Bible Belt in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for Bible Belt in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Bible Belt N (in US)

the Bible Belt

zona de los EEUU donde impera un fundamentalismo protestante

Translations for Bible Belt in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Bible [Am ˈbaɪbəl, Brit ˈbʌɪb(ə)l] N

Bible

Biblia f

the Holy Bible

la Sagrada or Santa Biblia

the feminist's bible

la biblia or el libro de cabecera de las feministas

the feminist's bible attr story

de la Biblia

the feminist's bible attr story

bíblico

Bible basher or thumper or puncher

predicador m / predicadora f

I.belt [Am bɛlt, Brit bɛlt] N

1.1. belt FASHION:

belt

cinturón m

green/brown belt (in judo, karate)

cinturón m verde/marrón

green/brown belt (in judo, karate)

cinto m verde/marrón

green/brown belt (in judo, karate)

cinta f verde/marrón Mex

green/brown belt (person)

cinturón mf verde/marrón

green/brown belt (person)

cinta mf verde/marrón Mex

belt and braces Brit he has a belt-and-braces approach

le gusta tomar todas las precauciones (del caso)

to have sth under one's belt

tener algo a sus (or mis etc.) espaldas

to have sth under one's belt

tener algo en su (or mi etc.) haber

with a string of hits under his belt

con una serie de hits a sus espaldas or en su haber

to hit below the belt

dar un golpe bajo

that was a bit below the belt

¡ése fue un golpe bajo!

to tighten one's belt

apretarse el cinturón

1.2. belt (for holding tools):

belt

cinturón m para herramientas

cartridge belt

cartuchera f

cartridge belt

canana f

gun belt

cinturón m (con pistolera)

2.1. belt MECH:

belt

correa f

conveyor belt

cinta f transportadora

conveyor belt

banda f transportadora Mex

fan belt

correa f del ventilador

fan belt

banda f del ventilador Mex

2.2. belt:

seat belt

cinturón m (de seguridad)

safety belt

cinturón m de seguridad

to fasten one's belt

abrocharse el cinturón

3. belt (area):

a belt of rain/low pressure

un frente lluvioso/de bajas presiones

the industrial belt

el cinturón industrial

the cotton belt

la zona or región algodonera

4.1. belt inf (blow):

belt

tortazo m inf

belt

trancazo m Mex inf

4.2. belt inf (drink):

belt Am

trago m

II.belt [Am bɛlt, Brit bɛlt] VB trans inf

belt

darle una paliza a

he belted me on the ear Am or Brit round the ear

me dio un tortazo inf

he belted me on the ear Am or Brit round the ear

me dio un trancazo Mex inf

III.belt [Am bɛlt, Brit bɛlt] VB intr

to belt along/in/off

ir/entrar/salir zumbando or como un bólido inf

See also Bible Belt

Bible Belt N (in US)

the Bible Belt

zona de los EEUU donde impera un fundamentalismo protestante

Bible Belt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Bible Belt in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Bible [ˈbaɪ·bəl] N

the Bible

la Biblia

I.belt [belt] N

1. belt FASHION:

belt

cinturón m

to fasten one's belt

abrocharse el cinturón

2. belt TECH:

belt

correa f

3. belt (area):

belt

zona f

4. belt sl (punch):

belt

golpe m

Phrases:

to tighten one's belt

apretarse el cinturón

to have some experience under one's belt

tener algo de experiencia a sus espaldas

II.belt [belt] VB trans

1. belt (secure with a belt):

belt

ceñir

2. belt sl (hit):

belt

zurrar

III.belt [belt] VB intr sl

belt

correr a todo tren

to belt along

ir como una bala

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

That could explain all those tornadoes and hurricanes in the bible belt.

religion.blogs.cnn.com

Over 85 per cent of executions in the last 40 years have been in the Bible belt.

www.christiantoday.com

There are cities in the bible belt where people have walked out.

www.broadway.com

Most of us came from the "bible belt region" and were not used to examining faith from a logical perspective.

www.huffingtonpost.com

The area was sometimes nicknamed the Bible belt.

en.wikipedia.org

How's this going to be played in the Bible belt?

en.wikipedia.org