card shark in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for card shark in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shark¹ [Am ʃɑrk, Brit ʃɑːk] N ZOOL

shark

tiburón m

shark² [Am ʃɑrk, Brit ʃɑːk] N (person)

shark inf

explotador m / explotadora f

card¹ [Am kɑrd, Brit kɑːd] N

1.1. card C:

card (for identification, access)

tarjeta f

card (business card)

tarjeta (de visita)

card (credit card)

tarjeta (de crédito)

to show sb the yellow/red card (in soccer)

mostrarle la tarjeta amarilla/roja a alguien

to ask for one's cards Brit inf

renunciar

to give sb their cards Brit inf

echar a alguien

to give sb their cards Brit inf

darle la patada a alguien inf

1.2. card C:

greeting card

tarjeta f (de felicitaciones)

birthday/sympathy card

tarjeta de cumpleaños/de pésame

1.3. card C:

index card

ficha f

card catalog/index

fichero m

card punch

perforadora f de tarjetas

card reader

lectora f de tarjetas perforadas

1.4. card C (postcard):

card

postal f

card

tarjeta f postal

1.5. card C (for collecting):

card

cromo m

card

estampa f Mex

card

lámina f And

card

figurita f RioPl

1.6. card C (program) SPORTS:

card

programa m

2. card U (thin cardboard):

card

cartulina f

3.1. card C (playing card):

card

carta f

card

naipe m

card

baraja f AmC Col Mex RioPl Ven

a deck or Brit pack of cards

una baraja

a deck or Brit pack of cards

un mazo esp LatAm

to play a high/low card

jugar una carta alta/baja

to be in or Brit on the cards, it was in or on the cards that something like this would happen

se veía venir or era seguro que iba a pasar algo así

to lay or put one's cards on the table

poner las cartas boca arriba or sobre la mesa

to play one's cards right

jugar bien sus (or mis etc.) cartas

3.2. card <cards, pl >:

to play cards

jugar a las cartas

to play cards

jugar cartas Col

to win/lose at cards

ganar/perder a las cartas

lucky at cards, unlucky in love

afortunado en el juego, desafortunado en amores or en el amor

4. card C (funny person) inf, dated:

he's a card

es muy cómico

he's a card

es un plato LatAm inf

5. card C COMPUT:

card

tarjeta f de expansión

See also sleeve, chest

sleeve [Am sliv, Brit sliːv] N

1. sleeve (of garment):

sleeve

manga f

long/short sleeves

mangas fpl largas/cortas

to roll up one's sleeves

arremangarse

to have sth up one's sleeve inf

tener algo planeado

to keep sth up one's sleeve

reservarse un recurso

I'm sure she's got a trick up her sleeve

estoy seguro de que algo se trae entre manos

I still have a card up my sleeve

todavía no me he jugado la última carta

I still have a card up my sleeve

todavía me queda una baza

observe, ladies and gentlemen, there is nothing up my sleeves

como ven, damas y caballeros, nada por aquí, nada por allá

to laugh up one's sleeve

reírse disimuladamente de alguien

they were laughing up their sleeves at us

entre ellos se reían de nosotros

2. sleeve (of record):

sleeve Brit

funda f

sleeve Brit

carátula f

inner sleeve

funda f interior

3. sleeve TECH:

sleeve

manguito m

chest [Am tʃɛst, Brit tʃɛst] N

1. chest ANAT:

chest

pecho m

to have a weak chest

tener problemas respiratorios

to get sth off one's chest

desahogarse contando/confesando algo

to play or keep one's cards close to one's chest

no soltar prenda inf

chest pains

dolores mpl de pecho

chest specialist

especialista mf de las vías respiratorias

2. chest (box):

chest

arcón m

3.1. chest Am (treasury):

chest

tesorería f

3.2. chest Am (funds):

chest

fondos mpl

I.card² [Am kɑrd, Brit kɑːd] VB trans (disentangle)

card fibres

cardar

II.card² [Am kɑrd, Brit kɑːd] N (for disentangling fibres)

card

carda f

card shark in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for card shark in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shark <-(s)> [ʃɑ:k, Am ʃɑ:rk] N

1. shark (fish):

shark

tiburón m

2. shark pej inf (person):

shark

estafador(a) m (f)

I.card¹ [kɑ:d, Am kɑ:rd] N

1. card no pl a. FIN, COMPUT:

card

tarjeta f

2. card (postcard):

card

postal f

3. card GAMES:

card

carta f

card

naipe m

pack of cards

baraja f

to play cards

jugar a las cartas

4. card SPORTS (programme):

card

programa m

5. card (index card):

card

ficha f

6. card (proof of identity):

card

carnet m

membership card

carnet de socio

7. card Brit inf:

to give sb his/her cards

echar a alguien

to get one's cards

ser despedido

Phrases:

to hold one's cards close to one's chest

no soltar prenda

to have a card up one's sleeve

tener un as en la manga

to put one's cards on the table

poner las cartas sobre la mesa

to have all the cards

controlar la situación

to hold all the cards

tener todas las de ganar

to play one's cards right

jugar bien sus cartas

II.card¹ [kɑ:d, Am kɑ:rd] VB trans Am inf

card

pedir la documentación

card² [kɑ:d, Am kɑ:rd] N inf

card

cómico(-a) m (f)

card

persona f chusca

I.card³ [kɑ:d, Am kɑ:rd] N

card

carda f

II.card³ [kɑ:d, Am kɑ:rd] VB trans

card

cardar

card N

User Entry

to be on the cards (that)

ser probable (que)

to be in the cards (that) Am

ser probable (que)

it's quite on/in the cards that...

se ve venir que...