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1 Ist das langweilig!
What a drag! -
2 qué divertido
• what a drag• what a laugh• what else• what had happened -
3 qué calamidad
• what a carry on• what a drag -
4 welch eine Plage
what a drag coll. -
5 wie langweilig
what a drag coll. -
6 wie öde
what a drag coll. -
7 rollo
m.1 roll (cilindro).rollo de papel higiénico toilet roll2 reel (Cine) (de película).3 drag, bore (informal) (pesadez, aburrimiento).¡qué rollo! what a bore o drag!un rollo de discurso/tío an incredibly boring speech/guyel rollo de costumbre the same old story¡corta el rollo ya! shut up, you're boring me to death!soltar el rollo to go on and ontener mucho rollo to witter on4 tall story (informal) (embuste).5 stuff (informal) (tema, historia).el rollo ese de la clonación all that stuff about cloning, all that cloning business6 scene (informal) (ambiente, tipo de vida). (peninsular Spanish)el rollo de la droga/de las discotecas the drug/nightclub sceneno me va ese rollo it's not my scene, I'm not into all that7 relationship (informal) (relación). (peninsular Spanish)tener un rollo (con) to have a fling (with)tener buen/mal rollo (con alguien) to get on/not to get on (with somebody)8 roller, curler (para el pelo). (Venezuelan Spanish)9 untrue story.10 scroll, roll of parchment.11 speech, lecture, screed, sermon.12 rouleau.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: rollar.* * *1 (gen) roll; (de cable, alambre) coil2 familiar (michelín) roll of fat3 familiar (aburrimiento) drag, bore, pain■ ¡menudo rollo! how boring!4 familiar (discurso, explicación, etc) long drawn-out speech, boring lecture■ ¡vaya rollo nos soltó! he didn't half go on!\estar en el rollo argot to be with it, be cooltener rollo familiar to go on a lottener buen rollo argot to be chatty, be easy to get on withrollo de papel higiénico roll of toilet paperrollo de primavera COCINA spring rollrollo pastelero rolling pinrollo patatero real bore, real drag* * *noun m.1) roll2) bore* * *1. SM1) (=cilindro) [de tela, papel, cuerda fina, cable fino] roll; [de cuerda gruesa, cable grueso] coil; [de película de cine] reel; [de pergamino] scrollrollo de pelo — Ven curler, hair curler, roller
2) (Culin)a) (tb: rollo pastelero)Esp rolling pinb) [de masa, relleno] (pastry) roll3) (=tronco) logen rollo — whole, uncut
4) * (=michelín) roll of fat, spare tyre * hum¡menudo rollo nos contó tu padre! — what a lecture your dad gave us! iró
¡menudo rollo que tiene! — he's always waffling (on) about something! *
nos vino con un rollo de su familia que no había quien se lo creyera — he spun us a yarn about his family that no one could possibly believe
¡vaya rollo patatero que me estás contando! — you're talking a load of old tosh! **, you're talking a load of baloney! (EEUU) *
corta el rollo y dime exactamente lo que quieres — cut it short * o cut the crap *** and tell me exactly what you want
cortar el rollo a algn —
mejor que le cortes el rollo, que tenemos prisa — don't let him rattle on, we're in a hurry
¡con lo bien que lo estábamos pasando! ¡nos has cortado el rollo! — we were having a great time until you went and spoiled things!
estar de rollo * Esp, Méx —
tirarse el rollo Esp, Méx —
no te tires el rollo conmigo que te conozco — don't give me that spiel *, I know what you're like
6) * (=aburrimiento)¡qué rollo! — what a pain! **
ser un rollo — [discurso, conferencia] to be dead boring *; [persona] to be a bore *, be a pain **
7) ** (=asunto) thingno sabemos de qué va el rollo — we don't know what it's all about o what's going on
8) Esp ** (=ambiente) scene *9) ** (=sensación)•
buen/mal rollo, en sus fiestas siempre hay buen rollo — there's always a good atmosphere at his parties¡qué mal rollo! — what a pain! *
me da buen/mal rollo — I've got a good/nasty o bad feeling about it
¡qué buen rollo me da ese tío! — that guy gives me really good vibes! *
tener un buen/mal rollo con algn — to get on well/badly with sb
10) * (=relación sentimental)2.ADJ INV Esp, Méx * boringno seas rollo, Julián — don't be a bore * o pain **,Julián
* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp fam) boringIIqué tío más rollo! — that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)
1)a) (de papel, tela, película) rollb) (de cable, cuerda) reelc) (fam) ( de gordura) roll of fatd) (Esp) (Coc) tb2)a) (Esp fam) ( cosa aburrida) boreb) (Esp, Méx fam) ( lata)3) (fam)a) ( perorata) speech (colloq), lecture (colloq)todos los días nos suelta or nos echa or (Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo — he gives us the same speech o sermon every day (colloq)
bueno, corta el rollo ya — OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)
b) ( mentira) story4) (Esp arg) ( ambiente) scene (colloq)5)a) (Esp, Méx fam)b) ( asunto) business* * *Iadjetivo invariable (Esp fam) boringIIqué tío más rollo! — that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)
1)a) (de papel, tela, película) rollb) (de cable, cuerda) reelc) (fam) ( de gordura) roll of fatd) (Esp) (Coc) tb2)a) (Esp fam) ( cosa aburrida) boreb) (Esp, Méx fam) ( lata)3) (fam)a) ( perorata) speech (colloq), lecture (colloq)todos los días nos suelta or nos echa or (Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo — he gives us the same speech o sermon every day (colloq)
bueno, corta el rollo ya — OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)
b) ( mentira) story4) (Esp arg) ( ambiente) scene (colloq)5)a) (Esp, Méx fam)b) ( asunto) business* * *rollo12 = roll, roll, coil, roll.Ex: Chapter 6 covers discs, tapes, piano rolls and sound recordings on film.
Ex: For example, bundles, files, volumes or rolls are clearly items because they are physically appropriate for handling.Ex: It was known that alternating current (AC) voltage could be varied by use of induction coils, but no practical coil system had been invented.Ex: The results appear there and then not only on the VDU screen but also on a roll of paper which spills out of the attached printer at a rate of knots.* rollo de acetato = acetate roll.* rollo de papel de cocina = kitchen roll.* rollo de papel higiénico = loo roll.* rollo de papiro = papyrus roll.* rollo de película = roll film.* rollo de pergamino = parchment scroll, roll.* rollo de piano = piano roll.* rollo de toallitas de papel = kitchen roll.* rollos del Mar Muerto, los = Dead Sea Scrolls, the.rollo22 = hassle, shaggy dog story, sales pitch, rigmarole [rigamarole].Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.Ex: President Bush has begun in earnest his sales pitch to America and the rest of the world for missile defence.Ex: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.* buen rollo = good vibes.* ¡corta el rollo! = put a sock in it!.* cortar el rollo = cut to + the chase.* mal rollo = bad vibes.* ¡qué rollo macabeo! = what a palaver!.* rollo amoroso = fling.* rollo barato = soapbox.* rollo de venta = sales pitch, product pitch.* rollo macabeo = soapbox.* rollo político = spin.* rollo publicitario = sales pitch, product pitch.* ser un rollo = stink.* tener un rollo amoroso = have + a fling.* * *¡qué tío más rollo! that guy's such a pain o bore! ( colloq)A1 (de papel, tela) rollun rollo de papel higiénico a roll of toilet paper2 (de película) roll3 (de cable, cuerda) reel4 ( fam) (de gordura) roll of fat51 (cosa aburrida) borelas clases me parecen un rollo the classes bore me to death o are dead boring ( colloq)¡qué rollazo de conferencia! what a boring lecture!un rollo patatero or macabeo ( Esp arg): este programa es un rollo patatero this program is dead boring o is a real turn-off o ( AmE) is lethal ( colloq)2(lata): ¡qué rollo! what a nuisance!, what a pain o drag! ( colloq)este coche es un rollo this car's more trouble than it's worth ( colloq)C ( fam)todos los días nos suelta or nos mete or ( Méx) nos tira or ( Ven) nos arma el mismo rollo he gives us the same speech o sermon every day ( colloq)no me sueltes el rollo, ya sé lo que tengo que hacer you can cut the lecture, I know what I have to do ( colloq)bueno, corta el rollo ya OK, can it, will you? ( AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? ( BrE colloq)2 (cuento, mentira) storynos contó or nos metió un rollo de que había estado enfermo he told o gave us some story about having been illD( Esp): tener rollo: ¡qué rollo tiene este tío! this guy sure does go on! ( colloq), this guy never shuts up! ( colloq)tiene mucho rollo, pero a la hora de la verdad… he talks a lot o ( colloq) he has a big mouth, but when it comes down to it…¡venga, modernízate, que no estás en el rollo! come on, get with it!, you just aren't hip o cool! ( colloq)a mí este rollo no me va this isn't my scene ( colloq)le va mucho el rollo he's really into the scene ( colloq)1(asunto): no sé de qué va el rollo I don't know what's going on o what it's all aboutno me aclaro con el rollo este de los impuestos nuevos I can't make head nor tail of this new tax business ( colloq)es un rollo muy malo, no tienen casa ni trabajo things are looking really bad, they have nowhere to live and no work ( colloq)2 (aventura amorosa) affair* * *
rollo sustantivo masculino
1
2
◊ ¡qué rollo de conferencia! what a boring lecture!
