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1 isla de seguridad
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2 isla peatonal
• traffic in foreign currency• traffic jam -
3 pista de tránsito
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4 vía de tránsito
• traffic jam• traffic light -
5 congestión de tráfico
traffic congestion; traffic jamDiccionario geografía española-Inglés > congestión de tráfico
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6 embotellamiento
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7 atasco
m.1 blockage.2 traffic hold-up, traffic jam.3 obstruction, clog, blockage, blocking.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: atascar.* * *1 (acción) obstruction, blockage2 (de tráfico) traffic jam* * *noun m.1) traffic jam2) obstruction, blockage* * *SM (=obstrucción) obstruction, blockage; (Aut) traffic jam* * *a) ( de tráfico) traffic jam; ( en proceso) holdup, delayb) ( en tubería) blockage* * *= bottleneck, traffic jam, snarl-up, jam, traffic congestion, congestion, gridlock traffic.Ex. A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.Ex. Compressed image formats such as BMP, DIB, TIFF, GIF and JPEG, have been designed to reduce traffic jams on the information highway.Ex. However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex. Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.Ex. Traffic congestion leads to reduced quality of life as motorists arrive at their destination frustrated and fatigued.Ex. The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.Ex. But the truth is, when we are in gridlock traffic, we have to wait whether we like it or not.----* atasco de papel = paper jam.* atasco de tráfico = tailback.* atascos = logjam [log-jam].* * *a) ( de tráfico) traffic jam; ( en proceso) holdup, delayb) ( en tubería) blockage* * *= bottleneck, traffic jam, snarl-up, jam, traffic congestion, congestion, gridlock traffic.Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.
Ex: Compressed image formats such as BMP, DIB, TIFF, GIF and JPEG, have been designed to reduce traffic jams on the information highway.Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.Ex: Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.Ex: Traffic congestion leads to reduced quality of life as motorists arrive at their destination frustrated and fatigued.Ex: The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.Ex: But the truth is, when we are in gridlock traffic, we have to wait whether we like it or not.* atasco de papel = paper jam.* atasco de tráfico = tailback.* atascos = logjam [log-jam].* * *no hemos tenido más que problemas y atascos we've had nothing but problems and holdups2 (en una tubería) blockagehay un atasco en el desagüe the drain's blocked, there's a blockage in the drain* * *
Del verbo atascar: ( conjugate atascar)
atasco es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
atascó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
atascar
atasco
atascar ( conjugate atascar) verbo transitivo
atascarse verbo pronominal
1
2
atasco sustantivo masculino
( en proceso) holdup, delay
atascar vtr (obstruir) to block, obstruct
atasco sustantivo masculino traffic jam
' atasco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
embotellar
- estrechamiento
- tapón
English:
blockage
- bottleneck
- gridlock
- hold-up
- jam
- tail back
- tailback
- traffic jam
- hold
- traffic
* * *atasco nm1. [obstrucción] blockage2. [de vehículos] traffic jam;Figse ha producido un atasco en las negociaciones the negotiations have stalled* * *m AUTO traffic jam;* * *atasco nm1) : blockage2) embotellamiento: traffic jam* * *atasco n (de coches) traffic jam -
8 embotellamiento
m.1 traffic jam.2 bottling.* * *1 (acción de embotellar) bottling* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=atasco) traffic jam2) (=lugar) bottleneck3) [de líquido] bottling* * *masculino ( del tráfico) traffic jam* * *= bottleneck, traffic jam, jam, traffic congestion.Ex. A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.Ex. Compressed image formats such as BMP, DIB, TIFF, GIF and JPEG, have been designed to reduce traffic jams on the information highway.Ex. Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.Ex. Traffic congestion leads to reduced quality of life as motorists arrive at their destination frustrated and fatigued.* * *masculino ( del tráfico) traffic jam* * *= bottleneck, traffic jam, jam, traffic congestion.Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.
Ex: Compressed image formats such as BMP, DIB, TIFF, GIF and JPEG, have been designed to reduce traffic jams on the information highway.Ex: Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.Ex: Traffic congestion leads to reduced quality of life as motorists arrive at their destination frustrated and fatigued.* * *1 (de un producto) bottling2 (del tráfico) traffic jam* * *
embotellamiento sustantivo masculino ( del tráfico) traffic jam
embotellamiento m Auto traffic jam
' embotellamiento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
taco
English:
jam
- bottle
- hold
- tail
- traffic
* * *1. [de tráfico] traffic jam2. [de líquidos] bottling* * *m1 traffic jam2 de bebidas bottling* * *atasco: traffic jam* * *embotellamiento n traffic jam -
9 tapón
m.1 stopper, cork, plug, stop.2 spile.3 tent.* * *1 stopper, plug (de botella) cap, cork2 (del oído) wax in the ear■ su novio es un tapón her boyfriend's dumpy, her boy friend's short and fat4 (baloncesto) block5 (embotellamiento) traffic jam6 MEDICINA tampon\tapón de rosca screw top* * *noun m.1) cap2) cork3) plug* * *1. SM1) [de botella] [gen] cap, top; [de corcho] cork; [de vidrio] stoppertapón de corona, tapón de rosca — screw top
2) [en los oídos] [para el ruido] earplug; [de cera] plug3) [de lavabo] plug4) (Med) tampon5) (Baloncesto) block6) (Aut) (=atasco) traffic jam7) * (=persona) chubby person8) Méx (Elec) fuse9) (=estorbo) obstacle, hindrance; (Aut) * slowcoach *2.ADJ CAm, Cono Sur tailless* * *1)a) (de vidrio, goma) stopper; ( de corcho) cork; ( del lavabo) plug; ( de botella) (Esp) topb) ( para los oídos) earplug; ( en cirujía) tampon; ( de cerumen) plug2) (fam) ( persona) shorty (colloq)3)a) (fam) ( atasco) traffic jam, tailback (BrE)b) ( en baloncesto) block4) (CS) (Elec) fuse* * *= bung, stopper.Ex. Filtered air is then bubbled through the solution to remove carbon dioxide, and the flask is sealed with a bung.Ex. The drain holes in many lifeboats were without stoppers, so that passengers had to constantly bail water.----* tapón de botella = bottle stopper.* tapón de corcho = cork stopper.* tapón del radiador = radiator cap.* * *1)a) (de vidrio, goma) stopper; ( de corcho) cork; ( del lavabo) plug; ( de botella) (Esp) topb) ( para los oídos) earplug; ( en cirujía) tampon; ( de cerumen) plug2) (fam) ( persona) shorty (colloq)3)a) (fam) ( atasco) traffic jam, tailback (BrE)b) ( en baloncesto) block4) (CS) (Elec) fuse* * *= bung, stopper.Ex: Filtered air is then bubbled through the solution to remove carbon dioxide, and the flask is sealed with a bung.
