lapping in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for lapping in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lap¹ [Am læp, Brit lap] N (of body)

lap

falda f

lap

regazo m liter

he sat on his father's lap

se sentó en la falda or en las rodillas de su padre

he dropped the problem in my lap

me pasó el problema

he dropped the problem in my lap

me endilgó el problema inf

in the lap of luxury

en un lujo asiático

we spent a week in the lap of luxury

pasamos una semana a cuerpo de rey or en un lujo asiático

to be in the lap of the gods their fate is in the lap of the gods

su destino queda librado al azar

we've done all we could, now it's in the lap of the gods

hemos hecho todo lo que podíamos, ahora Dios dirá or que sea lo que Dios quiera

to fall or drop into sb's lap

caerle como llovido del cielo a alguien

it won't fall into your lap

no te va a caer como llovido del cielo

I.lap² [Am læp, Brit lap] N

1. lap SPORTS:

lap

vuelta f

lap of honor

vuelta de honor

2. lap (stage):

lap

etapa f

the first lap of the journey

la primera etapa del viaje

II.lap² <pres part lapping; pt, pp lapped> [Am læp, Brit lap] VB trans SPORTS

lap opponent

sacarle una vuelta de ventaja a

III.lap² <pres part lapping; pt, pp lapped> [Am læp, Brit lap] VB intr SPORTS

lap

dar la vuelta

I.lap³ <pres part lapping; pt, pp lapped> [Am læp, Brit lap] VB trans

1. lap (splash against):

lap shore/bank

lamer liter

lap shore/bank

besar liter

2. lap water/milk:

lap

beber a lengüetazos

II.lap³ <pres part lapping; pt, pp lapped> [Am læp, Brit lap] VB intr (splash)

lap

chapalear

to lap against sth

lamer or besar algo liter

III.lap³ [Am læp, Brit lap] N (of wave)

lap

chapaleteo m

lap

chapaleo m

lap up VB [Am læp -, Brit lap -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. lap up (drink):

lap up milk/water

beber a lengüetazos

2. lap up (relish):

lap up

deleitarse con

lap up

regodearse con

he told the most obscene jokes and the audience lapped it all up

contó los chistes más obscenos y el público se deleitó or se regodeó con ellos

victory lap N

victory lap

vuelta f olímpica

Translations for lapping in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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regazo

lap

vuelta de honor

lap of honor Am

vuelta de honor

lap of honour Brit

lamer

to lap against

vuelta al ruedo

lap of honor (at the end of a bullfight)

viven en la opulencia

they live in the lap of luxury inf

lapping in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lapping in the English»Spanish Dictionary

lap¹ [læp] N

lap

falda f

Phrases:

in the lap of the gods Brit

en manos de Dios

to live in the lap of luxury

vivir a cuerpo de rey

I.lap² [læp] SPORTS -pp- N

lap

vuelta f

lap of honour

vuelta de honor

II.lap² [læp] SPORTS -pp- VB trans

lap

sacar una vuelta de ventaja a

I.lap³ [læp] VB trans -pp-

1. lap (drink):

lap

beber dando lengüetazos

2. lap waves:

lap

acariciar

II.lap³ [læp] VB intr (hit gently)

to lap against sth

chocar suavemente contra algo

lap up VB trans

1. lap up (drink):

lap up

beber dando lengüetazos

2. lap up fig inf:

lap up

aceptar entusiasmado

he lapped up the praise

saboreaba las alabanzas

lap N

User Entry

lap ANAT

regazo m

lap VB

User Entry

lap (in a race) SPORTS

doblar

to lap other runners

doblar a otros corredores

Translations for lapping in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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regazo

lap

doblar (en una carrera) trans SPORTS

to lap

doblar a otros corredores

to lap other runners

lamer

to lap

las olas lamen las arenas

the waves lap against the shore

falda

lap

lapping Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in the lap of the gods Brit

en manos de Dios

to live in the lap of luxury

vivir a cuerpo de rey

lap of honour

vuelta de honor

to lap against sth

chocar suavemente contra algo

the waves lap against the shore

las olas lamen las arenas

if it drops into my lap ...

si a mano viene...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Wet suit encased surfers running their hands through disheveled bedheads as they scanned the horizon dragged their boards into the gentle lapping swell.

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Waves crash into the sand, a dishwater brown lapping-in.

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Parents use devices to prevent kids from lapping up toilet water and creeping into the oven.

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Lapping is a mode of feeding in which liquid or semiliquid food adhering to a protrusible organ, or tongue, is transferred from substrate to mouth.

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The metal allows itself to be impregnated with the lapping media over a large flat surface.

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The folds of the jumper (sweater) alone mimic the rushing, lapping waves of the sea from where the boy probably just returned.

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During lapping, nectar is drawn up the proboscis by capillary action.

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Then again, even an image of waves lapping up on a tropical shore couldn't save an instant pineapple upside-down cake that was stocked in a supermarket freezer.

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