◊ ¡qué rollo! what a nuisance o pain!
3 (fam)
bueno, corta el rollo ya OK, can it, will you? (AmE colloq), OK, put a sock in it, will you? (BrE colloq)
4 (Esp, Méx fam) ( asunto) business
■ adjetivo invariable (Esp fam) boring;◊ ¡qué tío más rollo! that guy's such a pain o bore! (colloq)
rollo sustantivo masculino
1 (de papel, tela, etc) roll
(para la cámara de fotos) (roll of) film
Cine reel
(de papel higiénico) roll (of toilet paper)
2 (de alambre, cuerda, etc) coil, reel
3 Culin (para amasar) rolling pin
(para comer) roll
4 fam (una persona, una cosa) drag, bore: ¡menudo rollo de película!, what a boring film!
soltar el rollo, to give a speech o sermon
5 fam (asunto) affair, matter: está metido en el rollo de las drogas, he's involved in drugs
6 fam (ambiente) hay buen/mal rollo entre nosotros, we have good/bad vibrations
♦ Locuciones: familiar ser algo un rollo patatero, to be a real bore
' rollo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esto
- paliza
- palo
- pestiño
- avanzar
- movida
English:
bore
- coil
- grind
- hassle
- roll
- scroll
- spiel
- toilet roll
- bind
- reel
- rolling pin
- toilet
* * *♦ nm1. [cilindro] roll;[cuerda, cable] coil rollo de papel higiénico toilet roll;rollo de pergamino scroll;Culin rollo de primavera spring roll2. [carrete fotográfico] roll of film;[de película de cine] reel [molestia, latazo] pain;¡qué rollo! [aburrimiento] what a drag o bore!;[molestia] what a pain!;un rollo de discurso/tío an incredibly boring speech/guy;el rollo de costumbre the same old story;¡corta el rollo ya! shut up, you're boring me to death!;soltar el rollo to go on and on;nos metió un rollo diciéndonos que… he gave us some story o spiel about…rollo macabeo [mentira] ridiculous spiel;rollo patatero [mentira] ridiculous spielel rollo ese de la clonación all that stuff about cloning, all that cloning business;¿de qué va el rollo? what's it all about?;¡vamos, suelta el rollo! come on, out with it!el rollo de la droga/de las discotecas the drug/nightclub scene;no me va ese rollo it's not my scene, I'm not into all thatvenga, colega, tírate el rollo y déjanos pasar go on, be a pal and let us inle daba mal rollo quedarse sola she was really uncomfortable about being left on her own11. CompRP Famlargar el rollo [vomitar] to throw up♦ adj invEsp Fam [aburrido] boring;yo lo encuentro un poco rollo I think he's a bit of a bore* * *m1 FOT roll2 fig famdrag fam ;¡qué rollo! fam what a drag! fam3 ( sermón):¡corta el rollo! fam can it! fam, shut up! fam ;soltar el rollo fam give a speech4 ( lío):tener un rollo con alguien have a thing with s.o. fam5 ( tema):me va el rollo de la cocina mexicana/ la pintura pop I’m into Mexican cookery/ painting fam6:buen/mal rollo pop good/bad atmosphere* * *rollo nm1) : roll, coilun rollo de cinta: a roll of tapeen rollo: rolled up* * *rollo n1. (en general) roll2. (cosa pesada) drag / pain -
8 macana
f.1 stupid thing (informal). (Southern Cone, Perú, Venezuelan Spanish)decir macanas to talk nonsense2 pain, drag. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), River Plate, Venezuelan Spanish)¡qué macana! what a pain o drag!3 club, baton, truncheon.* * *SF1) LAm (=porra) [gen] club, cudgel; [de policía] truncheon, billy (club) (EEUU); ( Hist) Indian club o cudgelpl macanas (=tonterías) rubbish sing, nonsense sing¡macana! — it's all lies!
3) Cono Sur * (=contrariedad) pain *, nuisance¡qué macana! el ascensor no funciona — what a pain * o nuisance! the lift's not working
4) Cono Sur * (=chapuza) bad job5) Cono Sur * (=charla) long boring conversation6) Caribees de macana que... — of course...
* * *1) (AmL) ( de policía) billy club (AmE), truncheon (BrE)2)a) (CS fam) (tontería, disparate)b) (CS fam) ( contrariedad)qué macana que no puedas venir! — what a shame o (colloq) drag you can't come!
la macana es que queda lejísimos — the snag o trouble is that it's miles away
c) (RPl fam) ( mentira) lied) (Chi, Per fam) ( porquería)esta macana de auto — this lousy car (colloq)
* * *1) (AmL) ( de policía) billy club (AmE), truncheon (BrE)2)a) (CS fam) (tontería, disparate)b) (CS fam) ( contrariedad)qué macana que no puedas venir! — what a shame o (colloq) drag you can't come!
la macana es que queda lejísimos — the snag o trouble is that it's miles away
c) (RPl fam) ( mentira) lied) (Chi, Per fam) ( porquería)esta macana de auto — this lousy car (colloq)
* * *B1no hagas la macana de renunciar don't be so stupid as to resign ( colloq)2(CS fam) (contrariedad): ¡qué macana que no puedas venir! what a shame o ( colloq) drag you can't come!la macana es que queda lejísimos the snag o trouble is that it's miles awayno me vengas con macanas don't give me that! ( colloq)4(Chi, Per fam) (porquería): estoy aburrido con esta macana de auto I'm fed up with this damn o lousy car ( colloq)* * *
macana sustantivo femenino
1 (AmL) ( de policía) billy club (AmE), truncheon (BrE)
2a) (CS fam) (tontería, disparate):
no hagas la macana de renunciar don't be so stupid as to resign (colloq)
◊ ¡qué macana que no puedas venir! what a shame o (colloq) drag you can't come!
* * *macana nf1. Andes, Carib, Méx [garrote] wooden Br truncheon o US billy club3. CAm, Cuba [azada] hoeno hagas macanas don't do anything crazy o hot-headed;me temo que haga una macana I'm afraid he might do something desperate¡qué macana, acaba de empezar a llover! what a pain o drag, it's just started raining!¡qué macana! what a shame!* * *f L.Am.1 ( porra) billyclub, Brtruncheon2 fam ( mentira) lie, fib fam ;hizo/dijo una macana he did/said something stupid;¡qué macana! Rpl pop what a drag!* * *macana nf1) : club, cudgel -
9 pereza
f.1 idleness.me da pereza ir a pie I can't be bothered walkingno lo hice por pereza I couldn't be bothered doing itsacudirse la pereza to wake oneself upsentir pereza to feel lazy2 laziness, sluggishness, idleness, sloth.* * *1 laziness■ ¡qué pereza lavar los platos! I don't feel like doing the washing up\tener pereza to feel lazy* * *noun f.* * *SF laziness¡qué pereza! — * what a drag! *
¡qué pereza, tener que limpiar la casa! — what a drag, having to clean the house! *
* * *femenino lazinessqué pereza tener que ir! — what a bind o drag having to go! (colloq)
* * *= foot-dragging, laziness, lethargy, sloth, sluggishness.Ex. As an administrator he pushes authority as far down the hierarchy as possible and has little patience for foot-dragging and ignorance.Ex. Good literature insists on the importance of the inner, the distinctive and individual, life of man, while much else in our activities and in our make-up -- fear, ambition, fatigue, laziness -- tries to make that life generalized and typecast.Ex. Most patrons check in the first file they see and go no further because of ignorance or lethargy.Ex. Students often misconceive what education requires, as prior schooling, plus sloth, predispose them to passivity.Ex. The notion that the post-tenure years are a time of relative languor and sluggishness is not borne out in the data.----* con pereza = lazily.* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.* por pereza = lazily.* * *femenino lazinessqué pereza tener que ir! — what a bind o drag having to go! (colloq)
* * *= foot-dragging, laziness, lethargy, sloth, sluggishness.Ex: As an administrator he pushes authority as far down the hierarchy as possible and has little patience for foot-dragging and ignorance.