Ex: The drain holes in many lifeboats were without stoppers, so that passengers had to constantly bail water.* tapón de botella = bottle stopper.* tapón de corcho = cork stopper.* tapón del radiador = radiator cap.* * *A1 (de vidrio, goma) stopper; (de corcho) cork2 (del lavabo) plug3 (para los oídos) earplug4 (en cirujía) tampon5 (de cerumen) plugCompuesto:screw top o capC2 (en baloncesto) blockD (CS) ( Elec) fuse* * *
tapón sustantivo masculino
1
( de corcho) cork;
( del lavabo) plug;
( de botella) (Esp) top
( de cerumen) plug
2
3 (CS) (Elec) fuse
tapón sustantivo masculino
1 (de una botella) cap, top
(de corcho) cork
(de un desagüe) plug
(de goma) stopper
(para los oídos) earplug
tapón de rosca, screw-on cap
2 (obstrucción) blockage
3 Med tiene un tapón en el oído, he has wax in his ear
4 Auto fam (atasco) traffic jam, tailback
5 fam (bajo) shorty
6 (en baloncesto) block
' tapón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
corcho
- rosca
- taponazo
- salir
English:
bottle cap
- bung
- earplug
- plug
- pop
- screw top
- stopper
- tight
- top
- buffer
- cap
- ear
- fuse
- screw
* * *tapón nm1. [para tapar] [botellas, frascos] stopper;[bañera, lavabo] plug; [de corcho] cork; [de metal, plástico] cap, top; [para el oído] earplug;quitarle el tapón al lavabo to pull the plug out of the sinktapón de rosca screw toptengo un tapón de cera my ear is blocked (up) with wax;le pusieron unos tapones de algodón en la nariz they plugged his nostrils with cotton wool;se formó un tapón de gente a la entrada a knot of people blocked the entrance3. [atasco] traffic jam5. [en baloncesto] block;poner un tapón to block a shot6. Am [plomo] fuse* * *m1 top, cap; de baño plug3 en baloncesto block4 L.Am.EL fuse* * *1) : cork2) : bottle cap3) : plug, stopper* * *tapón n1. (en general) top2. (de bañera, para los oídos) plug3. (embotellamiento) traffic jam -
10 atascar
v.1 to block (up).Las hojas atascaron las canaletas The leaves blocked the gutters.2 to clog, to jam, to block, to obstruct.Las hojas atascan la canaleta The leaves clog the roof gutter.3 to stall, to get stuck, to bog, to bog down.El barro atascó a los buses The mud stalled=bogged the buses.Su intransigencia atascó la situación His stubbornness complicated matters.* * *1 (bloquear) to block up, clog2 figurado (obstaculizar) to hamper, hinder, obstruct1 (bloquearse) to get blocked, get blocked up, get clogged2 (mecanismo) to jam, get jammed, get stuck3 figurado (estancarse) to get tangled up, get bogged down* * *1.VT [+ agujero etc] to plug, bung up; [+ cañería] to clog up; [+ fuga] to stop; [+ proceso] to hinder2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < cañería> to block2) (Méx) < motor> to stall2.atascarse v pron1)a) cañería/fregadero to block, get blockedb) tráfico to get snarled upestamos atascados con esto — we're bogged down o stuck on this point
2)a) mecanismo to jam, seize upb) (Méx) motor to stall* * *= jam, bog down, snarl up.Ex. In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.Ex. There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.Ex. If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.----* atascarse = be hung up on.* * *1.verbo transitivo1) < cañería> to block2) (Méx) < motor> to stall2.atascarse v pron1)a) cañería/fregadero to block, get blockedb) tráfico to get snarled upestamos atascados con esto — we're bogged down o stuck on this point
2)a) mecanismo to jam, seize upb) (Méx) motor to stall* * *= jam, bog down, snarl up.Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.
Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.* atascarse = be hung up on.* * *atascar [A2 ]vtA ‹cañería› to blockB ( Méx) ‹motor› to stallA1 «cañería/fregadero» to block, get blocked2 «tráfico» to get snarled upnos atascamos a la entrada de la ciudad we got stuck in a traffic jam coming into the cityestamos atascados con esto we're bogged down o stuck on this pointB1 «mecanismo» to jam, seize upla cerradura está atascada the lock's jammed2 ( Méx) «motor» to stall* * *
atascar ( conjugate atascar) verbo transitivo
atascarse verbo pronominal
1
2
atascar vtr (obstruir) to block, obstruct
' atascar' also found in these entries:
English:
bung up
- clog
- clog up
- jam
- obstruct
- snarl up
- block
- snarl
- stall
* * *♦ vtto block (up)* * *v/t block* * *atascar {72} vt1) atorar: to block, to clog, to stop up2) : to hinder* * *atascar vb (obstruir) to block -
11 taco
m.1 plug (tarugo).2 wedge (cuña).3 swearword (informal) (palabrota). (peninsular Spanish)decir tacos to swear4 mess, muddle (informal) (confusión). (peninsular Spanish)armarse un taco (con algo) to get into a muddle (over something)5 cue.6 wad.7 cube.8 taco (cooking).9 heel. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate)tacos altos high heels10 shoe heel.11 four-letter word.12 sprag.13 dowel.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: tacar.* * *1 (tarugo) plug, stopper2 (para pared) plug, Rawlplug3 (bloc de notas) notepad, writing pad; (calendario) tear-off calendar4 (de entradas) book; (de billetes) wad5 (de billar) cue8 familiar (palabrota) swearword\armarse un taco / hacerse un taco to get all mixed upsoltar un taco / soltar tacos to swear* * *noun m.1) plug, stopper2) pad3) cue* * *SM1) (=pieza) [para tornillo] Rawlplug ®; (=tapón) plug, stopper; [de bota de fútbol] stud; [para fusil] wad, wadding; (=tarugo) wooden pegtaco de salida — (Dep) starting block
2) (Billar) cue3) [de papeles] [para escribir] pad; [de billetes, cupones] book; [de cheque] stub; (=calendario) desk calendar4) [de jamón, queso] cube5) Esp * (=palabrota) rude word, swearword6) Esp ** (=lío) messarmarse o hacerse un taco — to get into a mess, get mixed o muddled up
7) ** (=año) yearcumple cinco tacos — [en la cárcel] he's doing five years' bird **
8) (Mil) ( Hist) ramrod9) LAm (=tacón) heel10) Méx (Culin) taco, filled rolled tortilla; (=bocado) * snack, bite11) Chile (=trago) swig of wine *13) [aplicado a personas] Cono Sur (=chaparro) short stocky person; And * (=personaje) big shot *; CAm, Caribe, Méx fop, dandy* * *1)a) ( de madera) pluga todo taco — (Col fam) ( a todo lujo) in the lap of luxury; ( a todo volumen) on full blast
b) ( de billetes) book; ( de folletos) wad2)a) ( en billar) cueb) (Col) ( de golf) tee3)a) (Dep) ( de botas) cleat (AmE), stud (BrE)b) (CS, Per) ( tacón) heelzapatos de taco alto/bajo or chato — high-heeled/low-heeled o flat shoes
4)a) (Coc) tacohacerse taco — (Méx) to wrap (oneself) up
hacer taco a alguien — (Méx) to wrap somebody up
b) (Méx) ( comida ligera) snack, bite to eat (colloq)darse taco — (Méx fam)
echarse un taco de ojo — (Méx fam) to ogle the men/women (colloq), to eye up the talent (BrE colloq)
5) (Esp fam) ( palabrota) swearword6) (Esp fam)a) ( confusión) mess (colloq)b) ( alboroto) racket (colloq)7) (Chi) ( embotellamiento) traffic jam; (en conducto, canal) blockage* * *1)a) ( de madera) pluga todo taco — (Col fam) ( a todo lujo) in the lap of luxury; ( a todo volumen) on full blast
b) ( de billetes) book; ( de folletos) wad2)a) ( en billar) cueb) (Col) ( de golf) tee3)a) (Dep) ( de botas) cleat (AmE), stud (BrE)b) (CS, Per) ( tacón) heelzapatos de taco alto/bajo or chato — high-heeled/low-heeled o flat shoes
4)a) (Coc) tacohacerse taco — (Méx) to wrap (oneself) up
hacer taco a alguien — (Méx) to wrap somebody up
b) (Méx) ( comida ligera) snack, bite to eat (colloq)darse taco — (Méx fam)
echarse un taco de ojo — (Méx fam) to ogle the men/women (colloq), to eye up the talent (BrE colloq)
5) (Esp fam) ( palabrota) swearword6) (Esp fam)a) ( confusión) mess (colloq)b) ( alboroto) racket (colloq)7) (Chi) ( embotellamiento) traffic jam; (en conducto, canal) blockage* * *taco11 = wadge.Ex: By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.
taco22 = cleat.Nota: De suela de zapato deportivo.Ex: Players commonly bring their sports shoes with cleats or spikes, along with a pair of walking shoes to wear normally.
* cortado en tacos = diced.* tacos de salida = starting blocks.taco33 = expletive.Ex: Other concerns involve disturbing portrayals of the supernatural, often with negative religious overtones, and the use of mild profanity or other expletives.
* * *Afue una fiesta a todo taco it was a tremendous party ( colloq)pone la música a todo taco she puts the music on full blast2 (de billetes) book; (de folletos) wad3 ( Esp) (de queso, jamón) cubeCompuesto:starting blockB1 (en el billar) cueC2 (CS, Per) (tacón) heelzapatos de taco bajo or chato low-heeled o flat shoesde taco alto high-heeledno me/le llevó ni en los tacos ( Chi fam); she didn't take the slightest notice o ( BrE) a blind bit of notice of me/him ( colloq)Compuestos:● taco aguja or alfiler(CS) spike heel, stiletto (heel) ( BrE)( Arg) wedge heel( Chi) wedge heelD1 ( Coc) tacohacerse taco ( Méx); to wrap (oneself) uphacer taco a algn ( Méx); to wrap sb uphicieron taco al bebé con una cobija they wrapped o bundled the baby up in a blanketdarse taco ( Méx fam): se da mucho taco he really thinks he's it ( colloq), he really fancies himself ( BrE colloq)Compuesto:soltó un taco she swore1 (confusión) mess ( colloq)ya tiene 40 tacos he's already 40, he's already passed the 40 mark o reached the big four-oh ( colloq)le cayeron 15 tacos he got 15 years ( colloq)I ( Chi)1 (embotellamiento) traffic jam2 (en un conducto, canal) blockage* * *
taco sustantivo masculino
1
( para tornillo) Rawl® (AmE), Rawplug® (BrE)
( de folletos) wad;
(de queso, jamón) (Esp) cube
2
3
◊ zapatos de taco alto/bajo high-heeled/low-heeled o flat shoes
4a) (Coc) taco
5 (Esp fam) ( palabrota) swearword;
6 (Chi) ( embotellamiento) traffic jam
taco sustantivo masculino
1 (de billetes, papeles) wad
(de entradas) book
2 Dep (de bota) stud, US cleat
3 (de billar) cue
4 (de tortilla, jamón, etc) cube
5 LAm (comida mejicana) taco
6 fam (jaleo, follón) hubbub, racket
7 familiar (palabra malsonante) swearword
8 familiar tacos, (años) tiene veinte tacos, he's twenty (years old)
♦ Locuciones: hacerse o armarse un taco, to get into a mess
' taco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
montón
- calendario
English:
