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1 troubled waters
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2 to pour oil on troubled waters
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3 to fish in troubled waters
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4 fish in troubled waters
English-Spanish proverbs dictionary > fish in troubled waters
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5 oil
oil
1. noun(a usually thick liquid that will not mix with water, obtained from plants, animals and minerals: olive oil; whale oil; vegetable oil; cooking oil; He put some oil on the hinges of the door; The car's engine is in need of oil.) aceite; petróleo
2. verb(to put oil on or into: The machine will work better if it's oiled.) engrasar, lubricar- oils- oily
- oilfield
- oil paint
- oil painting
- oil palm
- oil-rig
- oil-tanker
- oil-well
- strike oil
oil1 n1. petróleo2. aceiteoil2 vb lubricartr[ɔɪl]1 (gen) aceite nombre masculino2 (petroleum) petróleo3 SMALLART/SMALL (painting) óleo, pintura al óleo1 engrasar, lubricar, lubrificar1 (paints) óleo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be no oil painting no ser ninguna bellezato oil somebody's palm untar la mano a alguiento oil the wheels preparar el terrenoto pour oil on troubled waters templar los ánimosoil drum bidón nombre masculinooil gauge indicador nombre masculino del nivel de aceiteoil gun pistola de engraseoil industry industria petroleraoil lamp lámpara de aceiteoil painting cuadro al óleo, óleooil rig plataforma petrolíferaoil slick marea negraoil tanker petrolerooil well pozo petrolíferooil ['ɔɪl] vt: lubricar, engrasar, aceitaroil n1) : aceite m2) petroleum: petróleo madj.• petrolero, -a adj.n.• aceite s.m.• petróleo s.m.• óleo s.m.v.• aceitar v.• engrasar v.• lubricar v.• lubrificar v.• untar v.
I ɔɪl1) ua) ( petroleum) petróleo mto strike oil — (colloq) dar* con una mina de oro or con la gallina de los huevos de oro (fam); (lit: reach oil) encontrar* petróleo; (before n)
oil refinery — refinería f de petróleo
oil tanker — ( ship) petrolero m; ( truck) camión m cisterna ( para petróleo)
b) ( lubricant) aceite mc) ( fuel oil) fuel-oil m, gasoil md) (for domestic lamps, stoves) queroseno m, kerosene m, parafina f (AmL)to burn the midnight oil — quemarse las cejas
2) u c ( Culin) aceite m3)a) c ( painting) óleo m
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transitive verb \<\<machine/hinge\>\> lubricar*, aceitar, engrasar; \<\<wood/bat\>\> darle* aceite a[ɔɪl]1. N1) (also Aut) aceite m; (=holy oil) crisma f, santo óleo mto check the oil — (Aut etc) revisar el nivel del aceite
- pour oil on troubled waters- pour oil on the flamesmidnight2) (Geol) (as mineral) petróleo mto strike oil — encontrar petróleo; (fig) encontrar un filón
3) (Art) óleo m2.VT lubricar, engrasar- oil the wheels- be well oiled3.CPDoil change N — (Aut) cambio m de aceite
oil colours NPL — (Art) óleos mpl
oil deposits NPL — (Geol) yacimientos mpl de petróleo
oil embargo N — embargo m petrolífero
oil filter N — (Aut) filtro m de aceite
oil gauge N — (Aut) indicador m de(l) aceite
oil industry N — industria f del petróleo
oil paint N — (Art) óleo m, pintura f al óleo
oil painting N — (Art) pintura f al óleo
oil pipeline N — oleoducto m
oil platform N — plataforma f petrolífera
oil pollution N — contaminación f petrolífera
oil pressure N — (Aut) presión f del aceite
oil refinery N — refinería f de petróleo
= oil slickoil spill N — (=act) fuga f de petróleo (=substance)
oil stove N — (for cooking) cocina f de petróleo; (for heating) estufa f de petróleo
oil tanker N — petrolero m
oil terminal N — terminal f petrolífera
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I [ɔɪl]1) ua) ( petroleum) petróleo mto strike oil — (colloq) dar* con una mina de oro or con la gallina de los huevos de oro (fam); (lit: reach oil) encontrar* petróleo; (before n)
oil refinery — refinería f de petróleo
oil tanker — ( ship) petrolero m; ( truck) camión m cisterna ( para petróleo)
b) ( lubricant) aceite mc) ( fuel oil) fuel-oil m, gasoil md) (for domestic lamps, stoves) queroseno m, kerosene m, parafina f (AmL)to burn the midnight oil — quemarse las cejas
2) u c ( Culin) aceite m3)a) c ( painting) óleo m
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transitive verb \<\<machine/hinge\>\> lubricar*, aceitar, engrasar; \<\<wood/bat\>\> darle* aceite a -
6 fish
plurals; see fishfish1 n1. pez2. pescadofish2 vb pescartr[fɪʃ]1 pez nombre masculino■ did you catch any fish? ¿pescaste algo?2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL pescado1 pescar en1 pescar ( for, -)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlike a fish out of water como pez fuera del agua, como gallo en corral ajenoto drink like a fish beber como una esponjato have other fish to fry tener cosas más importantes que hacerthere are plenty of other fish in the sea hay mucho más donde elegirfish and chips pescado con patatasfish cake ≈ croqueta de pescado y patatasfish farm piscifactoríafish shop pescaderíafish slice pala de cocinafish tank peceraodd fish / queer fish tipo rarofish ['fɪʃ] vi1) : pescar2)to fish for seek: buscar, rebuscarto fish for compliments: andar a la caza de cumplidosfish vt: pescarn.• pescado s.m.• pez s.m.v.• pescar v.fɪʃ
