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1 hueso de la suerte
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2 hueso de los deseos
• wishbone -
3 hueso or huesito de la suerte
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4 espoleta
f.1 fuse.2 wishbone, wishing bone.3 trigger, fusee, trigger device, detonating device.* * *1 (de ave) wishbone————————1 (de bomba etc) fuse\quitar la espoleta to defuse* * *SF1) (Mil) fuse2) (Anat) wishbone* * *1) (Arm) fuse2) (Anat) wishbone* * *= fuse.Ex. The book contains the following chapters: Sparking the fuse for literacy; Home is where the start is; Library lures to literacy; and Independent study programs in literature.* * *1) (Arm) fuse2) (Anat) wishbone* * *= fuse.Ex: The book contains the following chapters: Sparking the fuse for literacy; Home is where the start is; Library lures to literacy; and Independent study programs in literature.
* * *A ( Arm) fuseespoleta de tiempo time fuseB ( Anat) wishbone* * *
espoleta sustantivo femenino (Arm) fuse
* * *espoleta nf1. [de proyectil] fuse* * *f1 MIL fuse2 ZO wishbone* * *espoleta nf1) detonador: detonator, fuse2) : wishbone -
5 apostador
adj.betting.m.1 better, one that wagers or bets.2 bettor, gambler, cardshark, cardsharp.* * *► adjetivo1 betting► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 punter, person who places a bet* * *apostador, -aSM / F better, punter* * *= punter.Ex. One of the radical proposals being considered is the separation of ordinary punters from compulsive gamblers.* * *= punter.Ex: One of the radical proposals being considered is the separation of ordinary punters from compulsive gamblers.
* * *( Col)wishbone* * *: bettor, better -
6 espuela
f.1 spur.2 goad, spur, stimulus.* * *1 spur2 figurado spur, stimulus\poner espuelas a alguien figurado to spur somebody on* * *SF1) (lit, fig) spurespuela de caballero — (Bot) larkspur
3) And (Com) skill in business, acumen* * *femenino spurdio or picó espuelas al caballo — he spurred on his horse
* * *= spur.Ex. Instinctively, he struck spurs into his horse, and accelerated his pace.* * *femenino spurdio or picó espuelas al caballo — he spurred on his horse
* * *= spur.Ex: Instinctively, he struck spurs into his horse, and accelerated his pace.
* * *1 ( Equ) spurdio or picó espuelas al caballo he spurred on his horse2 (de un gallo) spur* * *
espuela sustantivo femenino
spur
espuela sustantivo femenino spur: le clavó las espuelas al caballo para que fuera más rápido, she dug in her spurs to make the horse run faster
' espuela' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acicate
English:
spur
* * *espuela nf1. [en el talón] spur;picar al caballo con las espuelas to use spurs on one's horse4. Arg, Chile [hueso] wishbone* * *f spur* * *espuela nf: spur -
7 hueso
m.1 bone.acabar o dar con sus huesos en (informal figurative) to end up inno poder con sus huesos (informal figurative) to be ready to drop, to be exhaustedhueso de santo (cooking) = small marzipan roll filled with egg yolk2 stone (British), pit (United States) (of fruit).aceitunas sin hueso pitted olives3 very strict person (informal) (person).4 contacts, influence (informal) (enchufe). (Mexican Spanish)5 pit.6 safe government job.7 cushy job, soft job, prebend, sinecure.8 personal connection.* * *1 ANATOMÍA bone2 (de fruta) stone, US pit\dar con los huesos en figurado to end up indar con los huesos en el suelo to end up on the floordarle a la sin hueso to talk one's head offestar en los huesos figurado to be all skin and boneno poder con sus huesos figurado to be all inromperle los huesos a alguien figurado to beat somebody upser un hueso duro de roer figurado to be a hard nut to cracktener los huesos molidos to be exhausted, be dead beat* * *noun m.1) bone2) pit, stone* * *SM1) (Anat) bonedar con los huesos en —
dio con sus huesos en la cárcel — he landed o ended up in jail
darle a la sin hueso — * to talk a lot
irse de la sin hueso, soltar la sin hueso — * to shoot one's mouth off *
hueso de santo — filled roll of marzipan
2) (Bot) stone, pit (EEUU)ser un hueso * —
4) And mule5)hueso colorado — Méx strong northerly wind
* * *1)a) (Anat) bonecalado or empapado hasta los huesos — soaked to the skin, wet through
dar con los or sus huesos en algo: fue a dar con sus huesos en la cárcel he finished up o ended up in jail; en los huesos — (fam) nothing but skin and bone(s) (colloq)
b)(de) color hueso — off-white, bone-colored
c) (Méx fam) ( puesto público) safe (government) job (colloq); ( sinecura) cushy job (colloq)2) ( de fruta) pit (AmE), stone (BrE)ser un hueso (duro de roer) — ( ser difícil) to be a hard o tough nut to crack
* * *1)a) (Anat) bonecalado or empapado hasta los huesos — soaked to the skin, wet through
dar con los or sus huesos en algo: fue a dar con sus huesos en la cárcel he finished up o ended up in jail; en los huesos — (fam) nothing but skin and bone(s) (colloq)
b)(de) color hueso — off-white, bone-colored
c) (Méx fam) ( puesto público) safe (government) job (colloq); ( sinecura) cushy job (colloq)2) ( de fruta) pit (AmE), stone (BrE)ser un hueso (duro de roer) — ( ser difícil) to be a hard o tough nut to crack
* * *hueso11 = bone.Ex: The large stores of inscription on bones or tortoise shells of the Yin and Shang dynasties unearthed by paleontologists are the seeds of the earliest ancient Chinese archives.