book
- cue
- curse
- starting block
- stud
- block
- heel
- high
- stiletto
- swear
* * *taco nm1. [tarugo] plug;[para tornillo] = tubular plug for fixing screws, Br Rawlplug®; [en calzado deportivo] stud2. [cuña] wedgetacos de salida [en atletismo] starting block3. [montón] [de billetes de banco] wad;[de billetes de autobús, metro] book; [de hojas] pile, stack4. [de billar] cuejamón/queso (cortado) en tacos diced ham/cheesedecir tacos to sweararmarse un taco (con algo) to get into a muddle (over sth);armar el taco [triunfar] to bring the house downtiene un taco de dinero she's got loads of money, she's loaded10. [tortilla de maíz] taco;Méx Fama mí, mis tacos I mind my own business;Méx Famdarse taco to show off;Méx Famecharse un taco de ojo to get an eyeful;Méx Famhacerse taco to wrap up (warm);Méx Famhacer taco a alguien to wrap sb up;Méx Famponerle mucha crema a los tacos to exaggerate12. Andes, RP [tacón] heel;zapatos de taco alto high heels, high-heeled shoes;zapatos de taco bajo low-heeled shoestaco aguja stiletto heel;taco chino wedge heel;taco corrido wedge heel;taco tanque wedge heel* * *m1 fam ( palabrota) swearword;soltar odecir un taco swear, utter an oath2 L.Am.de zapato heel4 DEP stud5:armar un taco fam cause trouble* * *taco nm1) : wad, stopper, plug2) : pad (of paper)3) : cleat4) : heel (of a shoe)5) : cue (in billiards)6) : light snack, bite7) : taco* * *taco n1. (trozo de queso, jamón, etc) cube / piece¿te apetecen unos tacos de jamón? do you fancy some pieces of ham?2. (de botas) stud3. (cuña) wedgepuse un taco debajo de la mesa para que no se moviera I put a wedge under the table so that it didn't move4. (palabrota) swearword -
12 caravana
f.1 caravan (British), trailer (United States).2 caravan.3 tailback (British), backup (United States) (of cars).4 trailer, camper, van, mobile home.5 earring.6 reverence, bow.7 group of travelers journeying through the desert.8 camping ground.* * *1 (expedición) caravan2 (atasco) traffic jam, tailback3 (remolque) caravan, US trailer* * *noun f.1) convoy2) caravan3) trailer* * *SF1) (Aut) [de camiones, coches] convoy; (=atasco) tailback, line of traffic (EEUU)las caravanas que se forman en el camino de la playa — the tailbacks of traffic heading for the beach
2) (=remolque) caravan, trailer (EEUU)3) ( Hist) caravan4) Caribe (=trampa) bird trap5) Méx (=cortesía) flattering remark, complimentbailar o correr o hacer la caravana a algn — to overdo the compliments with sb
* * *1)a) ( de tráfico - retención) backup (AmE) tailback (BrE); (- hilera) convoyhabía una gran caravana a la entrada de la ciudad — there was a huge backup (AmE) o (BrE) tailback on the approach to the city
b) ( remolque) trailer (AmE), caravan (BrE)2) (Méx) ( reverencia) bowhacer caravana con sombrero ajeno — (fam) to claim credit for somebody else's achievements
* * *1)a) ( de tráfico - retención) backup (AmE) tailback (BrE); (- hilera) convoyhabía una gran caravana a la entrada de la ciudad — there was a huge backup (AmE) o (BrE) tailback on the approach to the city
b) ( remolque) trailer (AmE), caravan (BrE)2) (Méx) ( reverencia) bowhacer caravana con sombrero ajeno — (fam) to claim credit for somebody else's achievements
* * *caravana11 = caravan, house trailer.Ex: The same authority also experimented for a number of years with a mobile consumer advice caravan which travelled a fortnightly rota of small market towns = El mismo organismo responsable también experimentó durante varios años con una caravana ambulante de información al consumidor que recorría las poblaciones con mercado ambulante quincenalmente.
Ex: The case of an arson fire that destroyed a house trailer and motorhome in Forestburg has been finally cracked.* camping para caravanas = caravan site.* caravana fija = mobile home.caravana22 = convoy, caravan.Ex: In order to execute this mammoth task, the route to the theatre was completely cleared immediately before the convoy set off.
Ex: Shipments of these goods arrive on caravans that travel on moonless nights to evade the searchlights of low-flying helicopters.* caravana de tráfico = tailback.* ir en caravana = go in + (a) convoy.* ruta de caravanas = caravan route.* * *Afuimos en caravana por la carretera we drove along in (a) convoyhabía una gran caravana a la entrada de la ciudad there was a huge backup ( AmE) o ( BrE) tailback on the approach to the cityuna larga caravana siguió al equipo desde el aeropuerto a long motorcade followed the team from the airportB (Ur) (pendiente) earringC ( Méx) (reverencia) bow* * *
caravana sustantivo femenino
1
(— hilera) convoy;
2 (Méx) ( reverencia) bow
caravana sustantivo femenino
1 (de camellos) caravan
(de coches en carretera) tailback, US backup
2 (remolque, roulotte) caravan
' caravana' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
arrastrar
English:
camper
- caravan
- pull
- RV
- tail back
- tailback
- traffic jam
- ear
- mobile
- tail
- trailer
* * *caravana nf1. [remolque] Br caravan, US trailer2. [de camellos] caravan;[de carromatos] wagon train;la caravana presidencial the presidential motorcade;una caravana humanitaria an aid convoy3. [atasco] Br tailback, US backup;* * *f1 ( remolque) trailer, Brcaravan2 de tráfico traffic jam, Brqueue of traffic3 Méx ( reverencia) bow* * *caravana nf1) : caravan2) : convoy, motorcade3) remolque: trailer* * *caravana n1. (remolque) caravan2. (atasco) traffic jam -
13 atochamiento
SM Cono Sur traffic jam* * ** * ** * *( Chi)1 (de vehículos) traffic jam, tailback2 (de mercaderías) backlog, build-up3 (de personas) crush* * *atochamiento nmChile1. [de autos] traffic jam2. [de personas] crush;la gran cantidad de usuarios provocó un atochamiento en la red the large number of users jammed the network -
14 congestión
f.1 congestion.2 congestion, hyperemia, accumulation of blood in an organ.* * *1 congestion\congestión cerebral stroke* * *SF congestion* * *femenino congestion* * *= congestion, gridlock, traffic jam.Ex. The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.Ex. In the short term, technological advances will not solve the problems of information saturation and electronic gridlock on the Internet.Ex. Compressed image formats such as BMP, DIB, TIFF, GIF and JPEG, have been designed to reduce traffic jams on the information highway.----* congestión de pecho = chest congestion.* congestión de tráfico = traffic congestion, gridlock traffic.* congestión nasal = nasal congestion.* * *femenino congestion* * *= congestion, gridlock, traffic jam.Ex: The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.