Ex: Good literature insists on the importance of the inner, the distinctive and individual, life of man, while much else in our activities and in our make-up -- fear, ambition, fatigue, laziness -- tries to make that life generalized and typecast.Ex: Most patrons check in the first file they see and go no further because of ignorance or lethargy.Ex: Students often misconceive what education requires, as prior schooling, plus sloth, predispose them to passivity.Ex: The notion that the post-tenure years are a time of relative languor and sluggishness is not borne out in the data.* con pereza = lazily.* dar pereza = can't/couldn't be bothered.* por pereza = lazily.* * *lazinessme da pereza I can't be botheredtengo una pereza horrible I feel terribly lazy¡qué pereza! ¡tener que ir a trabajar! what a bind o drag having to go to work! ( colloq)* * *
pereza sustantivo femenino
laziness;
tengo una pereza horrible I feel terribly lazy;
¡qué pereza tener que ir! what a bind o drag having to go! (colloq)
pereza sustantivo femenino laziness, idleness: me da pereza hacer el trabajo ahora, I can't be bothered to do the work now
' pereza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
flojera
- madre
- fiaca
English:
cost
- laziness
- sloth
- sluggishness
- bothered
* * *pereza nfidleness;me da pereza ir a pie I can't be bothered walking;no lo hice por pereza I couldn't be bothered to do it;sacudirse la pereza to wake oneself up;sentir pereza to feel lazy* * *f laziness;me da pereza I can’t be bothered* * *pereza nfflojera, holgazanería: laziness, idleness* * *pereza n laziness -
10 coñazo
m.1 drag.2 hard blow, blow.* * *1 tabú pain, drag\dar el coñazo tabú to be a real pain, pester, hassle* * *1) (Esp fam o vulg) ( persona o cosa pesada)darle el coñazo a alguien — (fam)
2) (Col, Ven fam) ( golpe) blowse agarraron a coñazos — they had a fight o (BrE colloq) punch-up
3) (Ven fam) ( gran cantidad)* * *= bummer, drag, nuisance, pest.Ex. The article 'Bargains or bummers? Remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.Ex. Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.Ex. However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex. Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.----* ser un coñazo = be a pest, be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* * *1) (Esp fam o vulg) ( persona o cosa pesada)darle el coñazo a alguien — (fam)
2) (Col, Ven fam) ( golpe) blowse agarraron a coñazos — they had a fight o (BrE colloq) punch-up
3) (Ven fam) ( gran cantidad)* * *= bummer, drag, nuisance, pest.Ex: The article 'Bargains or bummers? Remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.
Ex: Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.* ser un coñazo = be a pest, be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* * *A( Esp fam o vulg) (persona o cosa pesada): la película fue un coñazo the movie was a load of crap (sl)¡qué coñazo! what a drag! ( colloq)¡qué coñazo de tía! what a pain in the neck she is! ( colloq), what a pain in the ass she is! ( vulg)darle el coñazo a algn ( fam): mira, no me des el coñazo con tus desgracias look, stop going on about your problems ( colloq)deja de darme el coñazo, ya te he dicho que no lo tengo stop going on at me o pestering me o hassling me, I've already told you I haven't got it ( colloq)me di un coñazo en la cabeza con la puerta I nearly crowned myself on the door ( colloq)C( Ven fam) (gran cantidad): tengo un coñazo de cartas por escribir I have loads of letters to write ( colloq)* * *
coñazo sustantivo masculino
◊ dar el coñazo (fam) to be a pain (colloq)
coñazo sustantivo masculino vulgar pain (in the neck)
' coñazo' also found in these entries:
English:
pain
- sod
* * *coñazo nmEsp muy Fam pain, drag;¡qué coñazo de película! what a Br bloody o US goddamn boring film!;tu compañero es un coñazo your mate's a real pain o drag;¡deja de dar el coñazo! stop being such a pain!;me está dando el coñazo para que le deje ver el fútbol he's going on and on at me to let him watch the football* * *m vulgpain in the butt pop, drag fam ; -
11 vaina
f.1 pod.2 scabbard.3 pain (very informal) (problema, molestia). (Colombian Spanish, Perú, Venezuelan Spanish)¡déjate de vainas! stop pissing around!4 problem.5 sheath, involucre.* * *1 (de espada etc) sheath, scabbard2 (de instrumento etc) case3 BOTÁNICA pod, husk* * *1. SF1) [de espada] sheath, scabbard; [de útil] sheath, case; [de cartucho] case2) (Bot) [de garbanzo, guisante] pod; [de nuez] husk, shell3) pl vainas (=judías) green beans4) (=pega) problem, snag(LAm) * (=molestia) nuisance, bore; (=cosa) thing¡qué vaina! — what a nuisance!
5) (And) (=chiripa) fluke, piece of luck6) ( Cono Sur) (=estafa) swindle7)- echar vaina2.SMF* (=persona inútil) twit *, nitwit *, dork ( esp EEUU) **3.ADJ(LAm) (=enojoso) annoying* * *2) (Bot) (de habas, etc) pod; ( del tallo) leaf sheath3) (Col, Per, Ven fam)a) (problema, contrariedad)qué vaina! — what a drag o pain (colloq)
la vaina es que no sé cómo — the thing o problem is that I don't know how
b) (cosa, asunto) thing, thingamajig (colloq)echarle una vaina a alguien — (Ven fam) to shaft somebody (AmE colloq), to do the dirty on somebody (BrE colloq)
echar vaina — (Ven fam) ( molestar) to be a pest; ( divertirse) to have a good time (colloq)
¿qué vaina te traes tú? — what are you up to?
* * *= pod, husk, scabbard.Ex. At harvest, plants were separated into three sections and all pods were removed by hand from each of the three sections and then hand shelled.Ex. This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.Ex. The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.* * *2) (Bot) (de habas, etc) pod; ( del tallo) leaf sheath3) (Col, Per, Ven fam)a) (problema, contrariedad)qué vaina! — what a drag o pain (colloq)
la vaina es que no sé cómo — the thing o problem is that I don't know how
b) (cosa, asunto) thing, thingamajig (colloq)echarle una vaina a alguien — (Ven fam) to shaft somebody (AmE colloq), to do the dirty on somebody (BrE colloq)
echar vaina — (Ven fam) ( molestar) to be a pest; ( divertirse) to have a good time (colloq)
¿qué vaina te traes tú? — what are you up to?
* * *= pod, husk, scabbard.Ex: At harvest, plants were separated into three sections and all pods were removed by hand from each of the three sections and then hand shelled.
