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1 put a damper on sth.
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2 put a damper on things
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3 to put a damper on
[sad news] [+ celebration, party] poner una nota de tristeza a -
4 to put the damper on something
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5 damper
1) (something which lessens the strength of enthusiasm, interest etc: Her presence cast a damper on the proceedings.) ducha fría2) (a movable plate for controlling the draught eg in a stove.) regulador de tirotr['dæmpəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (of chimney) regulador nombre masculino de tiro2 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL sordina\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto put the damper on something estropear, amargar, aguardamper ['dæmpər] n1) : regulador m de tiro (de una chimenea)2) : sordina f (de un piano)3)to put a damper on : desanimar, apagar (el entusiasmo), enfriarn.• amortiguador (de vibraciones)(Automóvil) s.m.• registro s.m.• sordina s.f.'dæmpər, 'dæmpə(r)to put a damper on something — (colloq)
['dæmpǝ(r)]N (Mus) sordina f, apagador m ; [of fire] regulador m de tiro; (Tech) amortiguador m- put a damper on* * *['dæmpər, 'dæmpə(r)]to put a damper on something — (colloq)
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6 aguar
aguar ( conjugate aguar) verbo transitivo aguarse verbo pronominal (fam) to be spoiled
aguar verbo transitivo
1 to water down
2 (frustar, estropear) to spoil Locuciones: figurado aguar la fiesta a alguien, to spoil sb's fun ' aguar' also found in these entries: Spanish: fiesta English: damp - dampen - damper - water - water down - spoil -
7 agua
Del verbo aguar: ( conjugate aguar) \ \
agua es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple 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); 4◊ aguas sustantivo femenino plural
aguar ( conjugate aguar) verbo transitivo 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 -
8 aguado
Del verbo aguar: ( conjugate aguar) \ \
aguado es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: aguado aguar
aguado
◊ -da adjetivo1 ‹leche/vino› watered-down; ‹ sopa› watery, thin; ‹ café› weak; ‹ salsa› thin 2 (AmC, Méx fam) ( aburrido) [estar] ‹fiesta/película› boring, dull; [ser] ‹ persona› boring, dull
aguar ( conjugate aguar) verbo transitivo aguarse verbo pronominal (fam) to be spoiled
aguado,-a adjetivo watered down
aguar verbo transitivo
1 to water down
2 (frustar, estropear) to spoil Locuciones: figurado aguar la fiesta a alguien, to spoil sb's fun ' aguado' also found in these entries: Spanish: aguada English: watery
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