Ex: In the short term, technological advances will not solve the problems of information saturation and electronic gridlock on the Internet.Ex: Compressed image formats such as BMP, DIB, TIFF, GIF and JPEG, have been designed to reduce traffic jams on the information highway.* congestión de pecho = chest congestion.* congestión de tráfico = traffic congestion, gridlock traffic.* congestión nasal = nasal congestion.* * *1 ( Med) congestion2 (del tráfico) congestion* * *
congestión sustantivo femenino
congestion
congestión sustantivo femenino congestion
' congestión' also found in these entries:
English:
congestion
* * *congestión nf1. [de nariz, pulmones] congestion;tengo congestión nasal I've got a blocked nose2. [de tráfico] congestion* * *f MED congestion* * * -
15 retención
f.retention, detention, keeping back, stoppage.* * *1 (gen) retention2 FINANZAS withholding, deduction3 (de tráfico) traffic jam, (traffic) hold-up\retención de haberes stoppages plural* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=contención) retentionretención de tráfico — traffic delay, traffic hold-up
2) (Econ) deduction, stoppage3) (Med) retention4) (Telec) hold facility* * *1) ( de información) withholding, keeping back; (de pasaporte, tarjeta) retention; (Fin, Fisco) deduction, withholding (AmE), stoppage (BrE)2) ( de preso) holding, detaining3) (de calor, carga, líquidos) retention* * *= withholding, retention, accrual.Ex. Her article examines the problems of 'suffocation by the overproduction of information' and 'the withholding of information by new technologies'.Ex. Even in prisons nowadays the enlightened gaoler aims at more than custodial retention: he aims at education.Ex. Calcium and possibly vitamin D intake throughout childhood and adolescence may enhance bone mineral accrual.----* calendario de retenciones = retention schedule.* capacidad de retención = holding power.* derecho de retención = lien.* fecha de retención = retention date.* plan de retención = retention plan.* política de retenciones = retention policy.* retención de IRPF = payroll tax.* retención y envío = store-and-forward.* valor de retención = retention value.* * *1) ( de información) withholding, keeping back; (de pasaporte, tarjeta) retention; (Fin, Fisco) deduction, withholding (AmE), stoppage (BrE)2) ( de preso) holding, detaining3) (de calor, carga, líquidos) retention* * *= withholding, retention, accrual.Ex: Her article examines the problems of 'suffocation by the overproduction of information' and 'the withholding of information by new technologies'.
Ex: Even in prisons nowadays the enlightened gaoler aims at more than custodial retention: he aims at education.Ex: Calcium and possibly vitamin D intake throughout childhood and adolescence may enhance bone mineral accrual.* calendario de retenciones = retention schedule.* capacidad de retención = holding power.* derecho de retención = lien.* fecha de retención = retention date.* plan de retención = retention plan.* política de retenciones = retention policy.* retención de IRPF = payroll tax.* retención y envío = store-and-forward.* valor de retención = retention value.* * *A1 (de información) withholding, keeping back2 (de un pasaporte, una tarjeta) retentionlas retenciones que me hacen del sueldo the money that is deducted o ( AmE) withheld from my salaryB1 (de un preso) holding, detaining2 ( Auto) holdup, jamC1 (de calor, de una carga) retention2 (de orina, líquidos) retentionD (acción de recordar) retention* * *
retención sustantivo femenino
1 retention
2 (de sueldo, capital) deduction, withholding
3 (de vehículos) holdup, delay: hay retenciones en el centro (de la ciudad), there are traffic delays downtown
4 Med retention
' retención' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
contención
- caravana
English:
deduction
- retention
- stoppage
* * *retención nf1. [en comisaría] detention2. [en el sueldo] deduction;las retenciones fiscales han disminuido the amount of tax deducted from wages at source has gone down3. [de tráfico] hold-up, delay4. Med retention* * *f1 MED retention2 de persona detention* * *1) : retention2) : deduction, withholding -
16 tranca
f.1 bar.poner una tranca en la puerta to bar the door2 cudgel, stick (weapon).3 locking bar, bar.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: trancar.* * *1 (palo) club, cudgel2 (para puertas etc) bar3 familiar (borrachera) binge, skinful\a trancas y barrancas familiar with great difficultycoger una tranca / pillar una tranca familiar to get plastered, get drunk* * *noun m.* * *SF1) [de puerta, ventana] bar2) (=garrote) cudgel, club3) esp LAm* (=borrachera)5) Cono Sur [de escopeta] safety catch6) Caribe dollar, peso7) Caribe (Aut) traffic jam8) Cono Sur * (=complejo) complex, neurosis* * *1)a) (de puerta, ventana) barb) ( palo) cudgel, cluba trancas y barrancas — (fam) with great difficulty
2) (esp AmL fam) ( borrachera) bender (colloq)pegarse or agarrarse una tranca — to get plastered o smashed (colloq)
3) (Ven fam) (Auto) holdup, tailback* * *----* a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.* avanzar a trancas y barrancas = flounder, grind on.* * *1)a) (de puerta, ventana) barb) ( palo) cudgel, cluba trancas y barrancas — (fam) with great difficulty