Ex: This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.* * *A (funda — de una espada) scabbard; (— de una navaja) sheathB ( Bot)1 (de guisantes, habas) pod2 (del tallo) leaf sheathC (de una bandera) casing; (de una vela) reinforcing hemD (Col, Per, Ven fam)1(problema, contrariedad): ¡qué vaina! acabo de saber que mi saldo está en rojo what a drag o pain, I've just found out that I'm overdrawn ( colloq)la vaina es que no sé cómo llegar the thing o problem o trouble is that I don't know how to get thereestoy metida en una vaina I'm in a spot of trouble o bother ( colloq)¡qué vaina este gobierno! this government's the (absolute) end o the pits ( colloq)2(cosa, asunto): alcánzame esa vaina can you pass me that thing o thingamajig o whatsitsname? ( colloq)aquí esa vaina no existe you won't find anything like that round hereexplíqueme otra vez cómo es la vaina can you explain how it goes again? ( colloq)echar vaina ( Ven fam) (molestar) to be a nuisance o pest; (divertirse) to have a good time ( colloq), to have a laugh ( colloq)3(comportamiento sospechoso): tenían una vaina they were up to something funny, they were looking suspicious¿qué vaina te traes tú? what are you up to?* * *
vaina sustantivo femenino
1 ( de espada) scabbard;
( de navaja) sheath
2 (Bot) (de habas, etc) pod
3 (Col, Per, Ven fam)a) (problema, contrariedad):◊ ¡qué vaina! what a drag o pain (colloq);
la vaina es que no sé cómo the thing o problem is that I don't know how;
estoy metida en una vaina I'm in a spot of trouble (colloq)
c) ( comportamiento sospechoso):
¿qué vaina te traes tú? what are you up to?
vaina
1 sustantivo femenino
1 (funda de espada, puñal, etc) scabbard, sheath
2 Bot (del guisante, de la judía, etc) pod
3 LAm fam (fastidio) bother
' vaina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
legumbre
- habichuela
English:
bean
- pod
- scabbard
- sheath
- shell
- butter
- thingamabob
* * *♦ nf1. [en planta] pod2. [de espada] scabbardser una vaina seria to be a real pain;¡qué vaina! what a pisser!Col, Perú, Ven muy Famde vaina by fluke;ni de vaina no way♦ nmfCol, Perú, Ven muy Fam [persona molesta] pain;ése es un vaina he's a pain* * *f1 BOT pod2 S.Am. fam ( molestia) drag fam* * *vaina nf1) : sheath, scabbard2) : pod (of a pea or bean)* * *vaina n pod -
12 gaita
f.1 bagpipes (instrument).2 drag, pain (informal) (pesadez). (peninsular Spanish)3 bagpipe, bagpipes, pipe, doodlesack.* * *2 familiar bother, drag, pain\¡menuda gaita! / ¡qué gaita! familiar what a drag!templar gaitas familiar to smooth things out* * *noun f.* * *1. SF1) (Mús) bagpipes pl2) (Mús) (=flauta) flute; (=organillo) hurdy-gurdy3) * (=pescuezo) neck4) * (=dificultad) bother, nuisance¡qué gaita! — what a pain! *
déjame, que hoy no estoy para gaitas — leave me alone, I don't need any hassle today *
y toda esa gaita — * and all that jazz *
5) Méx * (=maula) cheat, trickster6) Ven folk music2.* * *1)a) tbgaita gallega/escocesa — (Galician/Scottish) bagpipes (pl)
templar gaitas — (fam) to try and keep people happy
b) (Ven) ( canción) lively Christmas song2) (Esp fam) (lata, cosa fastidiosa) drag (colloq)* * *= bagpipe.Ex. Such subject bibliographies exist in huge quantities with their scope as wide as 'The Social Sciences' or as narrow as ' bagpipe Music'.* * *1)a) tbgaita gallega/escocesa — (Galician/Scottish) bagpipes (pl)
templar gaitas — (fam) to try and keep people happy
b) (Ven) ( canción) lively Christmas song2) (Esp fam) (lata, cosa fastidiosa) drag (colloq)* * *= bagpipe.Ex: Such subject bibliographies exist in huge quantities with their scope as wide as 'The Social Sciences' or as narrow as ' bagpipe Music'.
* * *A1tb gaita gallega/escocesa (Galician/Scottish) bagpipes (pl)templar gaitas ( fam); to try and keep people happymenuda gaita tener que salir con este frío it's a real drag o pain having to go out in this cold2(cuento, rollo): después de habernos pasado la vida con la gaita del anticomunismo after a lifetime of listening to this anti-communist rhetoric o ( colloq) stuffno me vengas con gaitas, ya te he dicho que no stop going on about it o don't keep on about it, I've already said nodéjate de gaitas I don't want any more of your excuses¡qué paciencia ni qué gaitas! ya me he cansado de esperar patience! I'll give him/them patience! I've had enough of this waiting ( colloq)* * *
gaita sustantivo femenino tb◊ gaita gallega/escocesa (Galician/Scottish) bagpipes (pl)
gaita sustantivo femenino
1 (instrumento) bagpipes pl
2 familiar (molestia, pesadez) nuisance, drag: es una gaita tener que ir a estas horas, it's a real drag having to go at this time
3 familiar (pescuezo): vimos que sacaba la gaita por la ventana, we saw how he craned his neck to get a look out of the window
♦ Locuciones: templar gaitas, to be conciliatory: tuvimos que estar templando gaitas con su padre, we had to tread carefully with his father
' gaita' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fuelle
English:
bagpipes
- pipe
- bag
* * *♦ nf1. [instrumento con bolsa] bagpipesgaita escocesa (Scottish) bagpipes;gaita gallega Galician bagpipes2. [flauta] = flute similar to a flageoletes una gaita tener que ir en tren it's a pain o drag having to go on the train;¡qué gaita! me he vuelto a olvidar what a pain o nuisance! I've forgotten again¡qué lluvia ni qué gaitas! iremos aunque nieve rain? never mind the rain! we're going even if it snows♦ nmfRP Fam [español] = sometimes pejorative term used to refer to a Spaniard, especially an immigrantgaita2 nmVen [canto] = Christmas folksong* * *f MÚS bagpipes pl ;templar gaitas fam tread carefully;estar de gaita be happy* * *gaita nf: bagpipes pl* * *gaita n1. (instrumento) bagpipes2. (molestia) drag / pain -
13 barbe
barbe [baʀb]feminine nouna. [d'animal, personne] beard• porter la or une barbe to have a beardb. ( = aspérités)* * *baʀb
I
II
1.
1) ( d'homme) beardune vieille barbe — pej an old fogey (colloq) [BrE]
parler dans sa barbe — fig to mutter into one's beard
rire dans sa barbe — fig to laugh up one's sleeve
3) Botanique (d'épi, de céréale) awn5) (colloq) ( chose ennuyeuse)quelle barbe!, c'est la barbe! — what a drag! (colloq)
2.
(colloq) exclamationPhrasal Verbs:••* * *baʀb nf1) (pilosité) beardIl porte la barbe. — He's got a beard.
2) * (ennui)Quelle barbe! — What a drag! * What a bore!
* * *B nm ( cheval) barb.C nf1 ( d'homme) beard; porter la barbe to have a beard; se laisser pousser la barbe to grow a beard; avoir la barbe dure/fournie to have a bristly/bushy beard; faire la barbe à qn ( raser) to shave off sb's beard; ( égaliser) to trim sb's beard; se faire faire la barbe ( raser) to have one's beard shaved off; ( égaliser) to have one's beard trimmed; une barbe de trois jours stubble, a three-day growth; il avait une barbe de huit jours he hadn't shaved for a week; une vieille barbe pej an old fogey○GB; parler dans sa barbe fig to mutter into one's beard; rire dans sa barbe fig to laugh up one's sleeve;3 Bot (d'épi, de céréale) awn;5 ○( chose ennuyeuse) quelle barbe!, c'est la barbe! what a drag○!; c'est vraiment la barbe de tout recommencer it's a real drag to have to start all over again.D ○excl la barbe! I've had enough!; la barbe avec leurs consignes! to hell with their orders○!à la barbe de qn under sb's nose; avoir de la barbe au menton to be an adult.I[barb] nom fémininse raser/se tailler la barbe to shave off/to trim one's bearda. [rasé] beardless, clean-shavenb. [imberbe] beardless, smooth-chinnedbarbe de deux jours two days' stubble ou growtha. (familier) [pour faire taire] shut up!, shut your mouth! (très familier), shut your trap! (très familier)b. [pour protester] damn!, hell!, blast!————————barbes nom féminin pluriel[de papier] ragged edge[d'encre] smudgeII[barb] nom masculin[cheval] barb -
14 palo
m.1 stick (trozo de madera).los palos de la tienda de campaña the tent polesdar palos de ciego (figurative) to lash out (wildly); (criticar) to grope around in the dark (no saber qué hacer)de tal palo tal astilla (Prov) he's/she's a chip off the old block2 club.estrellaron tres disparos en los palos they hit the woodwork three times3 mast.palo mayor mainmast4 suit.5 tree (botany).palo santo lignum vitae6 blow (blow).se ha llevado muchos palos últimamente (with a stick)(mala crítica) he's had to put up with a lot recentlyliarse a palos (con alguien) to come to blows (with somebody)moler a alguien a palos to thrash somebody7 piece of wood, log, piece of timber.8 hit, blow, whack.9 tent stake, tent pole.* * *2 (golpe) blow■ ha sido un palo que se las supendieran todas what a drag that he's failed every subject!3 (madera) wood4 (de la letra) stroke■ haz el palo de la "p" más largo make the stroke of the "p" longer5 (de baraja) suit6 MARÍTIMO mast7 DEPORTE (de una portería) goal post8 (de golf) club\dar palos to beatdar palos de ciego to grope about in the darkde tal palo tal astila like father like sonechar a palos to kick outestar hecho,-a un palo familiar to be as thin as a rakeno dar un palo al agua familiar not to do a strokepalo de escoba broomstickpalo de golf golf clubpalo dulce liquoricepalo mayor mainmast* * *noun m.* * *SM1) (=vara) [de poco grosor] stick; [fijo en el suelo] post; [de telégrafos, tienda de campaña] pole; [de herramienta] handle, shaftmás tieso que un palo —
palo de amasar — Arg, Uru rolling pin
2) (=madera)pata de palo — wooden leg, peg leg
3) (=golpe) blow- no dar o pegar ni palo al aguani a palos * —
ni a palos me voy yo de aquí dejándote sola — wild horses wouldn't make me go off and leave you on your own, there's no way I would go off and leave you on your own *
4) * (=disgusto) bummer **, nightmare *es un palo que te bajen el sueldo — it's a real bummer ** o nightmare * that they're cutting your salary
¡qué palo si suspendo! — it'll be a real bummer ** o nightmare * if I fail!
