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1 tongue of fire

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2 tongue

noun

1) Zunge, die

bite one's tongue — (lit. or fig.) sich auf die Zunge beißen

put out your tongue, please — strecken Sie [bitte] mal Ihre Zunge heraus!

put or stick one's tongue out [at somebody] — [jemandem] die Zunge herausstrecken

with one's tongue hanging out — mit [heraus]hängender Zunge

he made the remark tongue in cheek — (fig.) er meinte die Bemerkung nicht ernst

hold one's tongue — (fig.) stillschweigen

watch one's tongue — (fig.) seine Zunge hüten od. zügeln

watch your tongue! — pass auf, was du sagst!

2) (meat) Zunge, die

3) (manner or power of speech)

find/lose one's tongue — seine Sprache wieder finden/die Sprache verlieren

get one's tongue round something — etwas aussprechen

have a sharp etc. tongue — eine scharfe usw. Zunge haben

4) (language) Sprache, die

5) (of shoe) Zunge, die

6) (promontory)

tongue [of land] — Landzunge, die

7) (of buckle) Dorn, der

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noun

1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) die Zunge

2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) die Zunge

3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.)

4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) die Sprache

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tongue

[tʌŋ]

I. n

1. (mouth part) Zunge f

have you lost your \tongue? hat es dir die Sprache verschlagen?

his name is on the tip of my \tongue sein Name liegt mir auf der Zunge

a few whiskies should loosen his \tongue ein paar Whiskys werden ihm schon die Zunge lösen

to bite one's \tongue sich dat in die Zunge beißen

to burn one's \tongue sich dat die Zunge verbrennen

to find one's \tongue die Sprache wiederfinden

to hold one's \tongue den Mund halten

to stick one's \tongue out [at sb] [jdm] die Zunge herausstrecken

2. (tongue-shaped object)

\tongue of land Landzunge f

\tongue of a shoe Zunge f eines Schuhs

3. (language) Sprache f

the gift of \tongues REL die Gabe, mit fremden Zungen zu sprechen

4. no pl (expressive style) Ausdrucksweise f

to have a sharp \tongue eine spitze Zunge haben

5.

▶ to get one's \tongue around [or round] a word ein Wort kaum aussprechen können

▶ to say sth \tongue in cheek [or with one's \tongue in one's cheek] etw als Scherz meinen

▶ to set [or start] \tongues wagging Gerede verursachen

II. vt MUS

▪ to \tongue sth etw mit Zungenschlag spielen

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[tʌŋ]
1. n

1) Zunge f

to put or stick one's tongue out at sb — jdm die Zunge herausstrecken

to lose/find one's tongue (fig) — die Sprache verlieren/wiederfinden

to hold one's tongue — den Mund halten

to have a ready tongue — schlagfertig sein, nicht auf den Mund gefallen sein

to have a sharp tongue — eine scharfe Zunge haben

keep a civil tongue in your head! — werden Sie nicht ausfallend!

I can't get my tongue round it — dabei breche ich mir fast die Zunge ab

See:

→ slip, tip, tongue-in-cheek

2) (liter: language) Sprache f; (old BIBL) Zunge f

the gift of tongues (Bibl) — die Gabe, in fremden Zungen zu reden

3) (of shoe) Zunge f, Lasche f; (of bell) Klöppel m; (of land) (Land)zunge f; (of wood) Spund m, Zapfen m

a tongue of fire licked the building — eine Flamme züngelte an dem Gebäude empor

2. vt (MUS)
note (mit der Zunge) stoßen
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tongue [tʌŋ]

A s

1. ANAT Zunge f (auch fig Redeweise):

malicious tongues böse Zungen;

with one’s tongue in one’s cheek, tongue in cheek ironisch;

say sth tongue in cheek etwas nicht ernst meinen;

bite the tongue auf der Zunge beißen;

bite one’s tongue sich auf die Zunge beißen (a. fig);

I would rather bite off my tongue than … ich würde mir eher oder lieber die Zunge abbeißen als …;

find one’s tongue die Sprache wiederfinden;

make sb find their tongue jemandem die Zunge lösen, jemanden zum Reden bringen;

get one’s tongue (a)round umg ein schwieriges Wort etc richtig aussprechen;

give tongue

a) sich laut und deutlich äußern (to zu),

b) anschlagen (Hund),

c) Laut geben (Jagdhund);

have a long tongue geschwätzig sein;

have a ready tongue nicht auf den Mund gefallen sein, schlagfertig sein;

have a sharp tongue eine scharfe oder spitze Zunge haben;

hold one’s tongue den Mund halten;

a sharp answer was hovering on my tongue mir lag eine scharfe Antwort auf der Zunge;

keep a civil tongue (in one’s head) höflich bleiben;

he lost his tongue er verlor die Sprache, ihm verschlug es die Sprache;

put one’s tongue out at sb jemandem die Zunge herausstrecken;

wag one’s tongue tratschen;

set tongues wagging Gerede verursachen;

tongues are beginning to wag die Leute fangen schon an zu reden; → academic.ru/8973/bridle">bridle B 2, loose A 5 f, tip¹ A 1

2. GASTR (Rinder- etc) Zunge f

3. Sprache f (eines Volkes), Zunge f:

confusion of tongues BIBEL Sprachverwirrung f;

gift of tongues BIBEL, REL Zungenreden n; → speak A 1, speaking B

4. BIBEL Volk n, Nation f, Zunge f

5. fig Zunge f (einer Flamme, einer Klarinette, eines Schuhs etc)

6. Klöppel m (einer Glocke)

7. (Wagen) Deichsel f

8. Tischlerei: Zapfen m, Spund m, Feder f

9. TECH

a) (Lauf-, Führungs) Schiene f

b) Lasche f

10. BAHN Zunge f (einer Weiche)

11. Dorn m (einer Schnalle)

12. Zeiger m (einer Waage)

13. ELEK (Relais) Anker m

14. GEOG Landzunge f

B v/t

1. MUS mit Flatterzunge blasen

2. Tischlerei: verzapfen

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noun

1) Zunge, die

bite one's tongue — (lit. or fig.) sich auf die Zunge beißen

put out your tongue, please — strecken Sie [bitte] mal Ihre Zunge heraus!

put or stick one's tongue out [at somebody] — [jemandem] die Zunge herausstrecken

with one's tongue hanging out — mit [heraus]hängender Zunge

he made the remark tongue in cheek — (fig.) er meinte die Bemerkung nicht ernst

hold one's tongue — (fig.) stillschweigen

watch one's tongue — (fig.) seine Zunge hüten od. zügeln

watch your tongue! — pass auf, was du sagst!

2) (meat) Zunge, die

3) (manner or power of speech)

find/lose one's tongue — seine Sprache wieder finden/die Sprache verlieren

get one's tongue round something — etwas aussprechen

have a sharp etc. tongue — eine scharfe usw. Zunge haben

4) (language) Sprache, die

5) (of shoe) Zunge, die

6) (promontory)

tongue [of land] — Landzunge, die

7) (of buckle) Dorn, der

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(language) n.

Sprache -n f. n.

Zunge -n f.

