glad rags in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for glad rags in the English»Spanish Dictionary

glad rags [Am ˈɡlæd ˌræɡz, Brit] N npl inf, hum

she put on her glad rags

se puso sus mejores galas or trapos hum

she put on her glad rags

se puso de tiros largos hum

Translations for glad rags in the Spanish»English Dictionary

acicalarse

to put on one's glad rags inf, hum

ponerse la pinta Col inf

to put on one's glad rags inf

Translations for glad rags in the English»Spanish Dictionary

rag¹ [Am ræɡ, Brit raɡ] N

1. rag (piece of cloth):

rag

trapo m

like a red rag to a bull inf, mentioning that to him is like a red rag to a bull

mencionarle eso es pincharlo para que se enfurezca

to feel like a wet rag inf

estar hecho un trapo or un guiñapo inf

to have the rag on or Brit be on the rag sl

tener la regla or el período

to lose one's rag Brit inf

explotar inf

to lose one's rag Brit inf

perder los estribos

2. rag inf, pej (newspaper):

rag

periodicucho m pej

3. rag <rags, pl > (tattered clothes):

rag

harapos mpl

rag

andrajos mpl

dressed in rags

cubierto de harapos or andrajos

dressed in rags

harapiento

dressed in rags

andrajoso

from rags to riches

de la pobreza a la fortuna

his was a classic rags-to-riches story

el suyo fue el clásico caso del pobre que hace fortuna

See also chew

I.chew [Am tʃu, Brit tʃuː] VB trans

chew food

mascar

chew food

masticar

chew nails/pencil

morder

chew tobacco/gum

mascar

to chew the fat or rag inf

charlar

to chew the fat or rag inf

conversar esp LatAm

to chew the fat or rag inf

platicar AmC Mex

II.chew [Am tʃu, Brit tʃuː] VB intr

to chew at/on sth

mordiscar algo

to chew at/on sth

mordisquear algo

III.chew [Am tʃu, Brit tʃuː] N

a chew of tobacco

una mascada de tabaco

I.rag² <pres part ragging; pt, pp ragged> [Am ræɡ, Brit raɡ] VB trans Brit inf, dated

rag

tomarle el pelo a inf

II.rag² [Am ræɡ, Brit raɡ] N Brit

1. rag (in British universities):

rag week

semana durante la cual se recaudan fondos para obras benéficas

2. rag dated (prank):

rag

novatada f

rag⁴ [Am ræɡ, Brit raɡ] N MUS

rag

composición f de ragtime

glad <comp gladder, superl gladdest> [Am ɡlæd, Brit ɡlad] ADJ

1. glad (happy, pleased) pred:

to be glad to be glad about sth

alegrarse de algo

oh good, I'm so glad

¡qué bien! ¡cuánto me alegro!

to be glad (that)

alegrarse de que +subj

I'm glad you like it

me alegro de que te guste

I'm glad you've told me

me alegro de que me lo hayas dicho

to be glad to + infin I'm so glad to meet you

encantado de conocerla/conocerlo

to be glad to + infin I'm so glad to meet you

mucho gusto

would you give me a hand? — glad to

¿me daría una mano? — con mucho gusto

I'm only too glad to help

es un placer poder ser útil

you'll be glad to hear that …

te alegrará saber que …

2. glad (grateful) pred:

to be glad of sth Brit I'd be very glad of your help

agradecería mucho tu ayuda

I was glad of his advice

agradecí que me hubiera aconsejado

3. glad (showing happiness) attr:

glad smile/expression

de alegría

glad smile/expression

de felicidad

4. glad (causing happiness) liter attr:

glad occasion

fausto liter

glad occasion

feliz

glad tidings arch or hum

buenas nuevas fpl liter

glad rags in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for glad rags in the English»Spanish Dictionary

glad rags N no pl iron

to put on one's glad rags

emperifollarse

Translations for glad rags in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.rag [ræg] -gg- N

1. rag (old cloth):

rag

trapo m

2. rag pl (worn-out clothes):

rag

harapos m pl

3. rag pej (newspaper):

rag

periodicucho m

4. rag MUS:

rag

ragtime m

II.rag [ræg] -gg- VB trans inf

rag

tomar el pelo a

glad <gladder, gladdest> [glæd] ADJ

glad

contento, -a

to be glad about sth

alegrarse de algo

I'd be glad to go with you

me encantaría ir contigo

I'm glad of your help

agradezco tu ayuda

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Perhaps the pressure to get our glad rags or costume ready and be in position for the parade start is just too much.

www.waterford-today.ie

The 12 players are featured in their glad rags with perfect hair and make-up in the pages of a 2011 calendar aimed at raising funds to fight breast cancer.

www.independent.ie

Dressed to impress in their best designer glad rags and skyscraper showstoppers, the ladies always look fabulous.

fashion.hellomagazine.com

Put on those glad rags and head to one of the city's top nightspots for dinner, drinks, some sport and even a bit of socialising.

traveller24.news24.com

Put your glad rags on and have some serious fun instead.

metro.co.uk

Poking fun of yourself and showing off your glad rags is (in my eyes) how social media should be.

www.independent.co.uk

I am very excited to see the leaders in their glad rags.

www.leinsterexpress.ie

So get your glad rags on and shimmy on down - it's where the gang still goes.

www.dublinlive.ie

One to put your glad rags on for.

www.irishexaminer.com

It means various amazing stars dust off their glad rags and scrub themselves in a bid to look brilliant for our viewing pleasure - isn't that nice of them?

www.mirror.co.uk