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dar palo, me daría palo que se enterase — I would hate it if he found out•
llevarse un palo, nos llevamos un palo muy gordo cuando descubrimos la verdad — it was a real blow when we found out the truth5) (Náut) mast[comer, beber]nos comimos el jamón a palo seco — we had the ham on its own, we had the ham with nothing to wash it down
no pasa un día a palo seco — Ven he never goes a single day without a drink
6) (Dep)a) [de portería] postb) [para golpear] [en hockey] stick; [en golf] club7) (=de uva) stalk8) (Tip) [de b, d] upstroke; [de p, q] downstroke9) (Naipes) suitpalo del triunfo — trump suit, trumps pl
10) (Mús) [en flamenco] style11) esp LAm (Bot) treepalo de hule — CAm rubber tree
12) Ven * [de licor] swig *, slug *13) Chile*palo grueso — big shot *
14) Méx *** (=acto sexual) screw ***echar un palo — to have a screw ***
15) Col, Venun palo de: un palo de casa — a marvellous house
cayó un palo de agua — the rain came pouring down, there was a huge downpour *
* * *1)a) ( trozo de madera) stick; (de valla, portería) post; ( de herramienta) handle; ( de telégrafos) pole; (de tienda, carpa) tent polepalo de escoba — broomstick, broomhandle
(flaco) como un palo — (fam) as thin as a rake o rail
más tieso que un palo — as stiff as a board
de tal palo, tal astilla — a chip off the old block, like father like son (o like mother like daughter etc)
b) (AmC, Col fam) ( árbol) treed) (Náut) masta palo seco — (fam)
e) palos masculino plural (Equ) rails (pl)2) ( madera) woodno está el palo para cucharas — (Col fam) the time isn't right
3) (Impr) (de la b, d) ascender; (de la p, q) descender4)a) (fam) ( golpe) blow (with a stick)lo molieron a palos — they beat him till he was black and blue
dar palos de ciego — ( al pelear) to lash o strike out blindly; ( al resolver un problema) to grope in the dark
ni a palo(s) — (AmS) no way
palos porque bogas, palos porque no bogas — you can't win
b) (fam) (revés, daño) blowc) (fam) ( en cuestiones de dinero)darle or pegarle un palo a alguien — to rip somebody off (colloq)
5) ( en naipes) suit7) (Ven fam) ( trago) drink8) (Col, Ven fam) ( de agua)cayó un palo de agua — it poured (with rain), it poured down
* * *= handle, stick, lance.Ex. The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).Ex. Any sport that involves a stick or racket, a ball or other projectile, or body contact presents a risk of serious eye injury.Ex. Hoses 60 m long with hand held lances were used to apply the herbicides.----* botón en forma de palo = toggle fastener.* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).* delgado como un palo = stick-thin.* de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.* en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo = the cobbler's children run barefoot.* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.* palo de golf = golf club.* palo de (la) escoba = broomstick.* palo de rosa = rosewood.* palo largo para alcanzar Algo = long-handled reacher.* palos al aire = a stab in the dark.* palos de ciego = a stab in the dark, a shot in the dark.* palos de ciego, palos al aire = a shot in the dark.* * *1)a) ( trozo de madera) stick; (de valla, portería) post; ( de herramienta) handle; ( de telégrafos) pole; (de tienda, carpa) tent polepalo de escoba — broomstick, broomhandle
(flaco) como un palo — (fam) as thin as a rake o rail
más tieso que un palo — as stiff as a board
de tal palo, tal astilla — a chip off the old block, like father like son (o like mother like daughter etc)
b) (AmC, Col fam) ( árbol) treed) (Náut) masta palo seco — (fam)
e) palos masculino plural (Equ) rails (pl)2) ( madera) woodno está el palo para cucharas — (Col fam) the time isn't right
3) (Impr) (de la b, d) ascender; (de la p, q) descender4)a) (fam) ( golpe) blow (with a stick)lo molieron a palos — they beat him till he was black and blue
dar palos de ciego — ( al pelear) to lash o strike out blindly; ( al resolver un problema) to grope in the dark
ni a palo(s) — (AmS) no way
palos porque bogas, palos porque no bogas — you can't win
b) (fam) (revés, daño) blowc) (fam) ( en cuestiones de dinero)darle or pegarle un palo a alguien — to rip somebody off (colloq)
5) ( en naipes) suit7) (Ven fam) ( trago) drink8) (Col, Ven fam) ( de agua)cayó un palo de agua — it poured (with rain), it poured down
* * *= handle, stick, lance.Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
Ex: Any sport that involves a stick or racket, a ball or other projectile, or body contact presents a risk of serious eye injury.Ex: Hoses 60 m long with hand held lances were used to apply the herbicides.* botón en forma de palo = toggle fastener.* dar palos de ciego = grope (for/toward).* delgado como un palo = stick-thin.* de tal palo tal astilla = a chip off the old block, like father, like son.* en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo = the cobbler's children run barefoot.* llevarse un palo = be gutted, feel + gutted.* matar a palos = beat + Nombre + to death.* palo de golf = golf club.* palo de (la) escoba = broomstick.* palo de rosa = rosewood.* palo largo para alcanzar Algo = long-handled reacher.* palos al aire = a stab in the dark.* palos de ciego = a stab in the dark, a shot in the dark.* palos de ciego, palos al aire = a shot in the dark.* * *Aclavar un palo en la tierra to drive a stake into the groundla pelota dio en el palo the ball hit the post o goalpostel palo de la escoba the broomstick o broomhandleme pegaba con un palo he used to hit me with a stickestar (flaco) como un palo ( fam); to be as thin as a rakemás tieso que un palo as stiff as a board o ( BrE) pokerde tal palo, tal astilla a chip off the old block, like father like son ( o like mother like daughter etc)2 (de una tienda, carpa) tent pole5 (de un polo) stick6 ( Náut) masta palo seco ( fam); under bare polesse lo comió a palo seco she ate it on its ownno me gusta beberlo a palo seco I don't like drinking it without eating anythingme lo dijo a palo seco she told me outright o ( BrE) straight outle pagaron los $10, a palo seco he was paid the $10 and not a penny more o and that was itle sacaron la muela a palo seco he had the tooth taken out with no anestheticque cada palo aguante su vela each of us must face up to our own responsibilitiesiba por los palos he was staying close to the railsCompuestos:( RPl) rolling pinmizzenmastforemastgreasy polemainmastlos de afuera son de palo ( RPl); those not in the game, keep quietCompuestos:A ( Bot) paradise treeB ( Chi) (testaferro) front man, figureheadrosewoodlicorice*lignum vitaeCompuesto:sans serif, sanserifDle dieron un palo en la cabeza he got whacked on the head with a stick ( colloq)lo molieron a palos they beat him till he was black and bluedar palos de ciego (al pelear) to lash o strike out blindly; (para resolver un problema) to grope in the darkni a palo(s) ( AmS); no wayni a palo(s) van a lograr que retire lo dicho there's no way they'll get me to take back what I saidpalos porque bogas, palos porque no bogas you can't win2 ( fam) (revés, daño) blowel accidente de su hijo fue un palo muy gordo his son's accident was a terrible blow¡qué palo! han perdido otra vez what a downer! they've lost again ( colloq)el libro recibió un buen palo de la crítica the book was panned o ( AmE) roasted o ( BrE) slated by the critics3 ( fam)(en cuestiones de dinero): darle or pegarle un palo a algn to rip sb off ( colloq)E (en naipes) suitseguir el palo to follow suitvamos a echar unos palos let's have a drinkHI1(Col, Ven fam) (de agua): ayer cayó un palo de agua it poured (with rain) yesterday, it poured down yesterday* * *