English-german dictionary > tongue
3 FIRE

• Add not fire to fire - Огонь огнем не погасишь (O)

• Don't fire until you see the white of his eye - Не спеши, куманек, не вздут огонек (H)

• Don't play with fire - Не шути с огнем - обожжешься (H)

• Fight fire with fire - Клин клином вышибают (K), Чем ушибся, тем и лечись (4)

• Fire and water are good servants but bad masters - С огнем не шути и воде не верь (C)

• Fire burns brightest on one's own hearth (The) - В гостях хорошо, а дома лучше (B)

• Fire in the flint shows not till it's (until it is) struck (The) - Неворошенный жар под пеплом лежит (H)

• Fire in the heart sends smoke into the head - Гнев - плохой советчик (Г), Любовь слепа (Л)

• Fire is a good servant but a bad master - Не шути с огнем - обожжешься (H)

• Fire which warms us at a distance will burn us when near (The) - Ляжешь подле огня, нехотя обожжешься (Л)

• Good fire makes a good cook (A) - Хорошо тому жить, кому бабушка ворожит (X)

• Hidden fires are always the hottest - Неворошенный жар под пеплом лежит (H)

• If you would enjoy fire, you must put up with the smoke - Любить тепло - и дым тер петь (Л)

• Little fire burns up a great deal of corn (A) - Москва от копеечной свечки сгорела (M)

• Little fire is quickly trodden out (A) - Искру туши до пожара, беду отводи до удара (H)

• Much smoke, little fire - Дым столбом, а огня не видно (Д)

• Nearer the fire, the hotter it is (The) - Ляжешь подле огня, нехотя обожжешься (Л)

• No fire without smoke - Где огонь, там и дым (Г)

• Skeer your own fire - Не суй свой нос в чужой вопрос (H)

• Slow fixe makes sweet malt (A) - Тише едешь, дальше будешь (T)

• Soft fire makes sweet malt - Тише едешь, дальше будешь (T)

• Strike a flint and you get fire - И в пепле искра бывает (И), Неворошенный жар под пеплом лежит (H)

• There is no fire without smoke - Где огонь, там и дым (Г)

• There is no jesting with fire - Не шути с огнем - обожжешься (H)

• Two kitchen fires burn not on one hearth - Два медведя в одной берлоге не живут (Д)

• Violent fires soon burn out - И комары кусают до поры (И)

• When the fire burns in the soul, the tongue cannot be silent - У кого что болит, тот о том и говорит (У)

• Where there is fire there is smoke - Где огонь, там и дым (Г)

• You must fight fire with fire - Чем ушибся, тем и лечись (4)

Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > FIRE
4 lengua de fuego

• tongue of fire

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > lengua de fuego
5 lengua

f.

1 tongue.

tener la lengua muy larga (informal) to be a gossip

tirar a alguien de la lengua (informal figurative) to draw somebody out

lengua de gato chocolate finger (biscuit) (de chocolate) (peninsular Spanish)

lengua de víbora o viperina (figurative) malicious tongue

lengua de tierra tongue of land

las malas lenguas dicen que… according to the gossip…

irse de la lengua (informal) to let the cat out of the bag

ir/llegar con la lengua fuera (informal) to go along/arrive puffing and panting

morderse la lengua to bite one's tongue

se le trabó la lengua she stumbled over her words

2 language (idioma, lenguaje).

lengua materna mother tongue

lengua muerta dead language

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lengua

► nombre femenino

1 ANATOMÍA tongue

2 (idioma) language

3 (de tierra) strip

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

con la lengua fuera familiar with one's tongue hanging out

darle a la lengua familiar to chat

dicen las malas lenguas que... gossip has it that...

hacerse lenguas de algo to rave about something

irse de la lengua familiar to let the cat out of the bag

no tener pelos en la lengua figurado not to mince one's words

tener algo en la punta de la lengua figurado to have something on the tip of one's tongue

tener la lengua muy larga familiar to have a loose tongue

tener una lengua viperina to have a vicious tongue

tirar de la lengua a alguien familiar to pump somebody for information

trabarse la lengua to get tongue-tied

lengua de gato langue de chat

lengua d'oc langue d'oc

lengua d'oíl langue d'oïl

lengua de trapo babbling

lengua madre parent language

lengua materna mother tongue

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noun f.

1) tongue

2) language

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SF

1) (Anat) tongue

me he mordido la lengua — I've bitten my tongue

• beber con la lengua — to lap up

• mala lengua — gossip

según las malas lenguas... — according to gossip...

• sacar la lengua, abra la boca y saque la lengua — open your mouth and put o stick your tongue out

no le saques la lengua a tu hermana — don't stick your tongue out at your sister

- andar en lenguas

- atar la lengua a algn

- buscar la lengua a algn

- ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato?

- darle a la lengua

- darse la lengua

- hacerse lenguas de algn/algo

- irse de la lengua

- llegar con la lengua fuera

- morderse la lengua

- nacer con la lengua fuera

- no morderse la lengua

- no tener pelos en la lengua

- tener algo en la punta de la lengua

- soltar la lengua

- tener mucha lengua

- tirar de la lengua a algn

lengua de trapo — baby talk

lengua larga LAm —

lengua viperina — sharp tongue, vicious tongue
largo 1., 1), trabar 3.
2) [de campana] tongue, clapper

3) (Geog)

lengua de tierra — spit of land, tongue of land

4) (Ling) language, tongue; Esp (Escol) Spanish language ( as a school subject)

hablar en lengua — And to speak Quichua

lengua de destino — target language

lengua de origen — source language

lengua de trabajo — working language

lengua franca — lingua franca

lengua madre — parent language

lengua materna — mother tongue

lengua minoritaria — minority language

lengua moderna — modern language

lengua muerta — dead language

lengua oficial — official language

lengua viva — living language
LENGUAS COOFICIALES Under the Spanish constitution catalán, euskera and gallego are lenguas oficiales and enjoy the same status as castellano in the autonomous regions in which they are spoken. These languages are also known as lenguas cooficiales to show they enjoy equal status with Spanish. The regional governments actively promote their use through the media and the education system.
See:

ver nota culturelle CATALÁN in catalán,

ver nota culturelle EUSKERA in euskera,

ver nota culturelle GALLEGO in gallego

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femenino

1)

a) (Anat) tongue

se me traba la lengua — I get tongue-tied

con la lengua fuera — (fam)

llegamos con la lengua fuera — we were dead beat when we arrived (colloq)

darle a la lengua — (fam) to chatter

desatársele la lengua a alguien — to start to talk

irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a alguien — (fam)

no debía haberlo dicho pero se me fue la lengua — I shouldn't have said it but it just slipped out

no te vayas a ir de la lengua — make sure you don't tell anybody; malo I

morderse la lengua — to bite one's tongue

soltar la lengua — to spill the beans

soltarle la lengua a alguien — to make somebody talk

¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? — (fam & hum) has the cat got your tongue? (colloq)

tener una lengua viperina — to have a sharp tongue

tirarle de or (AmL) tirarle or jalarle la lengua a alguien: hay que tirarle (de) la lengua you have to drag everything out of him; sé mucho sobre ti así que no me tires (de) la lengua — I know a lot about you, so don't provoke me

b) (Coc) tongue

c) ( de tierra) spit, tongue; ( de fuego) tongue

2) (Ling) language

lengua de trapo — baby talk

•

- lengua madre or materna

- lengua muerta/viva
•• Cultural note:
lenguas cooficiales

The regional languages of Spain, catalán, euskera, and gallego, which now have equal status with Castilian in the regions where they are spoken. Banned under Franco, they continued to be spoken privately. They are now widely used in public life, education, and the media, cinema and literature

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= language, tongue.

Ex. A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.

Ex. Although I do at times write with my tongue between my lips (the standard attitude of deep concentration), there are other times when it is equally firmly in my cheek.

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* Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA) = Modern Language Association (MLA).

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.

* de lengua árabe = Arabic speaking.

* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.

* dominio de una lengua extranjera = language proficiency.

* en diversas lenguas = multilingually.

* en dos lenguas = bilingually.

* enfermedad de la lengua azul = bluetongue disease.

* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.

* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.

* en varias lenguas = cross-lingual, cross-language, multilingually.

* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue.

* hablar con lengua de serpiente = speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.

* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.

* humedecer con la lengua = lick.

* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.

* lengua autóctona = indigenous language.

* lengua bífida = forked tongue, split tongue.

* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.

* lengua de intercambio = exchange language.

* lengua escrita = written language.

* lengua extinta = extinct language.

* lengua extranjera = foreign language.

* lengua flexionada = inflected language.

* lengua franca = lingua franca.

* lengua hablada = spoken language.

* lengua indígena = indigenous language.

* lengua inglesa = English language.

* lengua mandarina = Mandarin.

* lengua materna = mother tongue.

* lengua minoritaria = minority language.

* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.

* lengua nacional = national language.

* lengua nativa = native language, native tongue.

* lengua negra = hairy tongue.

