barrel in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for barrel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.barrel [Am ˈbɛrəl, Brit ˈbar(ə)l] N

1.1. barrel (container):

barrel

barril m

barrel

tonel m

a barrel of laughs we had a barrel of laughs

nos divertimos muchísimo

it wasn't exactly a barrel of laughs

no fue lo que se dice muy divertido

to be like shooting fish in a barrel Am

ser pan comido inf

to have sb over a barrel

tener a alguien entre la espada y la pared

to scrape (the bottom of) the barrel

no quedarle a uno más recursos

have you seen her new boyfriend? she's really scraping the barrel!

¿has visto con quién sale ahora? ¡tiene que estar muy desesperada!

this channel is really scraping the bottom of the barrel

solo dan basura por este canal

1.2. barrel (measure of oil):

barrel

barril m

2.1. barrel:

barrel (of handgun)

cañón m

barrel (of cannon)

tubo m

2.2. barrel (of pen):

barrel

cañón m

2.3. barrel (of lock):

barrel

cilindro m

II.barrel <barreling bareled Am barrelling barrelled Brit> [Am ˈbɛrəl, Brit ˈbar(ə)l] VB trans

barrel beer/wine:

barrel

embarrilar

III.barrel <barreling bareled Am barrelling barrelled Brit> [Am ˈbɛrəl, Brit ˈbar(ə)l] VB intr

barrel (move fast) Am inf:

we were barreling down the road

íbamos disparados por la carretera

we were barreling down the road

íbamos como bólidos por la carretera inf

gun barrel N

gun barrel

cañón m de fusil

pork barrel

pork barrel N Am inf:

pork barrel

asignación de fondos estatales para un proyecto que beneficia a cierta zona o grupo

pork barrel Info

pork barrel

Término de uso coloquial en EEUU con el que se hace referencia a la fuente de dinero gubernamental con el que se financian los proyectos concebidos para ganar votos y no necesariamente para el beneficio público.

barrel organ N

barrel organ

organillo m

beer barrel N

beer barrel

barril m de cerveza

cracker-barrel [ˈkrækərˌbɛrəl] ADJ Am

cracker-barrel

sin sofisticaciones

barrel-chested [Am ˌbɛrəl ˈtʃɛstəd, Brit] ADJ

barrel-chested

fornido

barrel along VB [Am ˈbɛrəl -, Brit ˈbar(ə)l -] Am (v + adv)

barrel along

ir disparado

barrel along

ir como un bólido inf

barrel vault N

barrel vault

bóveda f de cañón

barrel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for barrel in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.barrel [ˈbærəl, Am ˈber-] Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- N

1. barrel (container):

barrel

barril m

barrel

tonel m

2. barrel (measure):

barrel of oil

barril m

3. barrel of a gun:

barrel

cañón m

Phrases:

to be a barrel of fun

ser divertidísimo

to have sb over a barrel

tener a alguien en un puño

to scrape (the bottom of) the barrel

tener que recurrir a lo peor

II.barrel [ˈbærəl, Am ˈber-] Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- VB intr inf

barrel

ir disparado

III.barrel [ˈbærəl, Am ˈber-] Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- Brit: -ll-, Am: -l- VB trans

barrel

embarrilar

gun barrel N

gun barrel

cañón m de un arma

barrel organ N

barrel organ

organillo m

Translations for barrel in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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tonel

barrel

organillo

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barrel organ

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barrel

barril

barrel

cañón de escopeta

barrel

recalcar la cuba con vino

to fill the barrel with wine

barrel Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

lock, stock and barrel

completamente

lock, stock and barrel

por completo

to be a barrel of fun

ser divertidísimo

to have sb over a barrel

tener a alguien en un puño

to scrape (the bottom of) the barrel

tener que recurrir a lo peor

to fill the barrel with wine

recalcar la cuba con vino

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Longer barrels allow more of the propellant's energy to be given to the projectile, yielding greater range.

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The difference is that passengers ride in cages and can spin the cages in a barrel roll fashion.

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Plastic tampions are normally designed to be expelled by the build-up of pressure in the barrel as the first shell is fired.

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The first is aged for ten years (in charred new oak barrels, as with all bourbons), and bottled at 90-proof.

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Thus, as one barrel fires, two others are in different stages of shell extraction and another three are being loaded.

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One may judge the largeness of the business done weekly when it takes nearly three hundreds barrels of flour to supply the weekly demand.

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The barrels are rotated by an external power source, usually electric, pneumatic, or hydraulic.

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In 1860, 0.5 million barrels of oil were produced throughout the country.

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The early 12.5 lb shrapnel shell at 2500ft/s m/s caused excessive barrel wear and was unstable in flight.

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The 1946 model has a stationary breech and eight movable barrels.

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