s) = spring + a leak.

* hacerse la boca agua = make + Posesivo + mouth water.

* hervidora eléctrica de agua = electric kettle.

* hervidor de agua = kettle.

* hervir agua = boil + water.

* hilo de agua = trickle.

* impulsado por el agua = water-powered.

* jarro de agua fría = slap in the face.

* lavar con agua = rinse off.

* lavar con agua abudante = sluice.

* limpiar con agua = wash away.

* línea de agua, la = water line, the.

* llave de paso del agua = water valve.

* llevarse el gato al agua = steal + the show, steal + the limelight, the nod + go to.

* manta de agua = downpour, rainstorm, pelting rain, soaking rain.

* marca de agua = watermark.

* marcas de agua = watermarking.

* marcas de agua digitales = digital watermarking.

* más claro el agua = as clear as a bell.

* más claro que el agua = as clear as a bell.

* molino de agua = water mill.

* nadar entre dos aguas = sit on + the fence, fall between + two stools.

* nivel del agua = water level.

* nivel máximo del agua = high-water mark.

* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.

* orilla del agua = water's edge.

* pecina de las aguas residuales = sewage sludge.

* perder agua = lose + water, leak.

* pez de agua dulce = freshwater fish.

* pila del agua bendita = holy water font.

* pintura al agua = gouache, water-based paint.

* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage plant, sewage treatment plant.

* que da agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* que el agua disuelve = water-fugitive.

* que hace la boca agua = mouth-watering.

* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad = non-hygroscopic.

* que pierde agua = leaking, leaky [leakier -comp., leakiest -sup].

* red de agua potable = water mains.

* red de agua potable, la = mains, the.

* red de suministro de agua potable, la = water mains, mains, the.

* reservas de agua subterránea = groundwater reservoir.

* resistente al agua = water resistant.

* restricciones de agua = water restrictions.

* ron con agua = grog.

* salto de agua = waterfall, fall.

* seda formando aguas = watered silk.

* sentirse como pez en el agua = take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.

* ser una raya en el agua = be good for nothing.

* sin agua = waterless.

* sistema de abastecimiento de agua = waterworks.

* sistema de circulación del agua = water circulation system.

* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua = water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.

* sistema de rociadores de agua = sprinkler system, water sprinkler system.

* tan claro como el agua = as clear as a bell.

* tejado a cuatro aguas = hip roof, hipped roof.

* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.

* tortuga de agua dulce = terrapin.

* transmitido por el agua = waterborne.

* transportado por el agua = waterborne.

* tratamiento de aguas residuales = sewage treatment, sewage disposal, waste water treatment.

* tratamiento del agua = water treatment.

* tromba de agua = pelting rain, downpour, waterspout, soaking rain.

* una tormenta en un vaso de agua = a tempest in a teapot.

* vapor de agua = water vapour.

* volumen de agua = volume of water.

* * *

agua

f‡

A water

esta agua no es potable this isn't drinking water

agua de la llave or ( Esp) del grifo or ( RPl) de la canilla or ( Per) del caño or (AmC, Ven) del chorro tap water

agua de lluvia rainwater

agua de mar seawater

nos han cortado el agua our water's been cut off

bailarle el agua a algn ( Esp fam) (adularlo) to suck up to sb ( colloq); ( Méx fam) (coquetearle) to give sb the come-on ( colloq)

cambiarle el agua a las aceitunas or al canario ( fam hum); to take o have a leak ( colloq hum)

como agua para chocolate ( Méx fam); furious

de primera agua ( Chi): una noticia de primera agua firsthand news

lo supo de primera agua he got it straight from the horse's mouth

echar a algn al agua ( Chi fam); to blow the whistle on sb ( colloq)

estar con el agua al cuello (en un aprieto) to be up to one's neck in problems ( colloq) (muy apurado) to be up to one's eyes in work

estar más claro que el agua to be as plain as day, be (patently) obvious, be as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)

no pienso hacerle más favores, eso está más claro que el agua I'm not doing him any more favors, that's for sure

hacer agua «embarcación» to take in water;

«negocio/institución» to founder

la teoría hace agua por todos lados the theory doesn't hold water at all, the theory has a lot of flaws

boca f A 2. (↑ boca)

ha corrido or pasado mucha agua bajo el puente a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then

llevar el agua a su molino to turn things to one's advantage

lo que por agua viene, por agua se va ( Col); easy come, easy go

más claro, échale or echarle agua it's as plain as day, it's obvious, it's as plain as the nose on your face ( colloq)

quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothing

había interés pero todo quedó en agua de borrajas there was some interest but nothing came of it o but it all came to nothing

sacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothing

ser agua pasada: olvídalo, ya es agua pasada forget it, that's water under the bridge

su amor por él ya es agua pasada her love for him is a thing of the past

sin decir agua va without so much as a by-your-leave

venirle a algn como agua de mayo ( Esp): este dinero me viene como agua de mayo this money is a real godsend o has come just at the right moment

agua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milk

agua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people

algo tendrá el agua cuando la bendicen (refiriéndose a una persona) there must be something about him/her; (refiriéndose a una cosa) there must be something in it

del agua mansa líbreme Dios que de la brava me libro yo still waters run deep

nunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to you

Compuestos:

● agua bendita

holy water

● agua blanda

soft water

● agua corriente

running water

● agua de cebada

barley water

● agua de colonia

eau de cologne

● agua (de) cuba

( Chi) bleach

● agua de escorrentía

run-off rainwater

● agua de espliego or de lavanda

lavender water

● agua de lluvia

rain water

● agua de mar

sea water

● agua (de) panela

( Col) drink made with hot water and unrefined sugar

● agua de rosas

rosewater

● agua de Seltz

soda (water), seltzer (water) ( AmE)

● agua destilada

distilled water

● agua dulce

fresh water

un pescado de agua dulce a freshwater fish

● agua dura

hard water

● agua fuerte

aqua fortis, nitric acid

● agua Jane®

(Ur) bleach

● agua mineral

mineral water

agua mineral con gas sparkling o carbonated mineral water, fizzy water ( BrE)

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water

● agua oxigenada

peroxide, hydrogen peroxide ( tech)

● agua perra

( Chi fam) boiled water ( drunk for health reasons)

● agua pesada

heavy water

● agua potable

drinking water

● agua regia

aqua regia

● agua salada

salt water

● aguas bautismales

fpl baptismal waters

● aguas negras

fpl sewage

● aguas pluviales

fpl rainwater

● aguas residuales

fpl sewage

● aguas servidas

fpl (CS) sewage

● agua tónica

tonic water

B (lluvia) rain

Compuesto:

agua nieve

sleet

C (AmC, Andes)

1 ( fam) (bebida gaseosa) soda ( AmE), pop ( AmE), fizzy drink ( BrE)

2 (infusión) tea, infusion ( frml)

tómate un agüita para el dolor de estómago have an herb ( AmE) o ( BrE) herbal tea for your stomachache

se tomó un agua de menta she had a cup of mint tea

D aguas fpl

1 (mares) waters (pl); (de un río) waters (pl)

los derechos de pesca en estas aguas fishing rights in these waters

la zona bañada por las aguas del Nilo the area through which the waters of the Nile flow

estar or nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence

los últimos esfuerzos para atraer a los votantes que están entre dos aguas the last-minute efforts to pick up the votes of those who are still undecided

volver las aguas a su cauce: una vez que las aguas vuelvan a su cauce hablaremos del asunto we'll talk the matter over once things settle down o return to normal

2 (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl)

tomar las aguas to take the waters

Compuestos:

● aguas jurisdiccionales

fpl territorial waters (pl)

● aguas litorales

fpl coastal waters

● aguas subterráneas

fpl ground water

● aguas superficiales

fpl surface water

● aguas termales

fpl thermal waters (pl)

● aguas territoriales

fpl territorial waters (pl)

E aguas fpl

(reflejos): una tela brillante y con aguas a shiny, watered fabric

un topacio con hermosas aguas a sparkling topaz

F aguas fpl ( Fisiol)

tb aguas amnióticas amniotic fluid

rompió aguas her waters broke

Compuestos:

● aguas mayores

( euf)

fpl: hacer aguas mayores to defecate ( frml), to move one's bowels ( euph)

● aguas menores

( euf)

fpl: hacer aguas menores to urinate ( frml), to pass water ( euph), to relieve oneself ( euph)