* lengua oficial común = working language.

* lengua oscurecida = black hairy tongue.

* lengua peluda = hairy tongue.

* lengua romance = romance language.

* lengua vernácula = vernacular, vernacular language.

* lengua /conocimiento de lengua = language skill.

* mojar con la lengua = lick.

* morderse la lengua = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lip.

* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés = non-English-speaking country.

* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.

* piercing para la lengua = tongue stud.

* recuperación de información en varias lenguas = cross-language information retrieval (CLIR).

* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.

* soltársele a Uno la lengua = tongue + be unloosed.

* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.

* TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua) = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

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femenino

1)

a) (Anat) tongue

se me traba la lengua — I get tongue-tied

con la lengua fuera — (fam)

llegamos con la lengua fuera — we were dead beat when we arrived (colloq)

darle a la lengua — (fam) to chatter

desatársele la lengua a alguien — to start to talk

irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a alguien — (fam)

no debía haberlo dicho pero se me fue la lengua — I shouldn't have said it but it just slipped out

no te vayas a ir de la lengua — make sure you don't tell anybody; malo I

morderse la lengua — to bite one's tongue

soltar la lengua — to spill the beans

soltarle la lengua a alguien — to make somebody talk

¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? — (fam & hum) has the cat got your tongue? (colloq)

tener una lengua viperina — to have a sharp tongue

tirarle de or (AmL) tirarle or jalarle la lengua a alguien: hay que tirarle (de) la lengua you have to drag everything out of him; sé mucho sobre ti así que no me tires (de) la lengua — I know a lot about you, so don't provoke me

b) (Coc) tongue

c) ( de tierra) spit, tongue; ( de fuego) tongue

2) (Ling) language

lengua de trapo — baby talk

•

- lengua madre or materna

- lengua muerta/viva
•• Cultural note:
lenguas cooficiales

The regional languages of Spain, catalán, euskera, and gallego, which now have equal status with Castilian in the regions where they are spoken. Banned under Franco, they continued to be spoken privately. They are now widely used in public life, education, and the media, cinema and literature

* * *

= language, tongue.

Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.

Ex: Although I do at times write with my tongue between my lips (the standard attitude of deep concentration), there are other times when it is equally firmly in my cheek.

* Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA) = Modern Language Association (MLA).

* darle a la lengua = shoot + the breeze, shoot + the bull.

* decían las malas lenguas que = rumour had it that.

* de lengua árabe = Arabic speaking.

* dicen las malas lenguas que = rumour has it that.

* dominio de una lengua extranjera = language proficiency.

* en diversas lenguas = multilingually.

* en dos lenguas = bilingually.

* enfermedad de la lengua azul = bluetongue disease.

* enredo de lengua = slip of the tongue.

* entre varias lenguas = cross-lingual.

* en varias lenguas = cross-lingual, cross-language, multilingually.

* hablar con lengua de serpiente = talk with + a twisted tongue.

* hablar con lengua de serpiente = speak with + a twisted tongue, speak with + a split tongue, speak with + a forked tongue.

* hablar en lengua desconocida = speak in + tongues, talk in + tongues.

* humedecer con la lengua = lick.

* irse de la lengua = spill + the beans, shoot + Posesivo + mouth off, let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff.

* lengua autóctona = indigenous language.

* lengua bífida = forked tongue, split tongue.

* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.

* lengua de intercambio = exchange language.

* lengua escrita = written language.

* lengua extinta = extinct language.

* lengua extranjera = foreign language.

* lengua flexionada = inflected language.

* lengua franca = lingua franca.

* lengua hablada = spoken language.

* lengua indígena = indigenous language.

* lengua inglesa = English language.

* lengua mandarina = Mandarin.

* lengua materna = mother tongue.

* lengua minoritaria = minority language.

* lengua muerta = dead language, dead tongue.

* lengua nacional = national language.

* lengua nativa = native language, native tongue.

* lengua negra = hairy tongue.

* lengua oficial común = working language.

* lengua oscurecida = black hairy tongue.

* lengua peluda = hairy tongue.

* lengua romance = romance language.

* lengua vernácula = vernacular, vernacular language.

* lengua /conocimiento de lengua = language skill.

* mojar con la lengua = lick.

* morderse la lengua = stay + Posesivo + tongue, hold + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + tongue, bite + Posesivo + lip.

* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* no tener pelos en lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés = non-English-speaking country.

* persona que sólo habla una lengua = monoglot.

* piercing para la lengua = tongue stud.

* recuperación de información en varias lenguas = cross-language information retrieval (CLIR).

* sin pelos en la lengua = outspokenly.

* soltársele a Uno la lengua = tongue + be unloosed.

* tener pelos en la lengua = mince + words.

* TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua) = TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

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lengua

feminine

lenguas cooficiales (↑ lengua a1)

A

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] ( Anat) tongue

saca la lengua put out your tongue

me sacó la lengua he stuck his tongue out at me

se me traba la lengua I get tongue-tied

tengo la lengua pastosa or estropajosa I have a cotton mouth ( AmE colloq), I've got a furry tongue ( BrE colloq)

andar en lenguas ( fam); to be the subject of gossip

con la lengua fuera ( fam): llegamos a casa con la lengua fuera by the time we got home our tongues were hanging out ( colloq)

darle a algn hasta por debajo de la lengua ( Méx fam); to thrash sb ( colloq)

darle a la lengua ( fam); to chatter, gab ( colloq)

hacerse lenguas de algn/algo ( fam); to rave about sb/sth ( colloq)

todos se hacen lenguas de su belleza everyone raves about how beautiful she is

irse de la lenguaor írsele la lengua a algn ( fam): no debía haber dicho eso pero se me fue la lengua I shouldn't have said that but it just slipped out

quiero que sea una sorpresa así que no te vayas a ir de la lengua I want it to be a secret so don't go and let the cat out of the bag ( colloq)

morderse la lengua to bite one's tongue

soltar la lengua to spill the beans

soltarle la lengua a algn to make sb talk

¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? o ( Esp) ¿te ha comido la lengua el gato? ( fam hum); has the cat got your tongue? ( colloq), have you lost your tongue? ( colloq)

tener una lengua viperina or de víbora to have a sharp tongue

tirarle or ( AmL) jalarle (de) la lengua a algn: hay que tirarle de la lengua para que te cuente nada you have to drag everything out of him o you have to pump him, otherwise he doesn't tell you anything

sé mucho sobre tus negocios sucios así que no me tires de la lengua I know a lot about your shady deals, so don't provoke me …

2 ( Coc) tongue

3 (de tierra) spit, tongue

4 (de fuego) tongue

Compuesto:

lengua de gato

langue de chat

B ( Ling) language

la lengua y el habla langue and parole

lengua de trapo baby talk

medio¹ (↑ medio (1))

Compuestos:

● lengua de destino

target language

● lengua de oc/d'oil

langue d'oc/d'oïl

● lengua de origen

source language

● lengua madre or materna

mother tongue

● lengua meta

target language, object language

● lengua muerta

dead language

● lengua objeto

target language, object language

● lengua viva

living language

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lengua sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat) tongue;

◊ se me traba la lengua I get tongue-tied (colloq);

irse de la lengua or írsele la lengua a algn (fam): no debía haberlo dicho pero se me fue la lengua I shouldn't have said it but it just slipped out;
no te vayas a ir de la lengua make sure you don't tell anybody;
See Also→ malo2
b) (Coc) tongue

c) ( de tierra) spit, tongue;