2) (esp AmL fam) ( borrachera) bender (colloq)pegarse or agarrarse una tranca — to get plastered o smashed (colloq)
3) (Ven fam) (Auto) holdup, tailback* * ** a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.* avanzar a trancas y barrancas = flounder, grind on.* * *A1 (de una puerta, ventana) barpasar la tranca a la puerta to bar the door2 (palo) cudgel, cluba trancas y barrancas or ( Col) a trancas y mochas ( fam); with great difficulty, after a lot of problemspegarse or agarrarse una tranca to get plastered o smashed ( colloq)* * *
tranca sustantivo femenino
1
2 (esp AmL fam) ( borrachera) bender (colloq);◊ agarrarse una tranca to get plastered o smashed (colloq)
3 (Ven fam) (Auto) holdup, tailback
tranca sustantivo femenino
1 (palo grueso, garrote) cudgel
2 (para una puerta, ventana) bar
3 (borrachera) binge
♦ Locuciones: familiar a trancas y barrancas, with great difficulty
' tranca' also found in these entries:
English:
bar
* * *tranca nf1. [de puerta] bar;poner una tranca en la puerta to bar the door;Fama trancas y barrancas with great difficulty;terminó la carrera a trancas y barrancas he finished his degree, but it was a struggle2. [arma] cudgel, stick* * *f1 de puerta bar;a trancas y barrancas with great difficulty2 ( borrachera):llevaba una tranca increíble fam he was wasted fam osmashed fam* * *tranca nf1) : stick, club2) : bar, crossbar -
17 tráfico
m.1 traffic, circulation.2 trade, dealing, traffic.3 traffic jam.4 drug trafficking, dealing of drugs, selling of drugs.* * *1 AUTOMÓVIL traffic2 COMERCIO traffic, trade\tráfico de drogas drug traffictráfico de influencias PLÍTICA influence peddlingtráfico rodado road traffic* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (Aut, Ferro) trafficaccidente de tráfico — road accident, traffic accident
tráfico rodado — road traffic, vehicular traffic
3) (=negocio) trade; pey traffic (en in)tráfico de drogas, tráfico de estupefacientes — drug traffic
tráfico de influencias — peddling of political favours o (EEUU) favors
4) LAm (=tránsito) transit, passage* * *1) ( de vehículos) traffic2) ( de mercancías) tradetráfico de armas — arms trade o dealing
tráfico de drogas — drug dealing o trafficking
•* * *= traffic, trafficking, traffic, traffic stream.Ex. Above all, we specified a variety of reader places and that all traffic in and out of the library be controlled from one point.Ex. The author calls for state and federal laws to make the trafficking in fraudulently obtained subscriber IDs and Passwords.Ex. She wrote for the daily press on the manners and morals of society, on the plight of London's working women and children, and on the international traffic in women.Ex. But two Wharton researchers explain why high traffic streams to a website need not necessarily mean an increase in business.----* accidente de tráfico = car accident, road accident, traffic accident, car crash.* accidente mortal de tráfico = fatal car accident, fatal road accident.* atasco de tráfico = tailback.* caravana de tráfico = tailback.* cola de tráfico = tailback.* congestionado de tráfico = gridlocked.* congestión de tráfico = traffic congestion, gridlock traffic.* cono de tráfico = traffic cone, warning cone.* controlador de tráfico aéreo = air traffic controller.* flujo de tráfico = traffic flow.* informe de tráfico = traffic report.* infracción de tráfico = traffic violation.* infractor de tráfico = scofflaw.* medida de ralentización del tráfico = traffic calming measure.* multa de tráfico = traffic ticket.* panel luminoso de información de tráfico = variable road sign.* panel luminoso de tráfico = variable road sign.* policía de tráfico = traffic officer, highway patrol, traffic cop.* ralentización del tráfico = traffic calming.* señal de tráfico = road sign.* señalización del tráfico ferroviario = railway signalling.* señalización de tráfico = road signage.* tráfico a motor = motor traffic.* tráfico congestionado = traffic congestion, gridlock traffic.* tráfico costero = coastal traffic.* tráfico de armas = trafficking in arms, arms trafficking.* tráfico de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.* tráfico de drogas = trafficking in drugs, drug traffic, drug trafficking, drug trade.* tráfico de influencias = spoils system, nepotism.* tráfico de información = data traffic.* tráfico de la web = Web traffic.* tráfico de mujeres = trafficking in women.* tráfico de niños = trafficking in children.* tráfico de personas = foot fall.* tráfico de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.* tráfico ferroviario = train traffic.* tráfico ilegal de drogas = illicit drug trafficking.* tráfico intenso = heavy traffic.* tráfico pesado = heavy traffic.* * *1) ( de vehículos) traffic2) ( de mercancías) tradetráfico de armas — arms trade o dealing
tráfico de drogas — drug dealing o trafficking
•* * *= traffic, trafficking, traffic, traffic stream.Ex: Above all, we specified a variety of reader places and that all traffic in and out of the library be controlled from one point.