G aguas fpl (vertientes) slope

tejado a dos aguas gable o apex o saddle roof

cubrir aguas to put the roof on

* * *

Del verbo aguar: ( conjugate aguar)

agua es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
agua
aguar
agua feminine noun taking masculine article in the singular
1 water;
◊ agua de lluvia/mar rainwater/seawater;

agua corriente/destilada running/distilled water;
agua de colonia eau de cologne;
agua dulce fresh water;
agua mineral mineral water;
agua mineral con gas/sin gas sparkling/still mineral water;
agua oxigenada peroxide, hydrogen peroxide (tech);
agua potable/salada drinking/salt water;
como agua para chocolate (Méx fam) furious;
estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck;
estar más claro que el agua to be (patently) obvious;
hacérsele agua la boca a algn (AmL): se me hizo agua la boca it made my mouth water;
ser agua pasada to be a thing of the past;
agua que no has de beber déjala correr if you're not interested, don't spoil things for me/for other people;
nunca digas de esta agua no beberé you never know when the same thing might happen to you
2 ( lluvia) rain
3 (AmC, Andes) ( infusión) herb tea (AmE), herbal tea (BrE);
◊ agua de menta mint tea

4
◊ aguas sustantivo femenino plural

a) (de mar, río) waters (pl)

b) (de balneario, manantial) waters (pl);

◊ tomar las aguas to take the waters;

◊ aguas termales thermal waters (pl)

aguar ( conjugate aguar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹leche/vino› to water down

b) (fam) ( estropear) to put a damper on (colloq)

aguarse verbo pronominal (fam) to be spoiled
agua sustantivo femenino water
agua bendita, holy water
agua corriente, running water
agua dulce, fresh water
agua mineral, mineral water
agua oxigenada, hydrogen peroxide
agua potable, drinking water
agua salada, salt water
aguas jurisdiccionales, territorial waters
aguas residuales, sewage sing
♦ Locuciones: figurado estar con el a. al cuello, to be up to one's neck in it
aguar verbo transitivo
1 to water down
2 (frustar, estropear) to spoil
♦ Locuciones: figurado aguar la fiesta a alguien, to spoil sb's fun
' agua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abastecimiento
- achicar
- acometida
- acrecentar
- actuar
- aguatera
- aguatero
- ahogarse
- ajo
- apercibirse
- badén
- bailar
- bañar
- barro
- bautizar
- boca
- bomba
- bombear
- borraja
- bota
- brote
- buscar
- caída
- caliza
- calizo
- cangrejo
- chorro
- cobrador
- cobradora
- colonia
- columna
- concienciar
- conducción
- confluir
- consistente
- corriente
- corte
- dar
- depurar
- dimanar
- dulce
- echar
- empañar
- enchufar
- enturbiar
- escorrentía
- escurrirse
- estancar
- estancada
- estancado
English:
bitten
- board
- bob
- boil
- bring
- canteen
- churn
- clear
- coastguard
- cologne
- come up to
- conserve
- contaminate
- crystal-clear
- cut off
- dam
- dam up
- deluge
- dilute
- disconnect
- dishwater
- distil
- distill
- dive
- drain
- dredge up
- drinking
- eau de Cologne
- edge
- element
- emulsion paint
- escape
- expanse
- fizzy
- flounder
- font
- forced
- foul
- fresh
- freshwater
- geyser
- glass
- glassy
- godsend
- gush
- hard
- heave
- hot-water bottle
- ice over
- ice up

* * *

agua

♦ nf Takes the masculine articles el and un

1. [líquido] water

Comp
agua de azahar = drink made with orange blossom, used as a mild sedative;
aguas bautismales baptismal waters;

agua bendita holy water;

agua blanda soft water;
RP agua de la canilla tap water;
agua de coco coconut milk;

agua de colonia eau de Cologne;

agua corriente running water;

agua destilada distilled water;

agua dulce fresh water;

agua dura hard water;

agua embotellada bottled water;
Méx aguas frescas fresh fruit drinks;
agua fuerte nitric acid;

agua del grifo tap water;
Chile, Col, Méx agua de la llave tap water;
agua de lluvia rainwater;
Euf aguas mayores faeces;
agua medicinal water with medicinal properties;
Euf aguas menores urine;
agua de mesa bottled water, table water;
Fam Dep agua milagrosa ≈ magic sponge;
agua mineral mineral water;
Cuba [agua con gas] sparkling mineral water;
agua mineral con gas sparkling mineral water;

agua mineral sin gas still mineral water;
Cuba agua natural still mineral water;
aguas negras sewage;

agua nieve sleet;

está cayendo agua nieve it's sleeting;

agua de nieve melt-water;

agua oxigenada hydrogen peroxide;

agua pesada heavy water;

agua pluvial rainwater;

agua potable drinking water;
Quím agua regia aqua regia;
aguas residuales sewage;

agua de rosas rose-water;

agua salada salt water;

agua salobre salt water;

agua de Seltz Seltzer (water);
Am aguas servidas sewage;
agua subterránea groundwater;

aguas superficiales surface water;

agua tónica tonic water;
Esp agua de Valencia = cocktail of champagne, orange juice and Cointreau
2.
aguas [de río, mar] waters;

aguas arriba/abajo upstream/downstream

Comp
aguas bravas white water;
aguas continentales inland o continental waters;

aguas costeras coastal waters;

aguas jurisdiccionales territorial waters;

aguas territoriales territorial waters

3. [lluvia] rain;

ha caído mucha agua there has been a lot of rain

4. [grieta en barco] leak;

hacer agua [barca] to leak;
[negocio] to go under;
este negocio hace agua por todas partes this firm is on the point of going under

5. [manantial]
aguas waters, spring;

tomar las aguas to take the waters

Comp
aguas termales thermal o hot springs
6. [vertiente de tejado] slope;

un tejado de dos aguas a ridged roof;

cubrir aguas to put the roof on

7. Med
aguas waters;

ha roto aguas her waters have broken

8.
aguas [en diamante, tela] water

9. Perú Fam [dinero] dough

10. Comp
Fam
¡al agua, patos! [en piscina] in you jump!;
Fam
bailarle el agua a alguien to lick sb's boots;
Fam
cambiar el agua al canario to take a leak;

claro como el agua as clear as day;

más claro, agua nothing can be clearer than that;
Méx Fam
como agua para chocolate hopping mad, fizzing;

echar agua al mar to carry coals to Newcastle;

entre dos aguas in doubt, undecided;

estar con el agua al cuello to be up to one's neck (in it);

hacerse agua en la boca to melt in one's mouth;

se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water;

se me hizo la boca agua al ver el pastel when I saw the cake, my mouth started watering;

nadar entre dos aguas to sit on the fence;

quedar en agua de borrajas to come to nothing;

eso es agua pasada that's water under the bridge o US over the dam;

sacar agua de las piedras to make something out of nothing;

sin decir agua va ni agua viene suddenly, unexpectedly;

venir como agua de mayo to be a godsend;

las aguas volvieron a su cauce things got back to normal;

Prov

no digas nunca de esta agua no beberé you should never say never;

Prov

agua pasada no mueve molino it's no use crying over spilt milk

♦ interj
Méx Fam
¡aguas! look o watch out!, careful!