( de fuego) tongue
2 (Ling) language;
◊ lengua materna mother tongue

lengua sustantivo femenino
1 Anat tongue
figurado tener la lengua afilada, to have a sharp tongue
lengua viperina, poisonous tongue
mala lengua, gossip: dicen las malas lenguas que se casó con ella por interés, rumour has it that he married her for selfish reasons
2 Ling language
lengua materna, native o mother tongue
lengua muerta, dead language
segunda lengua, second language
3 (franja estrecha) spit, tongue: una lengua de mar se adentra en la costa, a spit of land cuts into the coast
4 (badajo) clapper
♦ Locuciones: con la lengua fuera: terminamos el examen con la lengua fuera, by the end of the exam we were exhausted
fam fig irse de la lengua, to spill the beans
morderse uno la lengua, to bite one's tongue: tuve que morderme la lengua para no decir lo que pensaba, I had to bite my tongue to stop myself from blurting it out
familiar tener la lengua muy larga, to be a bigmouth: tu hermana tiene la lengua muy larga, your sister is a bigmouth
fam fig tirarle a alguien de la lengua, to try to drag sthg out of sb
' lengua' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
academia
- achicharrarse
- autóctona
- autóctono
- bífida
- bífido
- chascar
- chasquear
- chasquido
- contaminar
- ELE
- habla
- hablar
- materna
- materno
- pastosa
- pastoso
- pelo
- punta
- sacar
- sarro
- trabarse
- vernácula
- vernáculo
- viperina
- viperino
- afilado
- clásico
- conocer
- corromper
- corrupción
- enriquecer
- manejo
- nativo
- quemar
- románico
- sucio
- trabar
- transmitir
- vivo
English:
bite
- bite back
- click
- draw out
- first language
- fur
- guttural
- language
- mince
- mother tongue
- origin
- put out
- Romanic
- second language
- specially
- stick out
- thrust out
- tip
- tongue
- venomous
- assistant
- hang
- lick
- mother
- out
- sharp
- stumble
- TEFL
- tut
- vernacular

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lengua nf

1. [órgano] tongue;

sacarle la lengua a alguien to stick one's tongue out at sb;

se le trabó la lengua she stumbled over her words;
también Fig
morderse la lengua to bite one's tongue;

Comp
Fam
darle a la lengua to chatter;

Comp
Fam
irse de la lengua, RP [m5] aflojar o [m5] soltar la lengua to let the cat out of the bag;

Comp
Fam
ir/llegar con la lengua fuera to go along/arrive puffing and panting;

Comp
Fam
ser largo de lengua, tener la lengua muy larga to be a gossip;

las malas lenguas dicen que… according to the gossip…;

Comp

lo tengo en la punta de la lengua I've got it on the tip of my tongue;

Comp
Fam
¿(se) te ha comido la lengua el gato?, Am [m5]¿te comieron la lengua los ratones? has the cat got your tongue?;

Comp
Fam
tirar a alguien de la lengua to draw sb out

Comp
lengua de buey [planta] bugloss;
lengua de ciervo [planta] hart's-tongue fern;

lengua de fuego tongue of flame;
Esp lengua de gato [de chocolate] langue de chat; Fig lengua de víbora malicious tongue; Fig lengua viperina malicious tongue
2. [de tierra] tongue

Comp
Geol lengua glaciar glacier tongue
3. [idioma, lenguaje] language

Comp
lengua culta educated speech;
lengua de destino target language;

lengua escrita written language;

lengua estándar standard language;

lengua franca lingua franca;

lengua fuente source language;

lengua hablada spoken language;

lengua de llegada target language;

lengua materna mother tongue;

mi lengua materna no es el español I'm not a native speaker of Spanish;

lengua meta target language;

lenguas modernas modern languages;

lengua muerta dead language;

lengua normativa standard language;

lengua de oc langue d'oc;

lengua de oíl langue d'oïl;

lengua original original o source language;

lengua romance Romance language;

lengua románica Romance language;

lengua viva living language;

lengua vulgar vulgar o coarse language

4. Esp [asignatura] Spanish (language)

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lengua

f tongue;

darle a la lengua fam chatter;

lengua afilada o

de doble filo sharp tongue;

tirar a alguien de la lengua get information out of s.o.;

con la lengua fuera fig with one’s tongue hanging out;

irse de la lengua let the cat out of the bag;

morderse la lengua fig bite one’s tongue;

sacar la lengua a alguien stick one’s tongue out at s.o.;

lo tengo en la punta de la lengua it’s on the tip of my tongue

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lengua nf

1) : tongue

morderse la lengua: to bite one's tongue

2) idioma: language

lengua materna: mother tongue, native language

lengua muerta: dead language

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lengua n

1. (del cuerpo) tongue

me sacó la lengua she stuck her tongue out at me

2. (idioma) language

el inglés es una lengua extranjera English is a foreign language

irse de la lengua to let the cat out of the bag [pt. & pp. let]

tener la lengua muy larga to talk too much

lengua materna native language / mother tongue

Spanish-English dictionary > lengua
6 lengua de fuego

(n.) = tongue of fire

Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

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(n.) = tongue of fire

Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

Spanish-English dictionary > lengua de fuego
7 fuego

intj.

1 there's a fire, something's burning.

2 fire, shoot.

m.

1 fire (llamas, hoguera).

atizar el fuego to poke the fire

hacer un fuego to make a fire

pegar fuego a algo to set something on fire, to set fire to something

echar fuego por los ojos to look daggers

jugar con fuego (figurative) to play with fire

fuegos artificiales fireworks

fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp

fuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire

2 ring, burner.

apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heat

poner el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boil

a fuego lento/vivo over a low/high heat

3 fire (disparos).

abrir o hacer fuego to fire, to open fire

estar entre dos fuegos (figurative) to be between the devil and the deep blue sea

fuego cruzado crossfire

4 passion, ardor (apasionamiento).

la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion

5 gunfire.

6 ignis.

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fuego

► nombre masculino

1 fire

2 (lumbre) light

3 (cocina) burner, ring

4 (ardor) ardour (US ardor), zeal

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a fuego lento on a low flame 2 (al horno) in a slow oven

estar entre dos fuegos to be caught between the Devil and the deep blue sea

hacer fuego MILITAR to open fire

¿me da fuego? have you got a light?

poner las manos en el fuego por algo/alguien to stake one's life on something/somebody

prender fuego a algo to set fire to something

romper fuego MILITAR to open fire

fuego cruzado crossfire

fuego de Santelmo Saint Elmo's fire

fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp, Jack-o'-lantern

fuego graneado sustained fire

fuego nutrido heavy fire

fuegos artificiales fireworks

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noun m.

1) fire

2) light

3) burner

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SM

1) (=llamas) fire

buscamos un claro donde hacer fuego — we looked for a clearing to make a fire in

el fuego se declaró en el interior del almacén — the fire broke out inside the warehouse

¡fuego! — fire!

• apagar el fuego — to put out the fire

• atizar el fuego — (lit) to poke the fire; (fig) to stir things up

• encender el fuego — to light the fire

• marcar algo a fuego — to brand sth

• pegar o prender fuego a algo — to set fire to sth, set sth on fire

prendieron fuego a los vehículos — they set fire to the vehicles, they set the vehicles alight o on fire

prender el fuego — LAm to light the fire

• sofocar el fuego — to extinguish the fire

echar fuego por los ojos —

se marchó echando fuego por los ojos — he went off, his eyes blazing

- jugar con fuego

fuego de artificio — firework

el procedimiento ha sido solo un fuego de artificio destinado a calmar a la opinión pública — the proceedings have been mere window dressing aimed at appeasing public opinion

ha llegado a la cima sin los fuegos de artificio típicos de muchas grandes estrellas — she has got to the top without the typical blaze of publicity attached to many big stars

fuego fatuo — will-o'-the-wisp

fuegos artificiales — fireworks

2) [de cocina]

a) (=quemador) [de gas] burner, ring; [eléctrico] ring

una cocina de gas de cuatro fuegos — a four-ring gas cooker

b) (=calor) heat, flame

• a fuego lento — on o over a low heat, on o over a low flame

se mete en el horno a fuego lento — put in a low o slow oven

se deja cocer a fuego lento 15 minutos — simmer for 15 minutes, cook on o over a low heat for 15 minutes

• a fuego suave — on o over a low heat, on o over a low flame

• a fuego vivo — on o over a high flame, on o over a high heat

3) [para cigarro] light

¿tienes o me das fuego? — have you got a light?

le pedí fuego — I asked him for a light

4) (Mil) fire

¡fuego! — fire!

