ice shelf in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for ice shelf in the English»Spanish Dictionary

ice shelf N

ice shelf

plataforma f de hielo

Translations for ice shelf in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shelf <pl shelves> [Am ʃɛlf, Brit ʃɛlf] N

1.1. shelf:

shelf (in cupboard, bookcase)

estante m

shelf (in cupboard, bookcase)

balda f Spain

shelf (on wall)

estante m

shelf (on wall)

anaquel m

shelf (on wall)

repisa f

shelf (on wall)

balda f Spain

shelf (in oven)

parrilla f

a set of shelves

unos estantes

a set of shelves

una estantería

to be left on the shelf

quedarse para vestir santos

1.2. shelf:

off the shelf you can buy it off the shelf

se puede comprar hecho

2. shelf GEOL:

shelf

banco m

shelf

bajo m

shelf

arrecife m

I.ice [Am aɪs, Brit ʌɪs] N

1. ice U (frozen water):

ice

hielo m

at 0°C water turns to ice

a 0°C el agua se transforma en hielo

the lakes and ponds turned to ice

se helaron los lagos y estanques

her feet turned to ice

se le helaron or congelaron los pies

your hands are like ice!

¡tienes las manos heladas!

she has a heart of ice

tiene el corazón como un témpano de hielo

it's as cold as ice in here

aquí hace un frío que te congelas

on ice to put sth on ice

dejar algo en suspenso

on ice to put sth on ice

aparcar algo Spain

the plans have been put on ice until next year

los planes han quedado en suspenso or han sido aparcados hasta el año que viene

I'm keeping that money on ice just in case Am

voy a dejar ese dinero en reserva por si acaso

that score put the game on ice for the Tigers Am

con ese tanto los Tigers se aseguraron la victoria

to be or skate or walk or tread on thin ice

estar en or andar por or pisar terreno peligroso or resbaladizo

to break the ice (overcome reserve)

romper el hielo

to break the ice Am (make a start)

dar los primeros pasos

to cut no ice it cuts no ice with me

me deja frío

to cut no ice it cuts no ice with me

me deja tal cual

the proposal cut no ice

la propuesta cayó en el vacío

the proposal cut no ice attr crystal/cave

de hielo

2.1. ice C or U (sherbet):

ice Am

sorbete m

ice Am

helado m de agua CSur

ice Am

nieve f Mex

2.2. ice C or U (ice cream):

ice Brit

helado m

3. ice U (diamonds):

ice sl, dated

pedruscos mpl inf

ice sl, dated

brillantes mpl

II.ice [Am aɪs, Brit ʌɪs] VB trans

1. ice drink:

ice

enfriar

ice (by adding ice cubes)

ponerle hielo a

2. ice cake:

ice

bañar (con fondant)

3. ice victory Am inf:

ice

asegurar

4. ice puck:

ice

lanzar hasta el otro extremo de la pista

ice shelf in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ice shelf in the English»Spanish Dictionary

shelf <shelves> [ʃelf, pl ʃelvz] N

1. shelf (for storage):

shelf

estante m

to buy sth off the shelf

comprar algo hecho

to put sth on the shelf fig

arrinconar algo

2. shelf GEO:

shelf

arrecife m

Phrases:

to be (left) on the shelf Brit, Aus inf

quedarse para vestir santos

I.ice [aɪs] N

1. ice no pl (frozen water):

ice

hielo m

2. ice Brit (ice cream):

ice

helado m

ice

nieve f AmC

Phrases:

to be skating on thin ice

andar sobre terreno peligroso

to break the ice inf

romper el hielo

to cut no ice (with sb)

no tener importancia (para alguien)

to put sth on ice

posponer algo

II.ice [aɪs] VB trans

1. ice (put in fridge):

ice

enfriar

2. ice (put icing on):

ice

escarchar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

How about when it's growing underneath an ice shelf in the Antarctic Ocean and is as salty as a bag of movie popcorn?

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The role of the rift-filling mlange may be to bind tabular ice-shelf fragments to the main ice shelf before they calve.

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Barrier is an obsolete term for ice shelf.

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In summer, they graze on dense swarms of plankton at the edge of the ice shelf.

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The 66km2 sqmi ice shelf drifted into the Arctic Ocean.

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