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1 siphon off
v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<liquid/fuel\>\> sacar* con sifón, trasvasarb) \<\<money\>\> desviar** * *v + o + adv, v + adv + oa) \<\<liquid/fuel\>\> sacar* con sifón, trasvasarb) \<\<money\>\> desviar* -
2 siphon off
v.1 sacar a sifón (líquido)2 desviar (sentido figurado) (money, supplies)3 reducir de manera gradual, quitar poco a poco; (Funds), malversar4 extraer por sifón, sacar con un sifón. -
3 to siphon off
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4 siphon
1. noun1) (a bent pipe or tube through which liquid can be drawn off from one container to another at a lower level: He used a siphon to get some petrol out of the car's tank.) sifón2) ((also soda-siphon) a glass bottle with such a tube, used for soda water.) sifón
2. verb((with off, into etc) to draw (off) through a siphon: They siphoned the petrol into a can.) extraer con sifóntr['saɪfən]1 (gen) sifón nombre masculinosiphon ['saɪfən] vt: sacar con sifónsiphon n: sifón mn.• cantimplora s.f.• sifón s.m.v.• sacar con sifón v.'saɪfənnoun sifón mPhrasal Verbs:['saɪfǝn]1.N sifón m2.VT (also: siphon off, siphon out) sacar con sifón; (fig) [+ traffic, funds] desviar* * *['saɪfən]noun sifón mPhrasal Verbs: -
5 sifón
sifón sustantivo masculino 1 2 ( para trasvasar líquidos) siphon; ( en fontanería) U-bend, trap
sifón sustantivo masculino
1 (tubo curvo) siphon (en fontanería) U-bend, trap
2 (botella para soda) soda siphon (agua carbónica) soda (water) ' sifón' also found in these entries: English: siphon - siphon off -
6 desviar
desviar ( conjugate desviar) verbo transitivo ‹tráfico/vuelo/fondos› to divert; ‹ río› to alter the course of; ‹golpe/pelota› to deflect, parry; desvió la mirada he looked away desviarse verbo pronominal 1 [ carretera] to branch off; [ vehículo] to turn off; 2 [ persona] desviarse de algo ‹ de ruta› to deviate from sth; ‹ de tema› to get off sth
desviar verbo transitivo
1 (un río, el tráfico, fondos) to divert, detour
2 (un tiro, golpe) to deflect
3 (la conversación) to change
4 (la mirada) to avert ' desviar' also found in these entries: Spanish: derivar - distraer English: avert - deflect - divert - head off - redirect - siphon off - switch - turn aside - ward off - detour - reroute - side - siphon - ward -
7 malversar
malversar ( conjugate malversar) verbo transitivo to embezzle, misappropriate
malversar verbo transitivo to embezzle, misappropriate ' malversar' also found in these entries: English: embezzle - misuse - siphon off - misappropriate -
8 tráfico
Del verbo traficar: ( conjugate traficar) \ \
trafico es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
traficó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: traficar tráfico
traficar ( conjugate traficar) verbo intransitivo tráfico EN or CON algo to deal in sth
tráfico sustantivo masculino 1 ( de vehículos) traffic; 2 ( de mercancías) trade; tráfico de drogas drug dealing o trafficking
traficar verbo intransitivo to traffic [con, in]
tráfico sustantivo masculino
1 Auto traffic
tráfico aéreo, air traffic
tráfico rodado, road traffic
2 Com traffic
tráfico de drogas, drug traffic
tráfico de mercancías, trade ' tráfico' also found in these entries: Spanish: aérea - aéreo - agente - choque - circulación - desviar - DGT - entorpecer - indicación - influencia - infracción - interrumpir - paralizar - retrasar - rodada - rodado - señal - tardar - accidente - aglomeración - atascar - atasco - avanzar - caravana - circular - culpa - desacostumbrarse - detenido - dirigir - disco - embotellado - embotellamiento - estruendo - estupefaciente - fluidez - indicador - navegación - obstaculizar - obstruir - parar - policía - tránsito English: air traffic control - blockage - book - circulate - clear - control - dense - divert - flow - heavy - hold-up - intersection - lane - like - misleading - miss - move on - murmur - obstruct - oncoming - rail traffic - redirect - road accident - road sign - roar - rush-hour - saturation - seize up - shipping - silence - siphon off - smash - snarl up - solid - stoplights - stream - through - too - traffic - traffic control - traffic controller - traffic sign - two-way - vehicular - wretched - air - busy - catch - dealing - endorsement
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