• abrir fuego (contra algo/algn) — to open fire (on sth/sb)

• ¡ alto el fuego! — cease fire!

• hacer fuego (contra o sobre algo) — to fire (at sth)

• romper el fuego — to open fire

- estar entre dos fuegos

fuego a discreción — (lit) fire at will; (fig) all-out attack

fuego amigo — friendly fire

fuego artillero — artillery fire

fuego cruzado — crossfire

fuego de andanada — (Náut) broadside

fuego de artillería — artillery fire

fuego de mortero — mortar fire

fuego graneado, fuego nutrido — sustained fire

fuego real — live ammunition
alto II, 1., 1)
5) (=pasión) passion, fire

apagar los fuegos de algn — to dampen sb's ardour o (EEUU) ardor

6) (Náut) beacon, signal fire

7) (Med) (=erupción) rash; Méx, Chile, Col [en los labios] cold sore

fuego pérsico — shingles pl

8) (=hogar) dwelling

un pueblo de 50 fuegos — a village of 50 dwellings

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masculino

1) fire

fuego! — fire!

sofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire

está prohibido hacer fuego — the lighting of fires is prohibited (frml), no fires!

le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire

echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire

- fuego fatuo

- fuegos artificiales or de artificio

2) ( para cigarrillo)

¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?

me pidió fuego — he asked me for a light

3) (Coc)

cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer

poner la sartén al fuego — put the frying pan on to heat

dejé la comida en el fuego — I left the food on (the stove)

cocina de tres fuegos — a stove with three burners

4) (Mil) fire

preparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!

fuego a discreción — fire at will

abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes — they opened fire on the demonstrators

•

- fuego cruzado

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masculino

1) fire

fuego! — fire!

sofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire

está prohibido hacer fuego — the lighting of fires is prohibited (frml), no fires!

le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire

echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire

- fuego fatuo

- fuegos artificiales or de artificio

2) ( para cigarrillo)

¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?

me pidió fuego — he asked me for a light

3) (Coc)

cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer

poner la sartén al fuego — put the frying pan on to heat

dejé la comida en el fuego — I left the food on (the stove)

cocina de tres fuegos — a stove with three burners

4) (Mil) fire

preparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!

fuego a discreción — fire at will

abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes — they opened fire on the demonstrators

•

- fuego cruzado

* * *

fuego¹

¹ = fire, flame, bonfire, heat, open fire.

Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

Ex: The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.

Ex: This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 ' Bonfire of the Vanities'.

Ex: When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives.

Ex: The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.

* acción contra el fuego = fire response.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* apagar el fuego = put out + the flames.

* apagar un fuego = extinguish + fire, put down + fire.

* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.

* baño de fuego = baptism of fire.

* bautismo de fuego = baptism of fire.

* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.

* como el fuego = like wildfire.

* daño causado por el fuego = fire damage.

* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.

* donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* extenderse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.

* fuego + apagar = fire + be out.

* fuego arrasador = wildfire.

* fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through.

* fuego de gas = gas ring, gas ring burner.

* fuego del infierno = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.

* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.

* fuego fauto = will o' the wisp.

* fuego incontrolado = wildfire.

* fuego + iniciar = fire + break out.

* fuego + prenderse = fire + break out.

* fuego repentino = flash fire.

* fuego sagrado = sacred fire.

* fuegos artificiales = fireworks, firework display.

* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.

* hornillo de dos fuegos = double gas ring burner.

* jugar con fuego = court + disaster, play with + fire, court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.

* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.

* precaución contra el fuego = fire precaution.

* prender fuego = set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, burn.

* prenderle fuego a = set + fire to.

* prenderse fuego = catch + fire, catch on + fire.

* propagarse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.

* propenso al fuego = fire-prone.

* prueba de fuego, la = acid test, the.

* resistente al fuego = fire-resistant.

* retardador del fuego = fire retardant.

* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.

* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.

* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.

fuego²

² = fire.

Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.

* abrir fuego = open + fire.

* alto del fuego = cease-fire.

* arma de fuego = firearm.

* arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.

* cese del fuego = cease-fire, armistice.

* coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.

* control de armas de fuego = gun control.

* en la línea de fuego = in the hot seat, in the front line, on the front line.

* entre dos fuegos = crossfire, pig(gy) in the middle.

* fuego amigo = friendly fire.

* fuego antiaéreo = flak [flack].

* fuego cruzado = crossfire.

* fuego de francotirador = sniper fire.

* fuego de mortero = mortar fire.

* fuego enemigo = enemy fire.

* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.

* línea de fuego = firing line, front-line, line of fire.

* * *

fuego

masculine

A fire

atizó el fuego she poked the fire

¡fuego! fire!

necesitaron varias horas para sofocar el fuego it took them several hours to put out o extinguish the fire

[ S ] está prohibido hacer fuego the lighting of fires is prohibited ( frml), no fires!

le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire, they set fire o light to the house

prendió or pegó fuego a los archivos he set fire o light to the documents

echar fuego por los ojos: estaba tan indignado que echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed with indignation, his eyes were ablaze with indignation

estar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue sea, be caught between a rock and a hard place ( colloq)

jugar con fuego to play with fire

Compuestos:

● fuego fatuo

will-o'-the-wisp, jack-o'-lantern, ignis fatuus

● fuegos artificiales or de artificio

mpl fireworks (pl)

B

(para un cigarrillo): ¿me puede dar fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? have you got o do you have a light, please?

me pidió fuego he asked me for a light

C ( Coc):

cocinar a fuego lento durante una hora cook over a low heat o flame for an hour; (apenas hirviendo) simmer for an hour

poner la sartén al fuego put the frying pan on to heat

dejé la comida en el fuego y se quemó I left the food on (the stove) and it burned

cocina de tres fuegos (de gas) a cooker with three rings o burners; (eléctrica) a cooker with three rings

D ( Mil) fire

preparen, apunten ¡fuego! ready, aim, fire!

fuego a discreción fire at will

la policía abrió fuego sobre los manifestantes the police opened fire on the demonstrators

alto³ (↑ alto (3))

Compuestos:

● fuego cruzado

crossfire

● fuego amigo

friendly fire

● fuego real

live ammunition

E ( Andes fam) (en los labios) cold sore

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fuego sustantivo masculino
a) ( en general) fire;

◊ ¡fuego! fire!;

le prendieron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire;
abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes they opened fire on the demonstrators;
fuegos artificiales fireworks (pl)
b) ( para cigarrillo):

◊ ¿me da fuego, por favor? have you got a light, please?

c) (Coc):

◊ cocinar a fuego lento to cook over a low heat;

( apenas hirviendo) to simmer;
◊ poner la sartén al fuego put the frying pan on to heat

fuego sustantivo masculino
1 fire
2 (lumbre) light: ¿me podrías dar fuego, por favor?, have you got a light, please?
3 (de una cocina) (de gas) burner
(eléctrica) plate
Culin a fuego lento, on a low flame 4 fuegos (artificiales), fireworks
♦ Locuciones: abrir/hacer fuego, to shoot, open fire
estar en la línea de fuego, to be on the line of fire
poner la mano en el fuego por alguien, to stick one's neck out for sb
sacar las castañas del fuego, to do the dirty work o to get the job done
entre dos fuegos, to be caught between a rock and a hard place
' fuego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagar
- arma
- arrasar
- arrimarse
- atizar
- avivar
- bengala
- carbonizarse
- castaña
- chimenea
- cohete
- discreción
- disparar
- encender
- encenderse
- extinguir
- extinguirse
- fatua
- fatuo
- fuelle
- hornillo
- humear
- inflamar
- inflamarse
- jugar
- leña
- lenta
- lento
- pegar
- prender
- propagarse
- prueba
- quemar
- quemadura
- quemarse
- resplandor
- sangre
- silenciador
- soplar
- tirar
- voraz
- abrir
- acercar
- alto
- arrimar
- astilla
- calcinar
- calor
- candela
- cese
English:
acid test
- bail out
- banger
- barrel
- beat out
- body
- boil over
- bore
- braise
- burn
- burner
- ceasefire
- come forward
- cracker
- crackle
- crossfire
- damp
- die down
- douse
- fan
- feed
- fire
- firearm
- firing line
- flak
- flameproof
- flare up
- fuse
- glow
- glowing
- go out
- gun
- gunfire
- hammer
- heat
- hit
- light
- low
- muzzle
- naked
- open
- out
- outlaw
- play
- poke
- poker
- put out
- quench
- recoil
- rekindle

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fuego

♦ nm

1. [incandescencia] fire;

pegar fuego a algo to set sth on fire, to set fire to sth;

Comp

echar fuego por los ojos to look daggers;

Comp

jugar con fuego to play with fire

Comp
fuegos artificiales fireworks;
fuegos de artificio fireworks;

fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp;

fuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire

2. [hoguera] fire;

atizar el fuego to poke the fire;

hacer un fuego to make a fire

3. [incendio] fire;

los bomberos no pudieron controlar el fuego the firemen couldn't control the fire o blaze

4. [para cigarrillo]
pedir/dar fuego to ask for/give a light;

¿tiene fuego? have you got a light?