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a) c ( Zool) pez mto be a big fish in a little pond — ser* un pez gordo ( en un lugar pequeño)
to drink like a fish — beber como un cosaco (fam), chupar como una esponja (fam)
to have other fish to fry — tener* cosas mejores or más importantes que hacer
to swim like a fish — nadar como un pez; (before n)
fish market — mercado m de pescado
b) u ( Culin) pescado mwet fish — (BrE) pescado m fresco
fish and chips — (esp BrE) pescado m frito con papas or (Esp) patatas fritas
neither fish, flesh, nor fowl — ni chicha ni limonada or limoná (fam)
c) ( person) (colloq)
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a) pescar*to go fishing — ir* de pesca, ir* a pescar
to fish FOR something — \<\<for trout\>\> pescar* algo; \<\<for compliments/information\>\> andar* a la caza de algo
b) ( search) rebuscar*to fish (around) in one's pockets/bag — rebuscar* en los bolsillos/la bolsa
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vta) \<\<cod/mackerel\>\> pescar*b) \<\<river/lake\>\> pescar* enPhrasal Verbs:- fish out[fɪʃ]1. N(pl fish or fishes)- be like a fish out of water2) * (=person) tipo(-a) * m / f, tío(-a) m / f (Sp) *- he's a2.VI pescar; [trawler] faenarto fish for — [+ trout, salmon etc] pescar; [+ compliments, information] andar a la caza de
- fish in troubled waters3.VT [+ river, pond] pescar en; [+ trout, salmon etc] pescar4.CPDfish and chips N — pescado m frito con patatas fritas
fish and chip shop N — tienda de comida rápida principalmente de pescado frito y patatas fritas
fish course N — (plato m de) pescado m
fish factory N — fábrica f de pescado
fish farm N — piscifactoría f, criadero m de peces
fish farmer N — piscicultor(a) m / f
fish farming N — piscicultura f, cría f de peces
fish finger N — (Brit) palito m de pescado empanado
fish knife N — cuchillo m de pescado
fish manure N — abono m de pescado
fish market N — lonja f de pescado (Sp)
fish restaurant N — restaurante m de pescado
fish seller N (US) — = fishmonger
fish shop N — pescadería f
fish slice N — pala f para el pescado
fish stick N — (US) croqueta f de pescado
fish store N — (US) pescadería f
- fish out- fish up* * *[fɪʃ]
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a) c ( Zool) pez mto be a big fish in a little pond — ser* un pez gordo ( en un lugar pequeño)
to drink like a fish — beber como un cosaco (fam), chupar como una esponja (fam)
to have other fish to fry — tener* cosas mejores or más importantes que hacer
to swim like a fish — nadar como un pez; (before n)
fish market — mercado m de pescado
b) u ( Culin) pescado mwet fish — (BrE) pescado m fresco
fish and chips — (esp BrE) pescado m frito con papas or (Esp) patatas fritas
neither fish, flesh, nor fowl — ni chicha ni limonada or limoná (fam)
c) ( person) (colloq)
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a) pescar*to go fishing — ir* de pesca, ir* a pescar
to fish FOR something — \<\<for trout\>\> pescar* algo; \<\<for compliments/information\>\> andar* a la caza de algo
b) ( search) rebuscar*to fish (around) in one's pockets/bag — rebuscar* en los bolsillos/la bolsa
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vta) \<\<cod/mackerel\>\> pescar*b) \<\<river/lake\>\> pescar* enPhrasal Verbs:- fish out -
7 unsettled
1) ((of weather) changeable.) inestable, variable2) (anxious or restless: in an unsettled mood.) agitado, inestabletr[ʌn'setəld]1 (weather) inestable, variable, incierto,-a2 (person) nervioso,-a, intranquilo; (situation) inestable3 (country etc) agitado,-a4 (question, matter) pendiente; (account etc) pendiente, sin saldar5 (land) sin colonizar, sin poblarunsettled [.ʌn'sɛtəld] adj1) changeable: inestable, variableunsettled weather: tiempo inestable2) disturbed: agitado, inquietounsettled waters: aguas agitadas3) undecided: pendiente (dícese de un asunto), indeciso (dícese de una persona)4) unpaid: sin saldar, pendiente5) uninhabited: despoblado, no colonizadoadj.• colgado, -a adj.• incierto, -a adj.• inhabitado, -a adj.• inquieto, -a adj.• no colonizado adj.• pendiente adj.• por pagar adj.• variable adj.'ʌn'setḷd1)b) ( changeable) < weather> inestable2)a) ( undecided) <issue/question/dispute> pendiente (de resolución), sin resolver; < future> inciertob) ( unpaid) <debt/account> pendiente, sin saldar['ʌn'setld]ADJ1) (=uneasy, restless) [person] intranquilo; [sleep, night] agitadohe's feeling unsettled in his job — no está del todo contento or a gusto en su trabajo
2) (=undecided) [matter, question] pendiente, sin resolver3) (=changeable) [weather] inestable, variable; [situation, market] inestable4) (=not populated) [land] sin colonizar5) (=unpaid) [account, bill] pendiente, sin saldar* * *['ʌn'setḷd]1)b) ( changeable) < weather> inestable2)a) ( undecided) <issue/question/dispute> pendiente (de resolución), sin resolver; < future> inciertob) ( unpaid) <debt/account> pendiente, sin saldar
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