* * *

agua

f

1 water;

claro como el agua obvious, as plain as day;

como agua de mayo a godsend;

te ha estado esperando como agua de mayo he’s been longing to see you;

es agua pasada it’s water under the bridge;

está con el agua al cuello fig

con problemas he’s up to his neck in problems fam ; con deudas he’s up to his neck in debt fam ;

ha corrido mucha agua a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since then;

estar como agua para el chocolate Méx fam be fuming, be hopping mad fam ;

hacer agua MAR take in water, have a leak;

pasado por agua huevo soft-boiled; ( muy lluvioso) very wet;

llevar agua al mar be a waste of time, Br tb carry coals to Newcastle;

se me hace la boca agua it makes my mouth water

2

:

aguas pl waters;

aguas abajo dowstream;

aguas arriba upstream;

hacer aguas mayores defecate, move one’s bowels;

hacer aguas menores urinate, pass water;

las aguas vuelven a su cauce fig things are getting back to normal;

estar entre dos aguas para satisfacer a otros be caught in the middle;

rompió aguas her waters broke;

tomar las aguas take the waters

* * *

agua nf

1) : water

2)

agua oxigenada : hydrogen peroxide

3)

aguas negras or aguas residuales : sewage

4)

como agua para chocolate Mex fam : furious

5)

echar aguas Mex fam : to keep an eye out, to be on the lookout

* * *

agua n water

estar con el agua al cuello to be in up to your neck in it

más claro que el agua crystal clear

ser agua pasada to be water under the bridge

agua con gas sparkling water

agua corriente running water

agua del grifo tap water

agua dulce fresh water

agua mineral mineral water

agua potable drinking water

agua salada salt water

agua sin gas still water

aguas residuales sewage

Spanish-English dictionary > agua
13 doucher

doucher [du∫e]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

• doucher qn to give sb a shower

2. reflexive verb

► se doucher to have or take a shower

* * *
duʃe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( laver) to give [somebody] a shower [personne]

2) (colloq) ( calmer) to dampen [enthousiasme]; to cool off [personne]

3) (colloq) ( mouiller) [pluie] to soak [personne]

se faire doucher — to get a soaking

2.

se doucher verbe pronominal to take a shower

* * *
duʃe vt
1) (= laver)

doucher qn — to give sb a shower

2) (= mouiller) to drench

3) fig (= refroidir) [enthousiasme] to dampen

doucher qn — to dampen sb's enthusiasm

* * *

doucher verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( laver) to give [sb] a shower [personne];

2 ○( calmer) to dampen [enthousiasme]; to cool off [personne];

3 ○( mouiller) [pluie] to soak [personne]; se faire doucher to get a soaking.

B se doucher vpr to take a shower.

[duʃe] verbe transitif

1. [laver] to shower, to give a shower to

je me suis fait doucher (familier) [par la pluie] I got drenched ou soaked

2. (familier) [décevoir] to let down

3. (familier) [réprimander]

doucher quelqu'un to tell somebody off, to give somebody a good telling-off

————————

se doucher verbe pronominal

(emploi réfléchi) to have ou to take a shower

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > doucher
14 grupo

m.

1 group (conjunto).

en grupo in a group

grupo de discusión discussion group; (computing) focus group (marketing)

grupo electrógeno ( Elec) generator

grupo de empresas (commerce) (corporate) group

grupo ecologista environmental group

grupo de estudio study group

grupo de música pop pop group

grupo de noticias (computing) newsgroup

grupo parlamentario (politics) parliamentary group

grupo de presión (politics) pressure group, lobby

grupo de riesgo group at risk

grupo de rock rock group

grupo sanguíneo (medicine) blood group

2 group of people, bevy, circle, group.

* * *

grupo

► nombre masculino

1 group

2 TÉCNICA unit, set

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

en grupo together, en masse

■ todos bajaron en grupo a quejarse they all went down together to complain

grupo electrógeno power plant

grupo sanguíneo blood group

* * *

noun m.

1) group

2) band

•

- grupo de presión

* * *

SM

1) [gen] group; (=equipo) team; [de árboles] cluster, clump

discusión en grupo — group discussion

reunirse en grupos — to gather in groups

grupo de contacto — (Pol) contact group

grupo de control — control group

grupo de encuentro — encounter group

grupo de estafas — (Policía) fraud squad

grupo de estupefacientes — (Policía) drug squad

grupo de homicidios — (Policía) murder squad

grupo de investigación — research team, team of researchers

grupo del dólar — dollar block

grupo de lectura — reading group

grupo de noticias — newsgroup

grupo de presión — pressure group, special interest group (EEUU)

grupo de riesgo — high-risk group

grupo de trabajo — working party

grupo sanguíneo — blood group

grupo testigo — control group

2) (Elec, Téc) unit, plant; (=montaje) assembly

grupo compresor — compressor unit

grupo electrógeno, grupo generador — generating set, power plant

3) Cono Sur (=trampa) trick, con *

* * *

masculino

a) (de personas, empresas, países) group; ( de árboles) clump

grupos sociales — social groups

en grupo — <salir/trabajar> in a group/in groups

b) (Mús) tb

grupo musical — group, band

- grupo de control

- grupo de interés or presión

- grupo de trabajo

- grupo sanguíneo

* * *

= aggregate, bank, batch [batches, -pl.], body, class, cluster, clutch, congeries, grouping, pack, cohort, camp, set, group, gang, bunch, corps, band, class group, combine, constituent group, collective, ensemble, bevy, line-up, cluster, segment, pod, order, mob.

Ex. The result of this is to provide a distinct class number for an aggregate of subjects which are adjacent in the UDC schedule order.

Ex. A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex. A KWIC index is based upon the 'keywords' in the titles of the batch of documents to be indexed.

Ex. The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.

Ex. The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.

Ex. The local system is designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a single library or those of a library cluster.

Ex. This approach does tend to lead to small clutches of periodicals on a given subject.

Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex. The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.

Ex. This article examines the views of librarians held by a number of faculty cohorts.

Ex. This is a situation much debated between the two camps of those who would give everyone what he wants and those who would give each reader only the things of some constructive value.

Ex. SELECT retrieves records containing the search term or terms you specify and stores them in sets.

Ex. The groups continue, however, to keep alive their heritages through festivals and cultural activities.

Ex. In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.

Ex. They are a very impatient bunch, however: knowing themselves what the technology can do, they can get a little short with obstructionists who raise non-technical objections.

Ex. Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.

Ex. In recent years a band of disciples has grown up in India, and has contributed to the revision and expansion of the schedules.

Ex. If the panel members represent class groups, they must canvass for suggestions.

Ex. 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.

Ex. Different constituent groups tend to rate aspects of the library quite differently.

Ex. These collectives are at present seeking compensation for copies made of copyrighted material based on the nature, volume and use of copies made.

Ex. DIANE is the name that has been given to the ensemble of available information services.

Ex. It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.

Ex. The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.

Ex. Various other methods of obtaining clusters have been described, including the use of fuzzy sets, but these are beyond the scope of this book.

Ex. No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.

Ex. The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.

Ex. The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.

Ex. In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.

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* admitir a Alguien en un grupo = adopt + Nombre + into the fold.

* análisis de grupo = cohort analysis.

* atacar en grupo = swarm.

* camaradería de grupo = group ride.

* cena de grupo = dinner party.

* cena en grupo = group dinner, dinner party.

* como grupo = collectively.

* crear un grupo = set up + group.

* debate de grupo = group discussion.

* debate en grupo = group discussion.

* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores = market segmentation.

* empresa de nuestro grupo = sister company, sister organisation.

* empresa de un grupo = operating company.

* en algunos grupos = in some quarters.

* en algunos grupos de la población = in some quarters.

* enano del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* entre grupos sociales = intergroup.

* entrevista en grupo = group interview.

* formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.

* formar un grupo = set up + group.

* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.

* G7 (Grupo de los Siete), el = G7 (Group of Seven), the.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* grupo activista = faction group.

* grupo al Algo que va dirigido = target group.

* grupo alimenticio = food group.

* grupo asesor = advisory group.

* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).

* grupo chantajista = extortion racket.

* grupo cívico = civic group.

* grupo consultivo = advisory group.

* grupo coordinador = steering group.

* grupo cultural = cultural group.

* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.

* grupo de amigos = clan of friends.

* grupo de amigos y conocidos = social network.

* grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.

* grupo de autoayuda = self-help group, self-help group, self-help group.

* grupo de cantantes femenino = girl band.

* grupo de cantantes masculino = boy band.

* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido = unserved, the.

* grupo de consumidores = consumer group.

* grupo de control = control group.

* grupo de datos = data set [dataset].

* grupo de debate = discussion group, focus group, discussion list, electronic forum, panel discussion, panel debate.

* grupo de dirección = management.

* grupo de discusión = discussion group.

* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].

* grupo de empresas = business group.

* grupo de estanterías = stack, stack range.

* grupo de estudio = study circle.

* grupo de expertos = cadre, brains trust, group of experts, network, think tank.

* grupo defensor = interest group.

* grupo de gestión = management team.

* grupo de incondicionales, el = hard core, the.

* grupo de intelectuales = intelligentsia.

* grupo de interés = focus group, interest group.

* grupo de investigación = research group.

* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).

* grupo de la oposición = opposition group.

* grupo de los 20 = G-20.

* grupo de los ocho, el = G8, the.

* grupo del proyecto = project team.

* grupo de negociación = bargaining unit.

* grupo de normalización = standards group.

