measuring spoon in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for measuring spoon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

measuring spoon N

measuring spoon

cuchara f de medir

Translations for measuring spoon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.measure [Am ˈmɛʒər, Brit ˈmɛʒə] N

1.1. measure U (system):

measure

medida f

liquid/dry measure

medida para líquidos/áridos

beyond measure liter

inconmensurable liter

1.2. measure C (unit):

measure

medida f

measure

unidad f

1.3. measure C or U (amount):

measure

cantidad f

mix equal measures of flour and sugar

mezclar harina y azúcar en cantidades iguales

I wasn't given full measure

no me dieron lo que (me) merecía

with a (certain) measure of success

con cierto éxito

they were granted a considerable measure of autonomy

se les concedió un grado considerable de autonomía

in some measure form

en cierta medida

in large or great or no small measure form

en gran medida

in large or great or no small measure form

en gran parte

for good measure take two for good measure

lleva dos por si acaso or para que no vaya a faltar

she threw in an extra one for good measure

me dio una de regalo

she threw in an extra one for good measure

me dio una de ñapa LatAm

she threw in an extra one for good measure

me dio una de yapa CSur Peru

1.4. measure C or U (size):

measure Brit

medida f

he had it made to measure

se lo mandó hacer a (la) medida

the true measure of the problem

la verdadera magnitud or envergadura del problema

to have the measure of sth/sb fortunately I had his measure or the measure of him

por suerte yo ya lo tenía calado inf

I think I have the measure of it now

creo que le he agarrado la onda inf

I think I have the measure of it now

creo que le he cogido el tranquillo Spain inf

2.1. measure C (device):

measure

medida f

a pint/yard measure

una medida de una pinta/yarda

2.2. measure (indicator, yardstick):

measure C no pl

indicador m

this will give you a measure of the problem

esto te dará una idea de la magnitud or la envergadura del problema

3. measure C (step):

measure

medida f

to take measures to + infin

tomar medidas para +  infin

we'll have to take drastic measures to prevent it

tendremos que tomar medidas drásticas para impedirlo

4.1. measure C (foot) LIT:

measure

pie m

4.2. measure C or U (beat) LIT:

measure

metro m

4.3. measure C Am MUS:

measure

compás m

4.4. measure C (dance) arch or liter:

to tread a measure

danzar

II.measure [Am ˈmɛʒər, Brit ˈmɛʒə] VB trans

1.1. measure length/speed/waist:

measure

medir

he went to be measured for a suit

fue a que le tomaran las medidas para un traje

to measure one's length (on the ground)

medir el suelo (con el cuerpo)

he measured his length on the ground

se cayó cuan largo era

he measured his length on the ground

midió el suelo (con el cuerpo)

1.2. measure (mark off, count):

measure

medir

he measured 6oz of flour

pesó 6 onzas de harina

2. measure (assess):

measure

calcular

measure

evaluar

to measure sth against sth

comparar algo con algo

she was eager to measure herself against the opposition

estaba ansiosa por enfrentarse a su contrincante or por medir armas con su contrincante

III.measure [Am ˈmɛʒər, Brit ˈmɛʒə] VB intr

measure

medir

it measures 10ft across

mide or tiene 10 pies de ancho

what does it measure?

¿cuánto mide?

I.spoon [Am spun, Brit spuːn] N

1. spoon:

spoon (piece of cutlery)

cuchara f

spoon (small)

cucharita f

spoon (small)

cucharilla f

a soup/serving spoon

una cuchara sopera/de servir

a wooden spoon

una cuchara de madera or de palo

to be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth

nacer en cuna de oro

to get or win the wooden spoon esp Brit inf

quedar en último lugar

to get or win the wooden spoon esp Brit inf

llevarse el premio de consolación

to get or win the wooden spoon esp Brit inf

llevarse el premio (de) consuelo CSur

2. spoon inf:

spoon (spoonful)

cucharada f

spoon (small)

cucharadita f

3. spoon (in fishing):

spoon

cucharilla f

spoon

cucharita f

II.spoon [Am spun, Brit spuːn] VB trans

to spoon food into sb's mouth

darle de comer a alguien en la boca

spoon the juices over the meat

rocíe la carne con su jugo

spoon the filling into the tomatoes

rellene los tomates con una cuchara

she spooned the carrots onto my plate

me sirvió las zanahorias

III.spoon [Am spun, Brit spuːn] VB intr dated or hum

spoon lovers:

spoon

besuquearse inf

measuring spoon in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for measuring spoon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

measuring spoon N

measuring spoon

cuchara f medidora

Translations for measuring spoon in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.measure [ˈmeʒəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. measure (size):

measure

medida f

to get the measure of sb

tomar la medida a alguien

2. measure:

measure (measuring instrument)

metro m

measure (ruler)

regla f

3. measure (proof):

measure

medición f

4. measure (degree, amount):

measure

grado m

there was some measure of truth in what he said

hubo algo de cierto en lo que él dijo

in some measure

hasta cierto punto

5. measure pl (action):

measure

medidas f pl

to take measures to do sth

tomar medidas para hacer algo

6. measure LIT:

measure

metro m

7. measure MUS:

measure

compás m

Phrases:

for good measure

por añadidura

beyond measure

excesivamente

II.measure [ˈmeʒəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

measure

medir

to measure sth in centimetres/weeks

calcular algo en centímetros/semanas

III.measure [ˈmeʒəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

measure

medir

the box measures 10cm by 10cm by 12cm

la caja mide 10 cm por 10 cm por 12 cm

I.spoon [spu:n] N

1. spoon (utensil):

spoon

cuchara f

2. spoon (amount):

spoon

cucharada f

II.spoon [spu:n] VB trans

spoon

servir con cuchara

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The measuring spoons, which the designer describes as being built in hard-to-find and useful sizes, are customizable.

www.digitaltrends.com

Her cookbook introduced the concept of using standardized measuring spoons and cups, as well as level measurement.

en.wikipedia.org

Use a scale or measuring spoon and glass measure and aim for about 10 grams/two tablespoons of ground coffee to 50 millilitres/1/4 cup of water.

www.huffingtonpost.ca

That's because jagged, coarse salt doesn't compact in a measuring spoon the same way fine-grained salt does.

www.timescolonist.com

The authors of the research urged parents to use the measuring spoons that come with medicines or buy a spoon or syringe with measurements on it.

www.dailymail.co.uk

He was brought up with a measuring spoon in his mouth.

www.express.co.uk

She followed a very strict diet too, using the same kitchen scale, same small plastic containers, blue mixing bowl, measuring spoon and fork, and weighing the 57g portions painstakingly.

www.dnaindia.com

Most standard measuring spoon sets include sizes down to 1/4 tsp; if you're lucky, you may have a 1/8 tsp measure.

edmontonjournal.com

While that's a lovely intellectual exercise, the fundamental problem, of course, is that practically nobody has a 1/16 tsp measuring spoon in their kitchen drawer.

edmontonjournal.com

The search also turned up three syringes and two measuring spoons.

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