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(*******) golpe masculine
(jolt) sacudida feminine
(collision) topetazo masculine
(collision) golpe masculine
that brought me back to reality with a bump — eso me devolvió de golpe a la realidad
we gave her/I got the bumps — la manteamos/me mantearon
squabble
a noisy quarrel about something petty or trivial.
quarrel noisily over a trivial matter.
Una ruidosa pelea por algo insignificante o trivial.
Pelear ruidosamente por un asunto trivial.
scuffle
a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters.
an act or sound of moving in a hurried, confused, or shuffling manner.
engage in a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters.
move in a hurried, confused, or awkward way, making a rustling or shuffling sound.
shuffling
walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully from the ground.
rearrange (a deck of cards) by sliding the cards over each other quickly.
get out of or avoid a responsibility or obligation.
to shuffle one's feet — arrastrar los pies
2
2.1
(cards) barajar
(dominoes) remover
(dominoes) revolver
(dominoes) mezclar
(papers) barajar
(papers) revolver
she shuffled into/out of the room — entró en/salió de la habitación arrastrando los pies
crimson
carmesí,
to turn / flush crimson — (with embarrassment) (with anger, heat) ponerse colorado / rojo
(face) ruborizarse
(sky) teñirse de rojo literary
I threw away (disposed) my trash after work. What did you throw away today?
DISPOSE
get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else.
- whose responsibility is it to dispose of scrap materials?
arrange in a particular position.
- the chief disposed his attendants in a circle
sinónimos: arrange, place, put, position, array, set up, form, marshal
I take after (have a similar personality with) my mom. Who do you take after?
It rained, so our picnic plans fell through (failed to happen). Did any of your plans fall through?
I took apart (disassembled) my laptop this morning. Have you ever tried to take apart a computer?
DISSAMBLE
take (something) apart.
the piston can be disassembled for transport
sinónimos: dismantle, take apart, take to pieces, take to bits, deconstruct
you'll pass the station on your left — vas a pasar por la estación, a mano izquierda
Moreover
as a further matter; besides.
- moreover, glass is electrically insulating
sinónimos: besides, furthermore, what's more, in addition, also, as well
to be reliant on sth/sb — depender de algo/algn
an act of selling:
[countable]trying to make a sale.
a special offering of goods at reduced prices:
[countable]They're having a sale: 20% off.
larceny,
theft of personal property.
ZANGANO
Abeja macho, cuya función es fecundar a la abeja reina; es mayor que las abejas obreras, no produce miel y carece de aguijón.
Persona a la que no le gusta trabajar y que evita hacerlo siempre que puede.
burning;
on fire:
They set the logs ablaze.
Ellos prendieron fuego a los troncos.
Ils ont mis les bûches en flammes.
squashy
blando, adj.
Pronunciation: /ˈskwɔʃi//ˈskwɑʃi//ˈskwɒʃi/
ADJECTIVE
1
(fruit) blando
(ground) húmedo y mullido
slat; spline; louver; louvre
lama; ranura; persiana; lumbrera
stecca; spline; feritoia; persiana di ventilazione
slat
(of wood) listón masculine
(of wood) tablilla feminine
(of other materials) tira masculine
a thin, narrow piece of wood, plastic, or metal, especially one of a series that overlap or fit into each other, as in a fence or a Venetian blind.
spline
a rectangular key fitting into grooves in the hub and shaft of a wheel, especially one formed integrally with the shaft that allows movement of the wheel on the shaft.
no quiere asumir la responsabilidad del cuidado de los niños — he doesn't want to take on / assume responsibility for looking after the children
probity,
the quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.
medidas para incentivar la creación de puestos de trabajo — measures to encourage / stimulate the creation of jobs
disseminate
spread or disperse (something, especially information) widely.
han trasladado su expediente a otro departamento — your file has been transferred to another department
se han trasladado a una oficina más próxima al centro — they've moved to a more centrally located office
she does all her own stunts — hace todas las escenas peligrosas ella misma
publicity stunt — ardid publicitario masculine
stunt1
detener, v.
TRANSITIVE VERB
1
detener
atrofiar
There are 2 main translations of stunt in Spanish: stunt1stunt2
stunt2
proeza, n.
he has a tight grip — agarra con fuerza
GRIP
(of tires)
adherencia feminine
agarre masculine
Example sentences
2
(on handle)
empuñadura feminine
3British
horquilla feminine
pasador masculine Mexico
pinche masculine Chile
4dated
(bag)
bolsa de viaje feminine
he gripped her arm tightly — la agarró fuertemente del brazo
these tires grip the road well — estos neumáticos tienen buena adherencia / buen agarre
(overwhelm)
he was gripped by panic — fue presa del pánico
(interest)
the play failed to grip the audience — la obra no captó el interés del público
premiere
the first performance of a musical or theatrical work or the first showing of a movie.
give the first performance of.
We put off (postponed) the golf game because of the rain. Have you put off anything recently?
PROVERB
a short pithy saying in general use, stating a general truth or piece of advice.
Pithy
(of language or style) concise and forcefully expressive.
(of a fruit or plant) containing much pith.
The car salesman was playing hardball (being aggressive). Have you met a saleman that played hardball?
migraine,
a recurrent throbbing headache that typically affects one side of the head and is often accompanied by nausea and disturbed vision.
si no van a consumir nada no pueden ocupar la mesa — if you're not going to have anything to eat/drink, you can't sit at a table
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2 nov 2016, 16:39
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nasty knock, n.