* grupo de opinión = focus group.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* grupo de poder = power group.

* grupo de presión = lobby group, pressure group, lobbyist.

* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.

* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.

* grupo de recursos = clump.

* grupo de referencia = reference group.

* grupo de representantes = focus group.

* grupo de rock = rock group.

* grupo de seguidores = fandom.

* grupo de términos de búsqueda relacionados = search hedge, subject hedge.

* grupo de trabajo = study group, study team, task force, working party, task group, research group, working group, project team.

* Grupo de Trabajo de Ingeniería de Internet (IETF) = Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

* grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.

* Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la Asociaci = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).

* grupo de tres = threesome.

* grupo de usuarios = user group, users' group, population served.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* grupo disidente = splinter group, splinter party.

* grupo dominante = dominant group.

* grupo eléctrico = power unit, electrical generator, power generator.

* grupo electrógeno = electrical generator, power unit, power generator.

* grupo especial = special interest group.

* grupo específico = niche.

* grupo etario = age bracket.

* grupo étnico = ethnic group, racial group, cultural group.

* grupo experimental = experimental group.

* grupo extremista = extremist group.

* grupo incondicional, el = hard core, the.

* grupo influyente = force.

* grupo instrumental = ensemble.

* grupo integrante = constituent group.

* grupo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.

* grupo intérprete = executant body.

* grupo marginado = deprived group, marginalised group.

* grupo marginal = disadvantaged community, marginalised group.

* grupo mayoritario = majority group.

* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.

* grupo minoritario = minority group.

* grupo mixto = cross-functional team.

* grupo musical en directo = live band.

* grupo político = political group.

* grupo principal de usuarios = primary user group.

* grupo profesional = occupational group.

* grupo racial = racial group.

* grupo racista = hate group.

* grupo referente = reference group.

* grupo religioso = denominational body, religious group.

* grupos = quarters.

* grupo sanguíneo = blood group, blood type.

* grupos de diez = tens of.

* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].

* grupo social = community group, social group.

* grupo supervisor = steering group.

* grupo temáticamente afín = subject-related group.

* grupo terrorista = terrorist group.

* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.

* obra para grupo instrumental = ensemble work.

* pensamiento de grupo = groupthink.

* perfil de grupo = group profile.

* por grupos = in batches.

* presión del grupo = peer pressure.

* relativo a un grupo = group-related.

* reunión de grupo = group meeting.

* RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = RLG (Research Libraries Group).

* rodear en grupo = swarm.

* SDI por grupos = group SDI.

* sentimiento de grupo = togetherness.

* sesión de grupo = group session.

* tarifa de grupo = group rate.

* técnica de grupo nominal = nominal group technique.

* terapia de grupo = group therapy.

* trabajar en grupo = team.

* trabajar en grupo (con) = team up (with).

* una grupo impreciso de = a cloud of.

* un grupo aferrado de = a hard core of.

* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un grupo de = a set of, a bunch of, a crop of, a pool of, a cadre of, a cluster of, a galaxy of, a clutch of, a company of.

* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.

* un grupo incondicional de = a hard core of.

* un grupo variado de = a collection of.

* violación en grupo = gang rape.

* * *

masculino

a) (de personas, empresas, países) group; ( de árboles) clump

grupos sociales — social groups

en grupo — <salir/trabajar> in a group/in groups

b) (Mús) tb

grupo musical — group, band

- grupo de control

- grupo de interés or presión

- grupo de trabajo

- grupo sanguíneo

* * *

= aggregate, bank, batch [batches, -pl.], body, class, cluster, clutch, congeries, grouping, pack, cohort, camp, set, group, gang, bunch, corps, band, class group, combine, constituent group, collective, ensemble, bevy, line-up, cluster, segment, pod, order, mob.

Ex: The result of this is to provide a distinct class number for an aggregate of subjects which are adjacent in the UDC schedule order.

Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

Ex: A KWIC index is based upon the 'keywords' in the titles of the batch of documents to be indexed.

Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.

Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.

Ex: The local system is designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a single library or those of a library cluster.

Ex: This approach does tend to lead to small clutches of periodicals on a given subject.

Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.

Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.

Ex: This article examines the views of librarians held by a number of faculty cohorts.

Ex: This is a situation much debated between the two camps of those who would give everyone what he wants and those who would give each reader only the things of some constructive value.

Ex: SELECT retrieves records containing the search term or terms you specify and stores them in sets.

Ex: The groups continue, however, to keep alive their heritages through festivals and cultural activities.

Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.

Ex: They are a very impatient bunch, however: knowing themselves what the technology can do, they can get a little short with obstructionists who raise non-technical objections.

Ex: Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.

Ex: In recent years a band of disciples has grown up in India, and has contributed to the revision and expansion of the schedules.

Ex: If the panel members represent class groups, they must canvass for suggestions.

Ex: 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.

Ex: Different constituent groups tend to rate aspects of the library quite differently.

Ex: These collectives are at present seeking compensation for copies made of copyrighted material based on the nature, volume and use of copies made.

Ex: DIANE is the name that has been given to the ensemble of available information services.

Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.

Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.

Ex: Various other methods of obtaining clusters have been described, including the use of fuzzy sets, but these are beyond the scope of this book.

Ex: No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.

Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.

Ex: The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.

Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.

* admitir a Alguien en un grupo = adopt + Nombre + into the fold.

* análisis de grupo = cohort analysis.

* atacar en grupo = swarm.

* camaradería de grupo = group ride.

* cena de grupo = dinner party.

* cena en grupo = group dinner, dinner party.

* como grupo = collectively.

* crear un grupo = set up + group.

* debate de grupo = group discussion.

* debate en grupo = group discussion.

* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores = market segmentation.

* empresa de nuestro grupo = sister company, sister organisation.

* empresa de un grupo = operating company.

* en algunos grupos = in some quarters.

* en algunos grupos de la población = in some quarters.

* enano del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.

* en muchos grupos = in many quarters.

* en muchos grupos de la población = in many quarters.

* entre grupos sociales = intergroup.

* entrevista en grupo = group interview.

* formación de grupos de presión = lobbying representation.

* formar un grupo = set up + group.

* formar un grupo de presión = form + lobby.

* G7 (Grupo de los Siete), el = G7 (Group of Seven), the.

* gran grupo = constellation.

* grupo activista = faction group.

* grupo al Algo que va dirigido = target group.

* grupo alimenticio = food group.

* grupo asesor = advisory group.

* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG) = Network Advisory Group (NAG).

* grupo chantajista = extortion racket.

* grupo cívico = civic group.

* grupo consultivo = advisory group.

* grupo coordinador = steering group.

* grupo cultural = cultural group.

* grupo de acción ciudadana = citizen action group, community action group.

* grupo de amigos = clan of friends.

* grupo de amigos y conocidos = social network.

* grupo de apoyo = interest group, support group.

* grupo de autoayuda = self-help group, self-help group, self-help group.

* grupo de cantantes femenino = girl band.

* grupo de cantantes masculino = boy band.

* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido = unserved, the.

* grupo de consumidores = consumer group.

* grupo de control = control group.

* grupo de datos = data set [dataset].

* grupo de debate = discussion group, focus group, discussion list, electronic forum, panel discussion, panel debate.

* grupo de dirección = management.

* grupo de discusión = discussion group.

* grupo de edad = age bracket, age group [age-group].

* grupo de empresas = business group.

* grupo de estanterías = stack, stack range.

* grupo de estudio = study circle.

* grupo de expertos = cadre, brains trust, group of experts, network, think tank.

* grupo defensor = interest group.

* grupo de gestión = management team.

* grupo de incondicionales, el = hard core, the.

* grupo de intelectuales = intelligentsia.

* grupo de interés = focus group, interest group.

* grupo de investigación = research group.

* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).

* grupo de la oposición = opposition group.

* grupo de los 20 = G-20.

* grupo de los ocho, el = G8, the.

* grupo del proyecto = project team.

* grupo de negociación = bargaining unit.

* grupo de normalización = standards group.

* grupo de opinión = focus group.

* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría = peer group.

* grupo de poder = power group.

* grupo de presión = lobby group, pressure group, lobbyist.

* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.

* grupo de protección ciudadana = civic trust group.

* grupo de recursos = clump.

* grupo de referencia = reference group.

* grupo de representantes = focus group.

* grupo de rock = rock group.

* grupo de seguidores = fandom.