* blanco hueso = off-white.* calado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin, soaked to the skin, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.* carne + desprenderse del hueso = meat + fall off + the bone.* color hueso = off-white.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* cortar llegando al hueso = cut to + the bone.* de carne y hueso = flesh-and-blood.* empapado hasta los huesos = drenched to the skin, soaked to the skin, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin.* en carne y hueso = in the flesh.* helado hasta la médula de los huesos = frozen to the bone, frozen to the marrow (of the bones), chilled to the bone, chilled to the marrow (of the bones).* hueso de la risa = funny bone.* hueso duro = tough nut.* hueso duro de roer = uphill struggle, tough nut to crack, hard nut to crack.* hueso metatarsiano = metatarsal.* hueso roto = broken bone.* hueso temporal = temporal bone.* lleno de huesos = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* salud de los huesos = bone health.* ser un saco de huesos = be a bag of bones.* sin hueso = boneless.hueso22 = pit, stone.Nota: De la fruta.Ex: On Crete the locals eat them by the handful and spit out the pits like watermelon seeds.
Ex: Once you have removed the stones from fruits such as apricots and plums, you can turn the fruit halves inside out, then place them skin down on the tray.* * *A1 ( Anat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] bonecalado or empapado hasta los huesos soaked to the skin, wet throughdar con los or sus huesos en algo: fue a dar con sus huesos en la cárcel he finished up o ended up in jaildio con los huesos en el suelo he ended up o landed up o finished up on the floordar or pinchar en hueso ( Esp fam): con éste hemos dado en hueso we've come up against a tricky o difficult customer here ( colloq)está/se ha quedado en los huesos he's nothing but o he's all skin and bone(s)2(de) color hueso off-white, bone-coloredCompuestos:● hueso or huesito de la suertewishbonempl marzipan shapes ( traditionally eaten on All Saints' Day)ser un hueso (duro de roer) (ser difícil): su rival es un hueso (duro de roer) ( fam); his opponent is a tough o hard nut to crack ( colloq)para mí la química es un hueso duro de roer chemistry is an uphill struggle for me* * *
hueso sustantivo masculino
1a) (Anat) bone;◊ en los huesos (fam) nothing but skin and bone(s) (colloq)b)
2 ( de fruta) pit (AmE), stone (BrE)
hueso sustantivo masculino
1 Anat bone
2 (de una fruta) stone, US pit
3 (persona difícil de complacer) hard nut
4 fig (tarea trabajosa) hard work
5 LAm (enchufe) contact
♦ Locuciones: estar en los huesos, to be all skin and bone
Esp pinchar/dar en hueso, to come up against a tricky or difficult person: conmigo has pinchado en hueso en cuanto a la financiación de tu aventura, to get me to pay for your adventure will be tricky
la sin hueso, the tongue
' hueso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
caballete
- caña
- carne
- carné
- desencajar
- desencajada
- desencajado
- desencajarse
- desenterrar
- frontal
- médula
- pepita
- roer
- romperse
- rotura
- soldarse
- tuétano
- zafarse
- aceituna
- astilla
- astillarse
- componer
- fragmento
- pelado
- pómulo
- quebradizo
- quebrado
- saliente
English:
ankle bone
- bone
- bony
- break
- crack
- dislodge
- flesh
- for
- life
- live
- mend
- nut
- off-white
- pit
- set
- splinter
- stone
- off
* * *hueso nm1. [del cuerpo] bone;Famnos calamos hasta los huesos we got soaked to the skin;de color hueso ivory (coloured);Famtropezó y dio con sus huesos en el suelo she tripped and tumbled to the ground;la descubrieron y acabó con sus huesos en la cárcel she was caught out and ended up in jail;Famestar en los huesos to be all skin and bones;Famno puedo con mis huesos I'm ready to drop, I'm exhausted;Famser un hueso duro de roer to be a hard nut to crack;Famla sin hueso [la lengua] the tongue;soltar la sin hueso to shoot one's mouth offhueso del cráneo skull bone;hueso maxilar jawbone, Espec mandible;hueso de santo [pastel] = small roll of marzipan filled with sweetened egg yolk2. [de fruto] Br stone, US pit;aceitunas sin hueso pitted olivesel profe de inglés es un hueso our English teacher is dead strict5.huesos [restos] bones;el cementerio en el que descansan sus huesos the cemetery where her bones were laid to rest[trabajo fácil] cushy job* * *m1 ANAT bone;estar en los huesos be all skin and bone;moler/romper los huesos a alguien beat s.o. up;dar con sus huesos en la cárcel end up in jailhueso duro de roer fig fam hard nut to crack fam3 Méx famcushy number fam4 Méx fam ( influencia) influence, pull fam* * *hueso nm1) : bone2) : pit, stone (of a fruit)* * *hueso n1. (del cuerpo) bone2. (de aceituna, cereza) stone -
8 espoleta
• detonating device• fusee• fuze• trigger• trigger finger• wishbone• wishing bone
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