5. [de cocina, fogón] ring, burner;
[eléctrico] ring; [de vitrocerámica] ring;
una cocina de cuatro fuegos a stove o Br cooker with four rings;

poner el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boil;

a fuego lento/vivo [cocinar] over a low/high heat;

apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heat

6. [disparos] fire;

abrir o [m5] hacer fuego to fire, to open fire;

romper el fuego to open fire;

Comp

estar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue sea

Comp
fuego cruzado crossfire
7. [apasionamiento] passion, ardour;

la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion;

tenía fuego en la mirada his eyes blazed (with passion/anger)

8. [sensación de ardor] heat, burning

♦ interj

fire!

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fuego

m

1 fire;

pegar o

prender fuego a set fire to;

jugar con fuego fig be playing with fire

2

:

a fuego lento/vivo cocinar over a low/high heat o flame

3

:

¿tienes fuego? para cigarro do you have a light?

4

:

romper o

abrir el fuego MIL open fire;

estar entre dos fuegos fig be between a rock and a hard place

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fuego nm

1) : fire

2) : light

¿tienes fuego?: have you got a light?

3) : flame, burner (on a stove)

4) : ardor, passion

5) fogaje: skin eruption, cold sore

6)

fuegos artificiales nmpl : fireworks

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fuego n

1. (en general) fire

los bomberos intentan apagar el fuego the firefighters are trying to put out the fire

2. (de una cocina) heat

aparta la olla del fuego take the pan off the heat

3. (para cigarro) light

¿tienes fuego? have you got a light?

prender fuego a algo to set fire to something [pt. & pp. set]

fuegos artificiales fireworks

Spanish-English dictionary > fuego
8 TLECUEZALLOTL

tlecuezallôtl:

Flamme, langue de feu.

Garibay Llave 375 donne tlecuezalotl, llama, flameo, lumbrarado.

" in tlecuezallôtl ", les flammes - the flames. Sah3,29 (tlecueçallotl).

" iuhqui in tlemiyahuatl, iuhquin tlecuezallôtl ", comme une flamme, comme une langue de feu. Sah8,17 (tlecueçallutl).

" iuhquinmâ tlecuezallôtl îihtic ihcac, iuhquinmâ ocotl, candela îtlecuezallo ic nêci ", comme si une flamme était à l'intérieur, sa flamme apparaît comme une torche, comme une chandelle - as if a flame stood within it; its flame appears like a torch, a candle. Décrit l'ambre. Sah11,225 (tlecueçallotl).

" iuhquin in tlemiyahuatl iuhquin in tlecuezalotl iuhquin tlahuizcalli ", c'était comme une langue de feu, comme une flamme, comme l'aube - it was like a tongue of fire, like a flame, like the light of dawn. Présages de l'arrivée des Espagnols. Sah12,1 (tlecueçalutl).

" in ihtec huâlquîza in tlemiyahuatl in tlenenepilli in tlecuezallôtl ", de l'intérieur sort une flamme, une langue de feu, le feu - from within emerged the flame, the tongue of fire, the blaze. Incendie d'un temple. Sah12,2

(tlecueçalutl).

" cuecuetlaca in tletl, iuhquin tetecuica, iuhquin nehnenepiloa tlecuezalotl, iuhquin tlemihmiyahuatl moquehquetza in tlenenepilli ", le feu crépite, comme s'il grondait, comme si des flammes remuaient leurs langues, comme si des étincelles, des langues de feu courraient d'un côté à l'autre - the fire crackled, seeming to flare up, to send up many tongues of flame ; many tongues of flame, many sprigs of flame seemed to arise. Décrit la crémation du corps de Moctezuma. Sah12,65 (tlecueçalutl).

" in tlecuezallôtl in tlenenepilli in tlecocomochtli pôctlehuatoc ", les flammes, les langues de feu, l'incendie s'élève en fumée - tle blaze, the tongues of flame, the sheet of fire spread rising in smoke. L'incendie des temples otomis. Sah12,77-78 (tlecueçallutl).

Dictionnaire de la langue nahuatl classique > TLECUEZALLOTL
9 fuego1

¹ = fire, flame, bonfire, heat, open fire.

Ex. In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

Ex. The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.

Ex. This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 ' Bonfire of the Vanities'.

Ex. When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives.

Ex. The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.

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* acción contra el fuego = fire response.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* apagar el fuego = put out + the flames.

* apagar un fuego = extinguish + fire, put down + fire.

* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.

* baño de fuego = baptism of fire.

* bautismo de fuego = baptism of fire.

* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.

* como el fuego = like wildfire.

* daño causado por el fuego = fire damage.

* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.

* donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* extenderse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.

* fuego + apagar = fire + be out.

* fuego arrasador = wildfire.

* fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through.

* fuego de gas = gas ring, gas ring burner.

* fuego del infierno = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.

* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.

* fuego fauto = will o' the wisp.

* fuego incontrolado = wildfire.

* fuego + iniciar = fire + break out.

* fuego + prenderse = fire + break out.

* fuego repentino = flash fire.

* fuego sagrado = sacred fire.

* fuegos artificiales = fireworks, firework display.

* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.

* hornillo de dos fuegos = double gas ring burner.

* jugar con fuego = court + disaster, play with + fire, court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.

* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.

* precaución contra el fuego = fire precaution.

* prender fuego = set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, burn.

* prenderle fuego a = set + fire to.

* prenderse fuego = catch + fire, catch on + fire.

* propagarse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.

* propenso al fuego = fire-prone.

* prueba de fuego, la = acid test, the.

* resistente al fuego = fire-resistant.

* retardador del fuego = fire retardant.

* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.

* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.

* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.

Spanish-English dictionary > fuego1
10 TLEMIYAHUATL

tlemiyahuatl:

Flamme.

" in yohualtica huâlmoquetzaya cencah tomâhuac in tlanêxtli iuhquin tlemiyahuatl ", de nuit il s'élevait une très grande lumière, comme une flamme - by night a very great brillance arose like a flame. Sah8,3.

" in iuhqui tlanêxtli in iuhqui tlemiyahuatl ", comme une lumière, comme une flamme - like a light, like a flame of fire. Sah8,9.

" iuhqui in tlemiyahuatl, iuhquin tlecuezallôtl ", comme une flamme, comme une langue de feu. Sah8,17.

" tlemiyahuatl ", une flamme. Sah1,3.

" tlemiyahuatl notech quîza " ou " notech ahci ", je flambe.

" iuhquin in tlemiyahuatl iuhquin in tlecuezalotl iuhquin tlahuizcalli ", c'était comme une langue de feu, comme une flamme, comme l'aube - it was like a tongue of fire, like a llame, like the light of dawn. Présages de l'arrivée des Espagnols. Sah12. l.

" in ihtec huâlquîza in tlemiyahuatl in tlenenepilli in tlecuezallôtl ", de l'intérieur sort une flamme, une langue de feu, le feu - from within emerged the flame, the tongue of fire, the blaze. Incendie d'un temple. Sah12,2.