* grupo de términos de búsqueda relacionados = search hedge, subject hedge.

* grupo de trabajo = study group, study team, task force, working party, task group, research group, working group, project team.

* Grupo de Trabajo de Ingeniería de Internet (IETF) = Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

* grupo de trabajo por tema de interés = breakout group.

* Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la Asociaci = NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).

* grupo de tres = threesome.

* grupo de usuarios = user group, users' group, population served.

* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido = target user group.

* grupo disidente = splinter group, splinter party.

* grupo dominante = dominant group.

* grupo eléctrico = power unit, electrical generator, power generator.

* grupo electrógeno = electrical generator, power unit, power generator.

* grupo especial = special interest group.

* grupo específico = niche.

* grupo etario = age bracket.

* grupo étnico = ethnic group, racial group, cultural group.

* grupo experimental = experimental group.

* grupo extremista = extremist group.

* grupo incondicional, el = hard core, the.

* grupo influyente = force.

* grupo instrumental = ensemble.

* grupo integrante = constituent group.

* grupo interdisciplinar = cross-functional team.

* grupo intérprete = executant body.

* grupo marginado = deprived group, marginalised group.

* grupo marginal = disadvantaged community, marginalised group.

* grupo mayoritario = majority group.

* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.

* grupo minoritario = minority group.

* grupo mixto = cross-functional team.

* grupo musical en directo = live band.

* grupo político = political group.

* grupo principal de usuarios = primary user group.

* grupo profesional = occupational group.

* grupo racial = racial group.

* grupo racista = hate group.

* grupo referente = reference group.

* grupo religioso = denominational body, religious group.

* grupos = quarters.

* grupo sanguíneo = blood group, blood type.

* grupos de diez = tens of.

* grupo según edad = age group [age-group].

* grupo social = community group, social group.

* grupo supervisor = steering group.

* grupo temáticamente afín = subject-related group.

* grupo terrorista = terrorist group.

* más débil del grupo, el = runt of the litter, the.

* obra para grupo instrumental = ensemble work.

* pensamiento de grupo = groupthink.

* perfil de grupo = group profile.

* por grupos = in batches.

* presión del grupo = peer pressure.

* relativo a un grupo = group-related.

* reunión de grupo = group meeting.

* RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación) = RLG (Research Libraries Group).

* rodear en grupo = swarm.

* SDI por grupos = group SDI.

* sentimiento de grupo = togetherness.

* sesión de grupo = group session.

* tarifa de grupo = group rate.

* técnica de grupo nominal = nominal group technique.

* terapia de grupo = group therapy.

* trabajar en grupo = team.

* trabajar en grupo (con) = team up (with).

* una grupo impreciso de = a cloud of.

* un grupo aferrado de = a hard core of.

* un grupo cada vez mayor de = a growing body of.

* un grupo de = a set of, a bunch of, a crop of, a pool of, a cadre of, a cluster of, a galaxy of, a clutch of, a company of.

* un grupo de gente variada = a cast of people.

* un grupo incondicional de = a hard core of.

* un grupo variado de = a collection of.

* violación en grupo = gang rape.

* * *

grupo

masculine

A

1 (de personas) group; (de empresas, países) group; (de árboles) clump

los grupos sociales marginados marginalized social groups

un grupo de casas a group o cluster of houses

se dividieron en grupos de (a) cuatro they split into groups of four

en grupo ‹salir/trabajar› in a group/in groups

2 ( Mús) tb

grupo musical group, band

3 ( Quím) group

Compuestos:

● grupo de apoyo

support group

● grupo de asesores

advisory group, think tank

● grupo de constructoras

construction consortium

● grupo de control

control group

● grupo de empresas

consortium

● grupo de hoteles

hotel chain

● grupo de interés or presión

pressure group

● grupo de jazz

jazz group o band

● grupo de la red

internet forum

● grupo de la prensa

press consortium

● grupo de los Ocho

( Pol) Group of Eight

● grupo de noticias

newsgroup

● grupo de trabajo

working party

● grupo de usuarios

user group

● grupo electrógeno

generator

● grupo escolar

facilities shared between two or more schools

● grupo fónico/tónico

phonic/tonic group

● grupo objetivo

target group

● grupo paritario

( frml); peer group

● grupo parlamentario

parliamentary group

● grupo sanguíneo

blood group

tener el grupo sanguíneo Rh or Rhesus positivo/negativo to be Rhesus positive/negative

¿qué grupo sanguíneo tiene? what blood group are you?

tengo el grupo sanguíneo A/AB/B positivo/negativo I'm blood group A/AB/B positive/negative

● grupo testigo

control group

B ( Chi arg) (mentira) lie; (engaño) trick

* * *

grupo sustantivo masculino
a) (de personas, empresas, países) group;

( de árboles) clump;
◊ grupo sanguíneo blood group;

grupos sociales social groups;
de grupo ‹terapia/trabajo› group ( before n);
en grupo ‹salir/trabajar› in a group/in groups
b) (Mús) tb

◊ grupo musical group, band

grupo sustantivo masculino
1 g roup: no queda sangre del groupo B+, there is no B+ blood left
tiene mi grupo sanguíneo, he has the same blood group as I do
grupo de trabajo, working party
terapia de grupo, group therapy
2 Mús group, band
3 Elec grupo electrógeno, power generator o electric generating set
' grupo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aparato
- argot
- beatería
- cada
- clase
- comando
- componente
- conjunta
- conjunto
- contra
- cuerpo
- delirio
- descolgarse
- desfilar
- dirigirse
- disolver
- disolverse
- dispersar
- dispersarse
- ecologista
- entrada
- equipo
- escolta
- estamento
- exclusión
- figurar
- fuerza
- GEO
- guerrilla
- incorporarse
- iniciar
- jerga
- junta
- manifestarse
- maquinaria
- mayoría
- minoritaria
- minoritario
- ninguna
- ninguno
- núcleo
- nutrido-a
- panel
- paquete
- patrulla
- pertenencia
- pesar
- piña
- readmitir
- relevo
English:
address
- army
- back
- band
- bear down on
- blood group
- body
- bracket
- breakaway
- bunch
- camp
- chain gang
- class
- cliquey
- clump
- cluster
- collection
- collective
- combine
- come under
- commission
- contra
- crowd
- demo
- dense
- drummer
- dynamics
- fervent
- flagship
- flock
- foursome
- fraternity
- frenzied
- gather
- group
- guard
- heterogeneous
- homogeneous
- huddle
- inbred
- Ivy League
- join
- knot
- lead
- leadership
- lobby
- make up
- manager
- manageress
- motley

* * *

grupo nm

1. [conjunto] group;
[de árboles] cluster;
grupo (de empresas) (corporate) group;

en grupo in a group;

el grupo de cabeza [en carrera] the leading group

Comp
Pol grupo de contacto contact group; Econ grupo de control control group; Informát grupo de discusión discussion group;
grupo ecologista environmental group;

grupo de edad age group;

grupo empresarial (business) group o combine;

grupo de estudio study group;
Pol grupo mixto = independent MPs and MPs from minor parties in Spanish parliament; Informát grupo de noticias newsgroup;
el grupo de los ocho (grandes) the G8 countries;

grupo parlamentario parliamentary group;
Pol grupo de presión pressure group, lobby;
grupo de riesgo group at risk;
UE Grupo de Sabios Committee of Wise Men;
grupo sanguíneo blood group;

el grupo de los siete (grandes) the G7 countries;
Informát grupo de usuarios user group
2. [de músicos] group, band

3. Tec unit, set

Comp
Elec grupo electrógeno generator
4. Quím group

5. Ling grupo consonántico consonant cluster;

grupo fónico phonic group;

grupo nominal noun phrase;

grupo de palabras word group;

grupo vocálico vowel cluster

* * *

grupo

m group;

en grupos in groups

* * *

grupo nm

: group

* * *

grupo n group

un grupo de música pop a pop group

el trabajo en grupo group work

grupo sanguíneo blood group

Spanish-English dictionary > grupo
15 chorrear

v.

1 to drip (gotear) (gota a gota).

estar chorreando to be soaking o wringing wet (estar empapado)

Esta vieja cafetera chorrea demasiado This old coffeepot drips too much.

María chorreó la leche Mary poured the milk.

2 to spurt or gush (out).

3 to steal, to rob. (River Plate)

4 to besprinkle, to bedabble, to stain.

