bucket shop in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bucket shop in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bucket shop N inf

1. bucket shop (travel agency):

bucket shop Brit

agencia f de viajes (que vende boletos de avión a precios reducidos)

2. bucket shop FIN:

bucket shop

agencia f de bolsa fraudulenta

Translations for bucket shop in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bucket [Am ˈbəkət, Brit ˈbʌkɪt] N

1. bucket (container):

bucket

balde m

bucket

cubo m Spain

bucket

cubeta f Mex

bucket

tobo m Ven

to kick the bucket inf, hum

estirar la pata inf, hum

to leak like a rusty bucket inf his alibi leaks like a rusty bucket

su coartada hace agua por todas partes

2. bucket (bucketful):

a bucket of water

un balde de agua

a bucket of water

un cubo de agua Spain

a bucket of water

una cubeta de agua Mex

a bucket of water

un tobo de agua Ven

to rain buckets

llover a cántaros

to cry buckets

llorar a lágrima viva

to cry buckets

llorar a moco tendido inf

3. bucket (scoop):

bucket (on mechanical shovel)

cuchara f

bucket (on waterwheel, dredger)

cangilón m

bucket (on digger)

pala f

II.bucket [Am ˈbəkət, Brit ˈbʌkɪt] VB intr esp Brit inf

1. bucket (go fast):

bucket vehicle:

ir a gran velocidad

2. bucket (rain):

it's bucketing

está lloviendo a cántaros

I.shop [Am ʃɑp, Brit ʃɒp] N

1.1. shop C (retail outlet):

shop

tienda f

shop

negocio m CSur

shop

comercio m form

to go to the shops

ir de compras

what time do the shops close?

¿a qué hora cierran las tiendas?

all over the shop Brit inf

por todas partes

1.2. shop (business) inf:

to set up shop as a doctor

abrir una consulta

to set up shop as a doctor

establecerse como médico

to shut up shop

cerrar

business got so bad we had to shut up shop

nos iba tan mal, que tuvimos que cerrar (el negocio)

to talk shop

hablar del trabajo

2. shop U Am SCHOOL:

shop

manualidades fpl

II.shop <pres part shopping; pt, pp shopped> [Am ʃɑp, Brit ʃɒp] VB intr

shop

hacer compras

shop

comprar

to go shopping

ir de compras or de tiendas

I have no time to shop during the week

no tengo tiempo de hacer compras durante la semana

I don't shop there

yo no compro allí

we spent the whole afternoon shopping

pasamos toda la tarde haciendo compras

to shop for sth we were shopping for Christmas presents

estábamos comprando los regalos de Navidad

she went shopping for a winter coat

salió a buscar un abrigo de invierno

III.shop <pres part shopping; pt, pp shopped> [Am ʃɑp, Brit ʃɒp] VB trans

1. shop (inform on) Brit:

shop sl

vender

2. shop (visit store):

shop Am

recorrer

bucket shop in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bucket shop in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bucket [ˈbʌkɪt] N

1. bucket (pail):

bucket

cubo m

2. bucket pl inf (a lot):

to rain buckets

llover a cántaros

to weep buckets

llorar a moco tendido

Phrases:

to kick the bucket inf

estirar la pata

I.shop [ʃɒp, Am ʃɑ:p] N

1. shop (for sale of goods):

shop

tienda f

betting shop

agencia f de apuestas

book shop

librería f

to go to the shops

ir de compras

2. shop (for manufacture):

shop

taller m

Phrases:

to set up shop as sth

establecerse como algo

to talk shop

hablar de trabajo

all over the shop

por todas partes

II.shop [ʃɒp, Am ʃɑ:p] VB intr -pp- -pp-

shop

comprar

III.shop [ʃɒp, Am ʃɑ:p] VB trans -pp- -pp- Brit inf (betray)

shop

chivarse de

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Without an actual underlying transaction, the customer is betting against the bucket shop operator, not participating in the market.

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Unprofessional and unscrupulous entrants to the travel industry would lead to many airline and bucket shop failures.

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Most bucket shops deal in what are called penny stocks.

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Bucket shops are, well, bucket shops.

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In reality, it was a bucket shop like many other foreign exchange fraud schemes.

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A new breed of travel agent was also evolving and the establishment referred to them as' bucket shops'.

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He was eventually banned from most bucket shops for winning too much money from them.

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This tendency of human nature gets exploited by the bucket shop in the pump and dump.

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Surname family coats of arms as sold by bucket shops, will not be entertained.

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The beauty about penny stocks is that the bucket shop's commission as a percentage of the total share price can be huge.

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