palo sustantivo masculino
1
(de valla, portería) post;
( de herramienta) handle;
(de tienda, carpa) tent pole;
de tal palo, tal astilla a chip off the old block, like father like son (o like mother like daughter etc)
( de hockey) hockey stickd) (Náut) mast;
2 ( madera) wood;
3 (fam) ( golpe) blow (with a stick);◊ lo molieron a palos they beat him till he was black and blue
4 ( en naipes) suit
palo sustantivo masculino
1 stick: este queso está más seco que un palo, this cheese is as dry as dust
su hermano está como un palo, his brother is as thin as a rake
2 (estacazo) blow
3 fam (disgusto, golpe) blow: su muerte ha sido un palo para ella, his death was a real blow to her
me da palo tener que decírselo yo, I'm really cut up about having to tell her
(decepción) disappointment: menudo palo nos dio cuando nos dijeron que no cantaría, it was a real disappointment to us when we heard that he wasn't going to sing
(rollo) drag
4 (madera) una cuchara/pata de palo, a wooden spoon/ leg
5 Náut (mástil) mast
palo mayor, mainmast
6 Dep (de portería) woodwork
7 Golf club
8 Naipes suit
♦ Locuciones: moler a palos a alguien, to beat sb up
a palo seco, on its own
de tal palo, tal astilla, like father, like son
' palo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
astilla
- caballito
- estaca
- garrote
- hisopo
- jarabe
- tranca
- trinquete
- vara
- verga
- bolo
- cachiporra
- corazón
- empuñar
- espada
- extremo
- helado
- oro
- partir
- pata
- pica
- pique
- rombo
- trébol
- triunfo
English:
broomstick
- carrot
- chip
- club
- drive
- end
- father
- golf club
- like
- pointed
- Pole
- ram
- rosewood
- shaft
- stake
- stick
- stout
- stroke
- suit
- taper
- wave
- wooden
- broom
- dead
- golf
- pole
- spar
- wood
* * *palo nm1. [trozo de madera] stick;palo de escoba broomhandle;los palos de la tienda de campaña the tent poles;Famcomo un palo [flaco] as thin as a rake;de tal palo, tal astilla like father like sonRP palo de amasar rolling pin2. [de golf] club;[de hockey] stick3. [de portería] [laterales] post;[larguero] bar;estrellaron tres disparos en los palos they hit the woodwork three times4. [mástil] mast;Fama palo seco [sin nada más] without anything else, on its own;[bebida] neat;que cada palo aguante su vela each of us is responsible for his/her own affairspalo mayor mainmast;palo de mesana mizzenmast;palo de trinquete foremast5. [golpe] blow (with a stick);dar de palos a alguien to beat o hit sb (with a stick);liarse a palos (con alguien) to come to blows (with sb);moler a alguien a palos to thrash sb (with a stick);dar palos de ciego [criticar] to lash out (wildly);[no saber qué hacer] to grope around in the dark; Andes, RP Famni a palos: eso no lo hago ni a palos there's no way I'm going to do that;Fam6. [mala crítica] bad review;se llevó muchos palos de la crítica she was panned by the critics¡qué palo, me han suspendido! what a drag, I've failed!;se ha llevado muchos palos últimamente he's had to put up with a lot recentlyprefiero que se lo digas tú, a mí me da mucho palo I'd rather you told him, I really don't want toda mucho palo ponerse a estudiar en verano it's a pain o drag having to start studying during the summerdar un palo en un banco to stick up a bank11. [de baraja] suit13. [de cante flamenco] = style of flamenco singing;Famtocar todos los palos [hacer de todo] to do a bit of everythinguna cuchara de palo a wooden spoon;Amno ser de palo not to be made of stone;RP Famlos de afuera son de palo outsiders have no saypalo de rosa rosewood15. Am [árbol, arbusto] treepalo borracho silk floss tree;palo de Brasil brazil wood tree;palo dulce liquorice root;palo santo lignum vitaeesa casa vale dos palos y medio this house is worth two and a half millionun palo verde a million buckspalo de mujer real beauty;palo de agua [aguacero] downpour, deluge of rain19. CompCuba, Méx muy Famecharse un palo to have a screw, Br to have it off;Ven Famechar un palo to have a drink;Ven Fam* * *mde tal palo tal astilla a chip off the old block fam ;2 MAR mast;que cada palo aguante su vela everybody has to stand up and be counted3 de portería post, upright4 figblow5:a medio palo L.Am. half-drunk;a palo seco whiskey straight up6 L.Am.ser un palo be fantastic7:* * *palo nm1) : stick, pole, post2) : shaft, handlepalo de escoba: broomstick3) : mast, spar4) : wood5) : blow (with a stick)6) : suit (of cards)* * *palo n1. (vara) stick2. (mástil) mast3. (de golf) club4. (de fútbol) post5. (de hockey) stick6. (disgusto) blow¡qué palo! what a blow!7. (de la baraja) suit -
15 plomo
m.1 lead (metal).caer a plomo (figurative) to fall o drop like a stone2 lead weight (pieza de metal).3 fuse (fusible).4 bore, drag (informal) (pelmazo).5 bullet, lead shot.6 sinker, plummet.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: plomar.* * *1 lead2 (pesa) lead weight3 ELECTRICIDAD fuse■ ¡vaya un plomo de profe! this teacher is such a pain!\a plomo verticallyandar con pies de plomo familiar to tread very carefullysin plomo (gasolina) unleaded, lead-free* * *noun m.* * *1. SM1) (=metal) lead2) (=plomada) plumb line; [de pesca] weight, sinkera plomo — true, vertical(ly); (fig) (=justo) just right
caer a plomo — to fall heavily o flat
3) (Elec) fusese le fundieron los plomos — Esp * he blew his top *
4) * (=pesadez) bore5) esp LAm (=bala) bullet6) Méx (=tiroteo) gunfight2. ADJ1) LAm (=gris) grey, gray (EEUU), lead-coloured, lead-colored (EEUU)2)ponerse plomo — * (=enfadarse) to dig one's heels in
3) * (=pesado) boring, dull* * *1)a) ( metal) leadb) (arg) ( balas) lead (sl)ser más pesado que el plomo — (fam) ( ser latoso) to be a real pain in the neck (colloq); ( ser aburrido) to be deadly boring (colloq)
2) (fam) (persona, cosa pesada)este libro/profesor es un plomo — this book/teacher is deadly boring (colloq)
qué plomo! — what a drag o pain! (colloq)
3)a) ( plomada) plumb linetiene que estar a plomo — it has to be plumb o exactly vertical
caer a plomo — tela/cortina to hang straight
b) ( para cortinas) weightc) ( en pesca) weight4) (Esp) ( fusible) fuse5)(de) color plomo — lead-colored*, lead-gray*
* * *= lead, bummer, fuse.Ex. Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.Ex. The article 'Bargains or bummers? Remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.Ex. Chapter 11 covers the following: jumpstarting; installing antifreeze; replacing radiator hose, radiator cap, thermostat and fuses; and checking brake fluid.----* aleación de plomo = lead-alloy.* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.* batería de ácido y plomo = lead acid battery.* caja de los plomos = fuse box.* envenenamiento por plomo = lead poisoning.* gasolina con plomo = leaded gasoline, leaded gas.* gasolina sin plomo = unleaded gasoline, unleaded gas.* intoxicación por plomo = lead toxicity.* pintura con plomo = lead paint.* plomo + fundirse = blow + a fuse.* ser un plomo = be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* * *1)a) ( metal) leadb) (arg) ( balas) lead (sl)ser más pesado que el plomo — (fam) ( ser latoso) to be a real pain in the neck (colloq); ( ser aburrido) to be deadly boring (colloq)
2) (fam) (persona, cosa pesada)este libro/profesor es un plomo — this book/teacher is deadly boring (colloq)
qué plomo! — what a drag o pain! (colloq)
3)a) ( plomada) plumb linetiene que estar a plomo — it has to be plumb o exactly vertical
caer a plomo — tela/cortina to hang straight
b) ( para cortinas) weightc) ( en pesca) weight4) (Esp) ( fusible) fuse5)(de) color plomo — lead-colored*, lead-gray*
* * *= lead, bummer, fuse.Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.