Ricardo chorreó su camisa preferida Richard besprinkled his favorite shirt.

* * *

chorrear

► verbo intransitivo

1 (caer a chorro) to spout, gush, spurt

2 (gotear) to drip

■ le chorrea el pelo her hair is dripping wet

3 familiar (ir sin interrupción) to flow

■ los escándalos chorrean scandals are pouring out one after the other

► verbo transitivo

1 (echar) to drip

■ la herida chorreaba sangre blood was pouring from the wound

■ la brocha chorrea pintura the brush is dripping with paint

2 familiar (abroncar) to tick off, give a dressing-down to

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar chorreando familiar to be dripping wet, be soaking 2 (de sudor) to pour with sweat, be dripping with sweat

* * *

verb

1) to drip

2) pour

* * *

1. VI

1) (=salir a chorros) to gush (out), spout

la sangre le chorreaba por la frente — blood was gushing (out) o spouting from his forehead

estar chorreando de sudor — to be dripping with sweat

2) (=gotear) to drip

la ropa chorrea todavía — the clothes are still dripping water o wringing wet

3) [dinero] to trickle in, come in in dribs and drabs

chorrean todavía las solicitudes — applications are still trickling in o coming in in dribs and drabs

2. VT

1) (Mil) * (=regañar) to tick off *, dress down *

2) (=verter) to pour

3) Cono Sur (=robar) to pinch *

4) And (=mojar) to soak

3.

See:

chorrearse

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo to drip

las sábanas todavía están chorreando — the sheets are still dripping wet

llegó chorreando de sudor — she arrived dripping with sweat

la sangre le chorreaba de la nariz — blood was pouring from his nose
2.
chorrear vt

1) (AmL fam) ( manchar)

el mantel está todo chorreado de café — the tablecloth is covered in coffee stains

2) (Col, RPl arg) ( robar) to swipe (colloq)
3.
chorrearse v pron

1) (refl) (CS, Per fam) ( mancharse)

cuidado con chorrearte — mind you don't get it all over yourself

2) (Col, RPl arg) ( robar) to swipe (colloq)

* * *

= trickle, drip.

Ex. Data buffers receive data from the computer and let it ' trickle through' to the printer at the appropriate speed, thus freeing the computer for the next task.

Ex. The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo to drip

las sábanas todavía están chorreando — the sheets are still dripping wet

llegó chorreando de sudor — she arrived dripping with sweat

la sangre le chorreaba de la nariz — blood was pouring from his nose
2.
chorrear vt

1) (AmL fam) ( manchar)

el mantel está todo chorreado de café — the tablecloth is covered in coffee stains

2) (Col, RPl arg) ( robar) to swipe (colloq)
3.
chorrearse v pron

1) (refl) (CS, Per fam) ( mancharse)

cuidado con chorrearte — mind you don't get it all over yourself

2) (Col, RPl arg) ( robar) to swipe (colloq)

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= trickle, drip.

Ex: Data buffers receive data from the computer and let it ' trickle through' to the printer at the appropriate speed, thus freeing the computer for the next task.

Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.

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chorrear [A1 ]

vi

to drip

ten cuidado, que esa tetera chorrea be careful, that teapot drips

las sábanas todavía están chorreando the sheets are still dripping wet

tengo el pelo chorreando my hair is soaking wet

llegó chorreando de sudor she arrived dripping with sweat

la sangre le chorreaba por la nariz blood was pouring from his nose

■ chorrear

vt

A

1

(gotear): las sábanas chorrean agua the sheets are dripping wet

esta pluma está chorreando tinta this pen's leaking

chorreaba sudor he was dripping with sweat

2

( AmL fam) (manchar): el mantel está todo chorreado de café the tablecloth is covered in coffee stains

tienes el abrigo chorreado de pintura you've got paint all over your coat

B (Col, RPl arg) (robar) to filch ( colloq), to swipe ( colloq)

■ chorrearse

v pron

A ( refl)

(CS, Per fam) (mancharse): cuidado con chorrearte mind you don't spill o get it all over yourself

B (Col, RPl arg) (robar) to swipe ( colloq), to filch ( colloq)

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chorrear ( conjugate chorrear) verbo intransitivo
to drip;
◊ estaba chorreando ( muy mojado) it was dripping wet;

chorreando de sudor dripping with sweat;
la sangre le chorreaba de la nariz blood was pouring from his nose
verbo transitivo
1 (AmL fam) ( manchar):
◊ chorreado de café covered in coffee stains

2 (Col, RPl arg) ( robar) to swipe (colloq)
chorrearse verbo pronominal ( refl) (CS, Per fam) ( mancharse):
◊ cuidado con chorrearte mind you don't get it all over yourself

chorrear
I verbo intransitivo
1 to drip, trickle
familiar estoy chorreando de sudor, I'm pouring with sweat
2 fam (estar empapado) to be soaked: traigo los zapatos chorreando, my shoes are dripping wet
II verbo transitivo to flow out: el jamón chorreaba grasa, the ham was oozing with grease

' chorrear' also found in these entries:
English:
spurt
- drip

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chorrear

♦ vi

1. [gotear] [gota a gota] to drip;
[en un hilo] to trickle;
estar chorreando [estar empapado] to be soaking o wringing wet;

esa cafetera chorrea that coffee pot leaks;

el helado le chorreaba por la cara he had ice cream running down his face

2. [brotar] to spurt o gush (out)

3. RP Fam [robar] to pinch, Br to nick;

chorrear algo a alguien to pinch o Br nick sth off sb

♦ vt

1. [sujeto: prenda] to drip;
[sujeto: persona] to drip with;
ese tubo chorrea aceite that pipe drips oil;

acabó la carrera chorreando sudor he was dripping with sweat when he finished the race

2. CSur [derramar] to spill

♦ See also the pronominal verb chorrearse

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chorrear

v/i

1 gush out, stream out

2 ( gotear) drip

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chorrear vi

1) : to drip

2) : to pour out, to gush out

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chorrear vb

1. to pour

la herida chorreaba sangre blood was pouring from the wound

2. to be dripping

estás chorreando you're dripping wet

estoy chorreando de sudor I'm dripping with sweat

Spanish-English dictionary > chorrear
16 soak

{souk}
I. 1. кисна, накисвам, натопявам, мокря, намокрям, напоявам
2. прониквам, проливам (се), просмуквам (се), поемам, поливам (и прен.), абсорбирам
всмуквам, поглъщам (up, in, through)
SOAKing wet мокър до кости, съвсем мокър
to get SOAKed (through) съвсем се измокрям
3. to SOAK in прен. прониквам в съзнанието
to SOAK oneself in прен. поглъщам (дадена литература, атмосфера)
4. разг. пия, пиянствувам
SOAKed пиян-залян
5. sl. скубя, оскубвам, одирам
II. 1. накисване
to give something a good SOAK накисвам нещо добре
2. течност, в която се накисва нещо
3. sl. пияница
4. sl. пиене, гуляй

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{souk} v 1. кисна, накисвам: натопявам; мокря, намокрям; напоява(2) {souk} n 1. накисване; to give s.th. a good soak накисвам нещо

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топя; абсорбирам; пропивам; измокрям; кисна; квася; наквасване; мокря; наквасвам; напоявам; накисвам; натапям; натопявам;

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1. i. кисна, накисвам, натопявам, мокря, намокрям, напоявам 2. ii. накисване 3. sl. пиене, гуляй 4. sl. пияница 5. sl. скубя, оскубвам, одирам 6. soaked пиян-залян 7. soaking wet мокър до кости, съвсем мокър 8. to get soaked (through) съвсем се измокрям 9. to give something a good soak накисвам нещо добре 10. to soak in прен. прониквам в съзнанието 11. to soak oneself in прен. поглъщам (дадена литература, атмосфера) 12. всмуквам, поглъщам (up, in, through) 13. прониквам, проливам (се), просмуквам (се), поемам, поливам (и прен.), абсорбирам 14. разг. пия, пиянствувам 15. течност, в която се накисва нещо
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soak [souk] I. v 1. накисвам, кисна; потапям, натапям, натопявам, мокря, намокрям, квася, наквасвам; 2. напоявам, пропивам, прониквам, попивам, поемам ( течност), абсорбирам, всмуквам се; поглъщам, просмуквам (се) (с up, in, into); to \soak o.s. in the classics разг. заравям се в класиците; to \soak up the sun препичам се на слънце, пека се; to \soak up the atmosphere ( of a place) потъвам (потапям се) в атмосферата (на); 3. разг. пиянствам; 4. sl залагам, давам като залог; 5. ам. sl набивам, натупвам, отупвам; 6. прен. sl изсмуквам, изцеждам ( пари, ресурси); обирам, оскубвам; \soak the rich изцеждам богатите; • to \soak to s.o. 1) трия някому сол на главата; 2) свличам някому кожата, "одирам" го; II. n 1. наквасване, намокряне, накисване; 2. разг. проливен дъжд, порой; 3. sl пиене, гуляй; 4. sl пияница; 5. разг. сапунена опера, сантиментален сериал.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > soak
17 soak