Ex: The author calls for state and federal laws to make the trafficking in fraudulently obtained subscriber IDs and Passwords.Ex: She wrote for the daily press on the manners and morals of society, on the plight of London's working women and children, and on the international traffic in women.Ex: But two Wharton researchers explain why high traffic streams to a website need not necessarily mean an increase in business.* accidente de tráfico = car accident, road accident, traffic accident, car crash.* accidente mortal de tráfico = fatal car accident, fatal road accident.* atasco de tráfico = tailback.* caravana de tráfico = tailback.* cola de tráfico = tailback.* congestionado de tráfico = gridlocked.* congestión de tráfico = traffic congestion, gridlock traffic.* cono de tráfico = traffic cone, warning cone.* controlador de tráfico aéreo = air traffic controller.* flujo de tráfico = traffic flow.* informe de tráfico = traffic report.* infracción de tráfico = traffic violation.* infractor de tráfico = scofflaw.* medida de ralentización del tráfico = traffic calming measure.* multa de tráfico = traffic ticket.* panel luminoso de información de tráfico = variable road sign.* panel luminoso de tráfico = variable road sign.* policía de tráfico = traffic officer, highway patrol, traffic cop.* ralentización del tráfico = traffic calming.* señal de tráfico = road sign.* señalización del tráfico ferroviario = railway signalling.* señalización de tráfico = road signage.* tráfico a motor = motor traffic.* tráfico congestionado = traffic congestion, gridlock traffic.* tráfico costero = coastal traffic.* tráfico de armas = trafficking in arms, arms trafficking.* tráfico de datos de un modo intermitente = bursty traffic.* tráfico de drogas = trafficking in drugs, drug traffic, drug trafficking, drug trade.* tráfico de influencias = spoils system, nepotism.* tráfico de información = data traffic.* tráfico de la web = Web traffic.* tráfico de mujeres = trafficking in women.* tráfico de niños = trafficking in children.* tráfico de personas = foot fall.* tráfico de seres humanos = trafficking in human beings.* tráfico ferroviario = train traffic.* tráfico ilegal de drogas = illicit drug trafficking.* tráfico intenso = heavy traffic.* tráfico pesado = heavy traffic.* * *A (de vehículos) trafficaccidente de tráfico road accidentparar el tráfico ( fam): llevaba un vestido que paraba el tráfico she was wearing a very eyecatching dress, the dress she was wearing turned a few heads o ( AmE) stopped the traffic ( colloq)su primo es de los que paran el tráfico his cousin is a real stunner ( colloq)Compuestos:air trafficshippingroad traffic, vehicular traffic ( frml)B (de mercancías) tradetráfico de armas arms trade o dealingacusados de tráfico de drogas accused of drug dealing o traffickingtráfico de esclavos slave trade, traffic in slavesCompuesto:influence peddling, spoils system ( AmE)* * *
Del verbo traficar: ( conjugate traficar)
trafico es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
traficó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple 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
* * *tráfico nm1. [de vehículos] traffic;una carretera cortada al tráfico a road closed to traffic;infracción de tráfico driving offencetráfico aéreo air traffic;tráfico marítimo maritime traffic;tráfico de mercancías freight traffic;tráfico rodado road traffic2. [comercio] traffic;luchar contra el tráfico ilegal de inmigrantes to fight the illegal trade in immigrantstráfico de armas arms dealing o trafficking;tráfico de drogas drug dealing o trafficking;el tráfico de esclavos the slave trade;tráfico de estupefacientes drug trafficking o dealing;tráfico de influencias influence peddling, US graft;tráfico sexual sex trafficking* * *m traffic* * *tráfico nm1) : trade2) : traffic* * *tráfico n traffic -
18 atracadera
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19 taponamiento
m.1 tamponage (medicine).2 plugging (mechanics).3 packing.* * *1 plugging, obturation* * *a) ( de cañería) blockageb) (Med) pluggingc) (Col, RPl) (Auto) ( embotellamiento) traffic jam, tailback (BrE)* * *a) ( de cañería) blockageb) (Med) pluggingc) (Col, RPl) (Auto) ( embotellamiento) traffic jam, tailback (BrE)* * *1 (de una cañería) blockage2 ( Med) plugging* * *
taponamiento m Med tamponage
* * *taponamiento nm1. [de tubo] blockage;este taponamiento de oídos me da dolor de cabeza my ears are blocked and it's giving me a headache2. [de herida] staunching -
20 chupar
v.1 to suck.2 to soak up.3 to booze, to tipple (informal) (to drink). ( Latin American Spanish)* * *1 to suck2 (absorber) to absorb, soak up, suck up3 (hacienda) to drain, sponge on4 familiar (aprovecharse) to milk1 to suck1 (consumirse) to grow thin, waste away2 familiar (aguantar) to put up with\chuparle la sangre a alguien to bleed somebody drychuparse los dedos to lick one's fingers¡chúpate ésa! familiar stick that in your pipe and smoke it!está para chuparse los dedos familiar it's really mouthwatering, it's fingerlicking good* * *verb1) to suck2) puff on3) absorb* * *1. VT1) (=succionar) [+ biberón, caramelo, bolígrafo] to suck; [+ pipa] to puff at, puff onchupó lo que pudo mientras estuvo en la organización — he milked the organization for all he could while he was there
- chupar cámara- chupar el balón2) * (=aguantar) to put up with, take3) [planta] [+ agua] to absorb, take in, take up4) * (=beber) to drink, knock back *5)chupársela a algn — *** to suck sb off ***
2.VI to suck3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( extraer) <sangre/savia> to suckb) <biberón/chupete> to suck (on); <naranja/caramelo> to suck; <pipa/cigarrillo> to puff onc) (AmL fam) ( beber) to drink2) (fam) < dinero> (+ me/te/le etc)2.chupar via) bebé/cría to suckleb) (AmL fam) ( beber) to booze (colloq)3.chuparse v pron1) < dedo> to suckchúpate ésa! — (fam) so there! (colloq)
2) (Esp fam) ( soportar)me chupé tres conferencias/una caravana enorme — I had to sit through three lectures/sit in a huge traffic jam for ages
3) (Andes fam) ( inhibirse) to chicken out (colloq)* * *= suck, siphon [syphon], suck up.Ex. Small opening windows provide fresh air from the sides of the roof, the ceiling fans sucking air into the clerestory and down to the saloon.Ex. You have to have a different mindset when you think about the possibility of an ex-employee or contractor sitting out in the car park late one night, with his laptop siphoning the company's data.Ex. Cinder blocks do suck up paint quickly but mine are light because I only used the left over paint from the walls.----* chupando rueda de = on the coattails of.* chupar de la teta = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s), feather + Posesivo/the + nest.* chupar del bote = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s), feather + Posesivo/the + nest.* chupar la sangre = suck + wealth.* chupar rueda de = cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.* chuparse el dedo = suck + Posesivo + thumb.* ¡chúpate esa! = eat your heart out!.* estar chupado = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be a snap, be duck soup.* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( extraer) <sangre/savia> to suckb) <biberón/chupete> to suck (on); <naranja/caramelo> to suck; <pipa/cigarrillo> to puff onc) (AmL fam) ( beber) to drink2) (fam) < dinero> (+ me/te/le etc)2.chupar via) bebé/cría to suckleb) (AmL fam) ( beber) to booze (colloq)3.chuparse v pron1) < dedo> to suckchúpate ésa! — (fam) so there! (colloq)
2) (Esp fam) ( soportar)me chupé tres conferencias/una caravana enorme — I had to sit through three lectures/sit in a huge traffic jam for ages
3) (Andes fam) ( inhibirse) to chicken out (colloq)* * *= suck, siphon [syphon], suck up.Ex: Small opening windows provide fresh air from the sides of the roof, the ceiling fans sucking air into the clerestory and down to the saloon.