" in tlemiyahuatl înhuîcpa moquetza ", les flammes se dressent contre eux.

W.Lehmann 1938,262.

* métaphor., " auh têpan moquetza in mixpanitl in tlemiyahuatl ". ils ont faim, ils sont dans la misère, litt., sur eux s'est levé le nuage, la flamme de feu (Olm.). R.Siméon 248.

Form: sur miyahuatl, morph.incorp. tletl.

Dictionnaire de la langue nahuatl classique > TLEMIYAHUATL
11 जिह्वा _jihvā

जिह्वा 1 The tongue.

-2 The tongue of fire i. e. a flame.

-3 A sentence.

-Comp. -आस्वादः licking, lapping.

-उल्लेखनी, -उल्लेखनिका, -निर्लेखनम् a tongue- scraper.

-पः 1 a dog.

-2 a cat.

-3 a tiger.

-4 a leo- pard.

-5 a bear.

-मलम् the fur of the tongue.

-मूलम् the root of the tongue.

-मूलीय a. a term particularly applied to the Visarga before क् and ख् and also to ऋ and लृ and the guttural class of consonants (in gram.)

-रदः a bird.

-लिह् m. a dog.

-लौल्यम् greediness.

-शल्यः the Khadira tree.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > जिह्वा _jihvā
12 a + Posesivo + vista

= before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes

Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

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= before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes

Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

Spanish-English dictionary > a + Posesivo + vista
13 a ojos vista

= before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes

Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

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= before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes

Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

Spanish-English dictionary > a ojos vista
14 ante + Posesivo + propios ojos

= before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes

Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

Ex. And when good people you've come to grow fond of are killed, often before your very eyes, it seems shocking and unfair.

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= before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes

Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

Ex: And when good people you've come to grow fond of are killed, often before your very eyes, it seems shocking and unfair.

Spanish-English dictionary > ante + Posesivo + propios ojos
15 delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos

= before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes

Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

Ex. And when good people you've come to grow fond of are killed, often before your very eyes, it seems shocking and unfair.

* * *

= before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes, before + Posesivo + very eyes

Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

Ex: And when good people you've come to grow fond of are killed, often before your very eyes, it seems shocking and unfair.

Spanish-English dictionary > delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos
16 hedor

m.

stink, stench.

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hedor

► nombre masculino

1 stink, stench

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noun m.

stink

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SM stink (a of)
stench (a of)
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masculino (liter) stench, reek

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= stench, pestilence, reeker.

Ex. The stench was unbearable.

Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

Ex. When the doors opened and she got on, the elevator was empty but the previous occupant left behind a real reeker.

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masculino (liter) stench, reek

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= stench, pestilence, reeker.

Ex: The stench was unbearable.

Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

Ex: When the doors opened and she got on, the elevator was empty but the previous occupant left behind a real reeker.

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hedor

masculine

( liter)

stench, reek

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hedor sustantivo masculino stink, stench
' hedor' also found in these entries:
English:
stench
- stink

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hedor nm

stink, stench

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hedor

m stink, stench

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hedor nm

: stench, stink

Spanish-English dictionary > hedor
17 peste

f.

1 plague.

peste bubónica bubonic plague

la peste negra the Black Death

peste porcina swine fever (British), hog cholera (United States)

2 stink, stench (informal) (mal olor).

3 pest (informal) (molestia).

4 St. Roch's disease.

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peste

► nombre femenino

1 (epidemia) plague

2 (mal olor) stink, stench

■ ¡qué peste a tabaco hay aquí! it stinks of tobacco smoke in here!

3 (cosa molesta) pest

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

decir/echar pestes de alguien to slag somebody off

peste bubónica bubonic plague

peste negra Black Death

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noun f.

1) plague

2) stink

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SF

1) (Med) plague

una peste de ratones — a plague of mice

- huir de algo/algn como de la peste

- ser la peste

peste aviar — fowl pest

peste bubónica — bubonic plague

peste negra — Black Death

peste porcina — swine fever

2) (=mal olor) stink, foul smell

¡qué peste hay aquí! — there's a real stink in here!

3)

- decir o echar pestes de algn

siempre anda echando pestes de su jefe — she's always slagging off her boss *

4) Cono Sur [gen] infectious disease; (=viruela) smallpox

5) And (=resfriado) cold

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femenino

a) (Med, Vet) plague, epidemic

decir or echar or hablar pestes de alguien — (fam) to run somebody down (colloq), to slag somebody off (BrE colloq)

huirle a alguien/algo como a la peste — (fam) to avoid somebody/something like the plague

ser la peste — (fam) to be a nuisance

b) (AmL fam) ( enfermedad contagiosa) bug (colloq); ( resfriado) cold

c) (fam) ( mal olor) stink

- peste bovina

- peste bubónica

- peste cristal

- peste negra

- peste porcina

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= pestilence, fug, reeker.

Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

Ex. Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.

Ex. When the doors opened and she got on, the elevator was empty but the previous occupant left behind a real reeker.

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* hablar pestes = trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* peste bubónica = bubonic plague.

* peste negra = plague.

* peste negra, la = Black Death, the.

* peste neumónica = pneumonic plague.

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femenino

a) (Med, Vet) plague, epidemic

decir or echar or hablar pestes de alguien — (fam) to run somebody down (colloq), to slag somebody off (BrE colloq)

huirle a alguien/algo como a la peste — (fam) to avoid somebody/something like the plague

ser la peste — (fam) to be a nuisance

b) (AmL fam) ( enfermedad contagiosa) bug (colloq); ( resfriado) cold

c) (fam) ( mal olor) stink

- peste bovina

- peste bubónica

- peste cristal

- peste negra

- peste porcina

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= pestilence, fug, reeker.

Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

Ex: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.

Ex: When the doors opened and she got on, the elevator was empty but the previous occupant left behind a real reeker.

* hablar pestes = trash, call + Nombre + all the names under the sun, say + nasty things about, slag + Nombre + off, cut + Nombre + up, tear + Nombre + down, rubbish.

* peste bubónica = bubonic plague.

* peste negra = plague.

* peste negra, la = Black Death, the.

* peste neumónica = pneumonic plague.

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peste

feminine

1 ( Med, Vet) plague, epidemic

decir or echar pestes de algn ( fam); to run sb down ( colloq), to slag sb off ( BrE colloq)

hablar pestes de algn ( fam); to badmouth sb ( AmE colloq), to bitch about sb ( BrE colloq)

huirle a algn/algo como a la peste or huir de algn/algo como de la peste ( fam); to avoid sb/sth like the plague

ser la peste ( fam); to be a nuisance

2 ( AmL fam) (enfermedad contagiosa) bug ( colloq); (resfriado) cold

3 ( fam) (mal olor) stink, pong ( BrE colloq)

¡qué peste hay aquí, abran las ventanas! what a stink there is in here, open the windows!

Compuestos:

● peste bovina

rinderpest

● peste bubónica

bubonic plague

● peste cristal

( Chi) chickenpox

● peste negra

Black Death

● peste porcina

hog cholera ( AmE), swine fever ( BrE)

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peste sustantivo femenino
a) (Med, Vet) plague, epidemic;

◊ peste cristal (Chi) chickenpox;

peste negra Black Death
b) (AmL fam) ( enfermedad contagiosa) bug (colloq);

( resfriado) cold
c) (fam) ( mal olor) stink

peste sustantivo femenino
1 (mal olor) stench, stink
2 Med plague
peste porcina, swine fever
♦ Locuciones: echar pestes de alguien, to run sb down
' peste' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apestar
- apestado
English:
plague
- stink
- blight
- chickenpox
- pest
- pong

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peste nf

1. [enfermedad epidémica] plague;

Comp

huir de alguien como de la peste to avoid sb like the plague

Comp
peste aviar o aviaria fowl pest;
peste bubónica bubonic plague;

peste equina African horse sickness;

la peste negra the Black Death;

peste porcina Br swine fever, US hog cholera

2. Andes, RP Fam [resfriado] cold;
[gripe] flu;
se agarró una peste que anda rondando she caught a flu bug that's going around

3. Fam [mal olor] stink, stench

4. Fam [molestia] pain (in the neck);

¡qué peste de vecinos tenemos! what a pain (in the neck) our neighbours are!