I [səʊk]
nome

1)

to give sth. a soak — BE mettere a bagno o in ammollo qcs.

to have a soak — [ person] fare un lungo bagno

2) colloq. (drunk) ubriacone m. (-a), spugna f.
II 1. [səʊk]
verbo transitivo

1) (wet) infradiciare, inzuppare [ person]

to get soaked — infradiciarsi

2) (immerse) lasciare in ammollo [ clothes]; mettere a bagno [ dried foodstuff]

3) colloq. fig. (drain) spennare, pelare [ customer]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (be immersed) inzupparsi

to leave sth. to soak — mettere [qcs.] a bagno o in ammollo [ clothes]

2) (be absorbed)

to soak into — [ water] essere assorbito da

to soak through — [ blood] intridere [ bandages]; [ rain] inzuppare [ coat]
3.
verbo riflessivo

to soak oneself — (get wet) bagnarsi, infradiciarsi; (in bath) fare un lungo bagno

- soak away

- soak in

- soak off

- soak up

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[səuk]
verb

1) (to (let) stand in a liquid: She soaked the clothes overnight in soapy water.) ammollare, mettere a mollo

2) (to make very wet: That shower has completely soaked my clothes.) inzuppare

3) ((with in, into, through etc) (of a liquid) to penetrate: The blood from his wound has soaked right through the bandage.) filtrare

•

- soaked
- - soaked
- soaking
- soaking wet
- soak up
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[səʊk]
1. vt

1) (bread etc) inzuppare, (clothes) mettere a mollo

soak it in cold water — mettilo in ammollo nell'acqua fredda

to get soaked (to the skin) — bagnarsi or infradiciarsi (fino alle ossa)

to be soaked through — essere (bagnato (-a) fradicio (-a)

2) fam

to soak the rich — mungere i ricchi

2. vi

(clothes) inzupparsi

to leave to soak — (garment) lasciare in ammollo, (dishes) lasciare a bagno

3. n

1)

(in water) to have a long soak in the bath — restare a lungo a mollo nella vasca

2) (fam: drunkard) spugna

•

- soak in

- soak up

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soak /səʊk/
n.

1 bagnata; bagno ( anche ind.); inzuppata; inzuppamento

2 ammollamento; immersione; ammollo: to give st. a soak, mettere qc. a mollo

3 (fam. USA) trincata; bevuta; sbornia

4 (fam., antiq., spesso old soak) beone; ubriacone; spugna (fam.)

5 (fam.) pioggia torrenziale; diluvio (fam.)

● to have a nice long soak in the bath, crogiolarsi a lungo dentro la vasca da bagno.
♦ (to) soak /səʊk/
A v. t.

1 bagnare; infradiciare; ammollare; mettere a mollo (o a bagno); inzuppare; tuffare: The sudden downpour soaked us, l'improvviso acquazzone ci ha infradiciati; Do I have to soak the chickpeas before cooking them?, devo mettere a bagno i ceci prima di farli cuocere?

2 imbevere; impregnare: Don't soak the brush with paint!, non impregnare di vernice il pennello!

3 (fis.) saturare

4 (fam.) colpire; percuotere; picchiare

5 (fam.) tartassare; gravare ( con prezzi o imposte esorbitanti); pelare, spremere, mungere (fig. fam.): to soak the taxpayers, tartassare i contribuenti; to soak the rich, spremere (o mungere) i ricchi; to soak tourists, pelare i turisti

B v. i.

1 imbeversi; ammollarsi; impregnarsi; inzupparsi

2 (fis.) saturarsi

3 filtrare; infiltrarsi; penetrare; (fig. fam.) entrare: Blood had soaked through his shirt, il sangue era filtrato attraverso la camicia; The water soaked into the cloth, l'acqua impregnò la stoffa

4 (fam.) bere smodatamente; bere come una spugna

● to soak oneself, immergersi; mettersi a mollo; fare il bagno; (fig.) imbeversi; fare studi profondi: to soak oneself in a doctrine, imbeversi d'una dottrina; to soak oneself in philosophy, fare studi profondi di filosofia □ to be soaked to the skin, esser tutto bagnato; esser fradicio (o zuppo) □ Leave the linen to soak in warm water for one hour, lasciate in ammollo la biancheria in acqua tiepida per un'ora.

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I [səʊk]
nome

1)

to give sth. a soak — BE mettere a bagno o in ammollo qcs.

to have a soak — [ person] fare un lungo bagno

2) colloq. (drunk) ubriacone m. (-a), spugna f.
II 1. [səʊk]
verbo transitivo

1) (wet) infradiciare, inzuppare [ person]

to get soaked — infradiciarsi

2) (immerse) lasciare in ammollo [ clothes]; mettere a bagno [ dried foodstuff]

3) colloq. fig. (drain) spennare, pelare [ customer]
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (be immersed) inzupparsi

to leave sth. to soak — mettere [qcs.] a bagno o in ammollo [ clothes]

2) (be absorbed)

to soak into — [ water] essere assorbito da

to soak through — [ blood] intridere [ bandages]; [ rain] inzuppare [ coat]
3.
verbo riflessivo

to soak oneself — (get wet) bagnarsi, infradiciarsi; (in bath) fare un lungo bagno

- soak away

- soak in

- soak off

- soak up

English-Italian dictionary > soak
18 calada

f.

1 soaking.

2 drag (de cigarrillo). (peninsular Spanish)

dar una calada to take a drag

3 swoop.

4 draft of a ship, draft, draught, draught of a ship.

5 puff.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: calar.

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calada

► nombre femenino

1 familiar (de cigarrillo) drag, puff; (de porro) hit, toke

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1. f., (m. - calado) 2. noun f.
puff

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SF

1) (=mojada) soaking

2) [de red] lowering

3) [de ave] swoop, dive

4) [de tabaco] puff, drag *

5) * (=regañada) ticking-off *

dar una calada a algn — to tick sb off *, haul sb over the coals

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femenino (Esp fam) ( de cigarro) drag (sl), puff (colloq)

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* dar caladas = puff.

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femenino (Esp fam) ( de cigarro) drag (sl), puff (colloq)

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* dar caladas = puff.

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calada

feminine

( Esp fam)

drag (sl), puff ( colloq)

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calada sustantivo femenino (Esp fam) ( de cigarro) drag (sl), puff (colloq)
calado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (empapado) soaked: estaba calada hasta los huesos, I was drenched through
2 Cost (con agujeros) fretwork
una blusa calada, an openwork blouse
II sustantivo masculino
1 Náut (de una embarcación) draught, US draft
2 fig (de un asunto) significance
3 Cost openwork
calada sustantivo femenino fam (de un cigarrillo) drag, puff: ¿me das una calada?, give me a drag!
' calada' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calado
- fumada
English:
drag
- pull
- puff

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calada nf

1. [inmersión] soaking

2. Esp Fam [de cigarrillo] drag, puff;

dar una calada to take a drag, to have a puff

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calada

f puff, drag fam

Spanish-English dictionary > calada
19 sopa

f.