Ex: The article 'Bargains or bummers? Remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.Ex: Chapter 11 covers the following: jumpstarting; installing antifreeze; replacing radiator hose, radiator cap, thermostat and fuses; and checking brake fluid.* aleación de plomo = lead-alloy.* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.* batería de ácido y plomo = lead acid battery.* caja de los plomos = fuse box.* envenenamiento por plomo = lead poisoning.* gasolina con plomo = leaded gasoline, leaded gas.* gasolina sin plomo = unleaded gasoline, unleaded gas.* intoxicación por plomo = lead toxicity.* pintura con plomo = lead paint.* plomo + fundirse = blow + a fuse.* ser un plomo = be a pain the neck, be a pain in the ass, be a pain in the arse, be a pain in the backside, be a pain in the proverbials.* * *A1 (metal) leadsoldado de plomo tin soldierle llenaron el cuerpo de plomo they filled him with lead (sl)ser más pesado que el plomo ( fam) (ser latoso) to be a real pain in the neck ( colloq) (ser aburrido) to be deadly boring ( colloq), to be a real bore ( colloq), to be lethally boring o lethal ( AmE colloq)B ( fam)(persona, cosa pesada): este libro/profesor es un plomo this book/teacher is deadly boring ( colloq), this book/teacher is lethal ( AmE colloq), this book/teacher is deadly ( BrE colloq)¡qué plomo! what a drag o pain! ( colloq), what a bummer! (sl)C1 (plomada) plumb linetiene que estar a plomo it has to be plumb o exactly verticalcaer a plomo «tela/cortina» to hang straightel sol caía a plomo sobre la ciudad the sun was overhead beating down on the city2 (para cortinas) weight3 (en pesca) weightE(de) color plomo lead-colored*, lead-gray** * *
plomo sustantivo masculino
1
2 (fam) ( persona aburrida):
3 (Esp) ( fusible) fuse
plomo sustantivo masculino
1 (metal) lead
2 (plomada) plumb line
3 (en electricidad) fuses pl: se fundieron los plomos, the fuses blew
4 fam (aburrido, pesado) ser un plomo, to be a pain in the neck o to be deadly boring
♦ Locuciones: caer a plomo, to fall heavily
' plomo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fundir
- fundirse
- gasolina
- mina
- pie
- soldado
English:
fuse
- lead
- lead-free
- plumb
- spare
- drop
- leaded
- tin
- tread
- true
- unleaded
- white
* * *plomo nm1. [metal] lead;sin plomo [gasolina] unleaded;Figcaer a plomo to fall o drop like a stone2. [pieza de metal] lead weight3. [fusible] fuse;se han fundido los plomos the fuses have gone o blown¡no seas plomo! don't be such a bore!5. [balas] lead;le llenaron el cuerpo de plomo they filled him full of lead;Coldar plomo a alguien to shoot sb* * *m1 metal lead;2 EL fuse* * *plomo nm1) : lead2) : plumb line3) : fuse5)a plomo : plumb, straight* * *plomo n1. (metal) lead2. (persona, cosa pesada) pain / bore -
16 noia
f boredomnoie pl trouble sgdar noia a qualcuno annoy someonevenire a noia a qualcuno start to bore s.o.* * *noia s.f.1 ( tedio) boredom, tedium, ennui: la noia di una vita monotona, the tedium of a monotonous life; sbadigliare di noia, to yawn with boredom // che noia!, what a bore! // ammazzare, vincere la noia, to relieve the boredom: andrò al cinema tanto per ammazzare la noia, I'll go to the cinema just to relieve the boredom; cercare di vincere la noia di un lungo viaggio, to try to relieve the boredom of a long journey // avere a noia qlco., to be fed up (o bored stiff) with sthg. // leggere mi è venuto a noia, I've become bored with reading (o I'm tired of reading) // morire di noia, to die of boredom (o to be bored to death o to be deadly bored o to be bored to tears): questo libro mi fa morire di noia, this book bores me stiff (o bores me to death o bores me to tears) // prendere a noia qlcu., to be sick of s.o. (o to be fed up with s.o.) // ripetere qlco. fino alla noia, to repeat sthg. ad nauseam2 ( fastidio) annoyance; nuisance; trouble: il fumo mi dà noia, smoke bothers me; le noie della vita, the troubles of life; luce che dà noia, irritating light; ebbe delle noie per la sua attività politica, he had a lot of bother (o trouble) on account of his political activity; non voglio noie con il capo!, I don't want any trouble with the boss; avere noie al motore, to have engine trouble // non dargli noia!, don't trouble him!; ti do noia?, am I disturbing you? // che noia!, what a nuisance!3 ( persona, cosa che infastidisce) bore, nuisance: ho cenato con Paolo, che è una noia mortale, I had dinner with Paul: he is a dead bore; il suo discorso era una noia terribile, his speech was terribly boring; fare la coda è una tale noia!, queueing up is such a nuisance! // che noia ( che) sei! cosa vuoi adesso?, (fam.) what a nuisance you are! what do you want now?* * *['nɔja] 1.sostantivo femminile1) (sentimento) boredomfare morire di noia qcn. — to bore sb. stiff o to death o to tears
2) (persona, cosa noiosa) bore, drag3) (fastidio)2.dare noia a qcn. — to bother sb
sostantivo femminile plurale noie (problemi, guai) problems, troublesprocurare o dare delle -e a qcn. — to make trouble for sb., to give o cause sb. trouble
* * *noia/'nɔja/I sostantivo f.1 (sentimento) boredom; ingannare la noia to escape from boredom; che noia! what a bore! fare morire di noia qcn. to bore sb. stiff o to death o to tears; mi è venuto a noia I'm fed up with it2 (persona, cosa noiosa) bore, drag; che noia quel film! what a drag that film is!3 (fastidio) dare noia a qcn. to bother sb.II noie f.pl.(problemi, guai) problems, troubles; ho delle -e con la polizia I'm in trouble with the police; procurare o dare delle -e a qcn. to make trouble for sb., to give o cause sb. trouble. -
17 palla
f ballpalla di neve snowballfig cogliere la palla al balzo jump at the chance* * *palla1 s.f.1 ball: palla da biliardo, da golf, da tennis, billiard, golf, tennis ball; palla di gomma, rubber ball; palla di neve, snowball: giocare a palle di neve, to throw snowballs (o to snowball); afferrare la palla ( al volo), to catch the ball; giocare a palla, to play ball; rimandare la palla a qlcu., to return the ball to s.o. // è una palla di lardo, he is a fat lump // cogliere, prendere la palla al balzo, (fig.) to seize the opportunity // essere in palla, ( essere in forma) to be in (good) form // mi sento in palla, ( confuso) I feel confused // mettere la palla al piede a qlcu., (fig.) to hinder (o to thwart) s.o. // quando fai così sei veramente una palla al piede, when you do that you are a drag (o you are more of a hindrance than a help) // (sport): palla basca, pelota; palla ovale, rugby ball // palla dell'occhio, (fam.) ball of the eye (o eyeball)4 pl. (arald., st.) balls5 (spec. pl.) (volg.) ( testicolo) balls: non farmi girare le palle!, stop pissing me about!; che palla che sei!, what a bloody nuisance you are!; mi hai rotto le palle tutto il giorno!, you've been getting on my tits all day!6 (fam.) ( frottola) balls (pl.): non credergli, racconta un sacco di palle!, don't believe him, he talks a lot of balls!7 (bot. pop.) palla di neve, ( Viburnum opulus) guelder rose, queen's pincushion; (scient.) viburnum.palla2 s.f.1 (st. romana) palla (pl. -ae)2 (eccl.) pall.* * *I ['palla] sfball, (pallottola) bulletche palle! fam — what a pain!