Ex: You have to have a different mindset when you think about the possibility of an ex-employee or contractor sitting out in the car park late one night, with his laptop siphoning the company's data.Ex: Cinder blocks do suck up paint quickly but mine are light because I only used the left over paint from the walls.* chupando rueda de = on the coattails of.* chupar de la teta = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s), feather + Posesivo/the + nest.* chupar del bote = line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s), feather + Posesivo/the + nest.* chupar la sangre = suck + wealth.* chupar rueda de = cash in on, ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.* chuparse el dedo = suck + Posesivo + thumb.* ¡chúpate esa! = eat your heart out!.* estar chupado = be a cinch, be a doddle, be a breeze, be a picnic, be a snap, be duck soup.* para chuparse los dedos = scrumptious, yummy [yummier -comp., yummiest -sup.].* * *chupar [A1 ]vtA1 ‹biberón/chupete/teta› to suck, suck on; ‹naranja› to suck2 ‹caramelo› to suck3 ‹pipa› to suck on, puff on; ‹cigarrillo› to puff at o on4 (absorber) to absorblos polvos de talco chupan la grasa talcum powder absorbs greaseun papel que chupa la tinta paper which absorbs o soaks up inkse pasaron la noche chupando whisky they spent the night drinking whiskey o ( colloq) knocking back the whiskeyB1( Esp fam) ‹televisión› están todo el día chupando televisión they spend the whole day glued to o in front of o watching the television2( RPl) ‹frío› ¿qué hacés ahí chupando frío? what are you doing out there getting cold?3 ( fam):chupó un viaje pagado a Nueva York he wangled a free trip to New York ( colloq)(+ me/te/le etc): siempre les está chupando dinero a sus padres she's always getting cash out of her parents ( colloq)los socios le están chupando todo el dinero his associates are milking him dry ( colloq)■ chuparvi1 «bebé/cría» to suckle■ chuparseA ‹dedo› to suckB ( fam)(soportar): esta semana me he chupado tres conferencias I've had to sit through o suffer three lectures this weektuvimos que chuparnos una enorme caravana we had to sit in a huge jam o backup ( AmE) o ( BrE) tailbackC* * *
chupar ( conjugate chupar) verbo transitivo
‹naranja/caramelo› to suck;
‹pipa/cigarrillo› to puff on
verbo intransitivo
chuparse verbo pronominal ‹ dedo› to suck
chupar
I verbo transitivo
1 (sacar líquido de algo) to suck
2 (lamer) to lick
3 (absorber un líquido) to soak up, absorb
II verbo intransitivo to suck
' chupar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bote
- sangre
- pastilla
English:
suck
- guzzle
* * *♦ vt1. [succionar] to suck;[lamer] to lick; [fumar] to puff at; Vulgchuparle la polla a alguien to go down on sb, to give sb a blowjob2. [absorber] to soak up;esta bayeta chupa el agua muy bien this cloth really soaks up the wateresa mujer le está chupando la sangre that woman is bleeding him dry4. Fam [abusar de]cuando fue presidente, chupó lo que pudo when he was president, he feathered his own nest as much as he could;chupar banquillo [en partido] to be confined to the bench;le gusta chupar cámara he likes to hog the camera;chupar la pelota to hog the ball;chupar rueda [en motociclismo] to slipstream;[en ciclismo] to tag on behind another cyclist, to slipstreamme tuve que chupar un viaje en autobús de cuatro horas I was stuck with a four-hour bus journey♦ vi1. [succionar] to suck;Famchupar del bote to feather one's nest* * *I v/t1 suck2 ( absorber) soak up;II v/i:chupar del bote fam line one’s pockets* * *chupar vt1) : to suck2) : to absorb3) : to puff onchupar vi: to suckle* * *chupar vb1. (caramelo etc) to suck2. (helado) to lick3. (lápiz) to chew4. (cigarrillo) to puff5. (planta) to soak up
См. также в других словарях:
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traffic jam — traffic .jam n a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move or can only move very slowly ▪ We were stuck in a traffic jam for two hours … Dictionary of contemporary English
traffic jam — traffic ,jam noun count a line of vehicles waiting behind something that is blocking the street: We were stuck in a traffic jam … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
traffic jam — traffic jams N COUNT A traffic jam is a long line of vehicles that cannot move forward because there is too much traffic, or because the road is blocked by something … English dictionary
traffic jam — traffic that is not moving, many vehicles on one road I was late for class because of a traffic jam. Honest! … English idioms
traffic jam — ► NOUN ▪ a line or lines of traffic at or virtually at a standstill … English terms dictionary
traffic jam — noun a number of vehicles blocking one another until they can scarcely move • Syn: ↑snarl up • Hypernyms: ↑crush, ↑jam, ↑press • Hyponyms: ↑gridlock * * * noun, pl ⋯ jams [count] … Useful english dictionary
traffic jam — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms traffic jam : singular traffic jam plural traffic jams a line of vehicles waiting behind something that is blocking the road We were stuck in a traffic jam … English dictionary
traffic jam — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ huge, massive VERB + TRAFFIC JAM ▪ be/get caught in, be/get stuck in, sit in ▪ Our bus was caught in a traffic jam and arrived late … Collocations dictionary
traffic jam — noun (C) a long line of vehicles on a road that cannot move, or that can only move very slowly: We were stuck in a traffic jam on the freeway for two hours … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
traffic jam — traffic jammed, adj. jam1 (def. 16). * * * … Universalium