1 soup.

sopa de ajo garlic soup

sopa inglesa trifle (Am)

sopa instantánea instant soup

sopa juliana vegetable soup

sopa de letras alphabet soup; (alimento) wordsearch (pasatiempo)

sopa de sobre packet soup

sopa de verduras vegetable soup

2 sop, piece of soaked bread.

hacer sopas (en) to dip bread (into)

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sopa

► nombre femenino

1 (plato) soup

► nombre femenino plural sopas

1 pieces of bread soaked in a liquid, sops

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

comer de la sopa boba / vivir de la sopa boba familiar to be a parasite, live off somebody

dar sopas con honda a alguien figurado to outshine somebody

estar hasta en la sopa familiar to be everywhere

estar hecho,-a una sopa / quedar hecho,-a una sopa familiar to be soaked to the skin

sopa boba food served to the poor, slops plural

sopa de ajo garlic soup

sopa de cebolla onion soup

sopa de fideos noodle soup

sopa de sobre packet soup, instant soup

sopa juliana vegetable soup

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noun f.

soup

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SF

1) (=caldo) soup

hasta en la sopa —

los encontramos hasta en la sopa — they're everywhere, they're ten a penny

- andar a o vivir a o comer la sopa boba

- poner a algn como sopa de Pascua

sopa chilena — And corn and potato soup

sopa de cebolla — onion soup

sopa de cola — CAm oxtail soup

sopa de fideos — noodle soup

sopa de sobre — packet soup

sopa de verduras, sopa juliana — vegetable soup

2) (=pan mojado) sop

hacer sopas — to dunk *

- estar hecho una sopa

- dar sopas con honda a algn

sopas de leche — bread and milk

3)

sopa de letras — word search, word search game

4) Méx
(tb: sopa seca) second course
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femenino ( caldo) soup

sopa de verduras — vegetable soup

sopa de sobre — packaged soup (AmE), packet soup (BrE)

comer or vivir a la sopa boba — (Esp fam) to live at somebody else's expense, live off somebody

hasta en la sopa — (fam) all over the place (colloq)

hecho una sopa — (fam) soaked to the skin (colloq), drenched

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= chowder, soup.

Ex. My favourite recipe with chorizo sausage is a corn and potato chowder with chorizo and baby spinach, made in the crockpot.

Ex. One of the first types of soups can be dated to about 6000 BC.

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* cazo para la sopa = soup ladle.

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* hecho una sopa = drenched to the skin, wringing wet, soaked to the skin, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.

* querer tetas y sopas = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* sopa de bote = canned soup, tinned soup.

* sopa de fideos = noodle soup.

* sopa de letras = alphabet soup.

* sopa deshidratada = dehydrated soup.

* sopa de sobre = instant soup, packet soup.

* sopa en lata = tinned soup, canned soup.

* sopa enlatada = canned soup, tinned soup.

* sopa natural = fresh soup.

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femenino ( caldo) soup

sopa de verduras — vegetable soup

sopa de sobre — packaged soup (AmE), packet soup (BrE)

comer or vivir a la sopa boba — (Esp fam) to live at somebody else's expense, live off somebody

hasta en la sopa — (fam) all over the place (colloq)

hecho una sopa — (fam) soaked to the skin (colloq), drenched

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= chowder, soup.

Ex: My favourite recipe with chorizo sausage is a corn and potato chowder with chorizo and baby spinach, made in the crockpot.

Ex: One of the first types of soups can be dated to about 6000 BC.

* cazo para la sopa = soup ladle.

* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien = knock + spots off + Nombre.

* hecho una sopa = drenched to the skin, wringing wet, soaked to the skin, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.

* querer tetas y sopas = have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.

* sopa de bote = canned soup, tinned soup.

* sopa de fideos = noodle soup.

* sopa de letras = alphabet soup.

* sopa deshidratada = dehydrated soup.

* sopa de sobre = instant soup, packet soup.

* sopa en lata = tinned soup, canned soup.

* sopa enlatada = canned soup, tinned soup.

* sopa natural = fresh soup.

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sopa

feminine

A (caldo) soup

sopa de verduras/cebolla vegetable/onion soup

sopa de sobre powdered soup, packaged soup ( AmE), packet soup ( BrE)

comer or vivir de la sopa boba ( Esp fam); to live at sb else's expense, live off sb

darle a algn una sopa de su propio chocolate to give sb a taste of his/her own medicine

darle sopas con honda(s) a algn ( Esp fam); to run rings around sb ( colloq), to knock spots off sb ( colloq)

hacer la sopa ( Méx); to shuffle (the dominoes)

hasta en la sopa ( fam); all over the place ( colloq)

últimamente me lo encuentro hasta en la sopa lately I've been running into him all over the place

hecho una sopa ( fam); soaked to the skin ( colloq), drenched

Compuestos:

● sopa de ajos

consommé with hard boiled egg, garlic and sometimes bread

● sopa inglesa

( RPl) trifle

● sopa juliana

julienne

B sopas fpl pieces of bread (pl) (soaked in soup, coffee etc.)

Compuesto:

sopas de leche

fpl bread soaked in milk with sugar and cinnamon

C

( Méx): ¡sopas! ( como interj) (expresando — sorpresa) wow! ( colloq), jeez ( AmE colloq) (— entusiasmo) great! ( colloq)

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sopa sustantivo femenino ( caldo) soup;
◊ sopa de sobre packaged soup (AmE), packet soup (BrE)

sopa sustantivo femenino (de verdura, fideos, etc) soup
♦ Locuciones: dar sopas con honda, to be clearly better: en matemáticas le da sopas con honda, he's miles better than her in maths
fam (omnipresencia) estar hasta en la sopa, to be everywhere
estar/quedarse sopa, to be/fall sound asleep
figurado quedar hecho una sopa, to get soaked
familiar vivir a la sopa boba, to scrounge one's meals
fam (aburrido, soso) ser un sopas, to be a bore

' sopa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
honda
- sobre
- soluble
- aguado
- bueno
- claro
- crema
- cuchara
- entonar
- hartar
- humeante
- humear
- picatoste
- probar
- quemar
- terminar
- tomar
- verdura
English:
consistency
- detect
- dish up
- dishwater
- gumbo
- leek
- minestrone
- Scotch broth
- soup
- thin
- vegetable soup
- water down
- watery
- nice

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sopa

♦ nf

1. [guiso] soup;

Comp
Esp Fam
andar a la sopa boba to scrounge;

Comp
Esp Fam
dar sopas con hondas a alguien to run rings round sb, Br to knock the spots off sb;

Comp
Méx Fam
dar a alguien una sopa de su propio chocolate to give sb a taste of his/her own medicine;

Comp
Fam
estar hasta en la sopa: últimamente ese cantante está hasta en la sopa that singer has been everywhere you look, recently;

Comp
Fam
me lo encuentro hasta en la sopa I bump into him wherever I go;

Comp
Fam
estar como una sopa to be sopping wet;

Comp
Méx Fam
no haber más que una sopa to be Hobson's choice

Comp
sopa de ajo garlic soup;
sopa de cebolla onion soup;

sopa de fideos noodle soup;
Am sopa inglesa trifle;
sopa instantánea instant soup;

sopa juliana vegetable soup;

sopa de letras [alimento] alphabet soup;
[pasatiempo] wordsearch;
sopa de pollo chicken soup;

sopa de sobre packet soup;

sopa de verduras vegetable soup

2. [de pan] sop, piece of soaked bread;

no hagas sopas en la salsa don't dip your bread into the sauce

♦ adj
Fam [dormido]
estar sopa to be crashed out;

me quedé sopa viendo la tele I crashed out in front of the TV o Br telly

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sopa

f soup;

estar hecho una sopa fam be sopping wet;

hasta en la sopa fam all over the place fam ;

dar sopas con honda fam run rings around

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sopa nf

1) : soup

2)

estar hecho una sopa : to be soaked to the bone

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sopa n soup

sopa de tomate tomato soup

Spanish-English dictionary > sopa
20 lavada

f.

1 a large drawnet for fishing.

2 washing. (Latin American)

3 cleansing, cleaning.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: lavar.

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lavada

► nombre femenino

1 big wash

■ con quince hijos, imagínate las lavadas que hacía mi madre with fifteen children, imagine the washes my mother used to do

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SF wash

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femenino

a) (AmL) ( lavado) wash

b) (Col fam) ( por la lluvia) soaking

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femenino

a) (AmL) ( lavado) wash

b) (Col fam) ( por la lluvia) soaking

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lavada

feminine

1 ( AmL) (lavado) wash

dale una lavada a esto, por favor can you wash this out o give this a wash, please?

2 ( Col fam) (por la lluvia) soaking

pegarse una lavada to get soaked o drenched

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lavada nf

wash;

a esta mesa le hace falta una buena lavada this table needs a good wipe;

me doy una lavada y voy I'll have a quick wash and then I'll go

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lavada

f L.Am.

wash

Spanish-English dictionary > lavada

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