II ['palla] sfa palla — (al massimo: di volume) full blast, (di velocità) flat out
Rel pall* * *['palla] 1.sostantivo femminile1) ball (anche gioc. sport)palla da biliardo, bowling, tennis — billiard, bowling, tennis ball
2) (tiro) shot3) arm. (di cannone) (cannon)ball; (di fucile, pistola) ball, bullet4) pop. (frottola) fib, whoppersono tutte -e — that's a load of balls o bollocks BE
5) (cosa, persona noiosa) drag; (scocciatura) bummer, pain in the arse BE volg., pain in the ass AE volg.2.che (rottura di) -e! — what a drag o bummer!
palla di lardo — colloq. fatso
palla ovale — sport rugby ball
••essere una palla al piede di qcn. — to be a millstone round sb.'s neck
far girare le -e a qcn. — to piss sb. off
levarsi dalle -e — to fuck off, to jerk off, to sod off
avere le -e piene di qcs. — to be pissed off with o at sth.
mi sta sulle -e — = I can't stand him
* * *palla/'palla/ ⇒ 10I sostantivo f.1 ball (anche gioc. sport); palla da biliardo, bowling, tennis billiard, bowling, tennis ball; giocare a palla to play ball2 (tiro) shot4 pop. (frottola) fib, whopper; (tutte) -e! bullshit! sono tutte -e that's a load of balls o bollocks BE5 (cosa, persona noiosa) drag; (scocciatura) bummer, pain in the arse BE volg., pain in the ass AE volg.; che (rottura di) -e! what a drag o bummer!II palle f.pl.volg. (testicoli) balls, nuts, bollocksessere una palla al piede di qcn. to be a millstone round sb.'s neck; essere in palla to be in shape; (non) avere le -e to have (no) balls; far girare le -e a qcn. to piss sb. off; rompe sempre le -e he's a pain in the ass; rompersi le -e to get pissed off; levarsi dalle -e to fuck off, to jerk off, to sod off; avere le -e piene di qcs. to be pissed off with o at sth.; mi sta sulle -e = I can't stand him\palla di lardo colloq. fatso; palla medica medicine ball; palla di neve snowball; palla ovale sport rugby ball. -
18 faena
f.1 task, work (tarea).faenas agrícolas o del campo farm work, agricultural workfaenas domésticas housework, household chores2 bullfighter's performance (bullfighting).pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: faenar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: faenar.* * *1 (tarea) task, job2 familiar (mala pasada) dirty trick3 (tauromaquia) performance\estar metido,-a en faena familiar to be hard at workfaenas agrícolas agricultural workfaenas de la casa housework sing, household choresmujer de la faena cleaning lady, home help* * *SF1) [gen] task, job, piece of work; [en el hogar] chore; (Mil) fatigue¡menuda faena la que me hizo! — that was a terrible thing he did to me!
4) (Taur) set of passes with the cape* * *1) ( trabajo) task, jobfaenas domésticas or de la casa — housework
2) (Taur) series of passes3) (fam)a) ( mala pasada) dirty trickb) ( contratiempo) drag (colloq), pain (colloq)4) (Chi) ( grupo de trabajadores) team, gang; ( lugar de trabajo) workplace (frml)* * *= task, work, job, chore.Ex. Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.Ex. The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.Ex. To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex. The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.----* faena diaria = daily grind.* todos a la faena = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).* traje de faena = fatigues.* * *1) ( trabajo) task, jobfaenas domésticas or de la casa — housework
2) (Taur) series of passes3) (fam)a) ( mala pasada) dirty trickb) ( contratiempo) drag (colloq), pain (colloq)4) (Chi) ( grupo de trabajadores) team, gang; ( lugar de trabajo) workplace (frml)* * *= task, work, job, chore.Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.Ex: The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.* faena diaria = daily grind.* todos a la faena = all hands on deck, all hands to the pump(s).* traje de faena = fatigues.* * *A (trabajo) task, jobcomparten las faenas domésticas or de la casa they share the housework o the domestic o household choresla dura faena diaria the daily grindfaenas agrícolas farm workB ( Taur) series of passesC (matanza) slaughterD ( fam)1 (mala pasada) dirty trick¡qué faena! what a drag o pain!E ( Chi)1 (grupo de trabajadores) team, gang2 (lugar de trabajo) workplace ( frml)voy a la faena a pie I walk to work* * *
Del verbo faenar: ( conjugate faenar)
faena es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
faena
faenar
faena sustantivo femenino
1 ( tarea) task, job;
faenas domésticas housework;
faenas agrícolas farm work
2 (fam)
faena sustantivo femenino
1 (trabajo) work
faenas de la casa, household chores
faenas del campo, farm work
fam pey chore
2 fam (mala pasada) dirty trick
hacer una faena a alguien, to play a dirty trick on sb
3 Taur performance
faenar verbo intransitivo
1 (en la mar) to fish
2 (en el campo) to work on the land
' faena' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
jugada
- meterse
- perrería
- traje
- trastada
- tres
- marranada
English:
chore
- fatigue
* * *faena nf1. [tarea] task, work;hoy no puedo salir que tengo mucha faena I can't go out today, I've got too much (work) to do;estar en plena faena to be hard at work;meterse en faena to get down to work, to start workingfaenas agrícolas farm work, agricultural work;faenas del campo farm work, agricultural work;faenas domésticas housework, household chores2. Fam [fastidio]me han hecho una faena cancelando el vuelo they've really left me in it by cancelling the flight;no me olvidaré de la faena que me hizo I won't forget the dirty trick he played on me;¡qué faena! what a pain!3. Taurom = bullfighter's performance with the cape;el torero ejecutó una faena brillante the bullfighter did a series of brilliant passes with the cape4. Cuba, Guat, Méx [en hacienda] overtime7. RP [matanza] slaughtering [of cattle]* * *f1 task, job;faenas agrícolas farmwork sg ;faenas de la casa household chores2 TAUR series of passes with the cape3:hacer una faena a alguien play a dirty trick on s.o.4 Chi, Rplde ganado slaughtering* * *faena nf: task, job, workfaenas domésticas: housework* * *faena n1. (labor) job / task2. (jugarreta) dirty trick -
19 giramento
giramento s.m.1 turning // che giramento di scatole!, (fam.) what a drag!2 (di capo) giddiness, dizziness: mi fa venire il giramento di capo, it makes me (feel) giddy (o dizzy); avere giramenti di capo, to have fits of giddiness (o giddy fits).* * *[dʒira'mento]sostantivo maschile1) (capogiro)giramento di testa o capo — fit of dizziness o giddiness
2) colloq.* * *giramento/dʒira'mento/sostantivo m.2 colloq. che giramento di scatole! what a drag! -
20 Frust
m; -(e)s, kein Pl.; umg. sense of frustration; hab ich einen Frust! am I cheesed off ( oder pissed off); so ein Frust! what a drag ( oder pain); nichts als Frust! whatever you try, you come up against a brick wall; das war der absolute Frust! it was just banging your head against a brick wall* * *Frụst [frʊst]m -(e)s, no pl (inf)frustration no art* * *<-[e]s>[frʊst]* * *der; Frust[e]s (ugs.) frustrationihre Arbeit war der absolute Frust — her work was a real drag (coll.)
der große Frust überkam ihn — he began to feel really browned off (Brit. coll.)
* * *hab ich einen Frust! am I cheesed off ( oder pissed off);so ein Frust! what a drag ( oder pain);nichts als Frust! whatever you try, you come up against a brick wall;das war der absolute Frust! it was just banging your head against a brick wall* * *der; Frust[e]s (ugs.) frustrationder große Frust überkam ihn — he began to feel really browned off (Brit. coll.)
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