5. Comp
Fam
decir o [m5] echar pestes de alguien Br to slag sb off, US to badmouth sb;
Fam
echar pestes to curse, to swear

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peste

f

1 MED plague

2 fam

olor stink fam

3

:

echar pestes fam curse and swear

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peste nf

1) : plague, pestilence

2) : stench, stink

3) : nuisance, pest

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peste n (mal olor) stink

Spanish-English dictionary > peste
18 pestilencia

f.

1 stench.

2 pestilence, stench, stink.

3 endemic disease, pestilence.

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pestilencia

► nombre femenino

1 (mal olor) stink, stench

2 desuso (epidemia) pestilence

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SF

1) (=plaga) pestilence, plague

2) (=mal olor) stink, stench

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femenino

a) ( olor) stench

b) ( plaga) plague, pestilence (liter)

* * *

= pestilence.

Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

* * *

femenino

a) ( olor) stench

b) ( plaga) plague, pestilence (liter)

* * *

= pestilence.

Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

* * *

pestilencia

feminine

1 (olor) stench

2 (plaga) plague, pestilence ( liter)

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pestilencia nf

stench

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pestilencia

f stench

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pestilencia nf

1) : stench, foul odor

2) : pestilence

Spanish-English dictionary > pestilencia
19 plaga

f.

1 plague.

plaga de langostas plague of locusts

2 swarm.

3 plague (epidemia).

una de las plagas modernas one of the plagues of modern society

4 pest.

5 vermin.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: plagar.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: plagar.

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plaga

► nombre femenino

1 (epidemia) plague

2 (de insectos) plague, pest

3 figurado invasion

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noun f.

plague

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SF

1) (Agr) (Zool) pest; [de langostas] plague; (Bot) blight

plaga de la vid — grape vine blight

plaga del jardín — garden pest

plagas forestales — forest pests

2) (=azote) scourge

aquí la sequía es una plaga — drought is a scourge here

una plaga de turistas — a plague of tourists

3) (=exceso) glut, abundance

ha habido una plaga de lechugas — there has been a glut of lettuces

4) (=aflicción) affliction, grave illness

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femenino

a) (de insectos, ratas) plague

las ardillas son consideradas una plaga — squirrels are considered to be a pest

trajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga — they brought along their horde of children

b) (calamidad, azote) plague

la plaga del turismo — the menace o scourge of tourism

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= pest, plague, blight, infestation, pestilence, endemic disease, endemic illness.

Ex. For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.

Ex. Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy.

Ex. In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.

Ex. Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.

Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

Ex. Tuberculosis, the paradigmatic endemic disease of the nineteenth century, was a social disease and a social problem.

Ex. Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.

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* control de plagas = pest control.

* plaga de hongos = fungal infestation.

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femenino

a) (de insectos, ratas) plague

las ardillas son consideradas una plaga — squirrels are considered to be a pest

trajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga — they brought along their horde of children

b) (calamidad, azote) plague

la plaga del turismo — the menace o scourge of tourism

* * *

= pest, plague, blight, infestation, pestilence, endemic disease, endemic illness.

Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.

Ex: Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy.

Ex: In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.

Ex: Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.

Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

Ex: Tuberculosis, the paradigmatic endemic disease of the nineteenth century, was a social disease and a social problem.

Ex: Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.

* control de plagas = pest control.

* plaga de hongos = fungal infestation.

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plaga

feminine

1 (de insectos, ratas) plague

una plaga de langostas a plague of locusts

las ardillas son consideradas una plaga squirrels are considered to be a pest

trajeron a sus hijos, que eran una plaga they brought along their horde of children

2 (calamidad, azote) plague

las siete plagas de Egipto the seven plagues of Egypt

la plaga del turismo the menace o scourge of tourism

la plaga de la urbanización descontrolada the scourge o disaster of uncontrolled urban development

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Del verbo plagar: ( conjugate plagar)

plaga es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

plaga sustantivo femenino
a) (de insectos, ratas) plague;

◊ las ardillas son consideradas una plaga squirrels are considered to be a pest

b) (calamidad, azote) plague

plaga sustantivo femenino
1 (de insectos, malas hierbas, etc) plague, pest
2 (desgracia, azote) curse, menace
' plaga' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
brotar
- infestar
English:
combat
- horde
- pest
- plague
- blight

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plaga nf

1. [de insectos] plague

Comp
plaga de langosta plague of locusts
2. [desastre, calamidad] plague;

el tabaco es una de las plagas modernas smoking is one of the plagues of modern society;

la zona se vio afectada por una plaga de robos the area suffered a spate of robberies

3. [de gente] swarm;

una plaga de turistas a swarm of tourists

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plaga

f

1 AGR pest

2 MED plague

3 fig

scourge; ( abundancia) glut

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plaga nf

1) : plague, infestation, blight

2) calamidad: disaster, scourge

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plaga n plague

Spanish-English dictionary > plaga
20 tufo

m.

1 stench, foul smell (informal) (mal olor).

2 vapor.

3 stink, stench, reek.

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tufo

► nombre masculino

1 (mal olor) pong, foul smell, stink

2 (emanación) fume, vapour (US vapor)

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I
SM

1) (=emanación) fumes pl

2) (=hedor) [gen] stink; [de cuarto] fug

- se le subió el tufo a las narices

3) pl tufos * (=vanidad) swank * sing, conceit sing

tener tufos — to be swanky *, be conceited
II
SM (=rizo) curl, sidelock

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masculino

a) (fam) (olor - a sucio, podrido) stink (colloq); (- a cerrado)

aquí dentro hay un tufo horrible — it smells really stuffy in here

llegó con un tufo a vino tremendo — he arrived reeking of wine (colloq)

b) (fam) (gas, humo) fumes (pl)

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= stench, pestilence, whiff, fug.

Ex. The stench was unbearable.

Ex. Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

Ex. Some people are oblivious to the odor in the locker room after a game, while others wrinkle their noses at the slightest whiff of sweat.

Ex. Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.

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masculino

a) (fam) (olor - a sucio, podrido) stink (colloq); (- a cerrado)

aquí dentro hay un tufo horrible — it smells really stuffy in here

llegó con un tufo a vino tremendo — he arrived reeking of wine (colloq)

b) (fam) (gas, humo) fumes (pl)

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= stench, pestilence, whiff, fug.

Ex: The stench was unbearable.

Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

Ex: Some people are oblivious to the odor in the locker room after a game, while others wrinkle their noses at the slightest whiff of sweat.

Ex: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.

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tufo

masculine

1 ( fam) (olor — a sucio, podrido) stink ( colloq)

(— a cerrado): abre la ventana, en esta habitación hay un tufo horrible open the window, it smells really stuffy in this room

¡qué tufo echan tus zapatos! your shoes really stink o ( BrE) pong ( colloq)

llegó con un tufo a vino tremendo he arrived reeking of wine ( colloq)

2 ( fam) (gas, humo) fumes (pl)

el tufillo de corrupción the stink of corruption

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tufo sustantivo masculino (fam) ( olor — a sucio, podrido) stink (colloq);
(— a cerrado):
◊ aquí dentro hay un tufo horrible it smells really stuffy in here

tufo sustantivo masculino
1 (de un tubo de escape) fumes pl
(mal olor) stink
2 fam pey sus opiniones tienen un tufo racista, his opinions have a nasty whiff of racism

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tufo nm

1. Fam [mal olor] stink, stench;

hay un tufo a sudor horrible there's a foul smell of sweat

2. [emanación] fumes

3. Fam [aire sospechoso]
desconfiaba del tufo clerical de sus palabras I distrusted the clerical undertones of his remarks;

una decisión con un cierto tufo electoralista a decision that smacks of electioneering

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tufo nm

1) : fume, vapor

2) fam : stench, stink

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tufo n stink

Spanish-English dictionary > tufo

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